East London IDZ - ELIDZ

East London IDZ - ELIDZ A purpose built industrial location, offering investing industries a streamlined business environment enhanced by a range of supporting services
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๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐„๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง ๐‚๐š๐ฉ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐๐ž๐ฑ๐ญ.At ELIDZ, our mandate extends beyond infrastructure and investment attracti...
05/06/2026

๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐„๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง ๐‚๐š๐ฉ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐๐ž๐ฑ๐ญ.

At ELIDZ, our mandate extends beyond infrastructure and investment attraction. It is about shaping a future-ready, inclusive economy, one that is driven not only by industry, but by people.

A key enabler of this is the ELIDZ Science and Technology Park (STP), a capability that sets ELIDZ apart as the only IDZ/SEZ in South Africa with an integrated platform dedicated to innovation, technology, and skills development.

Through this platform, we are able to actively connect young people to emerging sectors within the digital economy and advanced manufacturing landscape, ensuring that opportunity is not abstract, but accessible.

This week, we concluded a focused training programme for 51 unemployed young people, equipping them with practical skills in Computer-Aided Design (CAD), Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing), and Gaming and Animation.

More importantly, the programme created exposure to industries that are shaping the future of work, helping participants build confidence, develop relevant capabilities, and begin to see themselves as part of a changing economic landscape.

As participants received their certificates today, it marked a meaningful step forward, not only in their individual journeys, but in building a workforce that is aligned with the Eastern Capeโ€™s growth trajectory.

This is how ELIDZ gives practical effect to Vision 2030 by ensuring that as industries evolve, people are equipped to participate in them.

Sustainable economic development is not only about attracting investment, it is about enabling people to share in its value.

๐“๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ ๐จ๐ฅ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐„๐‹๐ˆ๐ƒ๐™ ๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ฐ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐†๐จ๐ฅ๐Ÿ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”.Hosted by the Border-Kei Chamber of Busin...
05/06/2026

๐“๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ ๐จ๐ฅ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐„๐‹๐ˆ๐ƒ๐™ ๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ฐ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐†๐จ๐ฅ๐Ÿ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”.

Hosted by the Border-Kei Chamber of Business, this platform brings together business leaders, partners, and stakeholders in a setting that allows for both engagement and connection.

As ELIDZ, our participation reflects the importance of building and maintaining relationships that support investment, collaboration, and regional growth.

Set at the Olivewood Private Estate and Golf Club, the day brings together competition and conversation, where business meets the fairway.

We wish our team well as they represent ELIDZ among key players in the business community.

๐–๐ก๐จ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง ๐„๐‹๐ˆ๐ƒ๐™?Beyond the infrastructure and the space, itself, there are businesses that have made the decis...
05/06/2026

๐–๐ก๐จ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง ๐„๐‹๐ˆ๐ƒ๐™?

Beyond the infrastructure and the space, itself, there are businesses that have made the decision to operate here.

These are not just names on a page. They represent active operations across automotive manufacturing, component production, logistics, specialised services, and locally driven enterprise.

Over the past five years, ELIDZ has facilitated over R9 billion worth of new private sector investment, reflecting continued confidence in the zone and its role within the Eastern Cape economy.

This investment has supported the creation of more than 4,000 jobs over time, linked to ongoing operations, supply chains, and the broader network of businesses connected to this space.

At the same time, we operate within a broader reality. Economic conditions shift, both locally and globally. Industries face pressure, markets change, and investment decisions are shaped by factors beyond any single place.

This means progress is not always immediate, and growth does not always happen at the pace many would hope for.

But within this environment, the work continues. Businesses continue to operate. Investments continue to be made. And opportunities continue to develop, step by step.

Their presence brings more than visibility. It brings production into motion, skills into the workforce, and activity into the region. It also creates a network that extends beyond the zone itself, supporting suppliers, service providers, and smaller businesses.

We understand that spaces like this carry expectations, especially when it comes to jobs. And while it may not be possible to create opportunities for everyone at once, the work taking place here continues to move things forward, steadily and with intention.

This is what it means to have an operational industrial zone. Not just infrastructure, but ongoing activity. Not just presence, but participation in the economy of the Eastern Cape.

๐“๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐„๐‹๐ˆ๐ƒ๐™. ๐ˆ๐ง ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง.

๐“๐‡๐ˆ๐’ ๐ˆ๐’ ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐„๐€๐’๐“ ๐‹๐Ž๐๐ƒ๐Ž๐ ๐ˆ๐๐ƒ๐”๐’๐“๐‘๐ˆ๐€๐‹ ๐ƒ๐„๐•๐„๐‹๐Ž๐๐Œ๐„๐๐“ ๐™๐Ž๐๐„ (๐„๐‹๐ˆ๐ƒ๐™)๐€ ๐๐‹๐€๐‚๐„ ๐–๐ˆ๐“๐‡ ๐๐”๐‘๐๐Ž๐’๐„For many people, ELIDZ is just a name the...
04/06/2026

๐“๐‡๐ˆ๐’ ๐ˆ๐’ ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐„๐€๐’๐“ ๐‹๐Ž๐๐ƒ๐Ž๐ ๐ˆ๐๐ƒ๐”๐’๐“๐‘๐ˆ๐€๐‹ ๐ƒ๐„๐•๐„๐‹๐Ž๐๐Œ๐„๐๐“ ๐™๐Ž๐๐„ (๐„๐‹๐ˆ๐ƒ๐™)

๐€ ๐๐‹๐€๐‚๐„ ๐–๐ˆ๐“๐‡ ๐๐”๐‘๐๐Ž๐’๐„

For many people, ELIDZ is just a name they have heard in passing, and for some, a place they have seen but may not fully understand. For others, it is a space whose role and impact they have come to know over time.

But this is what it actually looks like.

A deliberately built industrial zone, shaped over time to do something very specific, to unlock opportunity in the Eastern Cape, to attract meaningful investment, and to grow industries that matter for the future.

The zone focuses on key sectors including Automotive, Sustainable Energy, Digital Economy, Agri-Industry, Aquaculture, Advanced Manufacturing, and Logistics. It supports sustainable, impact-driven growth through investor incentives, streamlined processes, and a globally competitive eco-industrial environment.

We understand that spaces like this often carry expectations, especially when it comes to jobs and livelihoods. And while it may not be possible to create opportunities for everyone all at once, every investment facilitated, every business supported, and every innovation developed here is a step forward.

A step towards more opportunities.
A step towards more inclusion.
A step towards a stronger Eastern Cape, over time.

This is the East London Industrial Development Zone.

A place where strategy meets implementation, and where the long-term vision for the Eastern Cape is steadily taking shape.

๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ ๐ƒ๐€๐˜๐’ ๐“๐Ž ๐†๐Ž!The countdown continues.Momentum is building as we get closer to the ๐„๐‹๐ˆ๐ƒ๐™ - ๐Ž๐ฅ๐ ๐Œ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ ๐‘๐š๐œ๐ž. The roads ar...
04/06/2026

๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ ๐ƒ๐€๐˜๐’ ๐“๐Ž ๐†๐Ž!

The countdown continues.

Momentum is building as we get closer to the ๐„๐‹๐ˆ๐ƒ๐™ - ๐Ž๐ฅ๐ ๐Œ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ ๐‘๐š๐œ๐ž. The roads are calling, the pace is rising, and the #๐‰๐จ๐ข๐ง๐“๐ก๐ž๐๐ฎ๐ฌ energy is growing stronger every day.

Whether you are aiming for a ๐’๐”๐ ๐Ÿ:๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ or showing up for the challenge, now is the time to lock in and be part of the movement.

๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž: http://entrytickets.net/ELIDZOM

๐Ÿ“… ๐„๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐œ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ž: ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ• ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”
๐Ÿ“ ๐‘๐š๐œ๐ž ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ: ๐Ÿ’ ๐‰๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” | ๐„๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐‹๐จ๐ง๐๐จ๐ง ๐ˆ๐ƒ๐™

At ELIDZ, we donโ€™t just count down โ€” we build momentum towards performance, excellence, and impact.

Stay ready. Stay focused. Letโ€™s .

๐”๐ง๐ฅ๐จ๐œ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐“๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐ƒ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐’๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌThe East London IDZ Science and Technology Park (STP) is currently hosti...
03/06/2026

๐”๐ง๐ฅ๐จ๐œ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐“๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐ƒ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐’๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ

The East London IDZ Science and Technology Park (STP) is currently hosting a four-day ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ-๐€๐ข๐๐ž๐ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง (๐‚๐€๐ƒ) & ๐€๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐ฎ๐Ÿ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  (๐Ÿ‘๐ƒ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ) ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ, alongside a ๐†๐š๐ฆ๐ž ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ & ๐€๐ง๐ข๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž.

This initiative is aimed at equipping unemployed youth with practical, industry-relevant digital skills that unlock opportunities within the innovation, technology, and creative sectors.

Over the four-day programme, participants are gaining hands-on experience, building confidence in the use of digital tools, and exploring how these skills can be applied to real-world challenges and career pathways, while fostering creativity, problem-solving, and innovation that empowers them to become active contributors to the growing digital economy.

This training programme forms part of ELIDZโ€™s continued commitment to advancing youth empowerment, while contributing to the broader goal of fostering digital skills development and innovation within the region.

The workshop will conclude on 5 June, with participants receiving certificates of completion, marking an important milestone in their skills development journey.

๐“๐‡๐„ ๐–๐€๐ˆ๐“ ๐ˆ๐’ ๐Ž๐•๐„๐‘!The official ๐„๐‹๐ˆ๐ƒ๐™ ๐ฑ ๐Ž๐ฅ๐ ๐Œ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ ๐‘๐ฎ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐™๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐“-๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ซ๐ญ is here.Did you secure yours or did you miss out?๐Ÿ“…...
29/05/2026

๐“๐‡๐„ ๐–๐€๐ˆ๐“ ๐ˆ๐’ ๐Ž๐•๐„๐‘!

The official ๐„๐‹๐ˆ๐ƒ๐™ ๐ฑ ๐Ž๐ฅ๐ ๐Œ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ ๐‘๐ฎ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐™๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐“-๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ซ๐ญ is here.

Did you secure yours or did you miss out?

๐Ÿ“… ๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐ž: Saturday, 4 July 2026
๐Ÿ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฌ: 10km @ 07H00 & 5km @ 07H15

๐€๐๐ฏ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐›๐š๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ฅ๐จ๐œ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ข๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌThe ELIDZ is proud to be part of the Eastern Cape Pr...
26/05/2026

๐€๐๐ฏ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐›๐š๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ฅ๐จ๐œ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ข๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ

The ELIDZ is proud to be part of the Eastern Cape Provincial Government delegation to Italy, led by Premier Oscar Mabuyane, in a strategic mission to deepen international cooperation and unlock new trade and investment pathways.

Representing ELIDZ, CEO Mr Thembela Zweni joined the high-level delegation engaging with the Lazio Region and key Italian stakeholders strengthening relationships that position the Eastern Cape as a globally competitive investment and industrial destination.

These engagements form part of a broader economic diplomacy programme focused on key growth sectors, including advanced manufacturing, renewable energy, maritime industries, logistics, and innovation, all aligned with the provinceโ€™s development priorities.

As a strategic enabler of industrialisation, ELIDZ continues to drive impact-driven innovation, supporting a future-oriented industrial ecosystem that connects investment, technology, and inclusive economic growth in line with Vision 2030.

Through partnerships such as these, we are expanding the provinceโ€™s global footprint and unlocking sustainable opportunities for investment, skills development, and job creation.

26/05/2026

๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ญ-๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ง ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง. ๐…๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž-๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ก.

The East London Industrial Development Zone (ELIDZ) is a globally competitive, future-oriented industrial innovation hub driving an integrated ecosystem of investment, technology, and inclusive industrialisation.

Through world-class infrastructure, a tailored investor experience, and a dynamic innovation ecosystem anchored by the Science and Technology Park (STP), ELIDZ is enabling sustainable growth, transformation, and regional competitiveness in line with Vision 2030.

Discover how ELIDZ is shaping the future of industry: https://youtu.be/zb5EyuAoYZA

๐‘๐„๐Œ๐ˆ๐๐ƒ๐„๐‘ - ๐Ÿ’๐ŸŽ ๐ƒ๐€๐˜๐’ ๐“๐Ž ๐†๐Ž! ๐“๐Ž ๐‘๐”๐ ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐™๐Ž๐๐„๐‘๐š๐œ๐ž ๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐ž: 04 July 2026๐ƒ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฌ: 5km and 10km๐•๐ž๐ง๐ฎ๐ž: East London Industrial Dev...
25/05/2026

๐‘๐„๐Œ๐ˆ๐๐ƒ๐„๐‘ - ๐Ÿ’๐ŸŽ ๐ƒ๐€๐˜๐’ ๐“๐Ž ๐†๐Ž! ๐“๐Ž ๐‘๐”๐ ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐™๐Ž๐๐„

๐‘๐š๐œ๐ž ๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐ž: 04 July 2026
๐ƒ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฌ: 5km and 10km
๐•๐ž๐ง๐ฎ๐ž: East London Industrial Development Zone, Lower Chester Road, Sunnyridge
๐„๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐:20 May to 27 June 2026

Participants are encouraged to secure their entries early to benefit from limited incentive offerings, including branded race T-shirts and buffs allocated to early registrants.

๐Ÿ… Finisher medals will be awarded to the first 200 finishers in the 5km race and the first 500 finishers in the 10km race, with cash prizes available for the 10km race.

This event reflects ELIDZ and Old Mutualโ€™s shared commitment to promoting wellness, encouraging community participation, and fostering an active, healthy lifestyle while strengthening partnerships across the region.

๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž: http://entrytickets.net/ELIDZOM

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