Organised business in Nelson Mandela Bay has welcomed Eastern Cape premier Noxolo Kiviet's focus on economic growth and job creation in her state-of-the-province speech.
The Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber says the Premier's confirmation that construction starts on Chinese auto-maker FAW's 1-billion rand assembly plant at the end of this month, is great news for Nelson Mandela Bay.
CEO, Kevin Hustler, says the project is set to create 2-thousand direct jobs, and will be a catalyst for further investment and industrial growth.
He says he's also encouraged to hear of the "imminent" announcement about PetroSA's Project Mthombo oil refinery,which holds significant potential to act as a catalyst for socio-economic transformation and industrial diversification of the Eastern Cape.
