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CONSTRUCTION WORLD
MARCH
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PROJECTS AND CONTRACTS
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production capacity late last year and is raring to start its steel
beneficiation activities, using scrap sourced from around Nelson
Mandela Bay and the Eastern Cape.
Training
Coega is set to train 150 apprenticeships and 800 learnerships
in artisan skills under a new grant allocated to Coega via the
Jobs Fund.
As investors become operational, Coega’s human capital
services are instrumental in facilitating the employment process
through its G2O recruiter system in collaboration with the Nelson
Mandela Bay Municipality.
CSI
Coega’s CSI drive continues unabated. Coega invests over R9-mil-
lion annually in 13 deserving causes directly impacting the lives
of over 8 000 people and indirectly changing the course of history
for their families.
Of the 13 initiatives, three form part of Coega’s flagship CSI
projects. The first is the life-changing driver training programme,
which sees young graduates and other beneficiaries taking their
first steps to hitting the road and gaining access to job opportuni-
ties through their new skill.
The maths and science programme offers learners a second
chance at improving their maths and science performance, so
they can gain university entry to become the engineers, scien-
tists, doctors and inventors South Africa needs.
Coega is also deeply involved in establishing and contributing
to scholarships and bursaries for study in the field of engineering.
Future outlook
Once the environmental impact assessment (EIA) for the
impending tank farm is completed, Coega will see a R5,6-bil-
lion fuel storage facility being constructed across the Coega
River, a massive facility, with the relocation of the manganese
ore terminal and storage facility from Port Elizabeth following
closely behind. Over 1500 people are expected to be involved in
construction of each of these facilities. The Port of Ngqura also
starts building its next phase of development.
