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ELIDZ Science & Technology Park (STP) Training Opportunities!Computer-Aided Design & Additive Manufacturing (3D printing...
21/10/2026

ELIDZ Science & Technology Park (STP) Training Opportunities!

Computer-Aided Design & Additive Manufacturing (3D printing):
Date: 26 - 30 October 2026 (See the advert below for full details and to apply)

Game development & Animation:
Date: 26 - 30 October 2026 (See the advert below for full details and to apply)

Design Thinking & Innovation:
Date: 09 - 13 November 2026 (See the advert below for full details and to apply)

Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machining:
Date: 09 - 13 November 2026 (See the advert below for full details and to apply)

๐„๐‹๐ˆ๐ƒ๐™ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐›๐ž ๐š๐ญ ๐–๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐‚๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐ข๐ง ๐‰๐จ๐ก๐š๐ง๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐›๐ฎ๐ซ๐ !The East London Industrial Development Zone is showcasing how resp...
20/10/2026

๐„๐‹๐ˆ๐ƒ๐™ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐›๐ž ๐š๐ญ ๐–๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐‚๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐ข๐ง ๐‰๐จ๐ก๐š๐ง๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐›๐ฎ๐ซ๐ !

The East London Industrial Development Zone is showcasing how responsible industrial development and environmental stewardship can work together.

Through integrated waste-management support, environmental monitoring, specialised analytical services and ISO-certified management systems, the ELIDZ understands and manages its environmental impact, strengthens compliance and makes informed operational decisions.

Our approach supports the responsible handling of waste, the monitoring of environmental conditions and the generation of reliable data that can guide continuous improvement. By bringing these capabilities together, ELIDZ enables industries to pursue growth while protecting natural resources and contributing to a cleaner, more resilient and increasingly circular economy.

๐„๐‹๐ˆ๐ƒ๐™ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ๐œ๐š๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐œ๐š๐ฉ๐š๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Œ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐๐ณ๐ข๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐๐žโ€™๐ฌ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญTodayโ€™s visit by Minister of Depa...
16/10/2026

๐„๐‹๐ˆ๐ƒ๐™ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ๐œ๐š๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐œ๐š๐ฉ๐š๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Œ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐๐ณ๐ข๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐๐žโ€™๐ฌ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ

Todayโ€™s visit by Minister of Department of Science, Technology and Innovation, Professor Blade Nzimande, reaffirmed the importance of bringing innovation and industrialisation together.

The Minister confirmed that the ELIDZ Science and Technology Park is South Africaโ€™s first and only STP fully integrated within a Special Economic Zone.

He concurred that the ELIDZ should work hand in hand with the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI) towards establishing Science, Technology and Innovation Parks, or Technoparks across the country, drawing on the experience of our integrated model.

This model brings investment, manufacturing, research, enterprise development and skills together within one precinct, connecting innovators with the practical needs of industry.

Our STPโ€™s performance reflects the value of these connections. More than 71 enterprises are currently supported, while over 523 entrepreneurs have benefited from enterprise development initiatives and incubation partnerships. Since 2019/20, 2,166 beneficiaries have received technical and industry-related training, and our Design Centre has developed 33 product prototypes.

The Minister also called for the ELIDZ to drive and coordinate the Science, Technology and Innovation Forum, consolidating the existing regional platform in Buffalo City. The forum would bring government, universities, TVET colleges, science councils and industry together to identify shared priorities and develop practical responses to industrial and community challenges, with benefits extending across the Eastern Cape.

For us, the visit reinforced both the value of the work already underway and the responsibility to build on it, helping more entrepreneurs bring products to market, supporting competitive industries and extending opportunities to communities across the province.

The full media release is available on our website.

16/10/2026

ELIDZ Hosts Minister Nzimande at the ELIDZ Science & Technology Park โ€ 16 October

๐Ÿ“ข ๐‹๐ˆ๐•๐„ ๐’๐“๐‘๐„๐€๐Œ๐ˆ๐๐† | ๐Œ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐•๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐„๐‹๐ˆ๐ƒ๐™ ๐’๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ ๐๐š๐ซ๐คThe engagement is currently underway, bring...
16/10/2026

๐Ÿ“ข ๐‹๐ˆ๐•๐„ ๐’๐“๐‘๐„๐€๐Œ๐ˆ๐๐† | ๐Œ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐•๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐„๐‹๐ˆ๐ƒ๐™ ๐’๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ ๐๐š๐ซ๐ค

The engagement is currently underway, bringing together government, industry, innovators and entrepreneurs to advance discussions on innovation, technology, industrial development and economic growth.

๐๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ž ๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐›๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ง๐ฅ๐ฒ.

NB: ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ค ๐ก๐š๐ฌ ๐›๐ž๐ž๐ง ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ฏ๐ข๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐จ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐œ๐ž๐ž๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฒ.

๐Œ๐„๐ƒ๐ˆ๐€ ๐‘๐„๐Œ๐ˆ๐๐ƒ๐„๐‘๐Œ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐๐ฅ๐š๐๐ž ๐๐ณ๐ข๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ ๐„๐‹๐ˆ๐ƒ๐™ ๐’๐“๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐMedia representatives are reminded of the strategic eng...
15/10/2026

๐Œ๐„๐ƒ๐ˆ๐€ ๐‘๐„๐Œ๐ˆ๐๐ƒ๐„๐‘
๐Œ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐๐ฅ๐š๐๐ž ๐๐ณ๐ข๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ ๐„๐‹๐ˆ๐ƒ๐™ ๐’๐“๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ

Media representatives are reminded of the strategic engagement and site visit by the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Prof. Blade Nzimande, to the ELIDZ Science and Technology Park tomorrow, Friday, 16 October 2026.

As South Africaโ€™s first and only Science and Technology Park fully integrated within a Special Economic Zone, the ELIDZ STP connects innovation with industry, supporting entrepreneurs through incubation, product development and technology support.

Media representatives are invited to attend and cover the visit.

Please access the full Media Advisory on our website for further details.

๐‘๐’๐•๐ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Œ๐ž๐๐ข๐š ๐„๐ง๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ:

Mr Veli Mbele
Media Liaison Officer and Spokesperson to the Minister
Cell: 064 615 0644
Email: [email protected]

Siphosethu Tikana (CPRP)
Acting Manager: Marketing & Corporate Communications
East London Industrial Development Zone
Cell: +27 64 900 8392
Email: [email protected]

๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ ๐š๐ญ ๐’๐€ ๐€๐ฎ๐ญ๐จ ๐–๐ž๐ž๐ค: ๐’๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐„๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง ๐‚๐š๐ฉ๐žโ€™๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒDay 2 of SA Auto Week 2026 at the Durban ICC provided ...
14/10/2026

๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ ๐š๐ญ ๐’๐€ ๐€๐ฎ๐ญ๐จ ๐–๐ž๐ž๐ค: ๐’๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐„๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง ๐‚๐š๐ฉ๐žโ€™๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ

Day 2 of SA Auto Week 2026 at the Durban ICC provided an opportunity for the Eastern Cape to share its progress in advancing automotive investment, industrial development and diversification.

Representing the province, Ms Nozipho Booi participated in a panel discussion on the Provincial Economic Development Landscape, highlighting the achievements and ongoing work of the East London IDZ and Coega SEZ.

She also outlined how the Department of Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism, together with the provincial government, supports these initiatives.

Her contribution emphasised efforts to diversify the provinceโ€™s industrial base while strengthening automotive manufacturing, supporting enterprises and creating opportunities across the value chain.

Style E-Bikes and TIVRA, supported through ELIDZโ€™s Manufacturing Incubator, continued to showcase their products and engage with industry stakeholders.

Department of Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism

13/10/2026

๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ ๐š๐ญ ๐’๐€ ๐€๐ฎ๐ญ๐จ ๐–๐ž๐ž๐ค: ๐„๐‹๐ˆ๐ƒ๐™-๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ

The ELIDZ is participating as part of the Eastern Cape Province showcase at SA Auto Week 2026, currently underway at the Durban ICC.

Todayโ€™s Transformation Day provides an opportunity to showcase Style E-Bikes and TIVRA, two enterprises supported through the ELIDZโ€™s Manufacturing Incubator. Their participation highlights the contribution of emerging manufacturers to South Africaโ€™s automotive and mobility value chain.

During a walkabout of the supplier exhibition stands, Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition Parks Tau, accompanied by Eastern Cape MEC for Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism Nonkqubela Pieters, ELIDZ CEO Mr Thembela Zweni and other dignitaries, visited both enterprises and engaged with their representatives.

For these local innovators, SA Auto Week offers a platform to showcase their products, connect with industry stakeholders, explore business opportunities and build relationships across the automotive sector.

As the programme continues, the ELIDZ looks forward to further engagements that support the growth and competitiveness of Eastern Cape enterprises.

๐๐„ ๐๐€๐‘๐“ ๐Ž๐… ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐“๐„๐€๐Œ!The ELIDZ is recruiting for the following positions:โ€ข Manager: Property Developmentโ€ข Investment Mana...
12/10/2026

๐๐„ ๐๐€๐‘๐“ ๐Ž๐… ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐“๐„๐€๐Œ!

The ELIDZ is recruiting for the following positions:

โ€ข Manager: Property Development
โ€ข Investment Management Specialist
โ€ข Manager: Branding and Corporate Communications

Full details of the advertised positions are available on the ELIDZ website.

People with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

๐Œ๐„๐ƒ๐ˆ๐€ ๐€๐ƒ๐•๐ˆ๐’๐Ž๐‘๐˜๐…๐Ž๐‘ ๐ˆ๐Œ๐Œ๐„๐ƒ๐ˆ๐€๐“๐„ ๐‘๐„๐‹๐„๐€๐’๐„๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐Ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”๐Œ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐๐ฅ๐š๐๐ž ๐๐ณ๐ข๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐„๐‹๐ˆ๐ƒ๐™ ๐’๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ ๐๐š๐ซ๐ค...
11/10/2026

๐Œ๐„๐ƒ๐ˆ๐€ ๐€๐ƒ๐•๐ˆ๐’๐Ž๐‘๐˜
๐…๐Ž๐‘ ๐ˆ๐Œ๐Œ๐„๐ƒ๐ˆ๐€๐“๐„ ๐‘๐„๐‹๐„๐€๐’๐„
๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐Ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”

๐Œ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐๐ฅ๐š๐๐ž ๐๐ณ๐ข๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐„๐‹๐ˆ๐ƒ๐™ ๐’๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ ๐๐š๐ซ๐ค (๐’๐“๐).

The Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Prof. Blade Nzimande, will undertake a strategic engagement and site visit to the East London Industrial Development Zone (ELIDZ) Science and Technology Park (STP) on Friday, 16 October 2026.

The ELIDZ STP is the first and only Science and Technology Park (STP) in South Africa fully integrated within a Special Economic Zone (SEZ). Through incubation, product development, specialised facilities, and technology support, it connects innovation with industry and helps entrepreneurs bring their ideas to market.

The STP currently supports more than 71 enterprises, contributing directly to industrial competitiveness and economic development in the Eastern Cape.

Media representatives are invited to attend the visit. For more information, please access the full Media Advisory on our website.

๐‘๐’๐•๐ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Œ๐ž๐๐ข๐š ๐„๐ง๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ:

Mr Veli Mbele
Media Liaison Officer and Spokesperson to the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation
Cell: 064 615 0644
Email: [email protected]

Siphosethu Tikana (CPRP)
Acting Manager: Marketing & Corporate Communications
East London Industrial Development Zone
Cell: +27 64 900 8392
Email: [email protected]

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