N6 Upgrade moving along swiftly
Border-Kei Chamber of Business attended the Public Liason Committee (PLC) meeting held on 26 October together with all the stakeholders. This committee was an initiative of BKCOB in an attempt to ensure the smooth running of this project. Read more
More on the N6 Ugrade and the Hexagon
The construction of the N6, which was a Border Kei Chamber of Business (BKCOB) initiative, is expected to reach the inner city of Queenstown in the coming weeks. Read more
The Successful Establishment of the Lukhanji Local Tourism Organisation (LTO)
The private sector – particularly the local branch of the Border Kei Chamber of Business – in partnership with the local and district authorities, embarked on the process of establishing a Local Tourism Organisation (LTO) in the Lukhanji area. Read more
Monthly Mayoral Forum – Queenstown
Text By Darryn Allan
Representatives from the Border-Kei Chamber of Business Queenstown joined in the Monthly Mayoral Forum Meeting held on 15 June – we are excited to be continuing these meetings with our new mayor, Mayor Nontsele, and view this as a great forum for business to voice our concerns as well as to continue raising awareness around the work that we are involved in. Read more
DED fact-finding delegation visits Queenstown
A delegation from the DED visited Queenstown last week as part of a fact-finding mission regarding a partnership programme with organisations in the Eastern Cape.
The delegation comprised of DED Germany local governance head of department Georg Müller, DED South Africa head of finance department Rudi Rottmann and DED South Africa LED co-ordinator Carsten Hildebrandt. A meeting was held with Queenstown’s Border Kei-Chamber of Business chairman Bongani Khatshwa, DED-seconded BKCOB LED advisor Percy Michalak and Chris Hani District Municipality LED advisor Thomas Weber, also of DED.
At present, the service is active in several fields of work including local governance via strengthening of civil society and public participation, energy and climate change, skills development and the labour market. Bongani and the DED representative confirmed the prospering relationship between both parties. Interesting projects were initiated and they are looking at a close working relationship in the coming years.
Sanral N6 Upgrade
The Border Kei Chamber of Business continues to represent business in the monthly SANRAL N6 meetings, together with the road authority, municipality and constructors. By now you have probably realised that the detour from Ezibeleni to Livingston Road is open. If the Ezibeleni roundabout is closed, the detour will be the only possible route to get from Ezibeleni to Queenstown/East London.
The next construction phase for the N6 Upgrade is scheduled to begin by August this year. The BKCOB will keep you up to date regarding the details of this construction phase in our future newsletters.
If you have any reservations regarding the construction site please let us know. In this way we can raise these during our monthly N6 meetings as a business concern.
