Ted Keenan

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Green economy plan set to create thousands of jobs Big biochar and industrial hemp projects could be game-changer for rural region Premium By LULAMILE FENI and TED KEENAN - 18 April 2025 The Eastern Cape plans to create nearly 30,000 jobs and earn billions in a two-pronged project to put the province at the centre of SA’s climate-smart future...

Jan 13, 2025 | dispatchlive.co.za | Ted Keenan

Ask any gathering of people a simple question: who of them have never lost keys? “Chances are you will get close to a mass affirmative,” Marius Sardinha, who owns Emergency Key Cutting and Shoe Repairs, a business in Spargs retail centre, in Beacon Bay, said. “The shoe repairs side is a minor part of the business, because the key cutting is where the real revenue lies. It is quick and easy work, but it is an essential service for people that have misplaced a key.

Jan 8, 2025 | dispatchlive.co.za | Ted Keenan

Steel needs 'covered in Eastern Cape' Province's main supplier says he's been quietly building up supplies since rumours of ArcelorMittal 's troubles first began Premium By TED KEENAN - 08 January 2025 SA’s biggest steel manufacturer, ArcelorMittal SA, appears to be going ahead with its threats to shut up its long products shop, but the Eastern Cape's top supplier says he has his loyal clients covered...

Dec 6, 2024 | dispatchlive.co.za | Ted Keenan

Metro and business sign pact to work together Leadership Compact aimed at ‘building a city where we can live, work and invest’, says mayor Premium By TED KEENAN - 06 December 2024 After nearly a year of private meetings and strategy sessions, the Border Kei Chamber of Business and aligned groups of members, with support from the Buffalo City metro municipality, signed the Leadership Compact at a ceremony at the Regent Hotel in East London...

Dec 2, 2024 | dispatchlive.co.za | Ted Keenan

Financial support from development corporation leads to creation of 2,073 jobs Premium By TED KEENAN - 03 December 2024 The Eastern Cape Development Corporation has opened its wallet to a total of 360 small businesses which received loans and financial incentives worth R99.95m in the 2023/2024 financial year...