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Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism
Plans, Eastern Cape Youth Development Strategy, Provincial National Protected Area Expansion
Strategy, Industry Action Plan, Agricultural Policy Action Plan, Tourism Master Implementation Plan,
BBBEE policy, ECAIF Automotive Strategy 2024, AIDC Automotive Strategy 2024, EC Tooling sector
strategy 2024, Provincial EC Integrated SMME Strategy 2015-2020 (being reviewed), Co-operative
development strategy 2019-2024, Business Incubation Strategy as well as the EC Policy Speeches.

2.. Review of the current financial year (2022/23)

2.1 Key achievements
The department attracted 1 investment with a value of R70 million against the annual target of 5 investors
with a value of R500 million in 2022/23 for East London Industrial Development Zone (EIDZ), while several
factors contributed to the underperformance, the most significant is the slow growth of the investment
pipeline. The department reports a value of R292.62 million investments out of an annual target of R460
million through CDC. Subsequently 9 136 jobs opportunities were created against the revised annual target
of 9 739 jobs opportunities mainly in the construction industry through CDC.

The department further supported 285 SMMEs with non-financial support such as business training,
development of plans and marketing against the revised annual target of 120 SMMEs and further
supported 1 project to improve economic growth and sustainable livelihood on LRED programme against
the annual target of 10. The under achievement is mainly due to non-compliant with the LRED policy from
the respective applicants after due diligent were being undertaken. In respect of Provincial Economic
Stimulus Fund, 10 projects were supported to rejuvenate the economic growth and sustainable
development against the annual target of 12 projects.
The department issued 4 gambling licence to reach current legislation against the revised annual target of
6 to enhance revenue collection. An amount of R143.8 million was collected against the annual target of
R185 million through Eastern Cape Gambling Board (ECGB). The ECGB implemented 5 Gambling
Economic Opportunities Awareness Sessions against the annual target of 5 throughout the province. In
respect of consumer education programme, the number of consumer education programmes implemented
and other consumer protection initiatives, 3 was achieved against the annual target of 6. The department
achieved 3 on number of socio-economic intelligent reports produced against a target of 5. With respect
to status report on implementation of tourism sector policies/strategies, 1 was achieved against the annual
target of 2.
In support of conservation efforts and creating awareness sessions, the department undertook
18 environmental capacity building activities against the annual target of 24. In support of conservation
efforts, 19 environmental awareness activities were conducted against the annual target of 24. Out of the
annual target of 467, there was no achievement reported for work opportunities through environmental
programme as this target is to be reported in Quarter 4. ECPTA generated R2.021 million through tourism
development and transformation as well as heritage tourism for hospitality revenue
ECLB processed 34.3 per cent of fully compliant liquor license applications out of an annual target of
70 per cent and 65 907 people were reached through liquor awareness interventions.
In respect of consumer education programme, 3 was achieved on the other consumer protection initiatives
against a revised annual target of 6. The department issued 837 Threatened or Protected Species (TOPS)
against the annual target of 900.

In support of conservation efforts and creating awareness sessions, 19 environmental awareness activities
and 22 environmental capacity building were held throughout the province against the revised annual
target of 24 and 24, respectively. Out of the annual target of 550, there was no achievement reported for
work opportunities through the environmental programme.

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