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<item><title><![CDATA[Eastern Cape to launch auto sector cluster in March  (31 January 2012)]]></title><link>http://www.ecsecc.org/news-article/37/Eastern-Cape-to-launch-auto-sector-cluster-in-March-</link><guid>http://www.ecsecc.org/news-article/37/Eastern-Cape-to-launch-auto-sector-cluster-in-March-</guid><description><![CDATA[The Eastern Cape will launch a provincial automotive industry cluster in March, with the aim of improving and sustaining the competitiveness of the region as a vehicle manufacturing hub.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Working Paper 15 released (30 January 2012)]]></title><link>http://www.ecsecc.org/news-article/35/Working-Paper-15-released</link><guid>http://www.ecsecc.org/news-article/35/Working-Paper-15-released</guid><description><![CDATA[ECSECC Working Paper 15 entitled Benchmarking study on municipalities and communities in mining initiatives has been published.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Human Rights Count! (30 January 2012)]]></title><link>http://www.ecsecc.org/news-article/36/Human-Rights-Count</link><guid>http://www.ecsecc.org/news-article/36/Human-Rights-Count</guid><description><![CDATA[National Association of People Living with HIV and AIDS, the Eastern Cape AIDS Council and the Global Network of People Living with HIV (GNP+) release study on Human Rights and HIV in the OR Tambo District.  ]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dynamic maps now available on the ECSECC website (26 January 2012)]]></title><link>http://www.ecsecc.org/news-article/33/Dynamic-maps-now-available-on-the-ECSECC-website</link><guid>http://www.ecsecc.org/news-article/33/Dynamic-maps-now-available-on-the-ECSECC-website</guid><description><![CDATA[ECSECC has been developing a dynamic GIS map for use by planners, policy makers and GIS profeesionals. The dynamic GIS map is now avaliable on the ECSECC website. ]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quarterly Economic Update - Second Quarter of  2011 (03 November 2011)]]></title><link>http://www.ecsecc.org/news-article/32/Quarterly-Economic-Update---Second-Quarter-of--2011</link><guid>http://www.ecsecc.org/news-article/32/Quarterly-Economic-Update---Second-Quarter-of--2011</guid><description><![CDATA[The report highlights the main post-recession challenges facing South Africa]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[The ECSECC Resource Centre has moved to East London (01 September 2011)]]></title><link>http://www.ecsecc.org/news-article/29/The-ECSECC-Resource-Centre-has-moved-to-East-London</link><guid>http://www.ecsecc.org/news-article/29/The-ECSECC-Resource-Centre-has-moved-to-East-London</guid><description><![CDATA[The ECSECC Resource Centre has moved to East London. The Resource Centre has now opened in the ECSECC main office in Gloucester Street in Vincent. ]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Striking against inequality or damaging the economy? (22 August 2011)]]></title><link>http://www.ecsecc.org/news-article/31/Striking-against-inequality-or-damaging-the-economy</link><guid>http://www.ecsecc.org/news-article/31/Striking-against-inequality-or-damaging-the-economy</guid><description><![CDATA[In what has become an annual event, South African unions are again striking for better wages. While the unions claim wage hikes will reduce inequality, critics say they cause youth unemployment. Join us for a discussion of these issues with Leonard Gentle, Director of the International Labour and Research Information Group. ]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[What does the Western economic crisis mean for South Africa? Join us for a stimulating Harold Wolpe lecture. (02 August 2011)]]></title><link>http://www.ecsecc.org/news-article/30/What-does-the-Western-economic-crisis-mean-for-South-Africa-Join-us-for-a-stimulating-Harold-Wolpe-lecture</link><guid>http://www.ecsecc.org/news-article/30/What-does-the-Western-economic-crisis-mean-for-South-Africa-Join-us-for-a-stimulating-Harold-Wolpe-lecture</guid><description><![CDATA[The global economic recovery is in danger of unravelling. What does the Western economic crisis mean for South Africa? Join us for an up to the minute assessment of the situation by leading Wits University economist, Dr Seeraj Mohammed. Thursday 11 August at 17h30, Univeristy of Fort Hare, East London.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[General Household Survey 2010 reports modest improvements in conditions of living in the Eastern Cape (06 July 2011)]]></title><link>http://www.ecsecc.org/news-article/26/General-Household-Survey-2010-reports-modest-improvements-in-conditions-of-living-in-the-Eastern-Cape</link><guid>http://www.ecsecc.org/news-article/26/General-Household-Survey-2010-reports-modest-improvements-in-conditions-of-living-in-the-Eastern-Cape</guid><description><![CDATA[ECSECC today releases selected findings from the Statistics South Africa General Household Survey 2010. The annual survey, released in May 2011, found that conditions of living and service delivery has only improved marginally since the last survey. Eastern Cape has the highest net migration, highest number of schools with poor facilities and the highest sanitation backlog in the country.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Growth figures up for the Eastern Cape, but job losses continue (06 July 2011)]]></title><link>http://www.ecsecc.org/news-article/28/Growth-figures-up-for-the-Eastern-Cape-but-job-losses-continue</link><guid>http://www.ecsecc.org/news-article/28/Growth-figures-up-for-the-Eastern-Cape-but-job-losses-continue</guid><description><![CDATA[The quarterly economic update for 2011 has just been released by ECSECC.  The publication covers economic indicators for the world, South Africa and the Eastern Cape. ]]></description></item>    
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