THE cost of building a deepwater port at Coega near Port Elizabeth is rising steadily as the rand depreciates against the dollar,with Portnet now estimating a first-phase cost of up to R2,7bn against R1,65bn expected last year.
Work starts on the first phase of a R1,65bn deep-water port.
National government has set aside R211-million immediately for infrastructural development in the Coega Industrial Development Zone (IDZ) east of Port Elizabeth.
Home owners and developers have been warned about being over-optimistic about the effects of the proposed Coega development outside Port Elizabeth on local house prices.

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