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Eastern Cape rallies behind Indaba The Border-Kei Chamber of Business’s (BKCOB) inaugural three-day Africa Agricultural Indaba has garnered widespread support from the Eastern Cape provincial government, state-owned entities (SoEs), and the agricultural and private sectors. Among the stakeholders who pledged support were the Department of Agriculture, the Eastern Cape Rural Development Agency (ECRDA), Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC), Coega Development Corporation, East London IDZ, Buffalo City Metro and Freshmark Systems, among others. Pictured are Premier Lubabalo Oscar Mabuyane and BKCOB Chief Executive Lizelle Maurice on the first day of the Africa Agricultural Indaba, held at KuGompo City. Read the full story on page 3. PHOTO: MANDLENKOSI MXENGI