Eastern Cape Provincial Article - South African Vacations

equidistant between the Sunshine Coast to the west and the Wild Coast to the
east.
Pockets of natural vegetation are preserved within the immediate surrounds of
the city and include typical indigenous trees and shrubs, as well as three
distinct species of ancient cycads. The city also boasts some of the best
sporting facilities in the Eastern Cape and provincial, national and international
sporting events are often hosted here. It is much in demand as a conference,
exhibition and incentive travel venue.
In addition being an ideal holiday destination with a lovely temperate climate
(average summer temperatures vary from 18 to 25 degrees Celsius and winter
temperatures from 10 to 21 degrees Celsius in July, the coldest month of the
year), East London is also a vibrant business centre that has been singled out
as an industrial development zone. The East London Industrial Development
Zone Corporation (IDZ) has identified the following as its focus sectors:
automotive, textile, pharmaceutical, electronic, agro-processing and timberrelated
products.
Gonubie is a well-established resort town on the lagoon at the Gonubie River
Mouth. The name of the town was derived from Qunube, the Xhosa word for
brambleberries.
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