{"id":27651,"date":"2022-08-26T10:38:19","date_gmt":"2022-08-26T10:38:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.globalafricanetwork.com\/?page_id=27651"},"modified":"2026-01-26T09:51:53","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T09:51:53","slug":"eastern-cape-development-corporation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.globalafricanetwork.com\/companies\/eastern-cape-development-corporation\/","title":{"rendered":"Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"tdi_1\" class=\"tdc-zone\"><div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_2  wpb_row td-pb-row\"  >\n<style scoped>\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n.tdi_2{\r\n                    min-height: 0;\r\n                }\n<\/style><div id=\"tdi_3\" class=\"tdc-row\"><div class=\"vc_row tdi_4  wpb_row td-pb-row\" >\n<style scoped>\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n.tdi_4,\r\n                .tdi_4 .tdc-columns{\r\n                    min-height: 0;\r\n                }.tdi_4,\r\n\t\t\t\t.tdi_4 .tdc-columns{\r\n\t\t\t\t    display: block;\r\n\t\t\t\t}.tdi_4 .tdc-columns{\r\n\t\t\t\t    width: 100%;\r\n\t\t\t\t}.tdi_4:before,\r\n\t\t\t\t.tdi_4:after{\r\n\t\t\t\t    display: table;\r\n\t\t\t\t}\n\/* inline tdc_css att - 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