The size of our campuses equates to a big footprint in Nelson Mandela Bay Metro and George, and this is growing. In 2022 we invested three-quarters of a billion rand in campus infrastructure. It’s a massive investment in both the University and in the infrastructure of the city, contributing to its economy and urban renewal.
As part of our infrastructure contracts, the University supports Emerging Micro Enterprises (EMEs), and it is a condition of most contracts that a minimum of 30% of the contract be subcontracted to a minimum of three EMEs that are majority-owned by black people who operate from premises within the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipal boundary, and who are registered in the correct CIDB contractor gradings for the appropriate type and value of the subcontracted works.
Take a look at some of our more recent infrastructure projects (further down), as well as