{"id":9,"date":"2022-11-04T05:34:17","date_gmt":"2022-11-04T05:34:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/easternseaboard.gov.za\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2023-02-26T06:51:36","modified_gmt":"2023-02-26T06:51:36","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/easternseaboard.gov.za\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"9\" class=\"elementor elementor-9\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-esdherosec elementor-section-full_width esd-herosec elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"esdherosec\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-esdherocol\" data-id=\"esdherocol\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-esdherohtml elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"esdherohtml\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"esd-hero\"><h1 class=\"esd-hero__srtitle\">Eastern Seaboard Development<\/h1><div class=\"esd-heroslider esd-heroslider--banner\" id=\"esdhs\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Eastern Seaboard Development\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"esd-heroslider__img is-on\" src=\"https:\/\/easternseaboard.gov.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/esd-bnr-a.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/easternseaboard.gov.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/esd-bnr-a-m.jpg 900w, https:\/\/easternseaboard.gov.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/esd-bnr-a.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"100vw\" width=\"1800\" height=\"720\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" aria-hidden=\"false\" alt=\"Partner emblems of MISA, the Province of the Eastern Cape, the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government and NDP 2030, above coastal, infrastructure and government photographs from the Eastern Seaboard districts.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"esd-heroslider__img\" src=\"https:\/\/easternseaboard.gov.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/esd-bnr-b.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/easternseaboard.gov.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/esd-bnr-b-m.jpg 900w, https:\/\/easternseaboard.gov.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/esd-bnr-b.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" width=\"1800\" height=\"720\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-hidden=\"true\" alt=\"Partner emblems of MISA, the Province of the Eastern Cape, the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government and NDP 2030, above the kingship engagement, coastal and infrastructure photographs from the Eastern Seaboard districts.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"esd-heroslider__img\" src=\"https:\/\/easternseaboard.gov.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/esd-bnr-c.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/easternseaboard.gov.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/esd-bnr-c-m.jpg 900w, https:\/\/easternseaboard.gov.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/esd-bnr-c.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" width=\"1800\" height=\"720\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-hidden=\"true\" alt=\"Partner emblems of MISA, the Province of the Eastern Cape, the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government and NDP 2030, above government infrastructure and scenic development photographs from the Eastern Seaboard districts.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"esd-heroslider__img\" src=\"https:\/\/easternseaboard.gov.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/esd-bnr-pano.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/easternseaboard.gov.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/esd-bnr-pano-m.jpg 900w, 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set(on);})();<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9e9b2f6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9e9b2f6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-33bd657\" data-id=\"33bd657\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66ef40f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"66ef40f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is the Eastern Seaboard Regional Spatial Development Framework?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e46970f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e46970f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f89741 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f89741\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Eastern Seaboard Development Initiative serves as a starting point to unlock the economic potential of the region within the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal.\n\nAs part of the first steps to develop the Eastern Seaboard, which is located between Coffee Bay in the King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality in the south and Scottburgh in UMdoni Local Municipality in the north, a Regional Spatial Development Framework (RSDF) has to be developed.\n\nA RSDF is a legislative mechanism that seeks to address the numerous developmental challenges of a region.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a875dde elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a875dde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/easternseaboard.gov.za\/index.php\/about-us\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fdfb49c\" data-id=\"fdfb49c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a47523 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8a47523\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Eastern Seaboard RSDF will focus on four districts:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e1f3dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8e1f3dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"636\" height=\"410\" src=\"https:\/\/easternseaboard.gov.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Asset-4-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-67\" alt=\"Illustrated map of the four district municipalities covered by the Eastern Seaboard RSDF\" srcset=\"https:\/\/easternseaboard.gov.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Asset-4-1.png 636w, https:\/\/easternseaboard.gov.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Asset-4-1-300x193.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-de08edc elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"de08edc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-54fc8d3\" data-id=\"54fc8d3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2e13e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d2e13e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a828916 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a828916\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a4b734\" data-id=\"3a4b734\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6377ab8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6377ab8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Eastern Seaboard RSDF <br \/>will focus on:   \n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f87ee93 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f87ee93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"3944\" height=\"1868\" src=\"https:\/\/easternseaboard.gov.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Asset-1@4x.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1252\" alt=\"Infographic showing the focus areas of the Eastern Seaboard Regional Spatial Development Framework\" srcset=\"https:\/\/easternseaboard.gov.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Asset-1@4x.png 3944w, https:\/\/easternseaboard.gov.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Asset-1@4x-300x142.png 300w, https:\/\/easternseaboard.gov.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Asset-1@4x-1024x485.png 1024w, https:\/\/easternseaboard.gov.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Asset-1@4x-768x364.png 768w, https:\/\/easternseaboard.gov.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Asset-1@4x-1536x727.png 1536w, https:\/\/easternseaboard.gov.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Asset-1@4x-2048x970.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3944px) 100vw, 3944px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20a5bfc elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"20a5bfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1274\" height=\"2290\" src=\"https:\/\/easternseaboard.gov.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Asset-1@4x-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1464\" alt=\"Infographic showing the six phases of the Eastern Seaboard RSDF process\" srcset=\"https:\/\/easternseaboard.gov.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Asset-1@4x-1.png 1274w, https:\/\/easternseaboard.gov.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Asset-1@4x-1-167x300.png 167w, https:\/\/easternseaboard.gov.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Asset-1@4x-1-570x1024.png 570w, https:\/\/easternseaboard.gov.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Asset-1@4x-1-768x1380.png 768w, https:\/\/easternseaboard.gov.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Asset-1@4x-1-855x1536.png 855w, https:\/\/easternseaboard.gov.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Asset-1@4x-1-1139x2048.png 1139w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1274px) 100vw, 1274px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d0d545 elementor-align-center elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6d0d545\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/easternseaboard.gov.za\/about-us\/#ESRSDFMore\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4d94c88 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4d94c88\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eeddad8\" data-id=\"eeddad8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18f5a57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"18f5a57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5349076 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5349076\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ed0b7be\" data-id=\"ed0b7be\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a89ad8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7a89ad8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Regional Spatial Development<br \/> Framework (RSDF) consists of six phases: <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03f2ca0 elementor-align-center elementor-widget__width-auto phase_button elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"03f2ca0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"phase_button_1\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Phase 1<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1aea504 elementor-align-center elementor-widget__width-auto phase_button elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1aea504\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"phase_button_2\" 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It involves an analysis of the legislative and policy context and the development of a conceptual vision for the Eastern Seaboard RSDF. This is an opportunity to analyse various policies and legislation to extract strategic and spatial direction that will guide the development of the RSDF and subsequently the entire Eastern Seaboard Development.<\/p><div style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/easternseaboard.gov.za\/index.php\/about-us\/#phase2\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a262455 elementor-widget__width-initial phase_div elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a262455\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"phase_div_3\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Current Phase<\/b><br \/>Phase 3: Regional Situational Analysis and Synthesis<\/h3><p>Phase 3 of the project involves a multidisciplinary situational analysis of the various components forming part of the RSDF. 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