Is an electronic information portal, aimed to provide a communication and tourist attraction platform, for Zwelitsha, BhiSho and 

King William's Town areas, including its neighbouring townships, suburbs and small settlements/villages/ii-lali at large.

 

These other areas are Berlin, Bhele, Bonke, Breidbach, Dimbaza, Ethembeni, Ginsberg, Gwaba, Hanover, Litha, KwaMasingatha,

Mamata, Mdolomba, Mlakalaka, Ndevana, Ndileka, Ngqokweni, Phakamisa, Qaga, Quzini, Shoornville, Sweet Waters, Tafeni,

Thamara, Tshatshu, Tyata and Zimbaba.

 

Background

 

ZweShoK is a long-term program, founded and started by Zwelitsha born entrepreneurs, with personal connections with these areas, a passion to promote them, as both Tourism and Investment destinations, Trading hubs for both inside and outside small businesses. The original thought was only to focus on Zwelitsha, Bhisho and King William's Town economic development, however since similar economic challenges are also shared by the other surrounding areas and sometimes worse social & economic predicaments, we decided to expand our research and reach to include the above mentioned suburbs and exurbs. 

 

Vision

To see the ZweShoK areas grow with strengthened socioeconomic abilities and integrated into the national grid and modernised.

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Objectives of the portal:-

 

• Promote and attract tourism opportunities into these areas.

• To provide a potential trading platform for both established and small businesses in these areas.

• To publish news and stories taking place in these communities.

• Portray everyday living and impediments.

• Uncover opportunities and information - “unknown” to the locals.

• Acknowledge and celebrate noteworthy achievements by the locals (by students, leadership or anyone).

• Reveal the state of these areas - good and bad.

• Align itself with local development programmes (NGOs, government) strategies, in uplifting small businesses and community members.

• Assist with promoting family values and sport recreation.

• Transparent communication, to fairly illustrate the disparity and challenges faced by those living in

(1) urban poverty vs. (2) as emerging middle-class individuals vs. (3) the aspiring to be rich

• Create an additional source of information for job seekers.

• Be a voice for the locals.

 

What we are *NOT*

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• NOT Affiliated with any local/national government or municipality.

• NOT Representing any political views, therefore no political affiliation with any political party, locally or otherwise.

• NOT employed by any local development organisation. *This is an independent information centre*

• NOT A newspaper or magazine establishment.

• DO NOT support any inappropriate reporting or publication of information into the portal.

• DO NOT promote Sexism (all views from any gender are respected).

• NOT Racists (we believe that “South Africa belongs to all that live in it...").

• DO NOT represent any religious belief.