The province of KwaZulu-Natal has a number of characteristics that makes it a compelling investment destination on the African continent. This installment of the KwaZulu-Natal Investment Opportunities Booklet provides investors with an updated broad overview of the investment opportunities across various key sectors in the economy. It also highlights the key features that we believe make doing business in KwaZulu-Natal an attractive proposition.
Unless otherwise specifically stated, the information contained herein is made available to the public by Trade & Investment KwaZulu-Natal and was deemed to be correct at the time of compilation. The intent of the information is to assist an individual seeking to learn about South Africa as an investment opportunity country, and KwaZulu-Natal as an investment destination for his or her business. Trade & Investment KwaZulu-Natal does not assume any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, product or process disclosed in this document.
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KWAZULU-NATAL HOME TO TWO SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES RBIDZ SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE DUBE TRADEPORT SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE AMAJUBA ZULULAND UMKHANYAKUDE UTHUKELA UMZINYATHI KING CETSHWAYO UMGUNGUNDLOVU ILEMBE ETHEKWINI METRO HARRY GWALA UGU TOTAL INVESTMENT VALUE .04 BILLION PROJECTED PERMANENT JOBS OVER 5 YEARS 6 692 PROJECTED TEMPORARY JOBS OVER 5 YEARS: 13 701 12
01 DUBE TRADEPORT SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE WWW.DUBETRADEPORT.CO.ZA AFRICA’S GLOBAL MANUFACTURING AND AIR LOGISTICS PLATFORM. Dube TradePort Special Economic Zone is a world-class development offering globally integrated logistics and manufacturing infrastructure, and support for a range of airport-related activities, including cargo operations, warehousing, agriculture, commercial real-estate for office, retail and hospitality. The benefits that are offered to businesses operating within the Special Economic Zone are geared towards promoting business growth, revenue generation, employment creation, the export of valueadded commodities, and the attraction of both foreign and local investment – all enhancing South Africa’s manufacturing and export capabilities. Owned by the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government, Dube TradePort is the province’s flagship infrastructural development and key priority, forming part of South Africa’s National Infrastructure Plan. 13
