Our Province, KwaZulu-Natal

As the jewel of South Africa’s East Coast, the garden province of KwaZulu-Natal offers a cornucopia of attractions, activities, wildlife and natural wonders. Rich in culture and history, a province of the Zulu people and royal seat of the Zulu monarch. Popular with both local and international travelers, the province offers subtropical coastlines and wetlands, rolling green hills, and alpine escarpments. Experience the excitement of the vibrant metropolitan city of Durban. Economically powerful with various industrial proficiencies and richly arable land, KwaZulu-Natal is a province of ability.

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Our City, Durban

Durban is the warmest place to be! Offering an unmatched lifestyle in the beautiful, natural environment of coastal KwaZulu-Natal, Durban offers a balance of live, work and play unequalled by any other South African city. Couple this with great infrastructure, a bustling port and international accessibility, and you have an idyllic location with incredible potential and great promise.

ACCOLADES

First placed South African City in the Top Quality of Living International Mercer Survey, 2016
New7Wonders City 2015
New York Times’ seventh Must-Visit City in the World
Knight Frank International Residential City Index 2016 placed Durban first for Residential Investment Performance for the whole of Africa, and one of the top 50 cities globally
Busiest general cargo port in Africa
Best trading density of any shopping centre in the country at Gateway Theatre of Shopping

ECONOMY

3,7 million people
Economic growth rates higher than the South African average
eThekwini Municipality has AA and A1+ international credit ratings off an annual budget of approximately R45 billion per annum
Biggest and busiest metro in the province
Core BRICS city
Home to Dube TradePort Special Economic Zone (SEZ)
Positioned as a platform to access SADC markets
46th busiest port in the world, handling over 60 percent of total container traffic to and from South Africa
Diverse economy in manufacturing, finance, real estate, trade and transport

INFRASTRUCTURE

Busiest shipping port in Sub-Saharan Africa with 4 500 commercial vessels per year (74 million tons of cargo)
Award-winning King Shaka International Airport, which has the capacity to handle over 15 million passengers and 100 000 tons of freight, with growth capacity to 65 million passengers and 2 million tons of freight
Most awarded electricity distribution services on the continent
Vast road and rail network
GO!Durban – Integrated Rapid Public Transport Network being rolled out across the metropolitan – safe, flexible, cost effective
World-class water treatment
Smart City – extensive fibre optic and telecommunications networks
Globalised Metro Port City
Shipping port supported by a new multi-product pipeline from Durban’s port to the inland areas

Our Province, Our City