Inanda, Ntuzuma and KwaMashu (INK) KwaZulu ... - Business Trust
Inanda, Ntuzuma and KwaMashu (INK) KwaZulu ... - Business Trust
Inanda, Ntuzuma and KwaMashu (INK) KwaZulu ... - Business Trust
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IntroductionSnapshotNodal Economic Profiling Project<strong>Business</strong> <strong>Trust</strong> & dplg, 2007<strong>INK</strong>Key informationEst. population: 2006 580,000<strong>In<strong>and</strong>a</strong> / <strong>Ntuzuma</strong> / <strong>KwaMashu</strong>Area 70.1 km 2Population density: 2001 6,325 Inhabitants / km 2Estimated GDP: 2004ProvinceMain town / cityR2.42 billion<strong>KwaZulu</strong> NataleThekwiniHistorical overview<strong>In<strong>and</strong>a</strong>, the oldest of the areas, was established in the mid 1800s as a “reserve” for African people. Asizable Indian population also settled in the area, until it it was declared a “Released Area” for exclusiveoccupation by Africans in 1936<strong>KwaMashu</strong> was built by the City of Durban between 1957 <strong>and</strong> 1968 to accommodate Africans forced torelocate from other parts of the city, including Cato Manor. Throughout the 1980s, the area experiencedhigh levels of political mobilisation <strong>and</strong> criminal activity<strong>Ntuzuma</strong>, the youngest of the three areas, was built by the City of Durban in 1970 as a planned AfricanTownship. Varying political affiliations <strong>and</strong> disparities in tenure arrangements <strong>and</strong> service levels sparkedpolitical violence in the 1980sSource: Stats SA Census 2001; Interviews; <strong>INK</strong> ABMOUUP-WRD-<strong>INK</strong> Profile-301106-IS8
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