KwaZulu-Natal Business 2018-19 edition

Doing business in Durban
Durban has been developed around
a natural ocean port, which plays a key
role in the city’s economy and that of
South Africa.
Strategic location
The port of Durban is modern and wellequipped.
It offers investors a range of
competitive and strategic advantages. The
city has emerged as the de facto coastal
trade ‘gateway’ to Southern Africa. It boasts
the largest port in Africa, as regards value of
cargo, and is South Africa’s premier general
cargo and container port. It is positioned
to access international shipping links to the
Americas, Europe, the Persian Gulf, South
East Asia, the Pacific Rim and Australia/New
Zealand and perfectly located for the transshipment
of cargoes between Eastern,
Middle-Eastern and Western economies.
Infrastructure
Durban offers established and advanced
road, rail, sea, air and ICT network
infrastructure.
Quality transport systems include:
• Port operation facilities
• Rail network – cargo and passenger
• International airport with air cargo
facilities
• Extensive road network with national and
regional linkages
• Oil/petroleum pipeline to Gauteng and
Free State Provinces
• Gas pipeline emanating from Sasol, in
Mpumalanga province.
Durban provides a number of new
opportunity areas for business investors,
both large and small.
Investment opportunities may be
categorised into the following fields:
• Agriculture
• Property Development
• Manufacturing
• Knowledge Sector
• Tourism
• Commerce
• Public-Private Partnerships.
Invest Durban, eThekwini Municipality
11th Floor, 41 Margaret Mncadi Avenue (old Vic. Embankment),
Durban, 4001 South Africa
Tel: +27 31 311 4227 | Email: invest@durban.gov.za
Website: www.durban.gov.za