ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

PROJECT INVESTMENT
BROCHURE 2018
OVERVIEW

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT UNIT: PROJECTS

PROJECTS DEPARTMENT: AT THE FOREFRONT OF URBAN REVITILISATION

The EThekwini Municipality’s Economic Development Unit is tasked with the responsibility of
stimulating the local economy by playing a facilitative role to encourage economic growth and
job creation. The City’s recently adopted Economic Development Strategy asserts a bold vision of
halving unemployment and poverty by 2030. Within this Unit is the Projects Department, which is
responsible for revitalizing priority nodes and corridors that provide the context for economic activity.

This new department has developed programmes aimed at achieving its objective of revitalizing
priority nodes and stimulating economic activity in these areas. Four programmes of particular
interest are the revitalization of town centers (priority nodes); the targeting of priority nodes and
corridors within previously disadvantaged areas (township nodes), the revitalization of tourism/
rural nodes and corridors, and regeneration of industrial nodes. The first programmes identifies
areas across eThekwini that are in decline or have the potential for further economic activity and
investment, and undertakes projects mainly in the public realm to improve the business environment.
The second programme focuses on previously disadvantaged areas, and undertakes planning and
targeted intervention in these areas, aimed at stimulating economic activity and encouraging private
investment. Funding has been secured from the National Treasury’s Neighbourhood Development
Partnership Grant (NDPG) to fund this programme. In both instances, the special emphasis is
placed on the spending of public funds on these areas, as an incentive for private sector to invest
in appropriate forms and scale. The third programme focuses on revitalizing tourism nodes and
corridors with the objectives of attracting a greater number of tourists and improving the quality of the
tourist’s experience. In respect of rural nodes the focus is on crowding private and public investment
in nodes that are highly accessible to surrounding rural communities. The fourth programme
targets the regeneration of old industrial areas and the provision of specialized focused services.

The programmes aim to grow in future, to create clusters of nodes which include key industrial areas.
While there are currently various nodes that are targeted, the ones of special interest in the following:

• Umlazi and Malukazi

• Claremont and KwaDabeka
• Inanda, Ntuzuma and KwaMashu (INK)
• Bridge City
• Mpumalanga and Hammarsdale
• Isiphingo
• Pinetown
• Verulam
• Umhlanga
• Umgababa & Umbumbulu
• Umkomaas

CONTACT
Deputy Head: N. Mkhize
Phone: +27 311 4226
Email: Nkululeko.Mkhize@durban.gov.za
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CLERMONT
DESCRIPTION
The Clermont Town Centre is located at the entrance of Clermont and
KwaDabeka townships and has a variety of private businesses, which
service the local community who commute to this town to access
government services.

MAIN OBJECTIVES
To develop the town into an important commercial node, with both
private and public investment.

SUB-PROJECTS
• Upgrade of urban fabric along Zazi by introducing trading kiosks,
way finding signage & street furniture
• Upgrade of Zazi Street to provide adequate sidewalk parking and
traffic management;
• Development of Clermont Entrepreneur Support Centre and Youth
Centre to promote business development and entrepreneurship.
• Formalisation of the informal manufacturing economy into a viable
center known as Kwa-Dabeka Business Hive

INTERVENTIONS
• KwaDabeka Agritourism Permaculture garden, nursery &
supporting infrastructure with site landscaping, public amenities
& borehole
• Architectural rationalisation of agritourism, recreation and
conservation on one site e.g. Kwa-Dabeka BMX Park
• Preventative maintenance to existing precast concrete pavers,
concrete kerbs, bollards, storm water covers, tar surfaces on road
intersections & pedestrian crossings along Zazi Road.

INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
• With a population of more than 100 000 people in Clermont and
KwaDabeka, and growing income levels, this area is poised for
growth;
KWAMASHU
• Opportunities in retail, ICT, light industrial, warehousing, housing
and office; and DESCRIPTION
• For more information contact the Project Manager The town centre is one of the anchor projects of the broader Inanda,
Ntuzuma and KwaMashu (INK) Urban Regeneration programme. The
PROJECT MANAGER DETAILS project package includes the provision of bulk infrastructure, road
Mazande Mankazana upgrading, and the opening up of land for development.
Project Manager
Mazande.Mankazana@durban.gov.za MAIN OBJECTIVES
Ph: 031-322 2750 To attract private sector investment, create an enabling environment for
local economic growth and small business development, and establish
quality urban living environment.

SUB-PROJECTS
• KwaMashu Auto Hub
• KwaMashu ICT Hub
• Pedestrian Bridge over Malandela

INTERVENTIONS
• Provision of bulk services
• Public realm upgrade
• Investment facilitation

INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
• Located in the heart of KwaMashu and accessible to a large
catchment area;
• Housing and mixed use development;
• Entertainment cluster to be created;
• Furniture manufacturing and SMME space; and
• Princess Magogo Stadium

PROJECT MANAGER DETAILS

Sinovuyo Makongwana
Project Manager
Sinovuyo.Makongwana@durban.gov.za
Ph: 031-311 4782

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UMLAZI
DESCRIPTION
Umlazi Town Centre (UTC) performs an important function of serving
as a key development township node for the southern corridor. The
UTC has over the years continued to grow becoming one of the largest
townships in the country and the largest single township in eThekwini
Municipality with key economic activities like, intermodal transport
points with both formal and informal business activities. Whilst the
township has experienced growth and emerged as an active and vibrant
residential area, a lack of strategic interventions and public infrastructure
upgrades amongst other things has resulted in the townships decay. The
lack of a supportive/approved framework to guide development in the
area has exacerbated the situation.

In response to the above, the city has over the years commissioned
studies to look at the functionality of the area in relation to neighbouring
communities as well as the wider eThekwini Municipal area in a bid to
develop a framework that will guide development, improve the built
environment and restore business confidence amongst other things.
However little progress was made and the process was stalled due to land MPUMALANGA
legal matters. The Economic Development Unit has since resuscitated
the process to finalise the Precinct Plan and have it adopted which would
DESCRIPTION
pave a way for implementation and the scope of work included the;
Mpumalanga new town centre is located within the Outer West Region
• Review of the 2008 Umlazi Nodal Development Framework Plan
of the eThekwini Municipality, approximately 50km from Durban CBD.
• Identification and costing of key projects
It will serve the Greater Mpumalanga Area (GMA), which includes the
• Stakeholder engagement
urban residential settlements of Mpumalanga Township, Shongweni,
• Completion of the Urban Hub Precinct Plan subject to the
Georgedale, Sankhontshe, Mophela, Malangeni, Mini Town and
adoption and approval of the same.
Hammarsdale industrial hub. The area is home to approximately 130 000
people, most of whom have endured poverty, socio-economic neglect
MAIN OBJECTIVES
and high levels of unemployment. The town centre is further located
To implement catalytic projects in each of the nodes, in order to
along the Main Road 385, which has been identified as a development
stimulate growth and investment and to improve the quality of life for
corridor by the eThekwini Municipality, and which is geared to
the residents and users of the area.
increasing future industrial and mixed use economic development. This
corridor is the main link of the GMA area into the Metropolitan area via
SUB-PROJECTS
the N3.
• Sibusiso Mdakane Drive Public realm Upgrade
• Kwamnynadu Light industrial hub
MAIN OBJECTIVES
• Kwamnyandu Underpass
The purpose of the project is to provide a planned and coordinated
• Glebelands NMT
development framework that would guide the development of a new
• Umlazi J Station
town centre aimed at addressing the need for economic development
• RFP for leasing 117 of Erf 8309 for private sector development
within the broader Mpumalanga area and to develop a vibrant, mixed
• Lease of Erf remainder of Erf 1965 to Kwamnyandu Shopping
use, high amenity regional town centre that would serve the greater
Centre Pty LTD
Hammarsdale/Mpumalanga areas.
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
SUB-PROJECTS
• With a population of more than 600 000 people, with growing
• Sizakala Centre
incomes, this area is poised for growth; and
• Public Park
• For more information contact the project manager
• SMME/Business Hive Centre
• Pedestrian linkages
PROJECT MANAGER DETAILS
• Tourism Heritage Centre
Dudu Ntombela
• Life Science Centre
Project Manager
Duduzile.Ntombela@durban.gov.za
INTERVENTIONS
Ph: 031 311 4098
• Provision of bulk services
• Public realm upgrade
• Investment facilitation

INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
The 30 hectare site identified for the town centre development which
currently falls under the ownership of the Ingonyama Trust Board is
jointly being developed by the eThekwini Municipality and National
Treasury. Bulk services are in place for Phase one and two. The town
centre offers approximately 18 ha of serviced mixed use/ business sites.

PROJECT MANAGER DETAILS

Peter Gilmore
Senior Project Manager
Peter.Gilmore@durban.gov.za
Ph: 031-311 4227

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DESCRIPTION
Inanda is located roughly 24km north and inland of Durban. It is part
and parcel of the greater INK area (Inanda, Ntuzuma and KwaMashu),
which comprise a mix of formal residential areas. The node has been
identified as a secondary node of the greater INK area in terms of the
Urban Network Strategy. This then forms a basis for future development
and investment in the node.

BRIDGE CITY
DESCRIPTION
The Bridge City project was launched in 2007 as a Presidential Lead
project. The project is strategically located along the MR93, the main
access road into the Inanda, Ntuzuma and KwaMashu (INK) area and
is approximately 17km north of Durban. Bridge City is being built on
what was once a ‘buffer strip’ that separated former Indian and Black
Townships such as Phoenix and KwaMashu as part of Group Areas Act
Policy.
MAIN OBJECTIVES
To ensure that investment in attracted into this area by providing a by-
access road along the M25 to create the much needed access to current
and future businesses
SUB-PROJECTS
• The construction of an access road that links back to the M25
• Provision of formal trading facilities
• Road widening and reconfiguration
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
• The node contains a fairly large number of formal and informal
commercial activities. It is sufficiently serviced with public
transport, taxi rank facilities and shelter making it an ideal area to
attract new investments.

The Bridge City project offers opportunities such as new residential PROJECT MANAGER DETAILS
developments, shopping facilities, Regional public facilities and public Lindokuhle Hlatshwayo
transport infrastructure which are an integral part of the overall vision Project Manager
for this mixed use project. In essence it delivers social, residential and Lindokuhle.Hlatshwayo@durban.gov.za
economic urban opportunities. To a large degree the development of the Ph: 031-311 4227
Bridge City Project addresses many of these spatial and non-issues.

The eThekwini Municipality has identified industry sector development

as a key economic driver. In alignment with this vision, national
priorities and strategies the Economic Development Unit has undertaken KWANONZAZA
the establishment and support of industry bodies (Clusters) as a means
to enhance the national and international competitiveness of prioritized
DESCRIPTION
sectors within the local and provincial economy.
The KwaNozaza node is located centrally within the INK area along
Dalmeny Main. The node is limited to the mix of uses and there is little
MAIN OBJECTIVES
commercial or retail development at this node. The assessment of this
The Bridge City Project therefore aims to integrate the surrounding
area has determined that this node functions as a neighbourhood centre.
communities by creating a system of networks that links existing road
The economic assessment revealed that KwaNozaza can grow to 16 000
infrastructure with new urban networks. The project also provides the
sqm GLA around 2017 and has the potential to develop as a community
communities with access to urban and social opportunities that were
centre.
previously difficult to access in the past.
MAIN OBJECTIVES
SUB-PROJECTS
To attract private sector investment and create an enabling environment
• Government Mall
for local economic growth and urban living.
• Social and Gap Housing
• Non Motorised Transport
SUB-PROJECTS
• Business Incubator
• Upgrading of King Bhekuzulu and Ithendele Road as a major
• Public Plaza
access road;
• Traders Facilities
• Improvement of two intersections - Ithendele and Ihabe Road
intersection and King Bhekuzulu and Ithendele Drive intersection;
INTERVENTIONS
• Establish a taxi rank in order to ease traffic congestion on Ithendele
• Bulk services upgrade
Drive
• Public realm upgrade
• Investment and property development facilitation
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
• The area has a large population with growing incomes and is not
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
well-served by economic opportunities, making it an ideal area for
• Serviced General and Light Industrial land (Opportunities exist
investment
for manufacturing, logistics warehousing, and industrial park
• Opportunities in walk-up type housing, retail, office and
developments)
warehousing; and
• Commercial and Mixed Use business sites
• For more information contact the Project Manager.
• Affordable small business rental space
PROJECT MANAGER DETAILS
PROJECT MANAGER DETAILS
Lindokuhle Hlatshwayo
Sinovuyo Makongwana
Project Manager
Project Manager
Lindokuhle.Hlatshwayo@durban.gov.za
Sinovuyo.Makongwana@durban.gov.za
Ph: 031-322 8757
Ph: 031-311 4782

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ISIPINGO PINETOWN
DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION
The Department has thus far developed a taxi rank along the main Pinetown CBD is the largest secondary CBD with the eThekwini
road, and aims to undertake further development to improve the urban Municipality and it remains a vibrant economic and services node. The
structure and environment after the long-awaited completion of a upgrade is to enhance the functionality of the CBD; this will be achieved
framework plan for the area. by reversing urban decay, improving the maintenance and attracting
more office and residential development.
MAIN OBJECTIVES
To establish an attractive and functional centre with social order; safe MAIN OBJECTIVES
and stable economic growth centre for the region, encompassing the To improve the efficiency of the CBD, by firstly attracting new
formal and informal sector and improving the urban structure development and secondly resolving the conflict between vehicular and
pedestrian traffic. Rationalization of the informal economy by providing
SUB-PROJECTS adequate facilities to support formal sustainable trade.
• Street furniture for traders: Provision for shelters for trades in
along Old Main Road SUB-PROJECTS
• Upgrade of Old Main Road: Construction of traffic calming • Provision for shelters along Hill Street;
sidewalks; • Development of a Nodal and Precinct Plan to guide and structure
• Construction of Alexandria Street Taxi and Bus Rank; and development; and
• Develop Alexandria Street Taxi Rank • Upgrade of Anderson Street to accommodate adequate sidewalk,
drainage and landscaping
INTERVENTIONS • Development of a transport and traders hub
• Consolidation of public transport in order to release private land
for further development INTERVENTIONS
• Public realm upgrade • Upper Hill St- Upgrade and additions to street lighting.
• Development of Sizakala Centre & Government facilities. • Various urban design interventions in the service lane along
southern end of Old Main Road (between Moodie Street &
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES Anderson Road).
• Located adjacent to the City’s largest industrial complex and the • Electrification of existing 34(nr) traders kiosks
second busiest transport hub, the Isipingo CBD is an area of great • Provision of storage & ablution facilities for legal traders.
opportunity for retail, light industrial and office development as • Re-configuration of existing trader’s kiosks to enclosed design.
well as small enterprises; • Redevelopment of marshalling yards into mix use development
• There are opportunities for consolidation of land and further • Development of Crompton Park into mix use development
development by the private sector; and
• For more information contact the project manager. INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
• Located adjacent to the City’s second largest industrial complex
PROJECT MANAGER DETAILS and regional transport hub, the Pinetown CBD is an area of
Mazande Mankazana great opportunity for quality retail, light industrial and office
Project Manager development e.g. Portion 1 Erf 91 New Germany
Mazande.Mankazana@durban.gov.za • There is also under-utilized land in the area for private sector
Ph: 031-322 2750 development e.g. Erf 2446/2447 Pinetown.
• For more information contact the project manager

PROJECT MANAGER DETAILS

Mazande Mankazana
Project Manager
Mazande.Mankazana@durban.gov.za
Ph: 031-322 2750

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DESCRIPTION
Hammarsdale has recently become a key focus area for the eThekwini
Municipality for attracting new investments in the industrial and
logistical warehousing sector. The area has become a significant role-
player in Government’s Strategic Infrastructure Project (SIP 2) and as a
result has experience considerable industrial growth in the past 2 years.

MAIN OBJECTIVES
The Economic Development and Investment Promotion Unit’s
intervention into industrial renewal programme targeting the
Hammarsdale area is informed by the eThekwini IDP and the adopted
Mpumalanga/Hammarsdale Economic Strategy which calls for public–
led investment into nodal renewal and restructuring. The industrial
renewal programme aims to optimise the leveraging of private and
public sector investment, preferably in a partnership fashion, that
ultimately leads to economic improvement and job creation.

SUB-PROJECTS
• SANRAL/N3 interchange upgrade
• MR 385 widening and upgrade
• Hammarsdale taxi rank & informal trader shelters upgrade
• Kelly Road Small business rental facilities
• Pedestrian linkages to improve access to business areas

INTERVENTIONS
• Bulk services upgrade
• Public realm upgrade
• Investment and property development facilitation

INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
• Serviced General and Light Industrial land (Opportunities exist
for manufacturing, logistics warehousing, and industrial park
developments)
• Commercial and Mixed Use business sites
• Affordable small business rental space
• Upgraded informal traders spaces and storage facilities

PROJECT MANAGER DETAILS

Peter Gilmore
Senior Project Manager
Peter.Gilmore@durban.gov.za
Ph: 031-311 4227

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RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT MANAGER DETAILS

Titus Mazibuko
Project Manager
DESCRIPTION
Titus.Mazibuko@durban.gov.za
The rural areas of eThekwini Municipality are a vast hinterland of 1,500
Ph: 031-322 6924
km2 located in the northwest (including sections found in the outer
west) and southwest of the eThekwini municipal area, and include a
number of “peri-urban areas”. The rural footprint covers approximately
68% of the municipal land which largely falls beyond the ‘urban
development line and largely under the ownership of Ingonyama Trust.

MAIN OBJECTIVES
• To unlock the business and economic potential, and
• To support the entrepreneurial culture and small business in the
area.

SUB-PROJECTS
• eMagabheni Government Complex
In eMagabheni, the Unit has partnered with the Sizakala Centre
to construct a Government Complex that will house the City’s
Sizakala Centre and SASSA’s Offices. The Complex will provide
local social services facilities for surrounding communities and is
centrally located for easy access to surrounding communities. The
completion of the building is due by end of June 2018.

• eMagabheni Business Hive Feasibility Study

The City is also conduction a Feasibility Study into a Business Hive
in eMagabheni. The purpose of this initiative is to give existing,
emerging businesses and aspiring entrepreneurs from eMagabheni
and surrounding areas a significant boost in providing them with
a range of services for their business. It is not yet clear as to what
shape and form the Business Hive will take as the City shall be
guided by the findings and recommendations of the Feasibility
Study. There is no doubt that the proposed Business Hive will
provide critical business and economic services and provide ease
of access and convenience for rural and potential entrepreneurs.
The study commenced from 01 May 2018 and will be completed in
August 2018.

• uMgababa Swimming Pool

For many residents in eThekwini, uMgababa has symbolized
summer holidays, family advetuntures and a sense of pride in
the area. eThekwini Municipality has recognized the need to
proactively promote the development of uMgababa area. The City
is currently constructing a swimming pool in uMgababa to bring
back the old good memories.

• uMbumbulu Transportation Infrastructure Assessment

In July 2012, the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government resolved
to formalise thirteen rural towns. uMbumbulu was one of the rural
towns that was selected for formalisation. eThekwini Municipality
has undertaken to facilitate the formalisation process by developing
a number of work streams, including the economic one.

The City has completed the Traffic Impact Assessment, preliminary

and detail design of transport infrastructure for the uMbumbulu
Town Upgrade.

The study essentially considers the transportation upgrades

required to support the latent and future development rights for
the uMbumbulu Central Business District (CBD). To this end, a
review and assessment was undertaken of the uMbumbulu Town
Draft Scheme that was prepared in May 2016.

One of the proposal mooted was the proposed realignment of

MR30 within the CBD. The application was submitted to and
received by KwaZulu Natal Department of Transport on the 28
August 2017. The application is in the process of being investigated.
If approved, the proposed realignment of MR30 will unleash new
developments for the area.

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BLUFF
DESCRIPTION
The Bluff Beaches (inclusive of Cuttings, Anstey’s, Brighton and Treasure
Beaches) contribute significantly to the character of the South Durban
Basin.

MAIN OBJECTIVES
The Urban Design Framework Plan (UDFP) for the upgrade of Beach
Infrastructure at Cuttings, Anstey’s, Brighton, and Treasure Beaches has
been completed. The intention of the Plan is to revitalize the identified
beaches to build the domestic tourism sector, improve local businesses
and to provide for integration and accessibility of all users across these
Beaches that were previously segregated as a result of apartheid policies.
VERULAM
SUB-PROJECTS
• Upgrade of the Cuttings Beach area for sustainable livelihoods and DESCRIPTION
recreational purposes Verulam is situated along the eThekwini Municipality’s northern
• Upgrade of existing beach infrastructure in all Beaches corridor along the slopes of the Umdloti River. In the late 1870s the town
• Green Infrastructure: Dune Rehabilitation and Reinforcement in emerged as the focal point in the railroad communications system. The
all Beaches town is densely populated with many different cultures catered for with
mosques, temples and churches. The most spectacular of these is the Shri
INTERVENTIONS Gopalall Hindu Tempe which was opened by Mahatma Gandhi in 1913.
• Formulation of the Urban Design Framework Pan (UDFP) Verulam is located on a metropolitan transport spine which includes the
• South Durban Basin Shoreline Management Plan R102/North Coast Road and the Railway Line.

INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES MAIN OBJECTIVES

• Development of the domestic tourism opportunity Verulam is well located for future long term growth and for cultural
• Opportunity for the development of Coastal Park heritage tourism opportunities as a diversified tourism product offering
• Attracting Sporting opportunities to the nearby coastal development of Umdloti and uMhlanga, thereby
encouraging hinterland linkages to the coast. Verulam serves as a sub-
PROJECT MANAGER DETAILS regional node. The intention of the project is to reinforce Verulam’s
Theresa Subban role as a town of cultural and historical significance. To ensure that the
Project Manager valuable cultural and historical significance of the town is not lost with
Theresa.Subban@durban.gov.za the arrival of new development.
Ph: 031-311 4232
SUB-PROJECTS
• Upgrade of the Verulam Heritage Center
• Redevelopment of Ireland Street Public Transport Node
• Upgrade Todd Street
• Upgrade Wicks Street
• Upgrade Moss Street
• CBD Internal Road Linkages

INTERVENTIONS
• Reviewed the Verulam Framework Plan
• Prepared a Conceptual Precinct Framework Plan
• Formulated the Verulam Central Area Urban Design Framework
Plan

INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
• Reinforce Verulam’s role as a local shopping destination through
increased local thresholds.
• Opportunity for the development of the SMME sector through
public/private partnerships.
• Development of shopping precincts with a comprehensive range
of shops.
• High density residential development either side of the transport
spine will be supported and linkages with existing and new
opportunity industrial nodes to be created.
• There is future intention to expand this transport spine from
Warwick to Tongaat and will also form part of the metropolitan
public transportation feeder system to link Verulam, Dube
Trade Port, King Shaka International Airport and Tongaat Sub-
metropolitan node.

PROJECT MANAGER DETAILS

Theresa Subban
Project Manager
Theresa.Subban@durban.gov.za
Ph: 031-311 4232

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UMHLANGA
DESCRIPTION
The broader uMhlanga area plays a significant multidimensional role
in terms of a vibrant economic hub, providing for commercial, retail,
office parks and more importantly serves as eThekwini’s premier tourist
destination. The area is bordered by the Indian Ocean in the east, N2
in the west, the Hawaan Forest in the north, Ocean Drive in the south.
Prior to 1994, there was evidence of decline and neglect which posed a
threat to one the City’s key asset base and potential future investment.
Taking the lead, the City began an inclusive and collaborative
stakeholder process to formulate the uMhhlanga Precinct Plan which
formed the foundation to give effect to various project interventions to
maintain and enable future economic investment.

MAIN OBJECTIVES
The Precinct Plan was prepared to give direction for project intervention
and to attract investment into the area. The Plan also served as a tool
to coordinate and facilitate the effective and efficient management of
development application approvals by the City for the various sites
within the broader nodal area. A key objective is also to ensure that
the vision of area as a premier tourism destination with a safe and
cosmopolitan sense of place and urbanity, is maintained.

SUB-PROJECTS
• Beach Promenade Development with Iconic Pier
• Upgrade of Chartwell Drive
• Upgrade of Lifeguard Tower
• Upgrade of surrounding road network for public transport
• Provision of Informal Trader Facilities.
• Upgrade of Staff Facilities at uMhlanga Main Beach

INTERVENTIONS
• uMhlanga Nodal Precinct Plan, to provide a holistic vision for the
area to ensure integrated Planning and Implementation of projects
in the area.
• Upgrade of public realm in the old town center nodal area.
• City and Urban Improvement Precinct (UIP) partnership for
Urban Management Intensification.

INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
• Development of the ‘UKUSA’ site for retail, commercial, hotel
and residential which is strategically located on Lagoon Drive to
enhance economic development opportunities in the broader nodal
area.
• New investment opportunities largely via brown field re-
development, as well as business growth expansion and retention
opportunities.

PROJECT MANAGER DETAILS

Theresa Subban
Project Manager
Theresa.Subban@durban.gov.za
Ph: 031-311 4232

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AND INVESTMENT PROMOTION UNIT
41 Margaret Mncadi Avenue, 11th Floor
Durban, 4001
South Africa

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