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Other major projects, amongst others, include the: Agro-processing development programmes
GO!Durban Transport Oriented Development, Research aims to find out how best to grow particular
which has already received major road upgrades economic sectors, and in-depth discussions are held
and will be an even greater enabler of trade about how to develop and grow value chains. The
Centrum Government Precinct which would wealth of KwaZulu-Natal is mostly consumed or
formalise the relationship between buildings exported in its raw state - much more could be done to
such as the International Convention Centre (and add value through processing.
extensions) and a related hotel, the library,
council chambers and the redevelopment of The priority sectors are:
Gugu Dlamini Park Automotive and allied industries
Cornubia integrated human settlement Logistics and logistics management
development north of Durban, on 1 300 ha, a ICT and BPS (Information & Comm’s Tech,
partnership between Tongaat Hulett plus business process services)
Development, the human settlement Agri-processing
departments at national and provincial level and Life sciences (including pharmaceuticals, medical
eThekwini municipality device manufacturing, plus health facilities)
Dube TradePort, the multi-modal facility at King
Shaka International Airport Tourism asset development
Some of these initiatives play to the existing strengths
Cluster Initiatives
of the regional economy, some seek to exploit newer
Durban has a very diverse economic landscape, avenues as in the emphasis on the environment and a
within which there are some large-scale enterprises.
Cooperation between the public and private growing interest in the oceans’ economy. A variety of
sectors is formalised by the large number of cluster projects link tourism, renewable energy generation,
initiatives which aim to draw to together experience recycling and job creation.
and expertise from commerce and industry, labour There are various other broader programmes which have
organisations, government and academia their own goals, but there will be positive spin-offs for
Under manufacturing, the following clusters or the targeted sectors. These schemes include the drive to
programmes are active: increase local content, boosting metal fabrication across
sectors, the promotion of black industrialists, promoting
KZN Clothing and Textile Cluster (KZN CTC) exports and the over-arching eThekwini Industrial
Durban Automotive Cluster (DAC)
Durban Chemical Cluster (DCC) Development Policy Action Plan.
eThekwini Maritime Cluster (EMC) Companies operating in these key sectors are invited to
KZN Furniture Incubator contact Invest Durban and benefit from these initiatives!
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