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DURBAN, OUR AWARD WINNING HOME

A city's success can be Luxury Housing Markets To Cities to live in - The 2016 Winner of Stockholm Industry Durban in Top 10 Oceanfront
Durban included in “7 Emerging
National Geographic rated
Most affordable of all SA Metro
Water Award: “most progressive
measured through the
strength of the economy,
International Real Estate Group.
of Living Indices.
forerunner in the world of utility-
social conditions, and the Watch in 2015” by Christies “Numbeo” and “Expatistan” Cost water utility in Africa and a Cities, globally in 2015.
environment. Over the past few run service” - Stockholm Voted by CNN as one of the
years Durban has been forging SA is in the second quartile out ENVIRONMENT International Water Institute. world's “Top 10 most underrated
ahead of the pack with a whole list of 189 countries on the 2016 World Environment: 2012 Winner cities”; the Umhlanga Pier as the
of achievements. The accolades Bank “Doing Business Report”. “SA's Greenest City Award”; 2013 Solid Waste: 2014 Professional best globally, and the “Coolest City
speak for themselves: and 2014 “Arbor City Award” and Management Review Awards - in SA”.
Master Card Global Destination 100 Resilient Cities Partner “PMR Golden Arrow Award”.
ECONOMY City Index predicted Durban to be (Rockefeller Foundation) “Invest in this Smart, Globally
Investment Promotion: R700Bn fastest growing tourism city in New “7 Wonders City of the Connected African City.”
on Durban Investment's Africa and would be one of the Water and Sanitation: 2014 World” - 2014.
Dashboard and 2016 winner of fastest growing tourism cities
“KZN Top Business Portfolio worldwide.
Award” for best Investment
Promotion. SOCIAL CONDITIONS
Utilities: 2015 African Utility
Infrastructure Projects: Week Industry Awards:
Numerous international project “Municipality of the Year”.
specific awards (e.g. U.N.
recognised landfill gas to electricity, Housing: 2014 and 2015 Winner
“Use-It” waste recovery projects, of “Govan Mbeki Award” for best
etc.) Housing Delivery - “unparalleled
record of housing delivery” -
Treasury and Finance: Best Judging Panel, and 2014 “SALGA
Credit Rating in SA municipal Awards” for water quality and best
sector (AA- in long-term with housing delivery.
positive watch and A1+ in short-
term). “Unqualified” Audit Reports Roads: 2015 CAPSA Conference-
from the A.G.'s Office since 2000. eThekwini recognised as the
leading road authority in Africa
SA's “Top performing City for alongside SANRAL and no 1 in
growth in millionaires since 2000” terms of internal capacity.
- New World Wealth Report, 2015
Rated #1 City in Africa for
Rated by the New York Times as “Quality Of Living” by Mercer
number 7 of their Top 52 Places to Consulting in 2015 and 2016.
Go in 2015.
SA is #1 on the Top 10 Cheapest
Durban awarded Host City 2022 Countries for Transport (train, bus,
Commonwealth Games. and air) - 2014 GoEuro.com
Report.
Ranked #1 in SA, and whole of
Africa for capital investment “GoBankingRates” 2016 Report
growth in residential properties, ranked SA (and in several
plus in Top 50 Worldwide (@ #26) categories, Durban) as the cheapest
- 2016 Knight Frank Global country in the world to live and
Residential Cities Index. retire in, out of 112 countries.

Russell Curtis, who heads up City Council and organised
Durban Investment Promotion, private business as the
said that there are good appropriate vehicle to stimulate
opportunities in the Durban economic growth and new
region and we need to capitalise investment into Durban. The
on the advantages present. team's main purpose is to,
Durban Investment Promotion “Facilitate sustainable
is part of the eThekwini investment in Durban for the
Municipality and was benefit of ALL”.
recommended by the Durban

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