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INVEST DURBAN

Name Name of Company: Invest Durban KEY PERSONNEL
Nature of Business: Investment promotion for eThekwini HOD: Russell Curtis
Municipality CONTACT DETAILS
Services / Products: “First Stop Shop” to attract, retain, HEAD OFFICE
expand and facilitate foreign direct investment into
the Durban Metro. We provide marketing support, free Physical Address: 41 Margaret Mncadi Avenue, 11th Floor,
investment advisory services, project management Durban, 4001
assistance, opportunity identification, and regulatory Postal Address: P.O. Box 1203, Durban, 4000
Tel: +27 (0)31 311 4227
process facilitation to foreign investors, plus local E-mail: invest@durban.gov.za
empowerment partners.
Website: www.invest.durban
Date Established: 2001 www.durban.gov.za

BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
Invest Durban, established by the Durban City Council
in collaboration with the private sector, serves as the
city’s premier “First Stop Shop” for promoting and
facilitating new investment in the Durban metropolis.
As a dynamic partnership between the Metro City
Council and the private sector, Invest Durban offers
a comprehensive range of investor services including
advisory support, promotion, facilitation, and
aftercare, all free of charge to stakeholders involved in
investment activities.
As a world-class metropolitan-based investor
support service, Invest Durban operates under a
fourfold business mandate. This includes investment
The Durban Botanic Gardens is a national and local City asset. promotion and marketing, identifying, attracting,
and facilitating foreign investments, providing
aftercare and expansion support for foreign direct
investment (FDI), and advocating for policies that
foster a favourable investment climate.
Invest Durban collaborates with various organi-
sations to further its mission, including the
Department of Trade and Industry (through Invest
SA), Trade and Investment KZN (TIKZN), the Durban
Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the KZN
Growth Coalition, and State-Owned Enterprises
such as Dube TradePort, DBSA, IDC, Eskom, and
Airports Company South Africa (ACSA).
The broader mission of the organisation is to source,
Westown is one of Durban’s most significant infrastructural investments. unlock, and leverage accelerated investment growth

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