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MSUNDUZI MUNICIPALITY
Mayor: City Manager:
Cllr Themba Njilo Mr Sizwe Hadebe
www.msunduzi.gov.za
THE CITY OF CHOICE Key Development Projects Msunduzi Municipality
Manaye Hall Precinct
The City of Choice is positioned in the Msunduzi
Municipality, is the second largest city within KwaZulu- This investment development seeks to enhance and
Natal and the fifth largest city in South Africa and empower the economy and entrepreneurs within the
the main economic hub within uMgungundlovu Imbali area and surrounds, and will further provide a
District Municipality. link with the existing value chain in the area.
Pietermaritzburg, the capital city of the Province of Msunduzi Integrated Public Transport Network
KwaZulu-Natal is the ‘City of Choice’ because it sits (IRPTN)
astride the country’s business development corridor, The overall goal of this initiative is to improve the
the N3 highway which connects Durban to Gauteng, quality of life for Msunduzi’s residents through the
South Africa’s financial capital. Pietermaritzburg is provision of an integrated public transport network
only 45 minutes by road from Durban (Africa’s busiest that is rapid, safe and secure, convenient, clean,
port), one hour away by road to the new King Shaka affordable, disability friendly and socially equitable.
Airport, one hour by air from Pietermaritzburg’s The dominant public transport corridor, starting in
Oribi Airport to OR Tambo International Airport Edendale in the south-west, is routed through the CBD
(Johannesburg), and 90 minutes from the central and across the N3 freeway to Northdale, a distance of
Drakensberg resorts.
over 17km.
Pietermaritzburg is a colourful, picturesque, modern city The IRPTN is an innovative public transport solution
with fascinating historical events, scenic surroundings that will deliver:
and authentic and modern art galleries.
Integration of existing modes of transport to
The city, the second largest in the Province, is the simplify commuters’ trips
financial hub of the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands. Upgraded fleet, facilities, stops and stations
The city has increasingly become an attractive Services from early morning to late evening
investment destination. This is borne out by the Electronic Integrated Fare Management System
number of developments projects on the cards in the Safe and secure operations
Ashburton area south east of the municipality, which Non-motorised transport facilities
has been identified in the city’s Spatial Development Rapid dedicated bus lanes
Framework as an economic opportunity node. Universally accessible
Liberty Midlands Mall Phase 3
The city of Pietermaritzburg is a provincial and The Liberty Midlands Mall is a regional shopping
national centre of educational excellence. It is the
seat of the University of KwaZulu-Natal and is home centre, and given its position on the N3 national
to several other institutions of higher learning. In highway, the centre captures the wider regional
addition, Pietermaritzburg is home to a host of private market (Pietermaritzburg and surrounding area
and government-owned institutions of primary and along the N3 corridor).
secondary education. Youth Enterprise Park
The municipality is also home to great international This project, located in Pietermaritzburg city centre,
events such as the Comrades Marathon, the Duzi is to assist with improving the regularisation of
Marathon and the Midmar Mile. informal trade and to provide a more sophisticated
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