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INVEST DURBAN

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 Physical Address: 41 Margaret Mncadi Avenue, 11 th
the Durban Metro. We provide marketing support, free Floor, Durban, 4001
investment advisory services, project management Postal Address: P.O. Box 1203, Durban, 4000
assistance, opportunity identification, and regulatory 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 pro-
motion and marketing, identifying, attracting, and
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and expansion support for foreign direct investment
(FDI), and advocating for policies that foster a
favourable investment climate.
Invest Durban collaborates with various organisations
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 ACSA.
Russell Curtis, the Head of Invest Durban, reflects on
the broader mission of the organisation: “Ultimately,
our mission is to source, unlock, and leverage
accelerated investment growth for the benefit of all,
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