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Standard Bank

Government Award was won by Dube TradePort
GOVERNMENT SECTOR

T HE WINNER IS facility in Africa combining an South African investment private partnership venture to potential to create a further

20,000 job opportunities.
finance medium to large private
destination.
international airport, dedicated
Dube TradePort
initiative focuses on catalytic
offices, retail, hotels and
The Dube TradePort cargo terminal, warehousing, FINALISTS sector projects. This unique The KwaZulu-Natal Department
of Arts and Culture
Corporation is charged with agriculture. The coastal location The KZN Growth Fund Trust investments and economic
the responsibility to develop the in KwaZulu-Natal makes logistics (KGFT) sectors as dictated by its mandate The KwaZulu-Natal Department
province’s biggest infrastructural a cost-effective proposition. Established in 2007 as one of and investment policy. In the of Arts and Culture whose
project. The designated Special Dube TradePort is a highly the KwaZulu-Natal provincial past seven years, KGFT has vision is to create a prosperous
Economic Zone (SEZ) is home to competitive business-operating government’s key strategic committed and disbursed almost and socially cohesion province
the state-of-the-art King Shaka initiatives to accelerate R1 billion to ten projects in the for all its citizens. The main
International Airport and is environment and forms the Broad-Based Black Economic healthcare, manufacturing, objective is to identify, develop
ideally positioned 30 minutes heart of the emerging Durban Empowerment (B-BBEE), telecommunication and logistics and promote artistic talents in the
from Africa’s busiest cargo port, aerotropolis. This is the first job creation and economic sectors and has created over performing and non-performing
Durban Harbour, and 90 minutes purpose-built aerotropolis in growth in the Province, KZN 14 000 job opportunities. The arts sector. This is achieved by
from Richards Bay Harbour. Africa and destined to become Growth Fund (KGFT) was KGFT is further currently providing platforms and creating
Dube TradePort takes advantage a premier business and trade structured as a unique public- appraising various potential employment opportunities in all
of its prime location as the only hub. Dube TradePort is a leading investment leads that has the 12 districts in the province. 

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