KwaZulu-Natal Business 2016-17 edition
The 2016-17 edition of KwaZulu-Natal Business is the eighth issue of this highly successful publication that, since its launch in 2008, has established itself as the premier business and investment guide to the KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa. The province is unique in terms of its abundant natural and human resources, and is also one of the key drivers behind the South African economy. To complement the extensive local, national and international distribution of the print edition of the magazine (15 000 copies), the full content can also be viewed online at www.kwazulunatalbusiness.co.za. Updated information on KwaZulu-Natal is also available through our monthly e-newsletter, which you can subscribe to online at www.globalafricanetwork.com, in addition to our other business-to-business titles that cover all nine provinces, complemented by our flagship publication, South African Business.
The 2016-17 edition of KwaZulu-Natal Business is the eighth issue of this highly successful publication that, since its launch in 2008, has established itself as the premier business and investment guide to the KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa.
The province is unique in terms of its abundant natural and human resources, and is also one of the key drivers behind the South African economy.
To complement the extensive local, national and international distribution of the print edition of the magazine (15 000 copies), the full content can also be viewed online at www.kwazulunatalbusiness.co.za.
Updated information on KwaZulu-Natal is also available through our monthly e-newsletter, which you can subscribe to online at www.globalafricanetwork.com, in addition to our other business-to-business titles that cover all nine provinces, complemented by our flagship publication, South African Business.
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OVERVIEW<br />
the “one-stop solution” equipped<br />
to meet their individual needs.<br />
Tsogo Sun hotels offer excellent<br />
facilities, good infrastructure and<br />
comfortable accommodation at<br />
competitive rates. The hotels are<br />
a preferred choice as they offer<br />
distinct advantages including<br />
a wide range of well-equipped<br />
venues, world-class infrastructure<br />
and exclusively tailored services.<br />
'Tsogo Sun hotels have an enviable<br />
reputation of hosting corporate<br />
and business events that<br />
stretches back decades. From<br />
high-profile gatherings to company<br />
functions and group incentives,<br />
our Durban hotels have the<br />
right ingredients to make such<br />
occasions a success,' said Mike<br />
Jackson, Director of Operations,<br />
Tsogo Sun Hotels, KZN.<br />
He added that the wide<br />
range of hotels and price points<br />
from Garden Court to the flagship<br />
Southern Sun Elangeni and<br />
Maharani, to the luxury Beverly<br />
Hills made it easy to see why<br />
Tsogo Sun’s hotels are fast becoming<br />
leading contenders in the<br />
conference and incentive market.<br />
Overlooking the city of Durban<br />
is a very intimate venue, the<br />
Audacia Manor, which is geared<br />
to smaller gatherings. This African<br />
Pride hotel has a small conference<br />
room and a book-lined boardroom<br />
with a mahogany table around<br />
which 16 delegates can be seated.<br />
Localities outside of Durban<br />
offer a great variety of experiences:<br />
the Royal Showgrounds in<br />
Pietermaritzburg hosts up to 50<br />
functions per month; the Cathedral<br />
Peak Hotel has 94 hotel rooms to<br />
support its conference venue in<br />
a dramatic, mountainous setting;<br />
Tala Private Game Reserve offers wedding guests or delegates the chance<br />
to relax in 5 000 acres of natural beauty; the Imbizo Conference Centre<br />
north of Durban can accommodate 1 500 conference-goers, while the<br />
South Coast from Amanzimtoti to Port Edward venues cater to a wide<br />
variety of tastes.<br />
Sporting events<br />
<strong>KwaZulu</strong>-<strong>Natal</strong> has developed a healthy reputation as a venue for<br />
sporting events, although in some cases the events are so extreme<br />
that non-sporting people sometimes wonder just how healthy they<br />
are. Whatever the case may be, there is no doubt that sports races and<br />
tournaments make for a healthier provincial economy.<br />
Several <strong>KwaZulu</strong>-<strong>Natal</strong> sporting events have become internationally<br />
famous and now play a crucial role in boosting local, regional<br />
and national economies. The Durban July is the country's premier<br />
horse-racing gala event. Some 55 000 spectators spend about R85-<br />
million before and during the event. The Dusi Canoe Marathon brings<br />
an estimated R30-million into the region’s economy region through<br />
money spent on accommodation, refreshments and the like. By moving<br />
the event to January, the organisers have successfully extended<br />
the Christmas season for local tourism and hospitality operators. The<br />
Comrades Marathon is another ultra-event that has a huge following<br />
locally as well as internationally.<br />
The Sharks rugby franchise has a fanatical following and soccer<br />
matches regularly draw big crowds to the area just north of Durban's<br />
CBD, one that is increasingly becoming a sporting mecca. With several<br />
stadia located here, including the superb new Moses Mabhida Stadium,<br />
this area is set to become the focus of future bids to host events such<br />
as the Commonwealth Games.<br />
ONLINE RESOURCES<br />
Amafa/Heritage <strong>KwaZulu</strong>-<strong>Natal</strong>: www.emakhosini.co.za<br />
Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife: www.kznwildlife.com<br />
Hotel Investment Conference Africa: www.hica.co.za<br />
Inkosi Albert Luthuli ICC Complex: www.icc.co.za<br />
<strong>KwaZulu</strong>-<strong>Natal</strong> Tourism Authority: www.zulu.org.za<br />
KZN Gambling Board: www.kzngambling.co.za<br />
KZN Literary Tourism: www.literarytourism.co.za<br />
N3 Gateway Tourism Association: www.N3gateway.com<br />
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