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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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INTERVIEW<br />

Authority into separate landlord and operator businesses.<br />

A multi award-recipient port, I am also proud of<br />

its successful contribution in the development of the<br />

country's economy as it has taken two schools under<br />

its wing. Prompted by the development of the Port,<br />

it has been able to increase their staff complement at<br />

these schools by a desirable number, in the process<br />

creating huge employment opportunities for the local<br />

and surrounding communities.<br />

What is the Port of Richards Bay's competitive<br />

advantage?<br />

The Port’s advantages are its connectivity in addition<br />

to top-notch infrastructure such as roads, rail, telecommunications,<br />

electricity, gas, water and accessibility<br />

to international air and sea ports, all of which<br />

reinforces the Port of Richards Bay’s prestige as a<br />

preferred investment hub in the mind of investors.<br />

Facing the trading currents of the Indian Ocean, its<br />

convenient location brings it nearer to some of the<br />

major international trade routes linking the rapidly<br />

growing economies of China and India. Investors<br />

seeking efficiency and wishing to utilise South Africa<br />

will find that Richards Bay offers an all-in-one official<br />

gateway to well-off African markets.<br />

What features of the Port are most important<br />

for the overseas market?<br />

Positioned at one of the world’s few deep-sea ports,<br />

the Port has a comprehensive range of covered and<br />

open storage facilities. It has set a world record by<br />

loading 409 809 tons of coal and exporting it within<br />

a 24-hour period. Over the last decade Transnet has<br />

entrenched itself as a monolithic company with five<br />

distinct operating divisions, including port divisions<br />

Transnet National Ports Authority and Transnet Port<br />

Terminals. It recommenced an upgrade of the surrounding<br />

roads and completed its Truck Staging<br />

area for the convenient buffering of trucks in order<br />

to improve port efficiency. Other infrastructure<br />

upgrades include the implementation of energy<br />

saving initiatives and a 132Kv upgrade to the harbour’s<br />

west substation. Most recently, the Port of<br />

Richards Bay is benefitting from TNPA’s continued<br />

drive towards creating ‘smartpeoplesPORTS’ — aiming<br />

to foster progressive<br />

and sustainable ports<br />

that co-exist and evolve<br />

with their surrounding<br />

communities.<br />

35 KWAZULU-NATAL BUSINESS <strong>2016</strong>/<strong>17</strong>

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