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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The master plan will see water<br />
delivered to this reservoir<br />
from the Northern Aqueduct<br />
Augmentation Project.<br />
The Western Aqueduct project<br />
(valued at R864-million) and the<br />
associated Northern Aqueduct<br />
Augmentation Project will inject<br />
water into the rapidly developing<br />
area north of Durban.<br />
The Tugela Bulk Water Scheme<br />
(valued at R1.4-billion) will supply<br />
water to <strong>KwaZulu</strong>-<strong>Natal</strong>'s North<br />
Coast. Water flows are expected<br />
to begin in the middle of <strong>2016</strong> in<br />
this nationally funded project.<br />
The eThekwini Municipality<br />
is spending R600-million on<br />
water and sanitation in 3<strong>17</strong> informal<br />
settlements.<br />
The provincial government<br />
committed R872-million to water<br />
infrastructure projects for the<br />
2015/16 financial year. This money<br />
was allocated from the Municipal<br />
Infrastructure Grant.<br />
Water boards<br />
Talks have begun to rationalise<br />
the province's water boards into<br />
one body. The aim is to achieve<br />
economies of scale and efficiency<br />
and to make it easier to raise funds<br />
for large projects.<br />
Umgeni Water currently supplies<br />
more than 400-million<br />
cubic metres of potable water<br />
to its six large municipal customers:<br />
eThekwini Metropolitan<br />
Municipality, iLembe District<br />
Municipality, Sisonke District<br />
Municipality, Umgungundlovu<br />
District Municipality, Ugu District<br />
Municipality and Msunduzi Local<br />
Municipality.<br />
Construction of the Spring Grove Dam.<br />
The company has five dams, 10 waterworks, five water-treatment<br />
plants and two wastewater works.<br />
Large parts of the northern part of the province are served by<br />
Mhlathuze Water, which has built inter-basin transfer schemes, watertreatment<br />
plants and sewerage plants which it operates on behalf of<br />
local municipalities. The utility has assets valued at more than R3-billion<br />
and its area of supply covers 37 000 square kilometres.<br />
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has made a difference in the<br />
lives of 200 households in the uThungulu District by making clean<br />
water available. This project was facilitated by Trade and Investment<br />
<strong>KwaZulu</strong>-<strong>Natal</strong>.<br />
Another project in this district is the extension of the Sundumbili<br />
water-treatment works. This plant treats water from the Tugela River.<br />
Engineering and environmental consultancy Royal HaskoningDHV is<br />
leading the R<strong>17</strong>-million project.<br />
Nedbank is putting R9-million over five years into clearing alien<br />
vegetation in the country's water-catchment areas, including in<br />
<strong>KwaZulu</strong>-<strong>Natal</strong>. The Nedbank sponsorship of the WWF's Water Balance<br />
Programme has seen water flowing more freely in the Umgeni catchment<br />
area.<br />
The WWF Nedbank Green Trust is one of the major sponsors behind<br />
the Dusi uMnengi Conservation Trust, which works for the environmental<br />
health of the uMngeni and uMsunduzi Rivers. A Green Corridor<br />
initiative is one of the projects. The Dusi Canoe Marathon is a major<br />
income-generator, but if the river is clogged up and dirty then that<br />
income becomes threatened.<br />
ONLINE RESOURCES<br />
Duzi uMngeni Conservation Trust: www.duct.org.za<br />
Mhlathuze Water: www.mhlathuze.co.za<br />
National Department of Water and Sanitation: www.dwa.gov.za<br />
Umgeni Water: www.umgeni.co.za<br />
Water Balance Programme: www.wwf.org.za<br />
Water Institute of Southern Africa: www.ewisa.org.za<br />
Water Research Commission: www.wrc.org.za<br />
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