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ole in the automotive sector while the Engen Oil
Refinery is a strategic asset.
The province’s existing infrastructure, good soils
and fine weather provide a solid base for future
growth. KwaZulu-Natal already has significant
capacity in heavy and light manufacturing, agriprocessing
and mineral beneficiation, all of which
is supported by South Africa’s two busiest ports
(Richards Bay and Durban), the country’s busiest
highway (the N3), a modern international airport
and pipelines that carry liquids of all types to and
from the economic powerhouse of the country
around Johannesburg in the interior.
Sappi’s dissolving pulp mill at Umkomaas
south of Durban (below) is one of the province’s
most significant industrial sites as it produces huge
quantities of a material that is used in viscose staple
fibre, which in turn is used in clothing and textiles.
Together with production volumes from Sappi’s
mill in neighbouring Mpumalanga province, the
company is the world’s largest manufacturer of
dissolving pulp. Sugar, tourism and forestry an
paper are other important sectors driving growt
and employment in KwaZulu-Natal.
In his 2020 State of the Province addres
Premier Sihle Zikalala listed the sectors which are
be targeted for investment in the future. These are
• Aloe processing
• Bio-ethanol
• Renewable energy
• Fish processing
• Innovation hubs
• Oceans Economy.
KwaZulu-Natal has a long coastline that stretche
from Port Edward in the south to the iSimangalis
Wetland Park in the north. The province’s conta
with the sea has brought obvious benefits: fishin
fine beaches enjoyed by millions of tourists an
two great ports.
These ports export vast quantities of minera
(mostly through Richards Bay) and manufacture
goods (Durban) and serve as an important condu
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In a year in which South Africa’s total
vehicle exports topped 350 000, it was
perhaps not surprising that Durban’s Car
Terminal boasted a record of putting
more than 500 000 fully-built-up units (FBUs)
through the port in 2018/19. The figure includes
FBUs that are not motor vehicles and
includes vehicle imports.
Toyota’s popular Fortuner is exported at a
rate of about 150 per month. The company’s
plant, just a few kilometres south of the
harbour at Prospecton, is to receive a R2.4
billion investment injection in order to produce
a new passenger vehicle from the end of 2020. The Toyota Hybrid
Synergy Drive vehicle will be produced as a variant. Toyota sells about
a quarter of the vehicles sold in South Africa, and accounts for the same
proportion of export volumes. The company’s total investment of R4.2-
billion between 2019 and 2021 includes other manufacturing projects
and a huge increase in warehousing capabilities.
The other large-scale original equipment manufacturer in the
province is Bell Equipment. Between the Toyota plant and the Richards
Bay facility of heavy-equipment manufacturer Bell Equipment,
upwards of 11 000 people are employed. In 2019 Bell won the
“Major Contributor to Innovation and Technological Advancement
in KZN” award and the “Exporter of the Year” award. Exports to more
than 80 countries make up about 40% of the company’s turnover
and local content of those exports is at 70%. Bell is best known for
its heavy equipment which is primarily used in the mining and
construction sectors.
Another manufacturer of earthmoving equipment is Dezzi, with
18 offices and branches. In 2018 AIH Logistics started assembling
Mahindra and Bolero bakkies from kits imported from India on a 5
000m² site at Dube TradePort. The Mathe Group’s tyre recycling plant
at Hammars-dale has increased capacity to 150 000 used truck tyres
per year and should exceed 200 000 soon, while Powerstar assembles
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trucks in Pietermaritzburg on a
site formerly used by Super
Group. KwaZulu-Natal’s substantial
automotive components
sector includes large manufacturers
such as GUD Filters, while
39 companies (with 17 000
employees) are members of the
Durban Automotive Cluster.
Trade and Investment
KwaZulu-Natal estimates that
the province’s component
automotive manufacturers
enjoy a combined turnover
approaching R10-billion.
The Behr Group has an
air-conditioning and cooling
systems factory in Durban.
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CONTENTS
CONTENTS
KwaZulu-Natal 2021/22 Edition
Introduction
Foreword 8
A unique guide to business and investment in KwaZulu-Natal.
Special features
Regional overview of KwaZulu-Natal 10
Infrastructure projects will help the province build back better.
Ports and exports: KwaZulu-Natal has
an abundance of both 18
Companies in a wide range of sectors are seeing potential
in Africa and China.
Economic sectors
Agriculture 26
A Value Chain Master Plan promises solutions for
the sugar industry.
Forestry and paper 30
A beekeeping project has reduced forest fires.
Mining 31
Coal mining and processing has resumed.
Engineering 32
A respected university unit is expanding its brief.
Oil and gas 33
A new tanker will improve port services.
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Inspiring hope and enabling dreams
Growing with KwaZulu-Natal since 1863.
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tandard Bank has a long and storied history
in KwaZulu-Natal where we have had a presence
for more than 150 years. In 1863 the bank
opened its third South African branch in Durban.
Over the decades Standard Bank has continued
to evolve and adapt with South Africa’s sociopolitical
and structural changes. Under the
new dispensation Standard Bank has enjoyed
strong and cordial working relationships with
government and municipalities in KwaZulu-Natal.
Africa is our home, we drive her growth, and we do
this by being a catalyst for inclusive and sustainable
economic growth in the countries in which we
operate, and by making life better for our fellow
Africans by doing business the right way.
We want to fulfil dreams, help people take steps in life
and organise and execute our strategies at the right
time, on the right channels while fulfilling humanity.
This means evolving to being a platform business.
And our platform’s purpose is to match the
individual needs of users and facilitate the
exchange of goods and services, enabling value
creation for all participants. Client centricity places
our clients at the centre of everything we do.
Driving growth
Our people and processes are outwardly focused on
our clients as their needs and expectations change.
Standard Bank’s business activities have social,
economic and environmental (SEE) impact in
the economies and communities in which we
operate. There are seven specific areas in which
we believe we can best drive Africa’s growth,
while making a positive impact on society, the
economy, and the environment:
• Financial inclusion.
• Job creation and enterprise development.
• Infrastructure.
• Africa trade and investment.
• Climate change and sustainable finance.
• Education and skills development.
• Health.
We are in the business of inspiring hope and
enabling dreams. We believe that dreams
matter because they fuel our growth.
Soon we will be the most truly digital, the
most truly human, the most competitive, the
most profitable, and the most purpose-driven
services group in the history of Africa. ■
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Construction and property 36
The north coast continues to attract high prices.
Tourism 37
Dedicated funds are promoting transformation.
Manufacturing 38
Cellphones are now made in KwaZulu-Natal.
Automotive 39
Stanger will host a new battery factory.
Education and training 40
An ambitious scheme aims to prepare young people
for the world of work.
Water 44
Waste-water works are being upgraded.
Energy 45
Toyota dealers are using less energy.
Banking and financial services 46
Choices for South African financial consumers are expanding.
Development finance and SMME support 48
Exxaro and Bell are teaming up to help SMMEs.
References
Key sector contents 24
Overviews of the main economic sectors of KwaZulu-Natal.
Index
IBC
ABOUT THE COVER:
Rich agricultural soil supports the
intensive cultivation of sugarcane
in the iLembe District Municipality.
Located north of Durban with excellent
connections to the port of that city and
Richards Bay, iLembe is also host to the
King Shaka International Airport and the
Dube TradePort. Several companies have
their national headquarters in Ballito.
Credit: Enterprise iLembe.
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EBH South Africa
Trusted ship repair, marine and industrial
engineering for over 140 years.
Elgin Brown and Hamer, having been founded in 1878, is
still regarded as one of the oldest shipyards in Southern
Africa. Since the takeover by new management in 2018
the goal was to sustain the reputation of the company in
servicing the marine and industrial sectors, with high-quality
facilities and on-time delivery.
Services
The Elgin Brown and Hamer Group comprises eight companies under
the group holding. We have several strategic subsidiaries who carry
out specific divisional work rendering a full in-house service in all
aspects of ship repair and industrial engineering as follows:
• Steel Repairs and Steel Fabrication
• Mechanical Repairs (Diesel and Turbo)
• Blasting and Coating (PMC)
• Pipe Fabrications and Repairs
• Machining and Hydraulics (M&H)
• Electrical Repairs and Renewals (Electro Marine)
• Carpentry and Insulation
• Scaffolding
We are committed to superior engineering solutions by providing
diverse and innovative services to all our clients.
DURBAN HEAD OFFICE
Lower Bremen Road, Bayhead, Durban
PO Box 29079, Maydon Wharf, 4057
Tel: +27 31 205 6391
Email: shiprep@ebh.co.za
Website: www.ebh.co.za
What sets us apart?
EBH South Africa has a privatelyowned
floating dock in the Port
of Durban with a lifting capacity
of 8 500 tons, a floating crane
with a lifting capacity of 60
tons at 10 metres, barges, and
a launch. Our workshops are
fully equipped and have the
capacity to undertake various
engineering works, both marine
and industrial, at any given time.
The company’s commitment to
safety and quality is evident in
its certification with the Bureau
Veritas ISO 9001:2015 quality
management system, which
is complemented by ISO 3834
accreditation. The company is
also a Level 2 B-BBEE contributor.
Achievements
In 2020, EBH SA was pleased
to announce our association
with CR Ocean as a Southern
African Region Agent for the
Marine Exhaust Gas Scrubbers.
Our subsidiary company
Marine & Hydraulics was also
named as the distributor for
sales of original Syncrolift®
products in South Africa. EBH
(Pty) Ltd recently installed
Ballast Water Treatment
System (BWTS) on various drydocking
vessels in the yard
which was a success and to
the customers’ satisfaction.
We are available to assist in
the ports of Durban, Richards Bay,
Cape Town, Saldanha Bay, Port
Elizabeth and East London. ■
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FOREWORD
KwaZulu-Natal Business
A unique guide to business and investment in KwaZulu-Natal.
Credits
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Chris Whales
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The 2021/22 edition of KwaZulu-Natal Business is the 13th issue of
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In addition to the regular articles providing insight into each of the
key economic sectors of the province, there is a special report on
the prospect of increasing exports on the back of the signing of a
continental free trade agreement. The province’s export infrastructure is
examined and the diversity and export successes of several companies
in a wide range of sectors is noted.
The increasing importance of the Oceans Economy to the future
of the provincial and national economy is relevant to any examination
of the economy of KwaZulu-Natal. This applies as much to trade and
ship-repair as it does to the exciting gas discoveries which have been
made off the coast of Mozambique and South Africa.
To complement the extensive local, national and international
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A REGIONAL OVERVIEW OF
KWAZULU-NATAL
Infrastructure projects will help the province build back better.
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By John Young
Business events to be hosted in 2020/21 are
expected to inject an estimated R1.2-billion
into the local economy.” When the Premier
of KwaZulu-Natal, Sihle Zikalala, spoke these
words on 4 March 2020 at the Royal Show Grounds
in Pietermaritzburg, business tourism and tourism in
general were projected to be significant earners for
the province.
A day later, on Thursday 5 March, the National
Institute for Communicable Diseases confirmed
that a suspected case of Covid-19, a person recently
returned from a trip to Italy, had tested positive. And
that was the end of tourism for the foreseeable – or
unforeseeable – future.
The first half of 2019 brought in a total of R14.4-billion
in tourist spending and the year as a whole delivered an
increase of 8% in international visitor numbers. The newlycreated
Cruise Ship Terminal at the Port of Durban was
ready to welcome guests, but it would be at least a year
before cruises could resume.
Tourism is a key sector in the KwaZulu-Natal
economy and provides livelihoods to many
thousands of families in urban and rural areas. The
closing of borders brought real hardship to many
areas in the province.
Infrastructure
The other good news in the Premier’s State of the
Province address was not subject to the spread
of deadly viruses. This related to infrastructure
spending plans which give hope for the province’s
ability to “build back better”.
Some of the infrastructure plans include:
• A housing project in Msunduzi comprising 25 000
units. The R2.5-billion Vulindlela project provided
employment for 1 713 people and is in the final
phase of construction.
• New bridges to enable scholars to get to school
safely. There are many rivers in the province so
the 2020/21 budget makes provision for seven
vehicular bridges and 12 Bailey bridges to be
built in rural areas in partnership with the South
African National Defence Force (SANDF).
• •Upgrade of the N3/N2. The South African
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A wetland conservation project run by Mondi,
the packaging and paper company.
National Roads Agency will spend R35-bllllon
on this multi-phase project.
• The launch of the Durban Aerotropolis Master
Plan. The plan is to develop an airport city
centred on King Shaka International Airport.
• The Department of Economic Development,
Tourism and Environmental Affairs (DEDTEA) has
allocated R30-million towards the construction
of a terminal building at Mkhuze airport following
its runway upgrade. The department is also
working with Ray Nkonyeni Local Municipality to
upgrade the terminal building at Margate airport.
• Creation of an automotive supplier park.
DEDTEA, Dube TradePort and eThekwini
Municipality have signed a memorandum of
understanding.
• The provincial government intends contracting
Broadband lnfraco to provide network
services to be used by Dube TradePort to roll
out more than 810 WiFi hotspots at 405 sites
across the province.
• The Isandlwana Heritage Project. It may seem
ironic to be building tourism infrastructure at
this time, but the future will include tourism.
The Department of Transport and SANRAL are
consulting local communities about further
developing this historic site.
Investment
Between May 2019 and February 2020, inward
investment commitments to the value of more than
R15-billion were made. These included amounts
pledged in most of the priority sectors identified by
the provincial government, namely agro-processing,
healthcare, manufacturing, renewable energy and
tourism and property development.
Other priority sectors include aloe processing,
bio-ethanol fuel, fish processing and, more broadly,
the Oceans Economy.
The Special Economic Zones (SEZs) at Richards
Bay and King Shaka International Airport (the
Dube TradePort) are key components of the
strategy of attracting investors to the province.
Dube TradePort attracted R7-billion between
2012 and 2019 and the same amount is expected
to accompany the development of Phase 1A
and Phase 1F of the Richards Bay Industrial
Development Zone (RBIDZ). Two investors in 2019
were edible oils manufacturer Wilmar Processing
SA, which is investing more than R1-billion in
a plant, and Elegant Afro Line, which will spend
about R900-million on its chemicals plant.
There are plans to establish a clothing and
textiles SEZ in the province to build on the
province’s established strength in the sector and an
automotive supplier park will soon be in operation.
Toyota and Bell Equipment play a big role in the
automotive sector while the Engen Oil Refinery is a
strategic asset.
The province’s existing infrastructure, good soils
and fine weather provide a solid base for future
growth. KwaZulu-Natal already has significant
capacity in heavy and light manufacturing, agriprocessing
and mineral beneficiation, all of which
is supported by South Africa’s two busiest ports
(Richards Bay and Durban), the country’s most active
highway (the N3), a modern international airport and
pipelines that carry liquids of all types to and from
the economic powerhouse of the country around
Johannesburg in the interior.
Sappi’s dissolving pulp mill at Umkomaas
south of Durban is one of the province’s most
significant industrial sites as it produces huge
quantities of a material that is used in viscose
staple fibre, which in turn is used in clothing
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Durban Container Terminal. Credit: TPT
and textiles. Together with production volumes
from Sappi’s mill in neighbouring Mpumalanga
province, the company is the world’s largest
manufacturer of dissolving pulp. Mondi is the
province’s other global giant in forestry, paper
and packaging.
Oceans Economy
KwaZulu-Natal province has a long coastline that
stretches from the Mtamvuna River in the south
to the Isimangaliso Wetland Park in the north.
The province’s contact with the sea has brought
obvious benefits: fishing, fine beaches enjoyed
by millions of tourists and two great ports. These
ports export vast quantities of minerals (mostly
through Richards Bay) and manufactured goods
(Durban) and serve as an important conduit for
imports of all sorts.
The Richards Bay Coal Terminal exports massive
quantities of coal while the Port of Durban is the
busiest port in Africa.
However, planners want to expand the economic
benefits that the ocean can bring. An Oceans
Economy Review Workshop has come up with a
range of sub-sectors that can help grow the provincial
economy and invite foreign direct investment:
• Marine transport and manufacturing.
• Offshore oil and gas exploration.
• Aquaculture.
• Marine protection and ocean governance.
• Small harbours.
• Coastal and marine tourism.
Strategies to grow the Oceans Economy
dovetail with ongoing projects to boost
the capacity of the province’s ports and to
explore for gas and oil in the Indian Ocean.
If oil rigs were to start visiting the KZN
coastline on a regular basis, the ship-repair
industry would grow exponentially.
The Oceans Economy is one of the focus
areas that has been chosen by national
government to be part of Operation
Phakisa, a focused, goal-driven attempt
to jump-start a specific economic sector.
Overall, Phakisa intends creating a million
jobs by 2033 and injecting R177-billion into
national GDP.
The decision to build a cruise-ship
terminal at the Port of Durban is a good
example of the kind of decision that is in line
with an “Oceans Economy” approach.
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Geography
The mixed topography of the province allows
for varied agriculture, animal husbandry and
horticulture. The lowland area along the Indian
Ocean coastline is made up of subtropical
thickets and Afromontane Forest. High humidity
is experienced, especially in the far north and this
is a summer rainfall area. The centrally-located
Midlands is on a grassland plateau among rolling
hills. Temperatures generally get colder in the far
west and northern reaches of the province.
The mountainous area in the west – the
Drakensberg – comprises solid walls of basalt and
is the source of the region’s many strongly running
rivers. Regular and heavy winter snowfalls support
tourist enterprises. The Lubombo mountains in the
north are granite formations that run in parallel.
Regions
KwaZulu-Natal has 10 district municipalities and a
metropolitan municipality, the most of any province
in South Africa. In economic terms, the province
offers diverse opportunities.
Southern region
This area is the province’s most populous. The
city of Durban has experienced booms in sectors
such as automotive, ICT, film and call centres.
The promenade now reaches all the way to the
harbour and the Point development will benefit.
Major investments are taking place at the Port of
Durban with the current centrepiece being the
Durban Cruise Terminal. The Container Terminal is
also undergoing an extensive overhaul. Durban’s
conference facilities are well utilised, but many
opportunities still exist in chemicals and industrial
chemicals, food and beverages, infrastructure
development and tourism. Further south, Margate’s
airport and Port Shepstone’s beachfront are assets.
Western region
Also known as the Midlands, this is a fertile
agricultural region which hosts the popular
annual Royal Show. It produces sugarcane, fruit,
animal products, forestry and dairy products.
Pietermaritzburg is the provincial capital and
home to a major aluminium producer along with
several manufacturing concerns, including textiles,
furniture, leather goods and food. The city has good
transport links along the N3 national highway,
excellent schools and a lively arts scene. The
Midlands Meander is a popular tourist destination.
Eastern region
Although most of this area is rural, Richards Bay is
one of the country’s industrial hot spots because of
its coal terminal, port and aluminium smelters. The
Richards Bay Industrial Development Zone (RBIDZ)
is a major economic node and with the possibility of
a power plant being built, the RBIDZ could become
an energy hub. Mining is an important sector in this
region. The other major urban centre is Empangeni
which has several educational institutions. The King
Shaka International Airport is adjacent to the Dube
TradePort, a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) which is
attracting investors.
Northern region
The economic powerhouse is Newcastle in the
north-west: coal-mining, steel processing and
manufacturing are major activities. Some old coal
mines are being reopened by new coal companies
to cater for the country’s power stations’ demand
for the fuel. Game farms, trout fishing and hiking
are part of an attractive package for tourists, and
Zululand is a popular destination for cultural
experiences. The region is rich in Anglo-Boer
War history which includes battle sites such as
Isandlwana and Rorke’s Drift. ■
Credit: Isandlwana Battlefields Route
13 KWAZULU-NATAL BUSINESS 2021/22

KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Local Government
Government
LISTING
A guide to KwaZulu-Natal's municipalities.
LISTING
KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Local Government
A guide to KwaZulu-Natal’s provincial government departments. All addresses are located
in ETHEKWINI Pietermaritzburg METROPOLITAN (code 3201) MUNICIPALITY
unless stated otherwise. uMzimkhulu Visit Municipality www.kznonline.gov.za.
263 Dr Pixley ka Seme Street, Durban 4001
Tel: +27 39 259 5000 | Fax: +27 39 259 0427
Office of the Premier
Education
A Tel: guide +27 31 311 to 1111 KwaZulu-Natal's | Fax: +27 31 311 2170 municipalities. Website: www.umzimkhululm.gov.za
Government
Premier: Sihle Zikalala
MEC: Kwazikwenkosi Innocent Mshengu
Website: www.durban.gov.za
5th LISTING
Floor, floor, Telkom Moses Building, Mabhida 300 Building, Langalibalele 300 Langalibalele Street Street
Anton Lembede Building, 247 Burger Street
A Tel: AMAJUBA guide +27 33 341 to 3300 KwaZulu-Natal’s DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY provincial government Tel: ILEMBE +27 departments. 33 846 DISTRICT 5000 | Fax: +27 All MUNICIPALITY
33 addresses 355 1293 are LISTING located
in Fax: ETHEKWINI Unit Pietermaritzburg +27 B9356, 33 331 Ithala 7368 Building, METROPOLITAN Section (code 1, Main 3201) Street, MUNICIPALITY
Madadeni unless Township, stated otherwise. Website: uMzimkhulu 59/61 Mahatma www.kzneducation.gov.za
Visit Gandhi Municipality
St, www.kznonline.gov.za.
KwaDukuza 4450
KwaZulu-Natal 263 Newcastle Dr Pixley 2940 ka Seme Street, Durban 4001
Tel: +27 32 39437 2599300 5000 | | Fax: Fax: +27 +27 3239 437259 9587 0427
Office Agriculture Provincial
of the and Premier Rural Development Local Education
Health Government
Tel: +27 31 34 311 3291111 7200 | | Fax: +27 31 34311 314 2170 3785
Website: www.ilembe.gov.za
www.umzimkhululm.gov.za
Premier: MEC:
A
Sihle Zikalala
Kwazikwenkosi Innocent Mshengu
Website: guide
Bongiwe
www.durban.gov.za
www.amajuba.gov.za to
Nomusa
KwaZulu-Natal's
Sithole-Moloi
municipalities.
MEC: Nomagugu Simelane-Zulu
Government
Cedara 5th Floor, College, Telkom Moses Cedara Building, Mabhida Road 300 Building, Langalibalele 300 Langalibalele Street Street
Anton 1st Natalie KwaDukuza Floor, Lembede Building, 330 Langalibalele Building, 11th Municipality
floor, 247 Street 330 Burger Langalibalele Street Street
Tel: AMAJUBA Dannhauser +27 33 341 335 3300 9100 DISTRICT Municipality MUNICIPALITY
Tel: ILEMBE Tel: +27 +27 33 32846 395 437 DISTRICT 2111 5000 5000 | Fax: +27 MUNICIPALITY
33 355 1293
A Fax: Unit Tel: guide +27 B9356, 33 34331 621 Ithala to 7368 8255 2666 KwaZulu-Natal’s Building, | Fax: Section +27 341, 621 Main 3114 Street, provincial Madadeni Township, government Website: 59/61 Fax: +27 departments. Mahatma www.kzneducation.gov.za
www.kznhealth.gov.za
32 437 Gandhi 5098 St, KwaDukuza All addresses 4450 are located
in Website: ETHEKWINI Newcastle Pietermaritzburg www.kzndard.gov.za
www.dannhauser.gov.za
2940 METROPOLITAN (code 3201) MUNICIPALITY
unless stated otherwise. uMzimkhulu
Tel: Website: +27 32 www.kwadukuza.gov.za
437 Visit 9300
Municipality
| Fax: www.kznonline.gov.za.
+27 32 437 9587
Agriculture
263
and Rural Development
Tel: Dr +27 Pixley 34 329 ka Seme 7200 Street, | Fax: +27 Durban 34 314 4001
Health Human
3785
Tel: Website: +27 39
Settlements
www.ilembe.gov.za
259 5000 | Fax: +27
and
39 259
Public
0427
Works
Office MEC: Arts Bongiwe Nomusa Sithole-Moloi
Website: eMadlangeni and of the Culture Premier
www.amajuba.gov.za (Utrecht) Municipality
Education
Tel: +27 31 311 1111 | Fax: +27 31 311 2170
MEC:
Website: Mandeni Nomagugu Neliswa
www.umzimkhululm.gov.za
Municipality
Peggy Simelane-Zulu
Nkonyeni
Premier: Cedara MEC: Hlengiwe College, Sihle Cedara Zikalala Goodness Road Slindile Mavimbela
MEC:
Tel: +27 34 331 3041 | Fax: +27 34 331 4312
1st 203 Natalie KwaDukuza Tel: Floor, Church Kwazikwenkosi
+27 Building, 330 32 Street Langalibalele 11th Municipality
Floor,
Innocent Street 330 Langalibalele
Mshengu
Website: www.durban.gov.za
456 8200
Street
5th Tel: 222 Dannhauser Website: Floor, +27 floor, Jabu 33 Telkom Ndlovu www.emadlangeni.gov.za
Moses 335 9100 Building, Street Mabhida Municipality
300 Building, Langalibalele 300 Langalibalele Street Street
Anton Tel: Tel: Fax: +27 +27 Lembede 33 32395 392 437 456 Building, 2111 6400 5000 2504| Fax: 247 +27 Burger 33 392 Street 6490
Tel: Fax: AMAJUBA Tel: +27 +27 33 33 34341 264 6213300
3400 8255 2666 DISTRICT | Fax: +27 34 MUNICIPALITY
621 3114
Tel: Website: ILEMBE Fax: +27 +27 33 www.kznhealth.gov.za
www.kznworks.gov.za
www.mandeni.gov.za
32 846 437 DISTRICT 5000 5098| Fax: +27 MUNICIPALITY
33 355 1293
Fax: Website: Unit Newcastle +27 B9356, 33 www.kzndard.gov.za
www.dannhauser.gov.za
331 Ithala 3947368
2237 Building, Municipality
Section 1, Main Street, Madadeni Township, Website: 59/61 Website: Mahatma www.kzneducation.gov.za
www.kwadukuza.gov.za
Gandhi St, KwaDukuza 4450
Website: Newcastle
Human Settlements and Public Works
Tel: +27 www.kzndac.gov.za
342940
Provincial
328 7600 | Fax: +27 34 312 1570
Tel: Maphumulo +27 32 437 9300
Treasury Municipality
| Fax: +27 32 437 9587
Agriculture Arts eMadlangeni and Culture and (Utrecht) Rural Development
Municipality
Health
Tel:
MEC: Mandeni Neliswa Municipality
Peggy Nkonyeni
Website: +27 34 www.newcastle.gov.za
329 7200 | Fax: +27 34 314 3785
Website:
for
Tel: +27 www.ilembe.gov.za
Finance: Ravigasen Ranganathan Pillay
32 481 4500
MEC: Community Bongiwe Hlengiwe Nomusa Goodness Safety Sithole-Moloi and Slindile Liaison Mavimbela
MEC:
Tel: +27 34 331 3041 | Fax: +27 34 331 4312
203 Treasury Tel: Church Nomagugu
Fax: +27 House, 32 Street 456 481145 Simelane-Zulu
Website: www.amajuba.gov.za
8200 2053 Chief Albert Luthuli Street,
Cedara 222 MEC: Website: HARRY Jabu Bheki Thomas College, Ndlovu www.emadlangeni.gov.za
Ntuli GWALA Cedara Mxolisi StreetRoad
Kaunda DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY 1st Natalie Tel: KwaDukuza
Fax: Website: Floor, +27 +27 Building, 330 www.maphumuloonline.gov.za
32392 897 Langalibalele 4566400 4200 2504 11th Municipality
| floor, Fax: Street +27 33033 Langalibalele 342 3922486
6490 Street
Tel: 179 Dannhauser
40 +27 Main Jabu 33 Street, Ndlovu 335 2649100
3400 Ixopo Street Municipality
3276
Tel: Website: Tel: +27 +27 33 www.kznworks.gov.za
32 www.kzntreasury.gov.za
www.mandeni.gov.za
395 4372111
5000
Fax: Tel: Newcastle +27 + +27 33 34 33 39343 621 394 341 834 8255 2666 2237 9300 8700 Municipality
| Fax: +27 34 621 3114
Website: Fax: Ndwedwe +27 www.kznhealth.gov.za
32 437 5098 Municipality
Website: Fax: Tel: www.kzndac.gov.za
Provincial
34 328 7600 | Fax: +27 34 312 1570
Maphumulo Treasury
Fax: + +27 www.kzndard.gov.za
www.dannhauser.gov.za
33 39342 8346345
Sport
1701
Website: Tel: +27 www.kwadukuza.gov.za
and Recreation
32 532 5000Municipality
Website: for Finance: Ravigasen Ranganathan Pillay
www.kzncomsafety.gov.za
Human MEC: Hlengiwe Settlements Goodness Slindile and Public Mavimbela Works
www.newcastle.gov.za
www.harrygwaladm.gov.za
Tel: Fax: +27 32481 5324500
5031/2
Arts Community eMadlangeni and Culture Safety (Utrecht) and Liaison Municipality
MEC: Treasury 135 Mandeni
Fax: Website: Pietermaritz Neliswa
+27 House, www.ndwedwe.gov.za
32 481
Municipality
145 Peggy Street 2053 Chief Nkonyeni Albert Luthuli Street,
MEC: Cooperative HARRY Dr Dlamini Hlengiwe Bheki Thomas GWALA Ntuli Mxolisi Goodness Zuma Governance Kaunda DISTRICT Municipality
Slindile Mavimbela
Tel: +27 34 331 3041 | Fax: +27 34 331 4312
and MUNICIPALITY
Traditional
203 Tel: Website: Church +27 33 32 www.maphumuloonline.gov.za
Street
897 4564200 9400 8200 | Fax: +27 33 342 2486
222 179 Affairs
Website: 40 Tel: Jabu Main + 27 Ndlovu www.emadlangeni.gov.za
Street, 39 833 Street Ixopo 10383276
| Fax: + 27 39 833 1179
Tel: Website: Fax: +27 +27 33 www.kzntreasury.gov.za
www.kzn.dsr.gov.za
32392 4566400 2504| Fax: +27 33 392 6490
Tel: MEC:
Tel: Website: +27 + Sipho
+27 33 33 39 www.ndz.gov.za
264 341 Hlomuka
834 3400 9300 8700
Website: Ndwedwe KING www.kznworks.gov.za
www.mandeni.gov.za
CETSHWAYO Municipality DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY
Fax: 330 Newcastle
Fax: +27 Langalibalele + +27 33 33 39 394 342 834 2237 Municipality
Street 6345
Sport Social and Development
Recreation
1701
Tel: King +27 Cetshwayo 32 532 5000 House, Kruger Rand Rd, Richards Bay 3900
Website: Tel: Website: Greater +27 www.kzndac.gov.za
33 www.kzncomsafety.gov.za
Hlengiwe Goodness Slindile Mavimbela
www.harrygwaladm.gov.za
395 Kokstad 2831 Municipality
Provincial
34 328 7600 | Fax: +27 34 312 1570
MEC: Maphumulo Nonhlanhla Treasury Mildred Khoza
Fax: Tel: +27 32 35532 7995031/2
2500 Municipality
Fax: Tel: +27 33 39345 7976432
MEC
6600 | Fax: +27 39 727 5501
135 208 Website: Fax: Pietermaritz Hoosen for Finance: www.ndwedwe.gov.za
35 Haffejee 789 Street Ravigasen
1641 Street Ranganathan Pillay
Website: www.newcastle.gov.za
Tel: +27 32 481 4500
Community Cooperative Website: Dr Dlamini Zuma Governance Municipality and Traditional
www.kzncogta.gov.za Safety and Liaison
www.kokstad.gov.za
Treasury Tel: Fax: Website: +27 House, 33 32 www.kingcetshwayo.gov.za
897 264 481145 9400 5402 2053 Chief Albert Luthuli Street,
MEC: Affairs HARRY Tel: +
Bheki Thomas
27 39
Ntuli GWALA Mxolisi Kaunda
833 1038 | DISTRICT Fax: + 27 39 833 MUNICIPALITY
1179
Tel: Fax: Website: +27 33 www.kzn.dsr.gov.za
33 www.maphumuloonline.gov.za
897 3414200 9610 | Fax: +27 33 342 2486
179 MEC: Economic
40
Sipho Hlomuka
Website: uBuhlebezwe Main Jabu Street, Ndlovu Development,
www.ndz.gov.za
Ixopo Street3276
Municipality Tourism and
Website: KING City of www.kzntreasury.gov.za
www.kzndsd.gov.za
www.kzndsr.gov.za
CETSHWAYO uMhlathuze DISTRICT Municipality MUNICIPALITY
Tel: 330 Land
Tel: Langalibalele Affairs Street
Social Development
+ +27 33 39 341 834 9300 8700 7700 | Fax: +27 39 834 1168
Ndwedwe King Tel: +27 Cetshwayo 35 907 5000 Municipality
House, | Fax: Kruger +27 Rand 35 907 Rd, 5444 Richards Bay 3900
Fax: Tel: MEC: Greater Fax: +27 Nomsa 33 395 Kokstad Dube-Ncube
2831 Municipality
MEC: Transport Nonhlanhla Mildred Khoza
Website: + +27 33 www.ubuhlebezwe.gov.za
39342 8346345
Sport and Recreation
1701
Tel: Website: +27 32 www.umhlathuze.gov.za
35532 7995000
2500
Website: Fax: 270 Tel: Jabu +27 www.kzncomsafety.gov.za
33 Ndlovu www.harrygwaladm.gov.za
39345 7976432
Street
MEC:
6600 | Fax: +27 39 727 5501
208 MEC: Fax: Hoosen Hlengiwe
+27
Thomas Bheki 32 35 Haffejee Ntuli 532
Mxolisi Goodness
7895031/2
1641 Street Kaunda Slindile Mavimbela
Website: Tel: +27 33 www.kzncogta.gov.za
www.kokstad.gov.za
264 2500 | Fax: +27 331 310 5416
135 Tel: 172 Website: Pietermaritz +27 Burger 33 www.ndwedwe.gov.za
www.kingcetshwayo.gov.za
264 Street 5402 Street
Cooperative Dr Website:
KWAZULU-NATAL Dlamini www.kzndedt.gov.za
www.kznedtea.gov.za
Zuma Governance BUSINESS Municipality and 2019/20 Traditional 60Tel: Fax: +27 + 27 33 33 897 341 355 9400 9610 8600
Affairs Economic
Tel: uBuhlebezwe + 27 39 833
Development,
1038 Municipality
| Fax: + 27 39 833
Tourism
1179
and
Website: Fax: City + 27 of www.kzn.dsr.gov.za
www.kzndsd.gov.za
www.kzndsr.gov.za
33 uMhlathuze 355 8092 Municipality
MEC: Land Sipho
Website:
Affairs Hlomuka
Tel: +27 www.ndz.gov.za
39 834 7700 | Fax: +27 39 834 1168
Web: KING Tel: +27 www.kzntransport.gov.za
35 CETSHWAYO 907 5000 | Fax: +27 DISTRICT 35 907 5444 MUNICIPALITY
330 MEC: Nomsa Dube-Ncube
Transport
Website: Langalibalele www.ubuhlebezwe.gov.za
Street
Social Development
King Website: Cetshwayo www.umhlathuze.gov.za
House, Kruger Rand Rd, Richards Bay 3900
Tel: 270 Greater +27 Jabu 33 Ndlovu 395 Kokstad 2831 Street Municipality
MEC: Nonhlanhla Thomas Bheki Ntuli
Tel: +27 35 799
Mxolisi Mildred
2500
Kaunda Khoza
Fax: Tel: +27 33 39264 345 7976432
2500 6600 | | Fax: Fax: +27 +27 331 39310 7275416
5501
208
172
172 Fax: Hoosen
Burger
Burger +27 35 Street Haffejee
Street
789 1641 Street
Website: KWAZULU-NATAL www.kzndedt.gov.za
www.kznedtea.gov.za
BUSINESS 2019/20
www.kzncogta.gov.za
www.kokstad.gov.za
60Tel: + 27 33 355 8600 | Fax: + 27 33 355 8092
Website: +27 2733 33 www.kingcetshwayo.gov.za
264 355 5402 8600
Website: www.kzntransport.gov.za
Fax: +27 + 2733 3341 355 9610 8092
Economic uBuhlebezwe Development, Municipality Tourism and
Website: Web: City www.kzntransport.gov.za
of www.kzndsd.gov.za
www.kzndsr.gov.za
uMhlathuze Municipality
Land Affairs
Tel: +27 39 834 7700 | Fax: +27 39 834 1168
Tel: +27 35 907 5000 | Fax: +27 35 907 5444

tourist enterprises. The Lubombo Mountains in the
north are granite formations that run in parallel.
Regions
KwaZulu-Natal Provincial
Government
KwaZulu-Natal metropolitan
Convention Centre Complex, which hosts the
and district municipalities
KwaZulu-Natal has 11 district municipalities, the
most of any province in South Africa and, in economic
terms, the province offers diverse opportunities.
annual Tourism Indaba.
Southern region
The province's climate lends itself to every kind of This area is the province’s most populous. The city of
A guide to KwaZulu-Natal’s provincial government departments. All addresses are located
outdoor pursuit and its excellent beaches are always Durban has experienced booms in sectors such as
in Pietermaritzburg Durban popular. is the Big sports principal (code 3201)
events city unless
are regularly of the stated province’s otherwise.
hosted only metropolitan Visit www.kznonline.gov.za.
automotive, ICT, film and municipality,
call centres. Major investments
are taking place at the Port of Durban and
eThekwini KwaZulu-Natal, Metropolitan which has become Municipality. something of
Office of the Premier
Education
a home to mass-participation events such as the there is a possibility that the old airport south of the
Premier: Sihle Zikalala
MEC: Kwazikwenkosi Innocent Mshengu
Comrades Marathon and the Dusi Canoe race. The city could become another port, if the money can be
5th Floor, Telkom province Building, has 300 excellent Langalibalele game Street and nature reserves. Anton Lembede Building, 247 Burger Street
N17
N17 Bethal
Tel: DISTRICT +27 33 341 3300 Isimangaliso MUNICIPALITY Wetland PRINCIPAL Park is a World CITY Heritage Site Tel: +27 33 846 5000 | Fax: +27 33 355 1293 SWAZILAND
KWAZULU-NATAL ErmeloPROVINCE
Fax: +27 33 331 and 7368 helps to fund 80 small businesses associated Website: www.kzneducation.gov.za
Standerton
Mpumalanga
Piet Retief
N11
Amajuba with its business as a tourist Newcastle site.
N2
Agriculture The and building Rural Development
of the King Shaka International Health
Volksrust
Paulpietersburg
Vrede
Pongola
MEC: Bongiwe Airport Nomusa to the Sithole-Moloi north of Durban allows tourists to get MEC: Nomagugu Simelane-ZuluR33
Utrecht
Harry Gwala
Ixopo
R69
Mkuze
to superb beaches and game farms very quickly,
R66
Newcastle
R34
Cedara College, Cedara Road
1st Floor, 330 Langalibalele Street
Vryheid
Free State
Nongoma
Tel:
and the airport has its own industrial development
N3
R34
iLembe +27 33 335 9100
KwaDukuza
Tel: +27 33 395 2111
Dundee
Hluhluwe
Hlabisa
zone, the Dube TradePort. New international direct
Harrismith Glencoe
R65
N2
Fax: +27 33 343 8255
Website: N5www.kznhealth.gov.za
N11
R68 uLundi
St Lucia
flights have been announced; 4.5-million passengers
passed through the airport in 2014/15, almost
R74
R33
Mtubatuba
Website: King www.kzndard.gov.za
Cetshwayo
Richards Bay
Ladysmith
Melmoth
Human Settlements
Bergville
N3 Colenso
and Public Works
eMpangeni
300 000 of whom were foreign visitors or tourists (ACSA).
R74
Winterton
Kranskop
Richards Bay
Arts Uguand Culture
Port Shepstone
MEC: Neliswa Peggy Nkonyeni
Estcourt
Greytown
Gingindlovu
MEC: Hlengiwe Goodness Slindile Mavimbela
203 Church Street Mooi River
R33
KwaDukuza Stanger Darnall
Howick
N2
222 uMgungundlovu
Jabu Ndlovu Geography
Street
Pietermaritzburg
Tel: +27 33 392 6400 | Fax: +27 33 392 6490
Tongaat
Ballito
Tel: +27 33 264 3400
Website: www.kznworks.gov.za
PIETERMARITZBURG
N3
uMhlanga
Underberg
Pinetown
Fax: uMkhanyakude
+27 33 394 The 2237 mixed topography of Mkuze the province allows for varied
agriculture, animal husbandry and horticulture.
iXopo
DURBAN
R56
aManzimtoti
Website: www.kzndac.gov.za
Provincial Treasury
uMzinto uMkomaas
uMzinyathi The lowland area along Dundee the Indian Ocean coastline MEC for Finance: Ravigasen Ranganathan Pillay
N2
Kokstad
INDIAN OCEAN
Harding
Community is made Safety up of subtropical and Liaison thickets and Afromontane
Hibberdene
Treasury House, 145 Chief Albert Luthuli Street,
N
uMtentweni
Forest. High humidity is experienced, especially in
N2
Port Shepstone
MEC: uThukela Thomas Mxolisi Kaunda Ladysmith
Tel: +27 33 897 4200 | Fax: +27 Margate 33 342 2486
Southbroom
179 Jabu Ndlovu
the
Street
far north, and this is a summer rainfall area. The
Website: www.kzntreasury.gov.za Port Edward
Eastern Cape
Motorway
Main Road
Zululand centrally located Midlands Ulundi is on a grassland plateau
among rolling hills. Temperatures generally
Railway
Tel: + 27 33 341 9300
Fax: + 27 33 342 6345
Sport and Recreation
Website: www.kzncomsafety.gov.za
MEC: Hlengiwe Goodness Slindile Mavimbela
KWAZULU-NATAL BUSINESS 2016/17
13514
Pietermaritz Street
Cooperative Governance and Traditional
Tel: +27 33 897 9400
Affairs
Website: www.kzn.dsr.gov.za
MEC: Sipho Hlomuka
330 Langalibalele Street
Tel: +27 33 395 2831
Fax: +27 33 345 6432
Website: www.kzncogta.gov.za
Economic Development, Tourism and
Land Affairs
MEC: Nomsa Dube-Ncube
270 Jabu Ndlovu Street
Tel: +27 33 264 2500 | Fax: +27 331 310 5416
Website: www.kzndedt.gov.za
LESOTHO
DRAKENSBERG
Social Development
MEC: Nonhlanhla Mildred Khoza
208 Hoosen Haffejee Street
Tel: +27 33 264 5402
Fax: +27 33 341 9610
Website: www.kzndsd.gov.za
Transport
MEC: Thomas Mxolisi Kaunda
LISTING
172 Burger Street
Tel: + 27 33 355 8600
Fax: 15 + 27 33 355 8092KWAZULU-NATAL BUSINESS 2021/22
Web: www.kzntransport.gov.za
MOZAMBIQUE

TRANSFORMING TO A PLATFORM
Standard Bank is investing heavily in digital transformation.
What we do
At Standard Bank we have begun the important
journey towards being a platform business
which provides a holistic ecosystem of products
and services to our customer. This is driven by
extensive investments in digital transformation,
partnerships, and modern and advanced ways
of working.
We have entrenched new, more effective, and
agile ways of working with cross-functional
teams that embrace a growth mindset and
who are constantly hungry to learn new skills.
Investments in technology infrastructure have
taken us towards being a platform provider
and we continue to invest to complete this
transformation.
KwaZulu-Natal Standard Bank’s commercial
success, social relevance and sustainability
depends on having a deep understanding of
our clients’ business. This places a responsibility
on us to focus on solving for the customer in
everything we do.
Imraan Noorbhai, Head
Consumer Client Coverage
Hameed Noormahomed, Head
Business Clients Coverage
Nathan Govender, Head
Commercial Client Coverage
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Key sectors
Our Business Clients segment strategically spans
the entire KwaZulu-Natal, across all municipal
boundaries covering key sectors such as Public
Sector, Education, Agriculture, Franchising,
Shari’ah, Chinese Banking and an Africa China
Agent Proposition. Through our dedicated,
specialised and highly-skilled teams, we can
deliver a holistic customer-value proposition to
our Business and Small Enterprise Banking clients
as their trusted advisors.
Our Commercial Banking segment offers
holistic banking solutions across sectors to
mid-corporate entities including growth
opportunities into African and Chinese markets.
Through our extensive network in Africa, China
(in partnership with ICBC) and global strategic
banking relationships, we work to understand
the needs of our clients and to provide trusted
advice and appropriate solutions that consider
the risks, regulatory environment and realities in
these markets.
Our Consumer and High Net Worth Division aims
to deliver a Universal Financial Services Offering
with a wide range of solutions that are tailored to
suit individual client needs throughout all journeys
in their lives. Our solutions range from Student
Banking to Young Professionals, Elite, Prestige
and Private Banking as well as High Net Worth
Individuals.
Standard Bank Insurance, Assets Management and
Fiduciary Services in KwaZulu-Natal seamlessly
deliver customised solutions to our clients to
protect, grow and manage their individual needs.
Our purpose is to provide peace of mind by
enabling our clients to achieve their personal
ambitions through best of breed solutions
through the various businesses within the Group:
Insurance (Standard Bank Financial Planning
Services, Standard Bank Insurance Brokers,
Standard Bank’s Direct Life Insurance Services),
Assets Management (Investment Planning,
Offshore Investing, Online Share Trading) and
Fiduciary Services (Estate Planning, Wills Drafting
and Safe Keeping, Estate Administration, and
Trust Services and Beneficiary Care).
What matters most
Focussing on what matters most to our clients
lies at the heart of our business. Standard Bank
KwaZulu-Natal is constantly striving to create
exceptional client experiences which are built
on confidence, trust, thought leadership and an
unwavering commitment to solutioning for our
clients’ needs in the most appropriate way.
Our heritage and intimate knowledge of the
region and its socio-economic circumstances
combined with the knowledge and expertise
of our team of bankers and the wide range of
services on offer means Standard Bank KwaZulu-
Natal is perfectly placed to realise our vision of
being the leading financial services organisation
in, for and across Africa, delivering exceptional
client experiences and superior value. ■
Sidney Reddy, Head Business
Clients, Region Coverage
Jean Hattingh, Head Consumer
Clients, Region Coverage
Mano Singh, Head Insurance,
Assets Management & Fiduciary

SPECIAL FEATURE
Ports and exports: KwaZulu-Natal
has an abundance of both
Companies in a wide range of sectors are seeing potential in Africa and China.
A
new era in trade and export has begun
and the traders, logistics operators
and ports of KwaZulu-Natal
are in pole position to take up new
opportunities. Not only is the province strategically
located on the Indian Ocean but it
already has excellent infrastructure which is
being upgraded and improved.
The official date for the new era was 1 January
2021 for that date marked the launch of the
African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
All but one of Africa’s 54 countries have signed
the agreement and a majority of countries have
ratified it. Implementation was postponed for six
months because of Covid-19.
Tariffs on 90% of items are due to be reduced
in the next decade although more time has been
allocated to poorer countries to allow them time
to adapt.
The African market of 1.3-billion people is
expected to grow to 2.5-billion by 2050 but the key
statistic targeted by AfCFTA is intra-African trade.
Credit: TNPA
Exports to the rest of the world made up between
80% and 90% of Africa’s total trade from 2000 to
2017 (UNCTAD). In 2019 about 27% of South Africa’s
exports were delivered to the rest of the continent.
As part of the Southern African Development
Community (SADC) and the Common Market for
Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), South
Africa is already part of the most active regional
bodies which are promoting integration and
intra-regional trade. These regional groupings
are best placed to start thinking beyond tariffs:
more efficient customs posts, lower air-freight
costs, better-run ports, regulatory alignment and
improved rail and road infrastructure.
Even before AfCFTA was signed, one of the
largest independent wire manufacturers in
the country, Hendok Group, set about steadily
increasing its exports to other African countries.
With more than 1 000 employees at the factory
in the Phoenix Industrial Park in Durban, the
company makes a number of types of wires and
is the country’s biggest producer of nails.
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Donald Trump’s interests did not stretch
to Africa during his presidency of the US but
he preferred bilateral, rather than regional
agreements so it is surprising that the African
Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) survived
the Trump years. The deal, which gives duty-free
access to about 6 500 products from 39 Sub-
Saharan countries, is due to expire in 2025.
As much as African countries’ trade within the
continent will grow, exports will remain key to
adding value and attracting good prices. Trade
between the US and Africa in 2018 was valued at
$41.2-billion.
Awards and China
Opening up new markets is a priority for local
business leaders. The Durban Chamber of
Commerce and Industry partners with Transnet
Port Terminals (TPT) in hosting the annual
KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Exporter of the Year
Awards. At the 2019 ceremony, Durban Chamber
Deputy President Gladwin Malishe said, “With
the global economy in a state of flux and
several developed economies becoming more
protectionist, KwaZulu-Natal and our emerging
exporters need to scout for non-traditional
points of entry into the global market, which are
more open and have more liberal trade policies
and procedures such as China. This is an ideal
time to visit a growth market like China if you
have export aspirations, hence the theme for
our event being Shanghai Nights.”
The award winners on that occasion offer a
good sample of the strength and variety of the
provincial economy. Winners included Imperial
Armour (body armour), Sappi (forestry and paper),
Sumitomo Rubber (tyres) and the Mediterranean
Shipping Company. Finalists came from sectors as
diverse as engineering, condiment-making and
boat-building.
Approximately 220 TEU equivalent containers
(20-foot containers) of Sappi products pass
through the Port of Durban every day.
At the awards evening, the Emerging
Exporters Development Programme was
launched, a joint initiative by TPT and the Durban
Chamber to develop emerging exporters. The
first beneficiaries were Get2Natural Beauty; Gugu
Mobile Boutique; Samac Engineering Solutions;
Siyazenzela Trailers & Truck Bodies and Zikhe.
The award for small and medium exports
(a new category) was sponsored by the Small
Enterprise Development Agency (Seda KZN).
One of the event sponsors, Trade & Investment
KwaZulu-Natal (TIKZN), is an agency dedicated
to promoting the province as an investment
destination and to facilitating trade by helping
local companies to gain access to international
markets.
In 2020, 103 export opportunities were
created with 20 companies enrolling for the
exporter competitiveness programme. This
initiative sustained 1 605 jobs, according to the
Provincial Government of KwaZulu-Natal.
Another awards ceremony, organised by
the South African Capital Equipment Export
Council (SACEEC) and Specialised Exhibitions
Montgomery as part of the Southern African
Local Manufacturing Expo, saw Bell Equipment
win the “Exporter of the Year” in the large
category (over R200-million turnover). Exports
to more than 80 countries make up about 40%
of the company’s turnover and local content of
those exports is at 70%. Bell is best known for its
heavy equipment which is primarily used in the
mining and construction sectors.
Infrastructure
With two of Africa’s biggest ports in Durban
and Richards Bay (pictured) and the King
Shaka International Airport and associated
Dube TradePort, KwaZulu-Natal has superb
infrastructure to support trade and export
activity. The N3 highway linking Durban with the
Highveld and the industrial hub of South Africa is
the country’s busiest road.
Durban harbour is South Africa’s premier
multi-cargo port and is Africa’s busiest, handling
in excess of 80-million tons of cargo per annum
(StatsSA). The Port of Durban is a key hub in the
transport and logistics chain, with 60% of all
imports and exports passing through it.
The Port of Durban exports a broad range
of products, including automotive vehicles. In
2018/19, the year in which South Africa’s total
vehicle exports topped 350 000, Durban’s Car
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Credit: Anton Swanepoel
Terminal boasted a record of putting more than
500 000 fully-built-up units (FBUs) through the
port. The figure includes FBUs that are not motor
vehicles and includes vehicle imports. Toyota’s
popular Fortuner is exported at a rate of about
150 per month.
All aspects of the port are expanding or
being upgraded. Within the Port of Durban
there are a number of specialised facilities.
Several projects are underway to increase
capacity. Transnet National Ports Authority
(TNPA) and Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) are
combining to upgrade infrastructure and buy
new equipment to improve efficiencies at the
Ro-Ro terminal (vehicles and break bulk) and
Maydon Wharf (mixed cargo and agriculture)
but the biggest project is at the Durban
Container Terminal (DCT).
DCT has a capacity of 3.6-million TEUs
(twenty-foot equivalent unit) and the current
project aims to extend that beyond five-million
TEUs. The Brics New Development Bank has
approved a loan of $200-million for the DCT
expansion project.
TNPA states that the multiplier effect in the
marine sector creates five jobs for every direct
job. A large drydock project created direct jobs
for 29 skilled employees.
The Port of Richards Bay, 160km to the
north-east of Durban and 465km south of the
Mozambican capital of Maputo, handles more
than 80-million tons of bulk cargo every year.
Richards Bay is a deepwater port. Among its 13
berths are terminals that handle dry-bulk ores,
minerals and break-bulk cargo.
The Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT), with
capacity of 91-million tons per year, is South
Africa’s primary portal for the export of coal. In
2020, 65 collieries delivered coal to RBCT. The
quay of the RBCT is 2.2km long with six berths
and four ship-loaders. The 276ha site contains a
stockyard that can store 8.2-million tons while the
terminal itself has a design capacity of 91-million
tons per year. More than 900 ships visit RBCT
every year.
In 2020, 92% of South African coal went to
Asia, with India and Pakistan being the biggest
importers. Africa imported less than the previous
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year and made up a total of 5% of volumes while
3% went to Europe.
Among the exporters which use RBCT
are Anglo Operations, ARM Coal, Exxaro Coal,
Glencore Operations South Africa, Kangra Coal,
Koornfontein Mines, Mbokodo, Optimum Coal
Terminal, Sasol Mining, South African Coal Mine
Holdings, South Dunes Coal Terminal, South32
Coal Holdings (which is selling to Seriti), Tumelo
Coal Mines and Umcebo Mining. Several junior
miners also have rights.
TNPA has approved in principle the
construction of a floating dock near the existing
Small Craft quay. TNPA will have to create new
onshore infrastructure and do some dredging
before it can call for tenders from the private
sector to build the dock, which would be able to
handle large and ultra-large cargo vessels.
The authority that runs the ports at Durban
and Richards Bay, TNPA, and Transnet Freight Rail
(TFR) have been working with the private sector to
try to improve efficiencies at both ports. Backlogs
at Durban in particular have proved frustrating
for exporters. Logistics company OneLogix has
opened its own distribution hub in Umlaas
because of crowded conditions and slow loading.
The other entity involved in the loading and
unloading equation, TPT, is investing R2-billion
in new equipment to improve coordination
between truckers, tax authorities, port staff and
ship’s captains.
Dube TradePort has facilities devoted to
logistics, warehousing and export support.
Proximity to the airport is vital and freight
volumes are growing.
Financing
Four countries currently account for 41.7% of
intra-African trade, according to the Export Credit
Insurance Corporation of South Africa (ECIC). The
ECIC has invested in the African Export Import Bank
to boost intra-continental trade to $250-billion.
The South Africa-Africa Trade and Investment
Promotion Programme has the same goal.
The ECIC provides export credit and
investment guarantees, stepping in where
commercial banks might be risk-averse to
support private investment.
Standard Bank has launched a product
to assist African importers in evaluating
and choosing Chinese suppliers. Faced with
daunting variety, language and cultural
differences, the prospect of having to pay cash
upfront to unseen suppliers or limiting supply
choices to a small group of previously used
suppliers, African importers can use the Africa
China Agent Proposition (ACAP) to validate
quality while having sight of the logistics
process. Standard Bank is using its partnership
with shareholder the Industrial and Commercial
Bank of China (ICBC) to create the ACAP, which
puts importers in touch with agents and is
underpinned by a letter of credit. Standard Bank
is Africa’s biggest bank and ICBC is the world’s
biggest bank.
In preparation for AfCFTA, development
finance institutions and banks have been
developing methods of trading in local
currencies, rather than hard currencies like the
US dollar. The African Virtual Trade-Diplomacy
Platform (AVDP) is a private-sector initiative by
more than 20 companies (in partnership with
the AU Commission) which will support the
AfCFTA by enabling member states to participate
effectively and securely.
Banking groups such as Citi have been
investing heavily in digital platforms related to
payments infrastructure. Many African traders
already do their banking on hand-held devices
and so the market is ready for more innovation
in taking digital payments further into the
world of trade.
Developing reliable cross-border payment
platforms will be vital in supporting increased
intra-African trade.
The European Investment Bank is the
investment arm of the European Union and often
partners with African institutions.
China has a wide range of financial entities
which are active across a range of sectors in Africa.
These entities include the China Development
Bank (CDB), the China International Trade and
Investment Corporation (CITIC), China Export
and Credit Insurance Corporation (CECIC), China
Export Credit Insurance Corporation (Sinosure)
and the China Export-Import Bank. ■
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FOCUS
iLembe District is packed with
investment opportunities
Enterprise iLembe is driving economic development
through trade and investment.
Enterprise iLembe is an Economic Development
Agency of the iLembe District Municipality with
a mandate to drive economic development and
to promote trade and investment in the region.
Vision
To be a leading economic development agency
that enables the iLembe District to be a destination
of choice for investment, business and tourism.
Mission
Working with business, communities and
government to drive economic development in
the iLembe District to ensure inclusive economic
growth and job creation.
The philosophy that drives Enterprise iLembe
is built on promoting a participatory process
where local people from all sectors work together
to stimulate local commercial activity, resulting in
a resilient and sustainable economy. The iLembe
district is located in KwaZulu-Natal and is made up
of four local municipalities, namely KwaDukuza,
Maphumulo, Mandeni and Ndwedwe.
Being strategically located between the two
major South African harbours of Durban and
Richards Bay, iLembe District is the highestpriority
development corridor in the province of
KwaZulu-Natal. The close proximity to the King
Shaka International Airport and Dube TradePort
also connects the district directly to international
markets.
These are all major factors in the development
of projects that will take the economy of the
district to new heights, and the role of Enterprise
iLembe is to ensure that the business environment
is conducive to investment and business activity.
Enterprise iLembe partners with various
stakeholders such as Trade and Investment KZN,
the iLembe Chamber of Commerce, various
King Shaka International Airport
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Sugarcane fields
sector departments as well as the family of local
municipalities to position the iLembe District as
an investment destination of choice.
The agency works with iLembe Chamber
of Commerce in a programme called iLembe
Business Confidence Index aimed at providing
a picture of the business confidence in
the iLembe District, as well as an overall
business outlook. This biannual research
helps stakeholders to draw intelligence for
investment promotion, business retention and
business activities.
The establishment of a district Business
Incubator Facility is aimed at providing
assistance for the start-up and growth stages of
entrepreneurs or SMMEs in the district, assisting
them with access to technical and businessrelated
skills, necessary for the business growth
process. It is essentially the one-stop shop
for all business-related information, ensuring
compliance with all necessary regulations and
also facilitating access to funding for SMMEs
within the district. ■
Contact details
Manager: Tourism and Investment
Cheryl Peters
Physical address: Corner Ballito Drive and Link
Road, Ballito, KwaZulu-Natal, North Coast
Postal address: PO Box 593, Ballito 4420
Tel: +27 32 946 1256
Email: cheryl@enterpriseilembe.co.za
Website: www.enterpriseilembe.co.za
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KEY SECTORS
Overviews of the main economic
sectors of Kwazulu-Natal
Agriculture 26
Foresty and paper 30
Mining 31
Engineering 32
Oil and gas 33
Construction and property 36
Tourism 37
Manufacturing 38
Automotive 39
Education and training 40
Water 44
Energy 45
Banking and financial services 46
Development finance and
SMME support 48
The Richards Bay Coal Terminal has the design capacity of 91-million tons of coal per annum. In 2020,
70.2-million tons of coal was exported, mostly to Asia. Shareholders include all of South Africa’s biggest
coal-mining companies. Credit: Richards Bay Coal Terminal. Credit: RBCT

OVERVIEW
Agriculture
A Value Chain Master Plan promises solutions for the sugar industry.
KwaZulu-Natal is South Africa’s major sugar-producing province.
A start has been made on tackling the many challenges
faced by the sugar industry: in 2020 the Sugarcane
Value Chain Master Plan 2030 was signed by two national
government ministers and various sector participants. Among
the steps to be taken include diversifying revenue streams and an
agreement by users and retailers to buy more South African sugar.
Imports have a devastating impact on the local industry.
Two mills have recently closed, the Umzimkulu mill run by Illovo
Sugar and Tongaat Hulett’s Darnall mill. With a good crop expected
in 2020/21, this will put additional pressure on the country’s
remaining 12 mills.
An important part of the transformation of the sugar industry
involves supporting small-scale farmers. Of the 10 443 farmers who
supply Tongaat Hulett, 94% are small-scale farmers. The Illovo Small-
Scale Grower Cane Development Project used 119 local contractors
to develop the fields of 1 630 new growers on 3 000ha. Production
sent to the company’s Sezela factory more than doubled and income
for the growers is expected to be about R64-million annually. National
Treasury and the SA Canegrowers were partners in the project.
SA Canegrowers represents 23 866 growers and is responsible
for the production of 18.9-million cane tons. A 2019 project, in
which five commercial sugarcane farmers donated 10 tons each of
seedcane to five small-scale farmers has been a success. Lilian Dube
(pictured), was one of the recipients in the Amatikulu region and she
has prospered with the addition of sugarcane to the variety of crops
on her farm.
Neither of the Big Two companies relies exclusively on South
African sugar earnings: Tongaat Hulett has a big property portfolio
and Illovo draws most of its profit from operations elsewhere in
Africa. Diversification is vital for the future of sugar producers and
power generation will be an important part of that.
The Sugar Terminal at Maydon Wharf, Durban, serves 11 mills and
can store more than half-a-million tons of sugar. It also has a molasses
mixing plant.
Agricultural assets
Of KwaZulu-Natal’s 6.5-million hectares of agricultural land, 18% is arable
and the balance is suitable for the rearing of livestock. The province’s
forests occur mostly in the southern and northern edges of the province.
SECTOR INSIGHT
Commercialisation of goat
farming will benefit smallscale
farmers.
The coastal areas lend
themselves to sugar production
and fruit, with subtropical fruits
doing particularly well in the
north. KwaZulu-Natal produces
7% of South Africa’s citrus fruit.
The Coastal Farmers Co-operative
represents 1 400 farmers.
TWK is a R6-billion operation
that originated in forestry (as
Transvaal Wattlegrowers Cooperative)
but which is now a
diverse agricultural company
with seven operating divisions.
It has 19 trade outlets in the
province and 21 in Swaziland
and Mpumalanga.
Beef originates mainly in the
Highveld and Midlands areas,
with dairy production being
undertaken in the Midlands and
south. The province produces
18% of South Africa’s milk.
KwaZulu-Natal’s subsistence
farmers hold 1.5-million cattle,
which represents 55% of the
provincial beef herd, and their
goat herds account for 74%
of the province’s stock. The
Midlands is also home to some
of the country’s finest racehorse
stud farms. The area around
Camperdown is one of the
country’s most important areas
for pig farming. Vegetables
grow well in most areas, and
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Amatikulu small-scale farmer Lilian Dube and SA Canegrowers’ Area Manager Sinenhlanhla Njoko
admire Dube’s seedcane plot. The seed was donated by commercial growers in the northern region.
Credit: SA Canegrowers.
some maize is grown in the north-west. Nuts such as pecan and
macadamia thrive.
KwaZulu-Natal has two colleges offering higher qualifications in
agriculture, Cedara in the Midlands and the Owen Sitole College of
Agriculture near Empangeni.
Enterprise iLembe is the development arm of the iLembe
District Municipality and is looking for investors to further develop
an agro-processing hub near the King Shaka International Airport
and Dube TradePort.
So-called superfoods have potential to grow the agricultural
sector via greatly increased exports: these include avocados, pecans
and dates. Another possibility is macadamia nuts (already a thriving
sector in other parts of the country) and in new areas such as the
farming of rabbits.
Among the new lines of agricultural produce being investigated
is cannabis. The provincial government initiated a feasibility study to
identify opportunities in the production of cannabis and downstream
beneficiation. A Cannabis Investor Protocol has been developed and
a dedicated Cannabis Unit has been established within the Moses
Kotane Institute to assist emerging cultivators and entrepreneurs
with infrastructure assistance, funding and licensing.
Another initiative of the Department of Agriculture and Rural
Development (DARD) is to promote the commercialisation of goat
farming. In 2020/21, DARD assisted farmers to plant 10 658ha for food
security and R30-million has been set aside for the establishment
of five large nurseries to produce seedlings and fruit trees. The
ONLINE RESOURCES
Fresh Produce Exporters Forum: www.fpef.co.za
KwaZulu-Natal Agricultural Union: www.kwanalu.co.za
Milk Producers Organisation: www.mpo.co.za
South African Canegrowers Association: www.sacanegrowers.co.za
South African Sugar Association: www.sasa.org.za
programme will employ 290
agricultural graduates.
The National Department
of Rural Development and Land
Reform (DRDLR) has launched an
Agri-parks programme to support
small-scale farmers and to boost
other businesses related to
agriculture such as abattoirs and
transport operators. KwaZulu-
Natal is one of four provinces
where pilot projects have been
carried out. The plan is to have an
Agri-park in each of South Africa’s
44 district municipalities with
farmers owning at least 70% of
the venture.
There are three components
to the fully realised Agri-park
concept:
• Farmer Production Support
Unit: links farmer with markets,
collection and short-term storage,
local processing and the
introduction of mechanisation.
• Agri-hub: equipment-hire,
processing, packaging,
logistics and training.
• Rural Urban Market Centre:
contract-based links to local
and international markets,
long-term storage and market
intelligence. ■
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Producing crops that
feed our country’s growth
Standard Bank supports the full agribusiness value chain.
I
n KwaZulu-Natal sugar is like gold. Large-scale
sugar production has always played an important
role in KwaZulu-Natal’s history and the sugar industry
is a significant part of South Africa’s economy
given its agricultural and industrial investment
and significance as a foreign exchange earner.
A R16-billion industry, it is a large employer with
85 000 direct jobs and an estimated 350 000
jobs indirectly attributable to sugar production.
KwaZulu-Natal is responsible for nearly 80% of the
country’s sugar production, with 20 000 growers
producing 1.68-million tons of sugar annually.
Standard Bank provides banking services and
finance to the entire value chain of this vital
industry, from input suppliers such as cooperatives
and chemical companies to contractors
and transporters, as well as specialist services and
the growers and millers.
We consider all types of agricultural finance, from
tailor-made long-term products for purchases of
fixtures and property, mid-term asset finance as
well as looking after short-term working capital
needs for operational costs and seasonal expenses.
Transactional banking, hire purchase, credit and
fleet management are also vital for cane hauliers.
Agribusiness offering
While many sectors in South Africa struggled in
2020 because of Covid-19 restrictions, agriculture
enjoyed a strong year. According to Statistics South
Africa the agriculture, forestry and fisheries sector’s
Q3 2020 seasonally adjusted and annualised growth
rate was 18.5% and was valued at R79.4-billion.
While agriculture remains the biggest contributor to
South Africa’s GDP, it is easy to forget its importance
and the impact it has on our lives – producing crops
that are crucial to our country’s growth.
That’s why Standard Bank is committed to providing
farmers with a full banking suite. Agriculture is a
specialised sector with more than 30 sub-industries,
and a vast field of knowledge is required to
understand each subsector and how each of these
industries’ cycles are integrated.
With 35 in-field agents located in all provinces
who are experts in those specific geographical
areas, we are able to assist with cash flow and
financial planning.
Standard Bank continues to prioritise providing a
world-class service, knowledge and expertise. We
believe that when a farmer wins, we all win. ■
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OUR FARMERS
ARE A REAL
TREAT.
Their hard work and
dedication sweeten
the deal.
That’s why Standard Bank supports farmers, offering a full banking suite
that includes everything from agricultural production loans to crop insurance.
Find out more at standardbank.co.za/agribusiness
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OVERVIEW
Forestry and paper
A beekeeping project has reduced forest fires.
SECTOR INSIGHT
Nampak produces crêpe
paper at Verulam.
Since Sappi started allowing an organisation to place hives
in its forests five years ago, the concept has grown into a
fully-fledged beekeeping programme that sustains families
– and reduces uncontrolled fires.
Prior to inviting African Honey Bee onto its properties, Sappi
often had to deal with fires caused by people trying to find honey
by smoking out hives. A formal training programme has created
entrepreneurs who are now reaping the rewards. In 2017, African
Honey Bee purchased five tons of honey from 120 beekeepers. This
grew to 10 tons from 500 beekeepers in 2019 and training has been
offered in vegetable and poultry farming. The honey is packaged and
sold throughout South Africa as Sizana traceable honey.
Sappi has 19 production facilities on three continents (of
which five are in Southern Africa) and 12 800 employees in over 35
countries. Sappi’s Stanger Mill is situated close to sugar fields from
which it takes bagasse (dry sugar cane pulp) for use in its production
processes. Typek office paper is made at this mill, which has the
capacity to produce 80 000 tons of paper and 30 000 tons of tissue.
At the company’s Tugela Mill up to 200 000 tons per annum of
containerboard (corrugating medium) can be manufactured from
recycled and virgin fibre. The giant Sappi Saiccor mill 50km south of
Durban is the world’s biggest manufacturer of dissolving wood pulp.
The Mondi Group has grown into an international behemoth with
26 000 employees and operations in more than 30 countries. In 2019
Mondi announced that its primary listing would be in London and the
JSE will carry the company’s secondary listing.
Mondi’s Merebank Mill produces a range of office paper products
including the well-known brand, Mondi Rotatrim. Uncoated woodfree reels
ONLINE RESOURCES
Credit: Sappi
Forestry South Africa: www.forestry.co.za
Sizana honey: www.peels.co.za
South African Institute of Forestry: www.saif.org.za
Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry of South Africa:
www.tappi.org
are manufactured for the South
African and Sub-Saharan African
markets. At Richards Bay, eucalyptus
fibre is used to make a premier-grade
bleached hardwood pulp and a white
top kraft linerboard is also produced.
Major investments at Richards Bay
have improved air quality, reduced
water consumption and reduced the
amount of solid waste.
Nampak produces crêpe paper
at Verulam and Rafalo produces
tissue paper. SA Paper Mills is
another paper producer.
Mpact’s upgrade of its Felixton
mill has increased capacity and
improved efficiency. The project
cost R765-million and takes overall
production up to 215 000 tons
and a lightweight containerboard
option has been included in the
product lines.
Mpact has plastics and paper
operations, with the paper section
divided into three divisions: paper
manufacturing, corrugated and
converted paper products and
recycling efficiency. The project
cost R765-million and takes overall
production up to 215 000 tons
and a lightweight containerboard
option has been included in the
product lines.
Mpact has plastics and
paper operations, with the
paper section divided into three
divisions: paper manufacturing,
corrugated and converted paper
products and recycling. ■
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OVERVIEW
Mining
Coal mining and processing has resumed.
South32’s Hillside aluminium smelter at Richards Bay produced
a record amount of saleable product in the year
to June 2020, despite variable energy supply.
The Covid pandemic in 2020 added to the
ongoing problem of reliable electricity supply, which is a
critical issue for a big energy user like a smelter. The crisis
affecting South Africa’s power utility, Eskom, is causing
South32, the Australian owner of the Hillside aluminium
smelter to rethink their operations there. In 2019
about 400 workers took early retirement or voluntary
retrenchment packages. In early 2021, a new contract
with Eskom was still under discussion.
Most of the product from the smelter (high-quality
primary aluminium ingot) is exported but some liquid metal
form is sent to Isizinda Aluminium which supplies Hulamin, a
company that has had a rolling mill in Pietermaritzburg since
1949. Hulamin is the only major aluminium rolling operator
in the region and it makes rolled products and extrusions.
Other processing facilities in the province include the
steel plant owned by Arcelor Mittal in Newcastle and Safa Steel’s metalcoating
factory in Cato Manor.
Coal mining resumed in northern KwaZulu-Natal at the start of
2021, after an enforced period under care and maintenance because
of the pandemic. Three shafts owned by Zululand Anthracite Colliery
(ZAC) are currently functioning and a fourth is expected to come
on stream in 2022, when the mine should be able to produce onemillion
tons of coal.
Some of the coalfields of the province have been revived.
Petmin’s Somkhele Anthracite Mine, north of Richards Bay, has one
of the biggest reserves of open-pit anthracite in South Africa, with
measured and indicated reserves of more than 51-million tons across
its four areas.
RBM mines the minerals sands of the northern KwaZulu-Natal coast
and operates out of Richards Bay. The main products of the RBM mine are
zircon, rutile, titania slag, titanium dioxide feedstock and high-purity iron.
Luxembourg-based Traxys Africa, which has chrome mines in
ONLINE RESOURCES
Geological Sciences, University of KZN: www.geology.ukzn.ac.za
Minerals Council South Africa: www.mineralscouncil.org.za
National Department of Mineral Resources: www.dmr.gov.za
SECTOR INSIGHT
KZN Sands offers
learnerships.
Credit: South32
Mpumalanga and Limpopo
provinces, runs a high-carbon
ferrochrome plant at Richards Bay.
The KZN Sands mineral sands
operation comprises a central
processing complex in Empangeni
and the Fairbreeze Mine.
Expenditure over several years is
expected to rise to R5-billion as it
expands. Tronox, which is listed on
the New York Stock Exchange, is the
major shareholder in KZN Sands.
KZN Sands offers learnerships at
Mtunzini and Empangeni.
Finnish company Metso is
spending about R53-million on
building a second furnace at its
Isithebe foundry in the iLembe
District Municipality. This is in
response to increased demand
for large crusher wear parts. The
KwaZulu-Natal foundry is one of
five foundries the company runs
on four continents. ■
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OVERVIEW
Engineering
A respected university unit is expanding its brief.
SECTOR INSIGHT
The steel industry is
under pressure.
Credit: WASH Centre
The Pollution Research Group (PRG) at the University
of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) has a new name and an
extended brief. It has been re-established as the Water,
Sanitation and Hygiene Research and Development
Centre (WASH R&D Centre).
The unit (pictured) continues to fall under Chemical Engineering,
where 34 staff contribute to lecture modules in a variety of fields
but which now go far beyond the original brief of water in industry.
Having seen a total of 22 PhD and 93 Masters’ students graduate under
the supervision of unit staff, the WASH R&D Centre has expanded
its research scope to include agricultural economics, crop and
soil sciences, microbiology, mechanical and civil engineering and
development studies. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is among
the unit’s funders.
In addition to Chemical Engineering, the School of Engineering
offers a range of degree options in nine areas of specialisation including
Bioresources, Electronic and Computer Engineering and Land Surveying.
All of the province’s biggest industries require sophisticated
engineering skills: aluminium smelters in Richards Bay and steel works
in Newcastle, Richards Bay and Cato Ridge. There are also chemicals
and plastics production plants, and large automotive works.
Marine repair and engineering are important, with established
companies such as EBH South Africa offering comprehensive services
at the ports of Durban and Richards Bay.
Dormac, which is headquartered in the Bayhead area of the
Port of Durban, is best known for its marine engineering but it
ONLINE RESOURCES
Consulting Engineers South Africa: www.cesa.co.za
South African Wire Association: www.sawa.co.za
Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering: www.saiie.co.za
Wash R&D Centre: www.washcentre.ukzn.ac.za
offers specialised services to
the sugar industry and provides
machinery for industrial giants
like Toyota and Defy.
One of the largest
independent wire manufacturers
in the country, Hendok Group,
is steadily increasing its exports
to other African countries. With
more than 1 000 employees
at the factory in the Phoenix
Industrial Park in Durban, the
company makes a wide variety of
wires and is the country’s biggest
producer of nails.
ArcelorMittalSA is Africa’s
biggest steelmaker and it has a
plant at Newcastle, but tough
times in the steel business have
meant that the company has shut
down some of its facilities. The first
to be shuttered was Saldanha in
the Western Cape and an analysis
of the profitability of other centres
is underway.
A big project that has created
a lot of work for engineers is the
multi-year Western Aqueduct
project to bring fresh water to
greater Durban.
The Transnet Engineering
(TE) plant in the Port of Durban
houses six business units and
has 3 555 employees. The Port
Equipment Maintenance unit
and units specialising in wheels
and locomotive overhaul are
other entities. ■
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OVERVIEW
Oil and gas
A new tanker will improve port services.
African Marine Solutions has acquired a new tanker to
deliver oil to ships in the Port of Durban. The vessel
will deliver high and low sulphur oil and fuel oil in
Africa’s busiest port as part of a contract which the
company has signed with Shell Downstream South Africa.
The Port of Richards Bay is also investing in new infrastructure. The
supply of liquid petroleum gas (LPG) is set to be made much easier and
more reliable with the erection of the 22 600-ton Mounded LPG Facility
at Richards Bay.
Bidvest Tank Terminals has constructed the R1-billion storage facility
for Petredec, which trades, transports and distributes LPG and other
commodities. South Africa’s annual consumption of LPG, currently at
400 000 tons, is expected to rise to 600 000 tons.
KwaZulu-Natal is home to two major oil refineries and is the first link
in the pipeline chain that links Gauteng province, the industrial heartland
of South Africa, with vital fuels. The Port of Durban handles 80% of South
Africa’s fuel imports.
If a private partner can be found, an LNG plant will produce 2 000MW at
Richards Bay. This forms part of national government’s allocation of 3 126MW
to natural gas in its medium-term energy policy to 2030. The National
Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) allocated one of the
first two gas-to-power plants to be constructed under the Independent
Power Producer Procurement Programme to Richards Bay. This has the
potential to turn the Richards Bay Industrial Development Zone (RBIDZ)
into an energy hub. The fact that neighbouring Mozambique has significant
offshore deposits is a factor in this plan. To produce its allocation of 2 000MW,
the plant would have to use a million tons a year of LNG.
ONLINE RESOURCES
National Energy Regulator of South Africa: www.nersa.org.za
Petroleum Agency SA: www.petroleumagencysa.com
South African National Energy Association: www.sanea.org.za
South African Petroleum Industry Association: www.sapia.co.za
SECTOR INSIGHT
Two oil refineries are located
in KwaZulu-Natal.
Credit: African Marine Solutions
Eni, one of the world’s biggest
energy companies, has an
agreement with Sasol Petroleum
International to explore for
hydrocarbons off the coast of
KwaZulu-Natal.
The regulator and promoter
of oil and gas exploration in South
Africa, Petroleum Agency South
Africa, has awarded coalbedmethane-gas
exploration rights
in KwaZulu-Natal to NT Energy
Africa, which has a partnership
with the Central Energy Fund.
These awards are for onshore
exploration. The Petroleum
Agency SA is an agency of the
National Department of Energy.
Getting fuel to the province
of Gauteng is the key mission of
the new multi-purpose pipeline
(NMPP). Refined products such as
jet fuel, sulphur diesel and both
kinds of octane petrol are carried.
The infrastructure of Transnet
Pipelines is said to reduce the
number of fuel tankers on South
African roads by about 60%. ■
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FOCUS
Gas discoveries are a boost
to the Oceans Economy
KwaZulu-Natal stands to benefit from significant finds
off the east coast of Africa
KwaZulu-Natal’s long coastline already
reaps enormous benefits for the economy
of the province through its sophisticated
port infrastructure, trade
opportunities and fishing opportunities but
recent gas discoveries off the coasts of Mozambique
and South Africa stand to make the
benefits of the Oceans Economy very real for
the coastal province’s residents.
The Oceans Economy is part of the nationallydriven
Operation Phakisa, a focused, goaloriented
jump-starting of a specific economic
sector. Operation Phakisa intends creating a
million jobs by 2033 and injecting R177-billion
into national GDP.
Major steps have been taken in the creation
of a South African gas market with two major
discoveries off the South African coast near
Mossel Bay. Says the CEO of Petroleum Agency
SA, Dr Phindile Masangane, “The recent discovery
by Total and its JV partners in Block 11B/12B
(Brulpadda) is the first giant step in that direction.”
Odfjell’s Deepsea Stavanger semisubmersible
oil rig relocated from Norway to
South Africa in June 2020 to start exploratory
drilling at the Brulpadda site. Having found good
quantities of light oil and gas condensate at
Brulpadda, the team returned in October to drill
at another site called Luiperd – and found even
more gas reserves. Analysts believe that these
two finds could be game-changers for the South
African economy as gas currently occupies a tiny
part of the country’s energy mix.
Early reports suggest that Luiperd might
have gas reserves twice as plentiful as the earlier
discovery, although they are similar in terms of
the liquids’ gas mix.
The exploration drilling is in deep waters similar
to where the gigantic Mozambique Rovuma Basin
gas discoveries were made in 2010. The drilling
campaign has long-term benefits to South Africa
which include introducing frontier deep-water
exploration drilling, building confidence and
potentially shifting petroleum exploration activities
to private international oil companies (IOCs), derisking
deep-water acreage which is believed to be
prospective for large oil and gas resources.
There is potential for gas to be sent by
undersea pipeline to Mossel Bay and to
support the country’s switch from coal.
“Further development of the discovery is
highly dependent on the success of this further
drilling,” comments Dr Masangane. “Possible
development could see condensate being piped
to the PetroSA facility in Mossel Bay,” she adds,
“but these decisions are ultimately up to the
operator, Total and its partners.”
Africa Energy holds a 4.9% effective interest
in the Exploration Right for Block 11B/12B.
The Company owns 49% of the shares in Main
Street 1549 Proprietary Limited, which has a
10% participating interest in the block. Total
as operator holds a 45% participating interest
in Block 11B/12B, while Qatar Petroleum (25%)
and CNR (20%) are the other participants.

FOCUS
Petroleum Agency SA: promoting and
regulating exploration and production.
Petroleum Agency SA evaluates, promotes and
regulates oil and gas exploration and production
activities in South Africa and archives all relevant
geotechnical data. The Agency acts as an advisor
to the government and carries out special
projects at the request of the Minister of Mineral
Resources and Energy.
South Africa’s energy mix is changing
to include more gas through importing
liquefied natural gas (LNG), using shale gas if
reserves prove commercial, and developing
infrastructure for the import of LNG. Petroleum
Agency SA plays an important role in developing
South Africa’s gas market by attracting qualified
and competent companies to explore for gas.
Another major focus is increasing the inclusion
of historically disadvantaged South Africanowned
entities in the upstream industry.
Currently, natural gas supplies just 3% of South
Africa’s primary energy. A significant challenge
facing the development of a major gas market
is the dominance of coal. Opportunities for gas
lie in the realisation of South Africa’s National
Development Plan (NDP) and the Integrated
Resource Plan (IRP).
As custodian, Petroleum Agency SA
ensures that companies applying for gas rights
are vetted to make sure they are financially
qualified and technically capable, as well
having a good environmental track record. Oil
and gas exploration requires enormous capital
outlay and can represent a risk to workers,
communities and the environment. Applicants
are therefore required to prove their capabilities
and safety record and must carry insurance for
environmental rehabilitation. ■
Contact details
Telephone: +27 21 938 3500
Email: plu@petroleumagencysa.com
Website: www.petroleumagency.com
PASA’S NEW CEO HAS A BACKGROUND IN ENERGY POLICY AND STRATEGY
Dr Phindile Masangane was appointed as the
CEO of the South African upstream oil and gas
regulatory authority, Petroleum Agency South
Africa, in May 2020. Before then, Dr Masangane
was an executive at the South African state-owned
energy company, CEF (SOC) Ltd, which is the
holding company of PASA.
Dr Masangane was responsible for clean,
renewable and alternative energy projects.
In partnership with private companies, she
led the development of energy projects
including the deal structuring, project
economic modelling and financing on
behalf of the CEF Group of Companies. Her
responsibilities also included supporting the
national government in developing energy
policy and regulations for diversifying the
country’s energy mix.
In 2019, Dr Masangane was Head of Strategy for
the CEF Group of Companies where she led the
development of the group’s long-term strategic
plan, Vision 2040+ as well as the group’s gas strategy.
From 2010 to 2013, Dr Masangane was a partner
and director at KPMG, responsible for the Energy
Advisory Division. She successfully led the capital
raising of $2-billion for hydro and coal power
plants expansion programmes of the
Zimbabwean power utility, ZESA/ZPC.
An alumnus of three
universities, Dr Masangane has a
BSc (mathematics and chemistry)
from the University of Swaziland,
a PhD in Chemistry from Imperial
College, London and an MBA
from the University of the
Witwatersrand. ■

OVERVIEW
Construction and property
The north coast continues to attract high prices.
SECTOR INSIGHT
Durban has an inner-city
revival plan.
The Dolphin Coast continues to attract high-end investors.
Seaton, The Bay, in Sheffield Beach Estate, north of Ballito
and Simbithi Eco-Estate, distinguishes itself from its neighbours
by offering direct access to the beach.
Collins Residential reported R179-million in sales in two months
in late 2020, for the first two parts of the development. Owners
are expected to take up residence early in 2022. Further south,
Zimbali is another estate holding its own in terms of value, as
the Sunday Times reported in September 2020. Seeff Zimbali sold
two properties for a combined R44.5-million and Pam Golding
Properties were selling plots at Signature Sibaya for prices ranging
from R5-million to R12-million.
A programme that aims to make Durban’s inner city “Africa’s leading,
most vibrant, liveable, walkable City Centre” could provide some impetus
to the construction sector.
The Inner City Local Area Plan (LAP) for Durban has been developed
for the Strategic Planning unit of the eThekwini Municipality by a joint
venture called IPPU.
A major milestone was reached in November 2019 when the
beachfront promenade extension reached the harbour. This means that
residents anywhere in the city can now step onto the promenade, from
the harbour in the south to Blue Lagoon in the north. The project began
in early 2018 and cost R400-million.
ONLINE RESOURCES
Credit: Collins Residential
Construction Industry Development Board: www.cidb.org.za
Master Builders Association KwaZulu-Natal: www.mba-kzn.co.za
SA Estate Agency Affairs Board: www.eaab.org.za
SA Institute of Valuers: www.saiv.org.za
According to the organisers of
the 2019 KZN Construction Expo,
infrastructure will attract more
than R200-billion in investment
over seven years and R35-billion
will be spent over 15 years at the
Port Waterfront development.
The King Shaka International
Airport and Dube TradePort are also
attracting property investments.
Two new industrial parks are being
developed: Cornubia is part of
a larger project near Umhlanga
and Clairwood in Durban South
will offer more than 300 000m² of
A-grade industrial space.
Tongaat Hulett Developments
(THD) has for some years
been rolling out a series of
developments on land it owns
north of Durban and it has
launched the nTshongweni Urban
Development on either side of the
busy N3 highway west of the city.
KwaZulu-Natal has a number
of brick companies and four
cement factories. Three of these
are run by NPC at Simuma,
Durban and Newcastle, and
the company has a further six
sites for concrete and two for
aggregate. NPC is part of the
Intercement group. Lafarge has
several aggregate quarries and
eight Readymix plants around the
province. The company’s grinding
operation in Richards Bay closed
in 2017. ■
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OVERVIEW
Tourism
Dedicated funds are promoting transformation.
SECTOR INSIGHT
KwaZulu-Natal expected
more than R1-billion from
events in 2020.
The Tourism Transformation Fund, created by the
National Department of Tourism and the National
Empowerment Fund (NEF), has disbursed several grants
to KwaZulu-Natal operations.
These include the Rhino Ridge Lodge in Hluhluwe and the Jozini
Tiger Lodge, located on Lake Jozini with views of the Lebombo
Mountains. The latter lodge is a community-owned initiative which
employs 96 local people, mostly women.
The provincial government has invested in maintenance and
upgrades of facilities such as the caves at Ngodini and Ndumo and
the Bhanga Nek Campsite. There are plans to upgrade the Mandela
Capture Site near Howick.
The combined contribution of retail and tourism to provincial
GDP is 14%.
The province anticipated income injection from business events
to be hosted in 2020/2021 to be about R1.2-billion. All of that fell
away because of the global Covid-19 epidemic. The meetings,
incentives, conferences and exhibitions (MICE) sector is likely to be
the hardest hit by the lockdowns and it is difficult to anticipate when
it will recover.
ONLINE RESOURCES
Credit: Kevin Folk on Unsplash
Durban International Convention Centre: www.icc.co.za
Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife: www.kznwildlife.com
Moses Mabhida Stadium: www.mmstadium.com
Tourism KwaZulu-Natal: www.zulu.org.za
Similarly, the investment
of R220-million into the
construction of a cruise terminal
is unlikely to see a return for
some time.
Adventures don’t come
more hair-raising than throwing
yourself into the void above a
sports stadium, but that’s what
thousands of visitors to the
Moses Mabhida Stadium have
been doing for a decade.
The SkyCar, a funicular trip
over the top of the roof and
bungy-jumping are popular,
as is the “Adventure Walk” on
the south side of the stadium.
The 56 000-capacity stadium is
home to a professional soccer
team and forms part of a
sporting precinct that includes
the province’s professional
rugby franchise, the Kings
Park Stadium, and has greatly
increased KwaZulu-Natal’s
ability to host big events such
as the Fact Durban Rocks and
the Monster Jam.
The upgrading of the
Point area between the beach
and the Port of Durban has
resulted in major investments.
The Docklands Hotel at the
Durban Waterfront is a fourstar
Signature development
that cost about R100-million
to develop. ■
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OVERVIEW
Manufacturing
Cellphones are now made in KwaZulu-Natal.
The Mara Group has invested more than R1-billion in a
factory to manufacture cellphones at the Dube Trade-
Port which is linked to the King Shaka International
Airport. More than 300 permanent jobs will be created.
Dube TradePort attracted R7-billion in private and public sector
investment between 2012 and 2019 and, with its ideal position for
logistics operations, is expected to attract much more.
The province’s other Special Economic Zone (SEZ), the Richards
Bay Industrial Development Zone (RBIDZ), has attracted a further
R7-billion through four recent investments: Ubuhle Towels is a
towel manufacturer; Elegant Afro Line makes chemicals and Wilmar
SA is a manufacturer of edible oils. Nyanza Light Metal is investing
R4.5-billion in the production of titanium dioxide pigments.
A new plant to make washing machines has created 75
jobs at the Durban plant of white-goods manufacturer Defy.
The R121-million investment is part of a R1.2-billion investment
programme which Arçelik Global, the Turkish company, has been
following since it acquired Defy. The company has another plant
in KwaZulu-Natal at Ezakheni (near Ladysmith) and at East London
in the Eastern Cape.
Cipla, the Indian manufacturer of generic drugs, is building a
new facility at Dube TradePort to complement its existing factory in
Durban. LG Electronics South Africa has opened a R21-million factory
and distribution centre in Cornubia, north of Durban.
Expansion of production normally heralds an uptick in the
economy. Unfortunately, the fact that more aluminium products are
going to be made by Hulamin’s extrusion facility in Pietermaritzburg
reflects the fact that the company has closed one of its factories in
another province. The company believes that its restructuring is
working well, and its beverage business is thriving. Hulamin also makes
rolled products at Edendale, Pietermaritzburg and Camps Drift.
The manufacturing sector contributes 17.7% to the provincial
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of KwaZulu-Natal. The strongest
export sectors are base-metals (32% including aluminium), mineral
products such as ores, vehicles and chemical products.
ONLINE RESOURCES
Aluminium Federation of South Africa: www.afsa.org.za
Chemical and Allied Industries’ Association: www.caia.co.za
Enterprise iLembe: www.enterpriseilembe.org.za
Plastics SA: www.plasticsinfo.co.za
SECTOR INSIGHT
Richards Bay Industrial
Development Zone is set
to receive R7-billion in
investments.
Credit: Hulamin Rolled Products
New opportunities in the
Blue Economy (ship-building
and maintenance, oil-rig
repair and servicing) and the
Green Economy (solar panel
manufacture, solar, biogas and
wind energy plant construction,
management and maintenance,
heating and cooling devices) are
set to grow in KwaZulu-Natal with
the allocation of geographical
hubs to support these sectors,
and the introduction of policies
to make them competitive.
Two large oil refineries
and a sophisticated sugar
milling and refining industry
underpin provincial chemical
manufacturing. The chemicals
and petrochemicals subsector
makes up 17% of the
manufacturing output of
KwaZulu-Natal, with industrial
chemicals accounting for nearly
a third. Steel and aluminium
are other heavy manufacturing
products. Newcastle is a
chemical manufacturing hub. ■
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Automotive
Stanger will host a new battery factory.
OVERVIEW
SECTOR INSIGHT
Toyota is to start
producing a sports-utility
vehicle in 2021.
Credit: Toyota
More than 3 000 jobs will be created by battery manufacturer
Metair as it responds to the winning of a big contract
from Ford Motor Company South Africa. Stanger in
northern KwaZulu-Natal will be the site of a new factory
and a further investment in logistics will take place in Gauteng.
KwaZulu-Natal has a substantial automotive components sector
which includes large manufacturers such as GUD Filters. Thirtynine
companies are currently members of the Durban Automotive
Cluster which is funded by the municipality. Together, these firms
have about 17 000 employees.
In line with the policy of developing Industrial Economic
Hubs, the Durban Automotive Supplier Park is being built at
Illovo, south of Durban and near to the Toyota manufacturing
plant. The Dube TradePort Corporation will manage the project,
which covers 1 013ha. Other partners are the eThekwini
Municipality, Toyota and the provincial government.
Toyota’s plant, just a few kilometres south of the harbour at
Prospecton, has received a R2.4-billion investment to produce a new
passenger vehicle. The Corolla Cross (pictured) will start production
in the final quarter of 2021. A sports-utility vehicle, the Cross will also
be available as a hybrid.
Toyota sells about a quarter of the vehicles sold in South
Africa, and accounts for the same proportion of export volumes.
The company’s total investment of R4.2-billion between 2019 and
2021 includes other manufacturing projects and a huge increase in
warehousing capabilities.
The other large-scale original equipment manufacturer in
the province is Bell Equipment. Between the Toyota plant and the
ONLINE RESOURCES
Automotive Industry Development Centre: www.aidc.co.za
Durban Automotive Cluster: www.dbnautocluster.org.za
National Association of Automotive Component and Allied Manufacturers
(NAACAM): www.naacam.co.za
Richards Bay facility of heavyequipment
manufacturer Bell
Equipment, upwards of 11 000
people are employed.
Another manufacturer of
earthmoving equipment can
be found at Port Shepstone
on the south coast. Dezzi is
part of the Desmond Group of
companies that was founded
in 1973 and now has 18 offices
and branches. The Dezzi CMI
backhoe loader is a popular part
of the company’s range.
In 2018 AIH Logistics
started assembling Mahindra
and Bolero bakkies from kits
imported from India on a
site at the Dube TradePort.
The 5 000m² plant is owned
by Automotive Investment
Holdings (AIH), which formed
AIH Logistics specifically to deal
with the Mahindra contract.
The intention is to make 2 500
bakkies per year, with an option
to expand production to 4 000
and to increase sales of bakkies
in the South African market.
The Mathe Group’s tyre
recycling plant at Hammarsdale
has quickly increased capacity
to 150 000 used truck tyres
per year and intends going
past 200 000 soon. Other
applications include modified
bitumen and as a component
of artificial grass. ■
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OVERVIEW
Education and training
An ambitious scheme aims to prepare young people for the world of work.
SECTOR INSIGHT
A skills audit of municipal
officials is underway.
Universities
The AFDA campus in Durban caters for film, television and arts
students. Credit: AFDA
The Sukuma 100 000 programme was launched in 2020
by the Provincial Government of KwaZulu-Natal with the
goal of helping young people make the transition from an
educational environment into the world of work.
With the assistance of the private sector, the Youth Directorate
in the Office of the Premier wants 100 000 young people to benefit
every year from in-service training, apprenticeships and internships.
State-owned entities and government departments will also
participate in the programme, which is scheduled to last five years.
In another initiative related to competencies, a skills audit is
to be conducted among senior officials across the province. The
audit began in municipalities and will be extended to provincial
departments and agencies of the province in due course.
KwaZulu-Natal has nine Technical and Vocational Education and
Training (TVET) Colleges with a total enrolment of about 80 000.
Coastal KZN TVET College gives students practical experience
through facilities such as the Nongalo Industrial Park. The college
hosts the Samsung Engineering Academy, a Tooling Centre of
Excellence and a manufacturing plant for sanitary towels. The college
has several sites on the South Coast and caters for 15 400 students.
Majuba TVET College is a Centre of Specialisation for boilermaking.
The Mnambithi TVET College is located in the Battlefields
Route tourism area and offers National Diploma courses in tourism,
among other qualifications. A satellite campus operates at Estcourt.
There are two universities and
two universities of technology in
KwaZulu-Natal, and the national
distance university, the University
of South Africa (Unisa), has a
presence in five locations. USB
Executive Development offers
business courses for executives.
UKZN has close to 40 000
students studying on five
campuses in two cities. Greater
Durban hosts Howard College,
Berea (environment, engineering,
law, humanities) and the Nelson
Mandela School of Medicine at
Congella. The UKZN administration
and the Graduate School of
Business are based at Westville (also
science, engineering: and health)
whereas the Edgewood, Pinetown,
campus focusses on and education.
The Pietermaritzburg
campus offers a broad academic
programme but its specialities are
fine art, theology and agriculture.
UKZN also hosts the National
Research Foundation.
The Durban University of
Technology (DUT) has six faculties
operating in seven campuses in
Durban and in the Midlands. DUT
is well known for its outstanding
graphic-design school and offers
one of only two chiropractic
programmes in South Africa.
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The University of Zululand offers diploma and degree courses on
two campuses at Empangeni and Richards Bay.
Several provincial government departments make tertiary
bursaries available to qualifying students, including Agriculture and
Rural Development, Human Settlements, Public Works, Transport
and the Treasury. The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS)
supports 26 public universities across the country in advancing
payment of registration fees for poor students.
The private sector also actively supports education through
bursaries. A crowdfunding platform set up by Standard Bank, the
Feenix Trust, raised more than R35-million in three years to support
more than 1 000 students. The bank’s Ikusasa Student Financial Aid
Programme (ISFAP) provides bursaries for students from families
earning less than R600 000 per annum.
Schools
KwaZulu-Natal has 2.8-million school pupils, many of whom are
in rural areas. With 30% of South Africa’s pupils in its schools, the
province’s results have a big bearing on how the nation fares in
annual examinations.
There is now near universal access to primary and secondary
schooling and a new drive to enrol pre-school children in Grade R has
achieved a 70% success rate. The province has 1 689 early childhood
development centres.
Transport is provided to 350 schools, covering 59 000
pupils and 2 400 bicycles have been made available under the
Shovakalula programme.
The Anton Lembede Mathematics, Sciences and
Technology Academy in La Mercy north of Durban welcomed
its first Grade 8 pupils in 2021. Enrolment is expected to
reach 600 for the school, which caters to grades 8 to 12. The
long-planned project cost R255-million and is part of a wider
provincial programme that includes a Special School for
Autism and two Schools of Excellence scheduled to be started
ONLINE RESOURCES
Council of Higher Education: www.che.ac.za
Independent Schools Association of Southern Africa: www.isasa.org
KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education: www.kzneducation.gov.za
National Research Foundation: www.nrf.ac.za
National Skills Authority: www.nationalskillsauthority.org.za
in 2021, for Agriculture
in Umgungundlovu and
Maritime studies in Umlazi.
A primary school in the
Harry Gwala District was
the site of the launch of an
e-learning infrastructure
programme that is intended
to be rolled out to rural areas
throughout the province.
Digital access will allow
pupils in remote areas to
be connected to the best
teachers in the province.
The unbundling from the
successful Curro group of a
separate tertiary entity which
listed on the JSE as Stadio
Holdings is a good indicator
of the growth of the private
sector in education. Stadio
currently has three institutions:
Southern Business School,
AFDA (the School for the
Creative Economy) and the
Embury Institute for Higher
Education which has a campus
in Musgrave, Durban. There are
seven schools in KwaZulu-Natal
operating under Curro brands.
Advtech, the other big
private company in the
sector, already has 27 tertiary
campuses nationally, in
addition to its 78 schools
operating under a variety
of labels. Advtech operates
10 educational sites in
KwaZulu-Natal, including
schools such as Crawford and
Trinity House, a chefs school
(Capsicum), three Varsity
Colleges and the Design
School for Southern Africa. ■
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REALISING DREAMS
THROUGH QUALITY EDUCATION
Standard Bank’s commitment to education in South Africa
The power of education to drive change in
South Africa remains undeniable. Unfortunately,
many in our country, because of their
personal circumstances still struggle to access
a quality education. Standard Bank takes an active role
in helping these young people realise their dreams
through financial support and training initiatives. We believe
that all South Africans deserve a quality education.
Standard Bank invests in improved educational
outcomes and skills development in multiple
ways. We prioritise education in our corporate
social investment (CSI) programmes and invest in
work readiness programmes through our internal
learnership and graduate programmes.
We work with partners in government and the
corporate sector to address the challenge of
affordable and accessible student finance.
ECD and Foundation Phase
In 2019 we developed a refreshed CSI strategy, which
focuses specifically on Early Childhood Development
(ECD) and Foundation Phase education.
Extensive research demonstrates that developmental
stimulation during the early years of childhood are critical
to future intellectual, emotional and physical wellbeing.
In 2020, in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic,
we supported our existing ECD partners and we
worked closely with NGO partners identified by the
Department of Basic Education.
Feenix crowdfunding
Standard Bank South Africa launched Feenix Trust
in 2017 to make tertiary education more accessible
for economically disadvantaged students. In its first
three years, Feenix raised over R35-million, providing
support for over 1 000 students.
The platform enables university students to
create profiles and request donations toward
their education journey and enables individuals
and businesses to take meaningful action to
solve social problems. To qualify, students
need to be registered at a South African public
university and have an annual household income
of below R600 000. Academic achievement is not
a criterion.
Bursary Programmes
In South Africa, the Ikusasa Student Financial Aid
Programme (ISFAP) is part of the effort to solve
the funding challenge faced by “missing middle”
students. The programme funds the tertiary
studies of students from households that earn up
to R600 000 per year.
ISFAP focuses on students studying toward
jobs in high-demand sectors, scarce skills, and
professional degrees. It covers the full cost of
study, together with “wrap-around support”,
which includes additional academic, social and
psychological support such as mentoring and
life-skills training. ■
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OVERVIEW
Water
Waste-water works are being upgraded.
A
new tender was issued in 2020 for the completion
of a 35-megalitre-per-day upgrade of the Darvill
Waste-Water Works. The facility receives and treats
both domestic and industrial waste-water from the
city of Pietermaritzburg.
A provincial Water Intervention Plan is being rolled out in
hotspots where municipalities are struggling to provide consistent
services. The water-stressed districts to benefit from this project
are Ugu, uThukela, uMzinyathi, Amajuba, Zululand, uMkhanyakude
and Harry Gwala. The main pipelines of Kokstad and Underberg are
receiving upgrades, as are the water supply systems at Bergville,
Skhemelele and Moyeni Zwelisha.
The area north of the Durban central business district is one of the
fastest-growing urban areas in South Africa, with a number of large
office and accommodation projects going ahead simultaneously.
This is a welcome development for the economy, but the new
buildings also create pressure on infrastructure.
The multi-year, R250-million Northern Aqueduct Augmentation
project was initiated in 2014 and the fifth phase of the project is
underway. This will provide water for Durban North, Umhlanga,
Newlands, KwaMashu, Phoenix and Cornubia.
Two new dams will add 800-million litres of water per day to the
available supply in KwaZulu-Natal. As part of the lower uMkhomazi
bulk water scheme, utility Umgeni Water will spend about R26-billion
on the Smithfield Dam and R2.4-billion on the Ngwadini Dam.
Umgeni Water currently supplies more than 472-million cubic
metres of potable water to its six large municipal customers:
eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, iLembe District Municipality,
Sisonke District Municipality, Umgungundlovu District Municipality,
Ugu District Municipality and Msunduzi Local Municipality. The
company has five dams, 10 waterworks, five water-treatment plants
and two waste-water works, including Darvill.
Large parts of the northern part of the province are served by
Mhlathuze Water. The utility has assets valued at more than R3-billion
and its area of supply covers 37 000m².
ONLINE RESOURCES
Mhlathuze Water: www.mhlathuze.co.za
National Department of Water and Sanitation: www.dwa.gov.za
Umgeni Water: www.umgeni.co.za
Water Research Commission: www.wrc.org.za
SECTOR INSIGHT
Water hotspots are
getting urgent relief.
New technology has
been installed at the Verulam
Wastewater Treatment Works
of the eThekwini Municipality.
Murray & Roberts Water and its
European technology partner,
Organica Water, has installed an
environmentally-friendly system.
Richards Bay has installed a
10-container desalination plant
next to the municipal water
treatment plant at Alkanstrand.
The first mobile sea water
purification unit in South Africa,
it comprises 10 containers
and is located adjacent to
the water treatment plant at
Alkantstrand. It can deliver 10
megalitres of drinking water.
However, the high cost of
electricity means that the unit
is used sparingly. Solar energy
is being investigated as a
possible alternative.
In 2018 JG Afrika delivered
a R72-million desalination plant
to South32’s Hillside aluminium
smelter in the same town. ■
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Energy
Toyota dealers are using less energy.
OVERVIEW
SECTOR INSIGHT
Sugar producers want to sell
electricity.
Credit: Toyota SA
In terms of Toyota’s Dealer Environmental Risk Audit Programme
(DERAP), dealers do audits twice a year to check
their compliance with various environmental and energy
standards. One checkpoint relates to generating less energy.
The national winner of the DERAP award installed 288 solar
panels on the roof, uses LED lights in the workshop and natural
light is utilised via louvres.
The managing director of Illovo Sugar SA, Mamongae Mahlare,
has told the Sunday Times that the sugar industry is in real need of
some other source of income to offset tough times. Selling energy
to the grid (and investigating biofuel and bio-energy) are “key”
to the sector’s future, she told the newspaper. At the company’s
Eswatini mill, Ubombo, it has a commercial supply agreement
with the Eswatini Electricity Company.
The province’s other sugar giant, Tongaat Hulett, produces
between 12MW and 14MW of power at its mills and believes that the
national sugar industry could generate between 700MW and 900MW.
A 17MW biomass project represents the province’s only
approved project in terms of the national Renewable Energy
Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP).
An open cycle gas turbine plant at Shakaskraal in the iLembe
District Municipality can be converted to gas-fired technology, a
method which energy planners are encouraging. The 670MW plant
came on stream in 2017. Its project company, Avon Peaking Power,
is jointly owned by a community trust, Mitsui (Japan), Legend
ONLINE RESOURCES
National Department of Energy: www.energy.gov.za
National Energy Regulator: www.nersa.org.za
South African National Energy Development Institute:
www.sanedi.org.za
Power Solutions (South Africa)
and ENGIE of France.
As part of the provincial
government’s strategy to
boost regional development,
the iLembe District has
been named as an Industrial
Economic Hub (IEH) for the
renewable energy sector.
Khanyisa Projects has set
up 26 biodigesters which
produce gas for cooking at
Ndwedwe in the iLembe
District. The project forms
part of the Working for
Energy programme of the
South African National
Energy Development Institute
(SANEDI) which promotes
the use of sustainable clean
energy in rural areas.
The Richards Bay Industrial
Development Zone (RBIDZ)
has been named as the site
for 2 000MW liquefied natural
gas (LNG) plant in terms of
national government’s gas-topower
plan. RBIDZ is also the
site of a new biomass plant.
Biomass technology is at
the centre of the conversion
scheme of South African
Breweries at its Prospecton
plant south of Durban.
Methane-gas emissions from
a nearby effluent plant are
piped to the plant where they
are converted to electricity. ■
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Banking and financial services
Choices for South African financial consumers are expanding.
Aspen has taken a secondary listing on the A2X. Credit: Hodari Properties
Aspen Pharmacare is a speciality pharmaceuticals
company with a presence in more than 50 countries
and nearly 9 000 employees. The company’s
headquarters are in La Lucia Ridge north of Durban.
Aspen’s production facilities are elsewhere, but the global
headquarters offer a grand view of the Indian Ocean (and the roof of
the headquarters of another giant South African company, Unilever
South Africa) in an area popular with tax consultants and stock brokers.
Aspen’s revenue in 2020 increased to R38.6-billion.
Aspen’s decision to register a second listing on one of South
Africa’s newest stock exchanges (the primary listing remains on the
JSE) was a boost for A2X, which set out to attract secondary listings.
Patrice Motsepe’s African Rainbow Capital is an investor in A2X.
The announcement in December 2020 that Prosus was going
to take a secondary listing on A2X raised the bourse’s total market
capitalisation to nearly R5-trillion across 40 companies. Prosus, a
consumer Internet group and technology investor, has a market cap
of R2.7-trillion.
Of the four new exchanges, Equity Express Securities Exchange
(EESE) trades in Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) while ZARX
and 4AX are targeting companies that are not listed elsewhere.
ZARX has agricultural holding companies like TWK and Senwes
among its first clients.
SECTOR INSIGHT
MyMo is Standard Bank’s
newest low-cost bank account.
Together with real estate
and general business, the
financial sector in KwaZulu-
Natal accounts for 18% of gross
domestic product (GDP).
Big strides have been made
in providing banking services
to the previously unbanked but
there is still a long way to go. The
widespread use of smartphones
is creating new opportunities for
banks and other financial service
providers to further close the gap.
Standard Bank introduced
the low-cost MyMo account
in KwaZulu-Natal in 2020. With
free electronic transactions,
unlimited card swipes and a low
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OVERVIEW
monthly fee, the MyMo account is ideal for low-income earners, microentrepreneurs
and the poor. Customers do not have to visit branches
to sign up for the account. They can take a selfie on the mobile app.
Says Imraan Noorbhai, Provincial Head of Standard Bank KZN,
“Given South Africa’s history and current economy, financial inclusion
is extremely important for us, and with the MyMo account, we want
our customers to thrive financially.”
Shariah-compliant banking is provided by alBaraka Bank which has
its headquarters at Kingsmead in Durban, which is also the site of its
corporate-banking division. In 2020 the bank announced plans for a
comprehensive Shariah-compliant banking app, enabling clients to
do transactions via mobile devices. Other technological updates are
being explored to allow customers to open bank accounts from the
comfort of their own homes.
HBZ Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Habib Bank and AG
Zurich, has branches in Westville, Durban and Pietermaritzburg.
In 2017 Tyme Digital received a licence to run a bank. By early
2019, TymeBank was available in 500 Pick n Pay and Boxer stores and
more than 50 000 customers had an account. Tyme stands for Take
Your Money Everywhere; the bank does not have a branch network.
African Rainbow Capital began as the venture’s BEE partner but in
2018 bought out the Commonwealth Bank of Australia.
Tyme reported in October 2020 that it had 2.4-million customers,
up from 1.4-million at the end of March. A 400% increase in the use of
services such as airtime and electricity purchases was also noted.
Second to market among the country’s new banks was Discovery
Bank, which officially launched in 2019 and is experiencing rapid
growth with retail deposits at the end of 2020 of R5.7-billion. Discovery
Bank is applying the behavioural model it uses in its health business
to reward good financial behaviour. The Discovery group is already
a giant on the JSE with a market value of R83-billion and access to
millions of customers.
Development loans
The Brics New Development Bank has made a $200-million loan for
the expansion of the container terminal in Durban. The busy port is
currently stretched beyond capacity and waiting time for trucks can
be extremely long.
Activist groups in Durban’s
southern suburbs are opposing
the loan and the expansion,
saying that further development
will increase pollution in the
area and lead to even more
dangerous traffic congestion.
Up the coast at Richards Bay,
the World Bank’s International
Finance Corporation (IFC)
has committed $2-million
to a feasibility study on the
construction of a liquefied
natural gas (LNG) storage and
regasification terminal. The
study’s costs are shared with
Transnet and a private investor
will be sought if the feasibility
study is positive.
The Chartered Institute of
Government Finance, Audit and
Risk Officers (Cigfaro) advises
institutions, trains its members in
public finance and promotes the
interests of professionals in the
public sector. It also develops
and assesses qualifications and
advises tertiary institutions on
the requirements for courses.
The South African Institute
for Chartered Accountants
International provides training
in financial reporting standards
for SMMEs while the Insurance
Institute of KwaZulu-Natal
(IISA) holds regular education
workshops. The institute’s
mentorship programme is run in
association with the Musifunde
Training Centre. ■
ONLINE RESOURCES
Association for Savings and Investment South Africa: www.asisa.org.za
Financial Sector Conduct Authority: www.fsca.co.za
Insurance Institute of South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal): www.iikzn.co.za
South African Institute for Chartered Accountants: www.saica.co.za
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Development finance and
SMME support
Exxaro and Bell are teaming up to help SMMEs.
SECTOR INSIGHT
Provincial government funds are
available for entrepreneurs.
Agreeing to work together: Mzila Mthenjane (Executive Head: Stakeholder Affairs,
Exxaro) and Duncan Mashika (MD, Bell Equipment Sales South Africa).
Resources company Exxaro has signed an agreement with
KwaZulu-Natal company Bell Equipment which gives access
to contractors to mining equipment at affordable prices, as
part of Exxaro’s enterprise and supplier development (ESD).
Advice and support to the new owners of equipment will also be
available in terms of the partnership.
The Provincial Government of KwaZulu-Natal made available
through the Operation Vula Fund the sum of R150-million in the
2020/21 financial year in support of enterprise development.
Similarly, the KZN Youth Empowerment Fund has provided R71-million
to 55 youth-owned enterprises, including Uthandimvelo Trading, a supplier
to the Tongaat Hullet Mill. A R1.45-million grant assisted in the creation of 10
permanent jobs and 25 temporary jobs.
Funding from the National Department of Trade, Industry and
Competition’s (dtic) Black Industrialist Programme and from the
Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) secured 70% of Newcastlebased
Boschpick Engineering for entrepreneurs Bongani Khumalo and
Phillip Majali and their company
Lipsobex. The IDC provides finance
across a range of sectors from
agriculture to tourism.
The Small Enterprise
Development Agency (Seda) is
active in supporting entrepreneurs.
Seda gives non-financial support
through training, assistance with
filling in forms, marketing and
creating business plans.
In KwaZulu-Natal, Seda runs
12 Incubators which either help
new businesses get started or
with the rehabilitation of existing
enterprises. Three models are
used: Technology Demonstration
Centres (demonstration and
training); Technology Incubators
(where the focus is rehabilitation);
Hybrid Centres, which combine
elements of the other two models.
The KwaZulu-Natal incubators
include ICT and construction
(three centres each), furniture and
hi-tech (two each) and chemicals,
and essential oils. ■
ONLINE RESOURCES
National Department of Small Business Development: www.dsbd.gov.za
SA SME Fund: www.sasmefund.co.za
Small Enterprise Development Agency: www.seda.co.za
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INDEX
INDEX
Citiq Prepaid ............................................................................................................................................................. OBC
Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry ........................................................................................... 2
EBH SA ................................................................................................................................................................................. 7
Enterprise iLembe.......................................................................................................................................................22
Petroleum Agency South Africa ........................................................................................................................34
Invest Durban.........................................................................................................................................................IFC, 1
Standard Bank...........................................................................................................................................5, 16, 28, 42