ET H EKW I NI • C ATA LY T I C P RO J EC TS
Driving development at scale
Across much of South Africa, projects of a vast scale have been identified to serve as key enablers in raising the socio-economic growth trajectory of our country. Within eThekwini, a number of Catalytic Projects, which are set to be game-changing developments for the municipality and its residents, are in various stages of planning and development. Automotive Supply Park The project is strategically located on a 1 000 ha agricultural site in Illovo South, which is to be developed as a KwaZuluNational automotive supplier park to strengthen the automotive manufacturing sector in eThekwini and the broader province. The project is located to the south of the city and has easy access to the N2 Automotive Supply Park
Corridor both northwards and southwards. Its location in the Prime Investment Corridor (PIC) has significant multiplier effects for the motor industry development in the city. From a connectivity point of view, the site can access the N2, which will feed into the City’s transport network, emanating from the north into Durban. This project is viewed as one of the key economic
development projects to the south of the city and can assist in providing much-needed employment opportunities in the southern municipal area. Cato Ridge Multi-modal Development The Cato Ridge Multi-modal Development will be home to a logistics hub/inland or dry port, with business units that include Cato Ridge Multi-modal Development
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