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Ntshongweni

The Ntshongweni/Westown development is strategically located at the N3 and Kassier Road interchange and forms part of the SIP (Strategic Infrastructure Project) 2 corridor along the Durban-Free State-Gauteng logistics and industrial corridor. The 2 000 hectare precinct is a mixed-use development intended to create a new economic hub in Durban’s Outer West area. The precinct development will include lifestyle and tourism-based developments, new lifestyle estates, highquality office and business park space, freight and logistics platforms, as well as golf, equestrian and leisure facilities. The overall investment value is over R28 billion with the City contributing R328 million for road upgrades, substation upgrades and water treatment works upgrades.

A mixed-use precinct of urban and green space perfectly positioned off the N3 between Pietermaritzburg and Durban, Westown is an active construction site, with the first phase of the development, the retail hub of Westown Square, planned for opening in 2024.

Westown is designed around the highstreet retail experience of Westown Square and is supported by the mixed-use offerings of The West Private Hospital, Westown Lifestyle, residential apartments, warehousing and logistics, commercial/ business activities and uses. Planned as a managed urban environment that understands the value of open space and the ecological assets that characterise the Shongweni area, Westown will not only integrate with existing outdoor and lifestyle activities and facilities in the area but enhance them with the rehabilitation of sugar cane into an active indigenous green belt.

Durban Film City

Labelled as a landmark project, Durban Film City, with a projected capital cost of more than R7.5 billion, is to be located on the Durban Beachfront. It comprises a number of components that work together and individually to ensure economic viability. The development is set to change the face of Durban, its

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tourism offering and local lifestyle to world-class standards by integrating film studios and related film industry elements with tourism, lifestyle and entertainment components, thereby creating a must-see, must-do attraction for Durban.

Long delayed, the implementation of the development was hampered by various court cases and litigating involving the developer, with the High Court finally ruling in their favour in 2021. Phase 1 will consist of a motion picture, media, resort and entertainment precinct with the potential to create approximately 4 000 to 5 000 permanent jobs and attract filmmakers from around the world.

Illovo Auto Supplier Park

The R6.5 billion Illovo Auto Supply Park (ASP) development is a strategic economic priority for both national and provincial government. It is aimed at centralising production, assembly, sequencing and warehousing facilities that are within close proximity to original equipment manufacturers such as Toyota and any new entrants. Through the KZN ASP, companies will benefit from economies of scale (land development, construction, shared services concept and logistics hub and infrastructure), while the project will also create 6 000 construction and 2 600 permanent jobs.

The proposed ASP site was initially identified within the Illovo area on agricultural land earmarked for a KZN automotive supplier industrial park to strengthen the manufacturing sector. Given the environmental delays on the

Illovo South site, which did not meet Toyota’s requirements, DTP is now undertaking feasibility studies on an alternative site to be used for Phase 1A. The new site earmarked for this purpose is the old Durban International Airport.

Cato Ridge

Cato Ridge Logistics Hub is a logistics, warehousing and light industrial precinct on the N3, in close proximity to Ntshongweni and Keystone. The key components of the development are Mega Truck Stop and Staging, Logistics and Industrial Park, and Tank Farm. It forms an important hub to support the capacity-constrained Durban harbour. This development, which is a private and public partnership, is also aimed at attracting new industries to the region and unlocking further employment and business opportunities for locals.

The development is at a planning stage. The designs for the N3 interchange have been completed. The city and the developer are currently in discussion regarding the funding for the development of the interchange while discussions are currently ongoing with Infrastructure South Africa to source funding, as well as the DBSA Project Preparation department to complete the infrastructure feasibility studies. Sanral has already made a commitment to cover the costs for the widening of the N3 bridge. The investment value of the development is estimated at over R5 billion. The duration of the project will be no less than 25 years.