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Since its inception, Mondi Zimele’s small grower programme has supplied over 9.4 million quality plants to timber growers, with 1,04…
In the ego-driven and adversarial world of law, Patrick Forbes doesn’t fit the mould. Forbes, a director at Garlicke &…
If you want an antidote to the echo chamber of misery in South African, speak to GG Alcock. Or get…
Freight can be considered the very heartbeat of logistics; connecting industries, countries, and consumers around the world. OneLogix Cargo Solutions…
Dunlop Tyres, the oldest and longest surviving tyre brand in South Africa with deep ties to KwaZulu-Natal and now part…
Kholofelo Maponya has an ambitious plan to bring retail convenience, home delivery and competitive prices to townships in a bid…
Offering a convenient lifestyle, security and key services and amenities, Capri Village is the future of retirement living for the…
Road and rail need attention, but Transnet and the City have their hands full, writes Matthew Hattingh. If container terminal…
Inefficiencies at the Port of Durban aren’t only bad for trucking companies. They drive up the cost of doing business,…
Privatisation plans for the Port of Durban hold hope for hauliers, but until then it’s a waiting game, reports Matthew…
Durban businessman and councillor Alan Beesley questions the accountability of our city’s municipality and lack of transparency with regards to…
For the past 15 years, Hilton Lawrence Architecture has been leaving its footprint on Durban’s landscape. Here are two of…
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This is a story about cowboys and crooks, about happiness and hope, and how if all we’ve got is the…
Whetstone Business Park near King Shaka International Airport is developing at a pace with construction commitments worth R6-billion. Co-developer Gavin…
Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) President and SanDock Austral Shipyards (SA Shipyards) CEO, Prasheen Maharaj, is passionate about…
A magnificent 337-lot rare art collection is going on auction on May 6 and is expected to attract top-end art…
Illa Thompson explores Durban and discovers some hidden gems. Poor old Durban – it feels as though she has come-off…
In October 2022, LIFT removed the anxiety of Durbanites being “marooned” when it introduced flights connecting KZN with Johannesburg and…
Ballito’s new billion plus bonanza – including mansions, retirement, residential, sporting, retail and commercial offerings – is set to take…
The South Coast of KwaZulu-Natal – in times gone by a favoured holiday destination for local and international travellers –…
Take one old church, add some vision and creativity, and the result is a harmonious fusion of historic and modern…
Tourism entrepreneur Brett Gehren has learnt the hard way, but today runs four thriving lodges, has bounced back from the…
In a country blessed with an embarrassment of natural riches, tourism is regarded as an “easy” economic multiplier; a business…
New and improved retail variety opens at La Lucia Mall, just in time for the festive season! La Lucia Mall…
How does a law firm thrive for over 100 years? The answer is to provide a full-service firm of attorneys…
Three local beneficiaries of the Transnet Port Terminal’s Enterprise Development programme have recently flown the flag for South Africa –…
A top-end location for a top-end workforce – that’s Rewardsco Investments’ new R300-million operations centre in uMhlanga Ridge, which was…
A key intermodal logistics region on the outskirts of eThekwini has steadily grown over the last decade, and, writes Jonathan…
Whether your business is big or small, First Storage Concepts is your one-stop shop for all your storage needs. First…
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Tourists added over a billion Rands to iLembe District’s economic coffers in the first six months of 2022 despite devastation…
When IT boffs warble on about ‘democratising data’ it can sound like a lot of hooey to the man on…
Sam Small-Shaw is a Durban restaurateur who has run Surf Rider for the last eight years and is well known…
Like many good things, it started by accident. Kendal Coward felt like a bunny chow. And so, writes Maggie Wittstock,…
The Sihlanzimvelo Stream Cleaning Programme – an initiative started by eThekwini Municipality to prevent damage to infrastructure – is saving…
Some regard global surfski champion Oscar Chalupsky as overbearing. To others, he’s an icon, especially since he beat cancer. This…
Working remotely seems to be evolving at the speed of light. Covid, riots and the floods dramatically altered how people…
In February 2021, Durban entrepreneur Scott Langley was sitting in a safe and comfortable government-funded corporate position with a promising…
Saskia Hill tells a remarkable story of the good, the bad and the ugly. It is a salutary tale for…
For many businesses, Covid was a curse, but on the positive side, companies that have shaped their businesses around new…
Smart investors are realising huge value in property investments in unlikely places. TUHF recently hosted a drive around downtown Durban…
Fill a lounge at uMhlanga’s dazzling Radisson Blu with KZN’s top conveyancing attorneys and noise levels rise and colleagues connect.…
Sean and Don Bergsma are below-the-radar Durban entrepreneurs who built a fortune in telecommunications and are now reinvesting in the…
Vodacom’s R1-billion investment in expanded connectivity in KwaZulu-Natal represents a much-needed boost for the regional economy and a boon for…
Our Adopt a Beach is yielding interesting collaborations – and this is only the start of a cleaner beach environment.…
By Greg Ardé Durban’s property market will get a shot in the arm with the announcement that developers and the…
KZN’s dairy industry is small but vibrant and increasingly fewer farmers are producing more milk. Colin Wellbeloved who farms a…
The humble, hand-made South African roti, infused with sub-continent culture and tradition, may soon be making its way to dinner…
Millhouse International exports 95% of its vitamin A sugar premix to the Southern African Development Community from its factory at…
Covid may have dealt a blow to agricultural tourism but there are hopeful indicators this neglected sector is on the…
Agriculture needs to move away from monoculture to more sustainable farming to improve food security, enhance biodiversity and create a…
By Greg Ardé Rob Hoatson is a man utterly consumed by his endeavours, which, if they continue to succeed, could…
KwaZulu-Natal’s agricultural sector could be the key that unlocks the province’s rural economy, writes Lyse Comins. The agricultural sector was…
GUEST COLUMN Nkosinathi Myataza is an engineer and the regional general manager of ACSA’s (Airports Company South Africa) Durban International…
SAB’s big-ticket expansion in KZN comes as welcome news after a torrid time for the brewer, reports Matthew Hattingh. The…
For lovers of a good coffee, something new is brewing on the South Coast, writes Shirley le Guern. With just…
The new R650-million Kerry plant in Hammarsdale is a boost to the province’s economy, writes Matthew Hattingh. Chickens, the experts…
The Durban Jewish Club and The Durban Holocaust & Genocide Centre – a haven of history, culture and education, writes…
Africa’s Travel Indaba 2022 drew hundreds of buyers and exhibitors to Durban’s International Convention Centre injecting an estimated R72,5-million into…
Nilesh Hargovan, CEO of L’il Masters Diapers, talks to KZN INVEST about construction of their new plant in Dube TradeZone…
By Greg Ardé Durban entrepreneur Arthur Limbouris might be nearly 9 000km from Ukraine, but this has not stopped him…
By Greg Ardé Cynics will say it took a pandemic, a riot and then a flood to get the government…
By Greg Ardé KZN business is out in force to fix a province critical to the national economy, but the…
The Dube TradePort (DTP) which sits alongside the King Shaka International Airport, was created to help stimulate the KZN economy.…
By Greg Ardé For some, Radical Economic Transformation is a synonym for daylight robbery. For others, it is a moral…
Despite the rah-rah comments made by headline-hungry politicians, the first phase of the eagerly awaited multi-billion Durban Automotive Supplier Park…
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The first phase of The Brickworks, a R6-billion business and logistics park developed by Investec Properties, is underway and will…
Booksellers and publishers say more readers are turning to local authors as they increasingly seek authentic, relevant stories. Local book…
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KZN, scarred by Covid, riots and floods, will need more than a physical rebuild. It demands that we acknowledge one…
KFC Add Hope supports KZN flood victims and launches call-to-action to drive further support. In the wake of the devastating…
Kerry, the world’s leading taste and nutrition company, officially opened the largest and most advanced taste manufacturing facility on the…
The Domino Foundation – empowering small and micro enterprises in a time of crisis. The late business magnate, Steve Jobs,…
With a vision to turn KwaZulu-Natal into the number one province, property developers are all on the same page –…
A bit of luck and a huge dollop of enthusiasm creates tourism champions able to help small towns sparkle, writes…
Creative Sean Stretch aims to define the Durban narrative. The talented graphic designer, Sean Stretch, hit the road when lockdown…