KwaZulu Natal is open for business – both from a tourism and tourism investment perspective – and ready to welcome more international visitors to its shores.
“Investment interest in KwaZulu Natal remains strong,” said KZN MEC for Health, Nomagugu Simelane-Zulu, at a breakfast hosted by Tourism KZN at Africa’s Travel Indaba 2024 in Durban this week.
Delivering the speech on behalf of MEC for Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs, Siboniso Duma, she highlighted that tourism investment opportunities worth at least R9.4 billion (€472.5 million) – with the potential to create over 3 000 temporary jobs during construction and over 3 000 permanent jobs – were in the pipeline for the province.
According to her, there is a portfolio of 15 catalytic projects across the province that will vastly improve the region’s tourism potential.
These projects – along with other private developments – were an indication of considerable confidence from…
