GOVERNMENT plans to use its new district development model as an outline for a significant new development zone on KwaZulu-Natal’s south coast, says president Cyril Ramaphosa.
The development zone, which will stretch for 120km between Margate and Port St Johns, will be given special status under the Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act, Ramaphosa said in an address this weekend.
“The Eastern Seaboard project is aimed at connecting the villages, towns and cities of the Wild Coast Corridor – which comprises unique ecological zones and tourism routes – with provincial, national and continental economies through transportation infrastructure and information technology.”
Ramaphosa said that the development is expected to contribute to creating new ‘regional nodes’ that will attract investment into the area and create jobs and other opportunities for communities.
He added that the government was encouraging investment in the region by packaging existing infrastructure project portfolios and presenting a
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