Two seaside towns in the Ray Nkonyeni Municipality of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) have been confirmed as possible spots for a new small harbour development in the region.
As reported by Freight News, Scottburgh and Hibberdene, along with six other locations, form part of a prospective Tier 2 small harbour development.
Public Works and Infrastructure Deputy Minister, Sihle Zikalala, announced the plans at the Umdoni Municipality Investment conference held at Scottburgh recently.
Small harbours on the cards for KZN South Coast
The KZN South Coast harbour development will reportedly include a boat launching site, fisheries as well as related facilities, and is expected to create thousands of work opportunities in the community.
The environmental impact assessment for the harbour project in Hibberdene has also already been completed, highlighting progress in the approval process.
Deputy Minister Zikalala said that government was determined to improve economic and social infrastructure such as roads, bridges, dams and fibre networks to support small, micro and medium enterprises (SMMEs) and industrialisation.
“Working with you, we want to build capacity, including technical, planning and project management capacity, to maintain all public infrastructure, and prioritise it in budgeting. We are determined to provide resources to maintain ageing infrastructure to prevent disasters and loss of life,” the Deputy Minister said at the conference.
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