Durban
Durban is a coastal city in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, and serves as the country's principal port and third-largest urban centre. With a metropolitan population of about 3.9-million, it is a major economic hub on the Indian Ocean coast. The city is home to the Port of Durban, the busiest container terminal in sub-Saharan Africa and a critical gateway for South African and regional trade, handling automotive exports, bulk commodities and manufactured goods. Durban's economy is anchored by logistics, manufacturing, tourism and agriculture, with significant petrochemical and automotive industries clustered around the port and industrial zones. The city's subtropical climate and beaches make it a leading domestic and international tourist destination. Durban also hosts a diverse population, with a large Indian community that has shaped its cultural and commercial character since the nineteenth century. The municipality has invested in renewable energy and electric-vehicle infrastructure as part of broader decarbonisation efforts. Durban was established as a British settlement in 1835 and named after Sir Benjamin D'Urban, then governor of the Cape Colony, growing rapidly as a port serving the interior and later the industrial heartland of Gauteng.
Durban Updates
Transnet puts Carlton Centre, golf courses up for sale alongside 12 other properties
By: Schalk Burger Updated 4 hours ago State-owned rail operator Transnet has invited requests for proposals (RFPs) for 15 noncore properties, including the Carlton Centre, in... →
SADC’s geopolitical moment will not wait
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 24th August 2026 The Durban summit identified the right economic priorities, but a geopolitical strategy and credible regional security approach are lacking. This... →
The Presidency on launch of Phase 3 of Government Business Partnership for Growth and Jobs
21st August 2026 Phase 3 is focused on urgently addressing the societal crisis of low growth and unemployment. It adds additional sectors to the partnership... →
UN Economic Commission for Africa urges SADC to push industrialisation
By: Rebecca Campbell 18th August 2026 The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has, at the forty-sixth Ordinary Summit of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), urged... →
South Africa takes over regional economic bloc as trade falters 
By: Bloomberg 17th August 2026 South Africa is taking over leadership of the Southern African Development Community with a push to deepen regional commerce, as the bloc’s own... →
SA: Khumbudzo Ntshavheni: Address by Minister in The Presidency, the Public Lecture by President Cyril Ramaphosa on SADC Vision 2050, KZN (14/08/2026)
14th August 2026 SADC is not simply an institutional arrangement between governments. At its heart, SADC is about people. It is about the young person in Lusaka,... →
SA: Thamsanqa Ntuli: Address by KZN Premier, during the SADC public lecture, UKZN (14/08/2026)
14th August 2026 To all summit delegates. You have landed on the soil of a king who united nations. Shaka kaSenzangakhona built one people from many. He forged... →
SADC can be a testing ground for turning African minerals into development – UN ECA
By: Schalk Burger 14th August 2026 Demand for critical energy transition minerals, including cobalt, copper, graphite, lithium, manganese, nickel, platinum group metals (PGMs) and... →
SADC Summit: Ramaphosa calls for regional action on xenophobia, GBV
By: Thabi Shomolekae 14th August 2026 President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday delivered a powerful vision for the renewal of Southern Africa, calling for urgent regional action on... →
KZN Premier urges SADC to renew commitment to public diplomacy as leaders meet
By: Sashnee Moodley 14th August 2026 Ahead of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s public lecture for the 46th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Southern African Development... →
