Plans afoot for Ray Nkonyeni District Municipality small harbour

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09-06-2025
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Plans are on track for the construction of a small harbour in KwaZulu Natal’s Ray Nkonyeni District Municipality, says Public Works and Infrastructure Deputy Minister Sihle Zikalala.

The development, which will include a boat launching site, fisheries and related facilities, is expected to create thousands of work opportunities.

Addressing the second day of the Umdoni Municipality Investment conference held at Scottburgh, Deputy Minister Zikalala reiterated government’s determination 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,” said the Deputy Minister.

Additionally, the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) is still investigating where a second small harbour development can be located in KwaZulu Natal, positively optimising the coastline the province has.

The Small Harbour Development Programme is targeting the provinces of KwaZulu Natal, Eastern Cape and Northern Cape which were previously excluded under the apartheid government.

Zikalala said government is committed to increasing support for small enterprises, entrepreneurs and cooperatives in previously disadvantaged communities like townships and villages, which will lead to the creation of work opportunities.

The DPWI as the custodian of state assets, has created an asset optimisation strategy which is aimed at attracting the private sector to partner with government and develop, utilise and at a later stage, transfer back to government the immovable assets.

Zikalala called for both the state and the private sector to make investments that will transform societies to give effect to a national democratic society which is truly united, non-racial, non-sexist, democratic and prosperous.