Department Of Rural Development And Land Reform Durban
Department Of Rural Development And Land Reform Durban, Durban (Zulu: eThekwini, from itheku meaning “bay/lagoon”) is the largest city in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal and the third most populous in South Africa after Johannesburg and Cape Town.
It is also the second most important manufacturing hub in South Africa after Johannesburg. Located on the east coast of South Africa, Durban is famous for being the busiest port in the country.
It is also seen as one of the major centres of tourism because of the city’s warm subtropical climate and extensive beaches. Durban forms part of the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, which includes neighboring towns and has a population of about 3.44Â million, making the combined municipality one of the biggest cities on the Indian Ocean coast of the African continent.
South Africans have reason to be proud of their achievements over the past 18 years. Dating from the election in April 1994, in which our country chose democracy as its badge and a rainbow as its symbol, our people have set aside their previous divisions and wholeheartedly embraced one another, united in a shared vision for national progress on an increasingly competitive international stage. Remarkably, the country has managed to achieve and sustain impressive economic growth.
Through targeted government programmes, the following milestones have been achieved:
- Poverty has been significantly reduced in terms of income, access to social services and assets;
- Over 12 million people have benefited from government’s social security assistance programme;
- The number of people with access to electricity and water services has dramatically increased;
- More than three million South Africans have been assisted through housing subsidies;
- Almost 10 million South Africans now have a place they can call home; and
- More than half of all households are headed by women.
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Director: NARYSEC Provincial Project Implementation (KwaZulu-Natal)
