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KWADUKUZA is a âBANANA REPUBLICâ says resident
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OURISM spend on the KZN north coast plunged 86% during March to July 2020, compared to the same period during 2019. An economic report shows spending dropped from 2019âs R1 351 670 880 to some R183 848 280 and with no visitors being recorded during April, and in July visitor numbers only slightly increasing to 26% of the 2019 visitorsâ total, the future looks difficult for businesses in the area. Another big hit to the area is the 33% decline in capital projects, with cancellations or postponements severely impacting the economic growth in the region. A major loss came in the form of the R6 million Heineken brewery that was to be built at the Inyaninga site near the Dube TradePort. However, the plans for the brewery have been put on the backburner owing to Heinekenâs losses from the lockdown. The brewery would have created some 400 permanent jobs. These statistics and more were revealed in a report produced jointly by the iLembe Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise iLembe and Vuthela iLembe LED Programme, the iLembe Covid-19 Economic and Business Impact Assessment September 2020. The September report and the precursor report for May to June 2020, incorporating Alert level 4 and Alert level 3. shows the impact of Covid-19 on businesses in the region and paints a picture of slow recovery for the hardest hit sectors. Speaking to the Weekly about the report, Chamber CEO Cobus Oelofse said: âUnfortunately the Covid-19 induced decimation of the economy, including our re-
gional economy, came on the back of an underperforming economy, already stagnant and declining. As social partners in the district, we have our work cut out.â He said that while Heineken is obviously the most âhigh profileâ instance in the region, the lockdown has also had massive and lasting effects on other investments in the area. âIt also impacts on a range of businesses in downstream industries. The cancellation or delay of expansion, upgrade and maintenance projects impacts on a range of services, from professional support to technical and operational execution, often over extended periods.â Speaking on whether the development and progress of the north coast will be stunted for a long time, Oelosfse said the iLembe District is better placed than any other district in the country to weather the economic storm. âThis is despite being vulnerable due to the prominence of the tourism and construction industries that continue to be severely impacted on. Considering the data, I believe that our economy was impacted by as much as 50%, with the iBCIâs Activity Indicators showing a decline of 57% in tourism and 45% in construction alone. The challenge for our regional economy remains our ability to claw back in real terms, and not a recovery artificially induced by relief and other stimulus induced, especially with consumer spending being severely constrained.â Oelofse told the Weekly that the industries which have been hardest hit include tourism, catering, accommodation, property management and construction, property development, property sales sectors. CONTINUED ON PAGE 3
Following the Weeklyâs front page story titled, âWater wasted as leaks plague townâ last week, KwaDukuza resident and Glenhills and District Civic Association member Rishi Pooran (who was quoted in the story) proceeded to plant banana trees in the waterlogged potholes caused by burst pipes, water leaks and âshoddy workmanshipâ. Read the story on page 5.
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