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the northern urban edge of Tongaat
and is adjacent to the western part
of Hambanathi. The Tongaat River
forms the northern boundary and the
residential suburb of Gandhi’s Hill is
on the southern tip.
Shield Homes have been building
since 1988 across the economic and
residential spectrum. Ian Christie,
CEO of Shield Homes says, “We wel-
come the opportunity to continue our
long standing relationship with Ned-
bank Affordable Housing who are the
most innovative providers of finance
in the Affordable Housing space.”
Japie Van Rensburg, CEO of Zevoli
208 added, “We are pleased that the
project is now able to be launched
after six years of obtaining the neces-
sary approvals.” Belinda Schoeman,
Project Manager at Zevoli 208 says,
“We launched sales of the freehold
units in January 2015 and with the
strong demand the 77 have almost
sold out. We will be launching the
sectional title units soon and will
consider joint ventures with other
parties wanting to develop units for
sale or rental as there is huge de-
mand in the area.”The professional
team includes: Land Surveyor: Kim
De Villiers & Associates; Surveyor:
Precise Surveys; Structural and Civil
Engineers: Thekweni Geo Civils CC;
Geotechnical Engineer: Drennan,
Maude & Partners; Town Planner:
Hennie Naude and Associates; and
Environmental Consultant: Sivest.
Amongst the challenges that the
experiencedprofessional teamhad to
contend with was the lengthy delays
before the land proclamation, rezon-
ing and environmental approvals
were given. The process took almost
five years to complete.
The developer has now com-
menced installation of bulk services
and infrastructurewith the Ethekwini
Local Municipality.
The economic development in
this region has stimulated job op-
portunities and with the King Shaka
International Airport only 8km from
the development, the airport which
is almost three times bigger than
Durban has five times as many retail
stores. Dube TradePort Corporation, a
business entity of the KwaZulu-Natal
Provincial Government, is charged
with the responsibility of developing
the province’s biggest infrastructural
project. Considered one of South Af-
rica’s top 10 investment opportuni-
ties, this officially declared Industrial
Development Zone (IDZ) is geared to
promote foreignand local investment.
The precinct is strategically situ-
ated in KwaZulu-Natal’s eastern
seaboard. The 2 840 hectare devel-
opment is ideally positioned half an
hour fromAfrica’s busiest cargo port,
DurbanHarbour, and90minutes from
the Richards Bay Harbour.
The Dube TradePort takes ad-
vantage of its prime location as the
only facility in Africa combining an
international airport, dedicated cargo
terminal, warehousing, offices, retail
etc and with all this expansion offers
many job opportunities in this thriv-
ing region.
Annandale concludes, “The short-
age of suitably serviced available land
in the greater Tongaat area continues
to hamper the supply of Affordable
Housing in the price range below
R620 000. With the north bound
development trend now firmly estab-
lished in the greater Durban area, it
is anticipated that this development
will add to this momentum and pro-
vide people with a suitable alterna-
tive to avoid lengthy commuting.”
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