Trade & Investment KwaZulu-Natal

29/09/2026

KwaZulu-Natal is strengthening its position as a globally competitive automotive hub. Understanding that investment drives growth and partnerships create opportunity, the integration of the KZNIC with SA Auto Week aims to highlight the province's established automotive sector, strong industrial base, strategic logistics infrastructure and a growing investment pipeline. It also creates opportunities for local component manufacturers and KZN businesses to plug into the broader automotive value chain. This is about more than attracting investment; it is about turning commitments into implementation, projects into jobs and investment into lasting economic opportunities for the people of KwaZulu-Natal.

SA Auto Week tickets available on: https://bit.ly/4iXjQLD
Use discount code SAWKZN to get 40% the ticket price.

EDTEA KZN naamsa

28/09/2026

The KwaZulu-Natal Investment Conference (KZNIC) is officially joining South African Automotive Week (SA Autoweek) 2026, bringing the province's investment pipeline into the heart of SA's automotive manufacturing value chain.
This integration means:
✅ A direct pathway from investment commitments to implementable projects
✅ Broader investor participation across manufacturing, logistics, energy and infrastructure
✅ A stronger view of KZN's project pipeline for investors, DFIs and policymakers
✅ Shared infrastructure and coordinated delivery for a more seamless delegate experience
Two platforms. One powerful week. Bigger opportunities our province.

25/09/2026

Friday Newsflash: Highlighting this week’s economic and business insights.

24/09/2026

Happy Heritage day from TIKZN

24/09/2026

Today we celebrate the heritage, culture, traditions and stories that make South Africa unique. In KwaZulu-Natal, these assets also form part of a tourism economy with opportunities for investment, enterprise development and trade. This Heritage Day, let's celebrate our past while investing in future opportunities. Connect with Trade & Investment KwaZulu-Natal to explore the potential of KZN's heritage economy.

18/09/2026

Friday Newsflash: A roundup of this week's economic and business insights.

18/09/2026

We’re hiring

Do you have what it takes to look after TIKZN's most valubale assets- the staff members- good leadership skills, excellent people skills, strategic thinking, strong organisational abilities and a passion for developing teams? If that is you and you meet the requirements and qualifications as advertised, you could be TIKZN’s next General Manager: Human Resources.

We’re also looking for a skilled IT Specialist to join our team. If you meet the requirements, don’t delay, apply before 12 October and you could be joining our dynmic team working to market KwaZulu-Natal as a premier investment and investment destiantion.

17/09/2026

Tourism creates demand across accommodation, transport, retail, restaurants, events, attractions and professional services. For investors and businesses, this interconnected value chain presents opportunities to participate in KZN's growing visitor economy. Explore the tourism value chain. Identify the opportunity. Invest in KwaZulu-Natal.

Connect with Trade & Investment KwaZulu-Natal to explore investment and trade opportunities.

16/09/2026

The Trade & Investment KwaZulu-Natal Board and Executive Management recently visited Wesgro in Cape Town for a strategic benchmarking engagement focused on strengthening how we deliver on our mandate.

The engagement provided an opportunity for the two organisations to share experiences and insights on areas including governance, legislative mandates, trade and investment promotion, strategic partnerships and sustainable funding models.

More importantly, the discussions allowed us to reflect on what is working, where we can learn from one another and how stronger collaboration between provinces can support our shared goal of driving investment, growing trade and creating economic opportunities.

For TIKZN, engagements such as these are an important part of continuously improving how we position KwaZulu-Natal as a competitive destination for trade and investment, while building partnerships that can unlock greater opportunities for the province and its businesses.

16/09/2026

Great news coming from Durban Direct with Ethiopian Airlines now flying direct from Durban.

As part of the Durban Direct partnership, Trade & Investment KwaZulu-Natal welcomes this milestone that enhances global access and unlocks new economic opportunities.

KwaZulu-Natal provincial air connection development initiative Durban Direct has announced that Ethiopian Airlines will inaugurate a direct service between Addis Ababa and Durban on December 11 this year. The route will be operated using Boeing 737MAX single-aisle airliners and bookings can already....