1. Learning objectives
The Durban-Pinetown (eThekwini) Region
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Maps of the region
Factors favouring the development of this region
Factors hindering the development of this region
Main Industrial activities
2. MANUFACTURING REGIONS
Study this section by means of the following table:
REGION
FAVOURABLE LIMITATIONS
FACTORS
MAIN
INDUSTRIES
PWV Complex
DurbanPinetown
South-western
Cape
Port ElizabethUitenhage
Problem: Development only in these four regions, the rest of the
country under developed. Post 1994 government developed a
programme to promote development across the country
10. Factors favouring development
• Plenty water – sugar refining and paper-making
• Good transport network links to interior
• Large local market - highest pop / 50% 100km from
Durban
• Close to Gauteng and overseas markets, esp. China,
Asia and E. Africa
• Large workforce
• Power available from Mpumalanga and Newcastle –
adv over CT and PE
11. Factors favouring development
• A port (harbour)
• Resources e.g. sugar, milk, fruit, poultry
• Warm climate –Pinetown
15km/300m/flatter land
• Affluent lifestyle – beaches, mountains,
game reserves, golf courses