MEDIA INVITE

11 FEBRUARY

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


Mayor Kaunda To Conduct Site Visit Of 800 Million Worth Midway Crossing Shopping Mall

Members of the media are cordially invited to join eThekwini Mayor Councillor Mxolisi Kaunda as he embarks on Operation Siyahlola of the construction of the multimillion Midway Crossing Shopping Centre. This public private partnership is the first of its kind that is linked to Corridor 3 of the multibillion Go! Durban project. The latter will enable residents from townships such as Lindelani, Newlands, KwaMashu etc to move with ease to this mall.

The sod turning ceremony for the development, took place in April last year. EThekwini Mayor Mxolisi Kaunda says the cherry on top is that 45 percent of the mall will be owned by black business while 5 percent is owned by Dumsani Makhaye Community Trust. It comprises different shareholders including women, disabled people, youth and military veterans.

“Gone are the days when our people are only spectators. This time are around they will have slice of the big cake. We are proud that our city has taken an aggressive stance to advance the agenda of the Radical Economic Transformation. So, we have therefore seen it as of paramount importance that we inspect the progress that is being made to date” said Kaunda

Located between Lindelani and Newlands West townships, this initiative is expected to create more than 1 000 permanent jobs and 600 temporary jobs during the contraction phase.

Members of the media are invited to the event scheduled as follows:

DATE : Wednesday, 12 February 2020

VENUE: Go! Durban site situated between Lindelani and Newlands West - Ntuzuma Main Road (Opposite 149 Castlehill Drive)

TIME : 08h00 

*NB* Transport will be provided for members of the media who wish to attend the site visit and will depart from City Hall car park at 07h45.

For Media Enquiries contact Msawakhe Mayisela on 060 966 4220

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Issued by the eThekwini Municipality’s Communications Unit.