Datastories and opinion pieces on Durban's economy

Number of building plans submitted and approved monthly and annually per property type and geographic region in eThekwini Municipality. Source: EThekwini Municipality...

Total rentable office areas in square meters as well as office vacancy rates (percentages) for eThekwini nodes (CBD, Westville, Hillcrest, Berea, Umhlanga and Ballito (node...

EThekwini's labour force: employment, unemployment, UIF claims and discouraged work seekers (both numbers and percentages). Sources: Stats SA and KZN...

The State of the Economy or "SOE" Report provides an annual overview of Durban's economic performance. It is designed to be presented in sub-sections at seminars, webinars and...

EThekwini Municipality has reviewed its Economic Development Incentive Policy to enable the ease of doing business and to support industries by creating an economic environment...

The EThekwini Economic Spatial Tax Data is an excerpt from the National Spatialised Administrative Tax Data Panel. The latter was prepared through the RSA National Treasury...

Durban Tourism has appointed a service provider to conduct accommodation surveys of accommodation establishments in eThekwini Municipality. A survey (of sample >3 000 rooms)...

This is a compilation of Durban related KZN Flood information. This includes latest presentations, survey results, and other resources as and when they become available.

The Municipal Financial Management Act (MFMA) provides eThekwini Revenue Management Unit with the mandate to ensure effective revenue collection and expenditure, excellent...

This dataset includes presentations and recordings for EDGE webinars.

This data relates to specific information on the KZN Unrest.

Ward level monthly GDP time series. Data derived from satellite imagery and IHS Regional Explorer quarterly GDP data. The monthly data is derived by temporal and spatial...

The "Economy at a Glance" release is a monthly publication with highlights of the latest indicators and economic news updates on Durban's economy. It is released by the Policy,...

Number of films shot in eThekwini Municipality, as well as crew members employed on film sets, permits issued, and film days recorded annually. Source: Durban Film Office

Useful information relating to COVID-19 and Durban's Economy

Delimitation of latest wards in terms of Item 5 (2) of Schedule 1 Local Government Elections to the Local Government: Municipal Structures Act, 1998 (Act No.117 of 1998)....

EThekwini Electricity is the primary licensed electricity distributor for the eThekwini Municipal region; distributing power to all types of users from large sophisticated...

EThekwini traffic counts are typically carried out in order to determine the traffic in- and out- flow in the road intersections and highway interchanges, including important...

eThekwini Water and Sanitation is a unit of the eThekwini municipality and is responsible for the provision and maintenance of water and sanitation services to all customers in...