The Province’s natural advantages, include

• Largely untapped environmental resources with unparalleled scenic beauty and bio-diversity
• A unique multi-cultural heritage
• Enormous human potential and resources

• The ports of Durban and Richards Bay, which together handle nearly 80 %of South Africa's cargo tonnage.
• Richards Bay is the country's centre of aluminium industry operations, producing over 4% of the world's export of aluminium. It is also the seat of the world's largest sand mining and mineral-producing operations.
• KwaZulu-Natal is the country's leading producer of timber, processing over half of all timber used in the country, and accounting for a significant percentage of the country's wood exports.
• KwaZulu-Natal's reputation as a leading tourist destination is well established, with potential to grow exponentially.
• The Province has the highest export propensity, as well as the highest level of industrialization in the country.
• The Province is second only to Gauteng in terms of its percentage contribution to South Africa's GDP.