The leadership of eThekwini Municipality was excited to see the progress made at the Westown development in Shongweni. They congratulated the developer, Fundamentum on reaching their milestones one year on.
With the construction of Westown Square- which is a retail and lifestyle centre- forging ahead, a 1 260-apartment lifestyle estate residential development was also announced on 11 October by JSE-listed Balwin Properties.
Chairperson of the Economic Development Committee Councillor Thembo Ntuli said: “We cannot wait to see this R50 billion catalytic project finalised over the next decade. Apart from contributing over R500 million to the annual revenue of the Municipality, this development will create 8 500 temporary jobs during construction and 6 000 permanent jobs, while boosting economic development in the outer west region.”