Business

Manufacturing (Industrial)

The manufacturing sector in uMlalazi is largely influenced by the agricultural sector. This is because of the sugar mill located at Amatikulu. The manufacturing sector is currently the second biggest contributor to GVA in the uMlalazi Municipality with a contribution of 18.5%, while the sector is the biggest contributor at a district level with a contribution of 26.8% to the uThungulu District GVA. The following table provides an indication of the quantity and average annual growth rate of employment and GVA in manufacturing for the Province, District and uMlalazi Local Municipality.

Services

The business services sector is a big contributor to the total GVA in the uMlalazi Municipality with a contribution of 16.7%. The table below provides an indication of the quantity and average annual growth rate of employment and GVA in business services for the Province, District and uMlalazi Local Municipality.

Mining

Tronox currently has since 1998 had a large business investment in the Uthungulu District Municipality with mining of the mineralized sand dunes in an area just north of Mtunzini, KwaZulu Natal, known as the Hillendale Mine, its central processing complex ("CPC") at Empangeni for refinement and the Fairbreeze and planned Port Durnford mines.