FEDHASA has welcomed the decision by the national Department of Public Works and Infrastructure to assume custodianship of 15 seafront properties within the KwaZulu-Natal KZN South Coasts Ray Nkonyeni Local Municipality and delegate their management to the KZN Department of Public Works and Infrastructure for the next 20 years.
The move ends the month-to-month lease arrangements that have constrained operators along the KZN South Coast for more than a year limiting investment, compliance and operational stability.
The industry simply cannot function on month-to-month leases, said FEDHASA National Chairperson Brett Tungay . Without long-term security, operators are unable to obtain liquor licences, secure finance, invest in infrastructure or offer proper employment contracts. Compliance was near impossible.