KwaDukuza Municipality has taken steps assisting in the stimulation and implementation of both economic and <social developments>. Prospects for commercial development look promising because of further development of industry and tourism and up-market residential and estate developments. Major developments include the King Shaka Cultural and Tourism Heritage Trial, the Zimbali Golf and Leisure Estate extension, the Zimbali Lakes and Golf Estate development on the Tongaat River, Simbithi Eco-Estate, Ballito Business Park, Seaward Estate Phases I and II, Dunkirk Estate, Sheffield Manor, Brettonwood and Zululami Estate.
 
A number of social programmes are being implemented to free people from poverty, disease, economic and social marginalisation.

Concomitant with further development of industry and tourism and up market residential and estate development, prospects for commercial investment look promising. Major developments include the King Shaka Cultural and Tourism Heritage Trial, the Zimbali Golf and Leisure Estate extension, the Zimbali Lakes and Golf Estate development on the Tongaat River, Simbithi Eco-Estate, Ballito Business Park, Seaward Estate Phases I and II, Dunkirk Estate, Sheffield Manor, Brettonwood and Zululami Estate.

The dominant land-use outside of the urban areas of the KwaDukuza Municipality is sugar cane plantations interspersed along the coast and in some inland areas with forestry plantations. The urban landscape in the KwaDukuza areas is diverse, and the area is home to major formal and informal residential areas. The southern portions of the coastline are formally developed and include areas such as Ballito and Salt Rock. Developments in these areas are generally focused on the middle to high- income (up market) holidaymakers. The coastline to the north of Salt Rock is relatively underdeveloped with only smaller coastal settlements such as Tinley Manor Beach, Blythedale Beach and Zinkwazi located in this coastal strip.