There is a glimmer of hope the curtain won't fall on Durban's iconic 80-year-old amusement park, which was set to elicit its last thrills and screams come May 1.
The Sunday Times reported that Steyn was withdrawing from the 80-year old beachfront entertainment park which had been
The rides and other assets belonging to Steyn are to be auctioned online from Thursday. Details on what the land will be used for are still unclear. “This can be so easily resolved: they have a resolution that it will be paid for with savings from the unspent budget expenditure in various departments. That can quite easily be allocated to purchase the rides and I can even stay here, looking after them and fixing those that need fixing,” he said.
After Steyn's announcement, the eThekwini municipality said it was working on a project to attract developers and would invite proposals to redevelop the property this year.
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