History
Discussions in the city of Durban on the merits of a major convention centre date back to the 1960s. However, planning for the convention centre began in in 1991. After consultations by the whites-only municipal authorities with (at the time) unrepresented political groupings in 1993, construction commenced in 1994. The Convention Centre hosted the 123rd IOC Session where Pyeongchang was elected host city of the 2018 Winter Olympics.
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