All mum on future of historic Pietermaritzburg site

Durban — There are plans for Pietermaritzburg’s popular Showgrounds, but no one is spilling the beans yet about what’s in store at the site which hosted major tourism and entertainment events for decades.Funfairs, music festivals and agricultural exhibitions brought to the city by the annual Royal Agricultural Society’s Royal Show are history.The society staged the final show last year before packing its bags to relocate to Mount Verde Estate in Hilton, about 14km from the CBD.The property is now owned by Vu-Tact Trade and Invest, a company that includes Pietermaritzburg…