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Phoenix is a South African town about 25 kilometres (15 mi) northwest of Durban Central, in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.It was established as a town by the apartheid government in 1976, but it has a long history of Indian occupation.
Overport is a hilly residential area in Durban, South Africa.The name Overport is commonly used to refer to the suburbs of Overport, Sydenham, part of Sparks and parts of Essenwood; with the part of Sydenham west of Brickfield Road, and north of Sparks Road, usually called Asherville rather than Overport.
Cornubia City is a new mixed-use development which broke ground in 2012, north of Durban, South Africa between Phoenix, Ottawa, Mount Edgecombe and uMhlanga.It is bordered to the east by the N2 Freeway, to the west by regional route R-102, and is 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) south of the King Shaka International Airport.
The Natal Railway Company was formed in January 1858 for the construction of a 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) railway in Durban. [1] The Natal Railway Company made use of 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (1,435 mm) broad gauge. The 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) Cape gauge was only adopted in Natal in 1876 when the Natal Government Railways was established. [2]
The Bluff promonotory is a remnant of an extensive coastal dune system that formed along the shoreline of KwaZulu-Natal between two and five million years ago. [2] It is situated just south of the Durban CBD and plays a key role in shielding the Port of Durban from the Indian Ocean, forming the port’s southern quayside.
Greyville is an area in Durban, South Africa. It is on the flat land west of the Durban city centre, at the foot of the Berea. It includes the Greyville Racecourse. [1] Initially, Greyville was a middle-class and working class white area, populated by those who couldn't afford to live in the upper Berea, because of its lower altitude.
As part of the implementation of apartheid policies, including the Group Areas Act, Indians were removed from the Magazine Barracks, and resettled in areas including Chatsworth, which were much further from the city centre of Durban. [3] Located next to the Magazine Barracks, was a similar black African labour compound called Baumannville. [1]
Clermont is a township of Durban in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.. Clermont under the apartheid days was a black middle income township. Its immediate surroundings include KwaDabeka to the north, New Germany to the west, Westville to the south and Reservoir Hills to the east.