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Durban ( / ˈdɜːrbən / DUR-bən; Zulu: eThekwini, from itheku meaning "bay, lagoon") [a] is the third-most populous city in South Africa, after Johannesburg and Cape Town, and the largest city in the province of KwaZulu-Natal. Situated on the east coast of South Africa, on the Natal Bay of the Indian Ocean, Durban is South Africa's busiest ...
Range. 2,000 nmi (3,700 km; 2,300 mi) at 13 kn (24 km/h; 15 mph) Complement. 40. Armament. 1 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannon. 2 × 12.7 mm machine guns. The River class is a class of four minehunters built for the South African Navy. They have a secondary role as inshore patrol vessels .
It is a religious building that follows the Roman or Latin rite and functions as the headquarters of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Durban ( Archidioecesis Durbaniana) which was created in 1951 with the bull "Suprema Nobis" of Pope Pius XII . It was built to replace an old church dedicated to St. Joseph who had been in use since 1881.
Comrades Marathon. The Comrades Marathon is an ultramarathon of approximately 88 kilometres (55 mi) [1] which is run annually in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa between the cities of Durban and Pietermaritzburg. It is the world's largest and oldest ultramarathon race. [2] The direction of the race alternates each year between the "up ...
September 3, 2017. Dyer Island, Western Cape. Great white shark. Xelela was swimming with a group of poachers to Dyer Island to poach abalone. He was swimming a few meters in front of the group when a shark grabbed him, pulled him underwater, and resurfaced with him in its jaws. The group swam away, and Xelela's body was later retrieved by a ...
Description. The Buffelsdraai Landfill Site is located north-west of Durban city approximately 8 km west of the small town of Verulam, KwaZulu-Natal. [4] It is the largest regional waste landfill site and is owned and managed by the eThekwini Municipality's Durban Solid Waste department. The footprint of the active landfill area (or solid waste ...
Click on the map for a fullscreen view. General information. Location. Durban, South Africa. Coordinates. 29°51′30.6″S 31°1′35.4″E. / 29.858500°S 31.026500°E / -29.858500; 31.026500. Durban City Hall is a historic city hall located at Durban in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
R400,000 (2020) 1st: R250,000. The Gold Cup is a Grade 3 thoroughbred horse race run over 3200m at Greyville Racecourse in Durban, South Africa. The first running of the race took place in 1920 however it was not run in 1942. The race is considered "Africa’s premier marathon for long-distance runners." [1] The race historically takes place on ...