Contents 1 History of Cato Manor2 1949 Race Riots3 1959 Beerhall Riots4 Today5 Reference History of Cato ManorSituated about five kilometres from the centre of Durban, modern day Cato Manor is an area rich in cultural and political heritage.It was named after Durban’s first mayor, George Christopher Cato. Cato Manor’s first residents, the Indian market … Read more
Years in the making, the Umkhumbane Heritage Cultural and Heritage Museum is finally nearing completion. Umkhumbane (or Cato Manor as it’s also known) is an area with a dark history of forced removals, poverty and crime. Designed and executed by Choromanski Architects, it’s hoped that the complex, which in line with the Municipality’s green strategy is environmentally efficient, will not … Read more
Situated about five kilometres from the centre of Durban, Cato Manor is an area rich in cultural and political heritage. It was named after Durban’s first mayor, George Christopher Cato. Cato Manor’s first residents, the Indian market gardeners, to whom Cato sold the land, later leased plots to African families prohibited from owning land themselves. The … Read more