New Durban Road Names

Akuselona leli kheli – Kusuka ekubeni uWindermere Road kwaba uLillian Ngoyi Road

Kulolu chungechunge lokubhala nge- No Longer at This Address (Akuselona leli kheli), sibheka umlando womuntu siqu ngemuva kwamagama emigwaqo emisha eThekwini, futhi njengoba lo Mgqibelo kunguSuku Lwabesifazane eNingizimu Afrika kubonakale kufanelekile ukuthi sihloniphe omunye wabantu abakhulu baseNingizimu Afrika abaholi besifazane, uLillian Masediba Ngoyi. Umgwaqo uLilian Ngoyi, phambilini owawunguWindemere Road, waqanjwa ngegama lowesifazane wokuqala owakhethwa ekomidini … Read more

Akuselona leli kheli – King Dinuzulu Road

Ngokubuyekaza isibili emagameni emigwaqo amasha aseThekwini , besicabanga  ukubheka umgwaqo odabula enkabeni yedolobha lethu, futhi osingatha umjaho odumile weComrades Marathon obakhona minyaka yonke. Umgwaqo iBerea, manje osekuyiKing Dinuzulu Road, ‘uyisango’ eliya eThekwini, iTollgate Bridge yakha uphawu olukhulu lokwamukela! Njengombono wabantu wokuqala ngeTheku kubukeka kufanelekile ukuthi lo mgwaqo uqanjwe ngegama lenkosi yamaZulu. INkosi uDinuzulu kaCetshwayo (1868 … Read more

No Longer at This Address – From Windermere Road to Lillian Ngoyi Road

In this series of blog posts, No Longer at This Address, we look at the personal histories behind the new road names in Durban, and with this Saturday being Women’s Day in South Africa it seemed only appropriate that we pay tribute to one of SA’s great female leaders, Lillian Masediba Ngoyi. Lilian Ngoyi Road, … Read more

No Longer at this Address – King Dinuzulu Road

For the second feature on the (not so) new Durban road names, we thought that we’d tackle a road that runs through the centre of our city, and is host to the famous Comrades Marathon taking place this Sunday. Berea Road, now King Dinuzulu Road, is the ‘gateway’ to Durban, with Tollgate Bridge forming a … Read more