Stanger Street was named after William Stanger the first Surveyor General of Natal and was intimately involved in giving Durban its currrent form. Although Stanger’s achievements are no longer celebrated with a road name, the town of Stangerstill retains his name, as does the Stangeria eriopus, otherwise known as Stanger’s cycad, which Stanger misidentified as … Read more
UStanger Street waqanjwa ngoWilliam Stanger waba wuMcwaningi Jikelele waseNatali wokuqala futhi wayebambe iqhaza elikhulu ekunikezeni iTheku indlela elisebenza ngayo. Yize impumelelo kaStanger ingasagujwa igama lomgwaqo, idolobha laseStangerstill liliigcinile igama lakhe, kanjalo neStangeria eriopus, eyaziwa nangokuthi yiStanger’s cycad, uStanger akabonwanga njengensika futhi wayibuyiselwa eNgilandi ukuyohlolwa. Wazalwa ngo-1910, uStalwart Simelane wayengumholi ovelele we-ANC eNatal ngawo-1950. Ngaphambi kwalokho, … Read more