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Durban (/ ˈ d ɜːr b ə n / 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.
It kept this name until 2002 [62] when it was renamed after the Limpopo River which forms South Africa's border with Zimbabwe. Settlement name changes especially targeted places of Afrikaans origin, such as Pietersburg (Polokwane), Nylstroom (Modimolle) and Ellisras (Lephalale), while avoiding places with Bantu or English names such as Northam ...
In the theory officially accepted today by the city, it bears the name of Voortrekker leaders Piet Retief and Gert Maritz. In another theory, the city was originally named after Retief alone, initially "Pieter Mouriets Burg" (after his given names) and transformed to its current form. Pinetown – Sir Benjamin Pine, governor of Natal
Pietermaritzburg (/ ˌ p iː t ər ˈ m ær ɪ t s b ɜːr ɡ /; Zulu: uMgungundlovu) [5] is the capital and second-largest city in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa after Durban. It was named in 1838 and is currently governed by the Msunduzi Local Municipality. The town was named in Zulu after King Dingane's royal homestead ...
Named for former National Party cabinet minister Frans Erasmus; renamed after the Reverend Isaac Dyobha, a chaplain in the SA Native Labour Corps who died in the sinking of the SS Mendi in 1917. [80] Built by Sandock-Austral , Durban, South Africa.
The original name of the airport was Louis Botha International, named after the South African statesman. The airport maintained this name until 1994 when the political changes that came with that year in South Africa resulted in a change of name to Durban International Airport.
Indian workers begin to arrive in Durban. [4] 1863 - Population: approximately 5,000 (3,390 white, 1,380 black and 230 Asian). [6] 1865 - Sites for Albert Park and Victoria Park established. [7] 1866 - Durban High School was founded. 1870 - Durban Fire Department founded. [6] 1880 - Magazine Barracks built. 1882 - Durban High School for Girls ...
He was in office when the British government abolished slavery, established municipal and legislative councils, occupied Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal) and named it as a new colony for the British Empire. To commemorate this the name of the principal port was changed in 1835 from Port Natal to Durban.