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M12 (Durban)
The M12 is a major metropolitan route in the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality in South Africa, beginning in uMhlanga Rocks and heading southwards through Durban North and Stamford Hill before ending just north of the Durban CBD. Route The M12 begins at an intersection with the M4 highway (Leo Boyd Highway) in uMhlanga Rocks (coastal suburb of uMhlanga). It begins by heading south-westwards as uMhlanga Rocks Drive, ascending up the ridge. The M12 turns left at the traffic circle in uMhlanga Ridge, to head in a south-south-westerly direction and shortly after, it flies over the M41 freeway. It continues south-south-westwards as uMhlanga Rocks Drive through the suburbs of La Lucia Ridge, La Lucia and Somerset Park and passes the suburbs of Sunningdale and La Lucia in a southerly direction, to exit uMhlanga and enter the suburb of Durban North in the city of Durban. In Durban North, it turns south-south-west again as it passes Virginia Bush Nature Reserve to re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality is a metropolitan municipality created in 2000, that includes the city of Durban, South Africa and surrounding towns. eThekwini is one of the 11 districts of KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. The majority of its 3,442,361 people speak Zulu. It was formed from seven formerly independent local councils and tribal land. Etymology In an 1859 Zulu grammar book, Bishop Colenso asserted that the root word ' means "bay of the sea" taken from the Thabethe tribes clan name Mtheku which were the leaders of the Nguni people. Furthermore the original local inhabitants and noted that the locative form, ', was used as a proper name for Durban. An 1895 English-Zulu dictionary translates the base word ' as "bay", "creek", "gulf" or "sinus", while a 1905 Zulu-English dictionary notes that ' is used for Durban. Geography eThekwini is surrounded by: * iLembe (DC29) to the north * the Indian Ocean to the east * Ugu (DC21) to the south * Umgungundlo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Lucia
La Lucia is a wealthy suburb located in uMhlanga, north of Durban, in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. It was named after Lucia Michel. She and her husband Albert Michel founded the sugar cane farm La Lucia. La Lucia Ridge La Lucia Ridge is a new office node situated on a ridge overlooking the Indian Ocean and is home to some of the lower density office parks in the greater uMhlanga area. Many of the office parks in this area are set in well-maintained, sculptured indigenous gardens, located just adjacent uMhlanga Ridge on the M41. The area is home to businesses such as Aspen, Tugela Steel and Unilever Unilever plc is a British multinational consumer goods company with headquarters in London, England. Unilever products include food, condiments, bottled water, baby food, soft drink, ice cream, instant coffee, cleaning agents, energy drink, t .... The area is easily accessed by a network of major roads, including the M41, N2 and M4. Education Crawford ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mr Price Group
Mr Price Group is a cash-based fashion-value retailer, and is a public company listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. Established in 1985, the retailer has 2,543 stores which are mainly in South Africa, as well as online channels. The company operates through four segments: Apparel, Homeware, Financial Services and Telecoms. The company’s trading divisions are as follows: # Mr Price # Mr Price Sport – formed in 2006 # Mr Price Home # Miladys – acquired in 1987 # Sheet Street – acquired in 1996 # Mr Price Money – formed in 2007 # Power Fashion – acquired in 2020 # YuppieChef – acquired in 2021 # Studio 88 – acquired in 2022 External links * https://www.mrpricegroup.com/ Companies based in Durban Retail companies established in 1985 Companies listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange Retail companies of South Africa Sportswear brands South African brands Mobile phone companies of South Africa Companies based in KwaZulu-Natal {{SouthAfrica-comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M17 (Durban)
Ethekwini (Durban metropolitan area), like most South African metropolitan areas, uses Metropolitan or "M" routes for important intra-city routes, a layer below National (N) roads and Regional (R) roads. Each city's M roads are independently numbered. Table of M roads Rd, Bulwer Rd, Cleaver Rd, Botanic Gardens Rd, cowey Rd, , , - , , , East/West, , M32 / M10 (Wiggins) – M8 – R102 – ends at Congella , , Wiggins, Glenwood, Congella, , fransisco Rd, , , - , , , East/West then North/South, , M5 (Escombe) – M22 – M20 – M5 (cosigned) – M7 – M9/M32 – M13 (cosigned) – M15 – M17 – M19 (Springfield) , , Escombe, Queensmead, Mount Vernon, Hillary, Bellair, uMkumbaan, Wiggins, Cato Crest, Waterval Park, Sparks, Sydenham, Springfield, , Stella Rd, Sarnia Rd (M5), Wakesleigh Rd, Vusi Mzemela Rd, jam smuts Hwy (M13), Brickfield Rd, Alpine Rd, , , - , , , East/West, , M8 (Bulwer) – R102 – M4 (Esplanade) , , Bulwer, Esplanade, , Che Guevara Rd, , , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kings Park Stadium
The Kings Park Stadium (known as the Hollywoodbets Kings Park for sponsorship reasons since 2022), is a stadium located in the Kings Park Sporting Precinct in Durban, South Africa. The stadium was originally built with a capacity of 12,000 and opened in 1958, extensively renovated in the 1980s and then again in time for the 1995 Rugby World Cup. It currently has a capacity of 54,000 and is the home ground of the . The stadium has also been used by Durban-based Premier Soccer League football (soccer) clubs, as well as for large football finals. It was previously also known as the ABSA Stadium (between 2000 and 2010), Mr Price Kings Park Stadium (in 2011 and 2012), Growthpoint Kings Park (between 2013 and early 2017), and Jonsson Kings Park (between 2018-2021) due to sponsorship deals. 1995 Rugby World Cup The stadium was used as one of the venues for the 1995 Rugby World Cup held in South Africa. The stadium hosted three pool games in Pool B. The stadium also hosted one quart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moses Mabhida Stadium
The Moses Mabhida Stadium is a football stadium in Durban in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa, named after Moses Mabhida, a former General Secretary of the South African Communist Party. It is a multi-use stadium. The stadium became a venue for several events, like bungee jumping, concerts, cricket, soccer, golf practice, motorsports and rugby union. It was one of the host stadiums for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The stadium has a capacity of 55,500 (expandable up to 75,000). The stadium is adjacent to the Kings Park Stadium, in the Kings Park Sporting Precinct, and the Durban street circuit used for the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport. It includes a sports institute, and a transmodal transport station. History This newly built stadium is located on the grounds of the Kings Park Soccer Stadium, in the Durban sports precinct in the suburb of Stamford Hill. The stadium had the capacity to hold 62,760 spectators during the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Its design allows the stadium ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Umgeni River
The Umgeni River or Mgeni River ( zu, uMngeni) is a river in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It rises in the "Dargle" in the KZN Midlands, and its mouth is at Durban, some distance north of Durban's natural harbour. The name is taken to mean "the river of entrance" in Zulu, though other meanings have been proposed. The river is approximately long with a catchment area of . The Howick Falls are some famous waterfalls on the Mngeni. Tributaries A noteworthy tributary is the Msunduzi River, which joins it between Nagle and Inanda dams. Higher up its course, the Msunduzi (or 'Dusi' for short) passes through the KwaZulu-Natal capital Pietermaritzburg. A famous downriver race, the Dusi Canoe Marathon takes place between the capital and Durban, attracting thousands of canoeists for the three-day event held in January every year. A small tributary that has an impact exceeding its size and length is the Lions River which joins the Umgeni about 4 kilometers upstream of Midmar Dam (near Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M21 (Durban)
The M21 is a metropolitan route in the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa linking Durban with Phoenix via Newlands West and KwaMashu. Route The M21 officially starts at the M25 interchange between Phoenix and KwaMashu as ''Malendela Road''. It heads through KwaMashu in a southwesterly direction, passing through the KwaMashu Central Business District (CBD) and then turning to a south-southwesterly direction to intersect the M5 Dumisani Makhaye Drive (to Mt Edgecombe-via the R102 and New Germany). After the M5, the M21 proceeds to enter into Newlands West as ''Inanda Road'', bordering the township to the east and winding down the hilly topography in a south-easterly direction until it meets the N2 highway (to KwaDukuza and Port Shepstone) at the Exit 170 interchange. After the N2, the M21 proceeds to enter the city of Durban where it passes through Springfield Park/Umgeni Business Park in an easterly direction and changes its name to ''Sea Cow La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athlone, Durban
Athlone is an area of Durban, South Africa. The area is located to the north of the Umgeni River, and together with neighboring Umgeni Park is known colloquially as Riverside. The Athlone Bridge built in 1927 over the Umgeni River, links the suburb and greater Durban North to the central suburb of Stamford Hill. References Suburbs of Durban {{KwaZuluNatal-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virginia Bush Nature Reserve
Virginia Bush Nature Reserve is a 38 hectare coastal bush reserve in the suburb of Durban North, Durban, South Africa. The reserve is currently under the auspices of the Durban Metropolitan Open Space System (D'MOSS). History Previously natural grassland, the area was once used for market gardening and military purposes, but is now a demarcated municipal nature reserve. The area is in the process of being proclaimed a national nature reserve. Flora and fauna Birds The following birds can be in Virginia Bush: the natal robin, bluebilled firefinch, boubou shrike, bush shrike, flycatcher, green twinspot, grey waxbill, purple crested-lourie and the whitebrowed robin. Mammals Dwarf mongoose, red and white duiker A duiker is a small to medium-sized brown antelope native to sub-Saharan Africa, found in heavily wooded areas. The 22 extant species, including three sometimes considered to be subspecies of the other species, form the subfamily Cephalophina ... and s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M41 (Durban)
The M41 is a metropolitan route in the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa linking uMhlanga to Mount Edgecombe and Phoenix, north of the city of Durban. Route The M41 begins at an interchange with the M4 highway in uMhlanga Rocks as a double-carriageway freeway (and for the entirety of its route) with motorists on the M41 only restricted to exit southbound on the M4 towards Durban. The M41 climbs up the ridge of uMhlanga in a northerly direction, bordering between Ridgeside and La Lucia Ridge and passing over the ''Ridgeside Drive'' interchange. After Ridgeside, the M41 reaches the ridge of uMhlanga and heads in a northwesterly direction to pass under the M12 ''uMhlanga Rocks Drive''. It proceeds to border between uMhlanga Ridge and La Lucia and then pass under the ''Millenium Way'' interchange before intersecting the N2 highway (to Durban and KwaDukuza) at the massive Mt Edgecombe Interchange. After the N2, the M41 proceeds to enter into Mt Edgecombe, borde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
