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Overport is a hilly residential area in Durban, South Africa. The name Overport is commonly used to refer to the suburbs of Overport, Sydenham, part of Sparks and parts of Essenwood; with the part of Sydenham west of Brickfield Road, and north of Sparks Road, usually called Asherville rather than Overport. The name ''Overport'' was coined by William Hartley, the eighth Mayor of Durban for an estate he developed in what had up to then been called ''West Hill''. The estate was bordered by today's Julia, Springfield, Essenwood (now Stephen Dlamini),http://www.durban.gov.za/City_Government/street_renaming/Pages/Old_New_Street_Names_EThekwini_Municipal_Area.aspx and Brickfield (now Felix Dlamini) Road although the modern term ''Overport'' is commonly used to describe a larger and slightly different area. Overport borders the suburbs regarded as forming Berea, Durban, Berea. Overport, particularly west of Ridge Road is largely an Indian Indian or Indians may refer to: Peop ...
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Berea, Durban
The Berea is a ridge above the city of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa on the northern side which overlooks the city centre and the Indian Ocean. Berea is also used as a collective designation for the suburbs in the area. It has been described as the area between the Howard College Campus of the University of KwaZulu-Natal, and the Burman Bush Nature Reserve. Some of the oldest mansions in Durban were built in this once forested area. Today, many of these have been converted into offices or made way for apartment buildings. The Berea was once the most expensive real estate area in the province but is now third to Umhlanga and Durban North. The two main areas of the Berea are Musgrave and upper Glenwood which are separated by the N3 Western Freeway highway which leads into the city centre. Places of interest include The Atrium, Berea Centre, Musgrave Shopping Centre, Clifton School, Durban Girls' College, Durban High School and Maris Stella, Mitchell Park, the botanica ...
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South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe; and to the east and northeast by Mozambique and Eswatini. It also completely enclaves the country Lesotho. It is the southernmost country on the mainland of the Old World, and the second-most populous country located entirely south of the equator, after Tanzania. South Africa is a biodiversity hotspot, with unique biomes, plant and animal life. With over 60 million people, the country is the world's 24th-most populous nation and covers an area of . South Africa has three capital cities, with the executive, judicial and legislative branches of government based in Pretoria, Bloemfontein, and Cape Town respectively. The largest city is Johannesburg. About 80% of the population are Black South Afri ...
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Telephone Numbers In South Africa
South Africa switched to a closed numbering system effective 16 January 2007. At that time, it became mandatory to dial the full 10-digit telephone number, including the zero in the three-digit area code, for local calls (e.g., 011 must be dialed from within Johannesburg). Area codes within the system are generally organized geographically. All telephone numbers are 9 digits long (but always prefixed by 0 for calls within South Africa), except for certain Telkom special services. When dialed from another country, the "0" is omitted and replaced with the appropriate international access code and the country code +27. Background History Numbers were allocated when South Africa had only four provinces, meaning that ranges are now split across the current nine provinces. South-West Africa (including Walvis Bay) was integrated into the South African numbering plan. However, the territory had already been allocated its own country code by the International Telecommunication U ...
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The Atrium Berea
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pr ...
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South African Indians
Indian South Africans are South Africans who descend from indentured labourers and free migrants who arrived from British India during the late 1800s and early 1900s. The majority live in and around the city of Durban, making it one of the largest "Indian" populated cities outside of India. As a consequence of the policies of apartheid, ''Indian'' (synonymous with ''Asian)'' is regarded as a race group in South Africa. Racial identity During the colonial era, Indians were accorded the same subordinate status in South African society as Blacks were by the white minority, which held the vast majority of political power. During the period of apartheid from 1948 to 1994, Indian South Africans were called and often voluntarily accepted, terms which ranged from "Asians" to "Indians", and were legally classified as being members of a single racial group. Some Indian South Africans believed that these terms were improvements on the negatively defined identity of "Non-White", which ...
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Mayor Of Durban
Below is a list of mayors of Durban, South Africa. In 2000 Durban became the seat of the newly created eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality. 1854-1910 * , 1854–1856 (Includes portraits of mayors) * Edward Snell, 1856, 1867–69 * Savery Pinsent, 1856–57, 1859 * A W Evans, 1857–58 * J R Goodricke, 1857–59 * William Hartley, 1859–60 * Alexander McArthur, 1860–63 * Hugh Gillespie, 1863–65 * John Hunt and R W Tyzack, 1865–66 * Arthur Harvey and John Miller, 1866–67 * William Field, 1869–70 * J D Ballance, 1870 * William Palmer, 1871–72 * John Goodliffe, 1872–73 * Edward Pickering, 1873–74, 1882–83 * Richard Vause, 1870–71, 1874–75, 1878–79, 1883–85 * B W Greenacre, 1875–76, 1889–92, 1897–98 * William Arbuckle, 1876–78, 1880–82 * H W Currie, 1879–80 * J W Stranack, 1885–86 * W E Robarts, 1886–87 * T A O'Flaherty, R L Cunningham, 1887–88 * J J Hillier, 1887–89 * A W Leuchars, 1892–93 * George Payne, 1893–95, 1896†...
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William Hartley (mayor)
William Hartley may refer to: * William Hartley (martyr) (1557–1588), English Roman Catholic priest and martyr * William Hartley (politician) (1868–1950), Australian politician * William G. Hartley (born 1942), American historian and author * William James Hartley (born 1945), Canadian political figure in British Columbia * William Leonard Hartley (1916–2003), Canadian insurance salesman and politician in British Columbia * Sir William Pickles Hartley (1846–1922), English jam manufacturer and philanthropist * Bill Hartley (activist) (1930–2006), Australian political activist * Bill Hartley (athlete) (born 1950), English former athlete See also *Hartley (other) Hartley may refer to: Places Australia *Hartley, New South Wales *Hartley, South Australia **Electoral district of Hartley, a state electoral district Canada *Hartley Bay, British Columbia United Kingdom *Hartley, Cumbria *Hartley, Plymou ...
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Asherville, Durban
Asherville is a residential area west of central Durban, South Africa. It consists of parts of Sydenham, north of Moses Kotane (Sparks) Road, and west of Felix Dhlamini (Brickfield) Road, and includes parts of Springfield. It is largely an Indian area, and has a municipal swimming pool (the first such facility created for Indians under apartheid segregation). Asherville was the site of a teachers' training college for Indian teachers, and the King George V Hospital. It was widely suspected that the area was set aside for Indians under the apartheid Group Areas Act as a buffer area to limit exposure of the white population to tuberculosis Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease usually caused by '' Mycobacterium tuberculosis'' (MTB) bacteria. Tuberculosis generally affects the lungs, but it can also affect other parts of the body. Most infections show no symptoms, in ... at the hospital. References Suburbs of Durban {{KwaZuluNatal-geo-stub ...
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Essenwood, Durban
Essenwood is a central suburb of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri .... It is administered by the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality. References Suburbs of Durban {{KwaZuluNatal-geo-stub ...
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Sydenham, Durban
Sydenham is a suburb west of central Durban Durban ( ) ( zu, eThekwini, from meaning 'the port' also called zu, eZibubulungwini for the mountain range that terminates in the area), nicknamed ''Durbs'',Ishani ChettyCity nicknames in SA and across the worldArticle on ''news24.com'' from ..., South Africa. Sydenham added to Durban Municipality Although the municipal area of Durban was quite sizeable, and until 1932 comprised some , a number of suburbs developed about its perimeter, and in 1921 village management boards were established at South Coast Junction, Umhlatuzana, Mayville, Sydenham and Greenwood Park. References Suburbs of Durban Populated places in eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality {{KwaZuluNatal-geo-stub ...
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Post-office Box
A post office box (commonly abbreviated as P.O. box, or also known as a postal box) is a uniquely addressable lockable box located on the premises of a post office. In some regions, particularly in Africa, there is no door to door delivery of mail; for example, in Kenya. Consequently, renting a PO box has traditionally been the only way to receive mail in such countries. Generally, post office boxes are rented from the post office either by individuals or by businesses on a basis ranging from monthly to annual, and the cost of rent varies depending on the box size. Central business district (CBD) PO boxes are usually more expensive than rural PO boxes. In the United States, the rental rate used to be uniform across the country. Now, however, a postal facility can be in any of seven fee groups by location; in addition, certain customers qualify for free box rental, usually because the Postal Service does not offer carrier-route delivery to their physical addresses. In the ...
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