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Below is a list of mayors of
* , 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, 1896–97
* R Jameson, 1895–96
* John Nicol, 1897–1901
* Ernest Leslie Acutt, 1901–02
* J Ellis Brown, 1902–05
* C Henwood, 1905–09
* Walter Greenacre, 1909–10
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
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 ...
. In 2000 Durban became the seat of the newly created 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 majo ...
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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, 1896–97
* R Jameson, 1895–96
* John Nicol, 1897–1901
* Ernest Leslie Acutt, 1901–02
* J Ellis Brown, 1902–05
* C Henwood, 1905–09
* Walter Greenacre, 1909–10
1910-2000
* F C Hollander, 1910–13 * W Holmes, 1913–15 * J H Nicolson, 1915–18 * T Burman, 1918–20 * T Burman and Fleming Johnston, 1920–21 * Fleming Johnston, 1921–22 * W Gilbert, 1922–24 * T M Wadley, 1924–26 * H L Buzzard, 1926–28 * A Eaton, 1928–29 * The RevdArchibald Lamont
Archibald Lamont (21 October 1907 – 16 March 1985) was a Scottish geologist, palaeontologist, Scottish Nationalist writer, poet and politician. He named the trilobite genus '' Wallacia'' after William Wallace.
Life
Born on 21 October 1907 a ...
, 1929–32
* Oliver Lea, 1932–33
* Percy Osborn, 1933–34
* Dr S Copley, 1934–35
* Fleming Johnston, 1935–39
* R Ellis Brown, 1939–45, 1946–47
* S J Smith, 1945–46
* Leo Boyd, 1947–49
* Ken Clarke, 1949–50
* Percy Osborn, 1950–54
* R A Carte, 1954–55
* G Vernon Essery, 1955–56
* Percy Osborn, 1956–57
* H W Jackson, 1957–58
* W E Shaw, 1958–59
* C A Milne, 1959–64
* Dr Vernon Shearer
Vernon Shearer was a South African politician.
Career
He was the Member of Parliament for Durban Point.
He later served as Mayor of Durban after leaving parliament.
Two of his grandsons, Robin Smith and Chris Smith played cricket for Engl ...
, 1964–66
* Margaret Maytom
* T M Warman, 1968–70
* R Goldman, 1970–72
* Ron Williams, 1972–74
* A D Adams, 1974–76
* Dr G J Hollis, 1976–78
* Haydn Bradfield, 1978–80
* Mrs Sybil C Hotz, 1980–84
* Neil MacLennan, 1984–85
* Stanley H Lange, 1985–87
* Henry P Klotz, 1987–88
* D W Watterson, 1988–90
* J A Venter and G J Müller, 1990–92
* Margaret Winter
Margaret is a female first name, derived via French () and Latin () from grc, μαργαρίτης () meaning "pearl". The Greek is borrowed from Persian.
Margaret has been an English name since the 11th century, and remained popular througho ...
, 1992–93
* Mike Lipschitz, 1993–96
* Obed Mlaba
Obed Thembinkosi Mlaba (born 9 September 1943) is the former High Commissioner of South Africa to the United Kingdom and served as mayor of Durban, one of the largest and most commercially active cities in South Africa.
Early life and career
M ...
, 1996–2011
Since 2000 (eThekwini Municipality)
*Obed Mlaba
Obed Thembinkosi Mlaba (born 9 September 1943) is the former High Commissioner of South Africa to the United Kingdom and served as mayor of Durban, one of the largest and most commercially active cities in South Africa.
Early life and career
M ...
, 1996–2011
* James Nxumalo, 2011–2016
* Zandile Gumede
Zandile Ruth Thelma Gumede (born 12 May 1961) is a South African who has been serving as a Member of the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature since 2020. She served as the Executive Mayor of the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality from 2016 unti ...
, 2016–2019
* Mxolisi Kaunda
Thomas Mxolisi Kaunda (born 13 September 1972) is a South African politician from KwaZulu-Natal serving as the Mayor of the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality since 2019. He was the KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison ...
, 2019–present
See also
*Timeline of Durban
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Durban in the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa.
19th century
* 1824 - British settlement of Port Natal established on land "acquired...throu ...
* Metropolitan municipality (South Africa)
In South Africa, a metropolitan municipality or Category A municipality is a municipality which executes all the functions of local government for a city or conurbation. This is by contrast to areas which are primarily rural, where the local go ...
References
External links
* {{EThekwini Metropolitan Municipality *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 ...
Mayors
In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a Municipal corporation, municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities ...