Glenwood is a

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located approximately 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south-west of the city centre of

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Geography

Situated on the lower end of the Berea, Glenwood borders on Bulwer to the north, KwaKhangela (Congella) to the east, Umbilo to the south and the

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(Howard College Campus) to the west.

Transport

Roads

The M8 (ZK Matthews Road) is the main thoroughfare through Glenwood connecting Glenwood with Bulwer and Musgrave to the north. ZK Matthews Road continues southward towards Umbilo without the M8 designation. Other key arterial routes in Glenwood include: * R102 (Umbilo Road; Sydney Road) – connects Durban CBD to the north-east with Umbilo and Rossburgh to the south * M32 (Rick Turner Road) – connects Maydon Wharf to the east with

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to the west

Education

Schools in the area include Glenwood High School, Glenwood Preparatory School (formerly Parkview Primary School), Glenwood Junior Primary School, Open Air School, Penzance Primary School,

St. Henry's Marist Brothers' College St. Henry's Marist College, formerly known as St Henry's Marist Brothers' College is a co-educational private school with a Catholic foundation in Glenwood, KwaZulu-Natal, Glenwood, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. History Saint Marcellin C ...

and Durban Girls' High School. The western part of Glenwood is dominated by the

’s Howard College Campus. Previously the location of the

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, Howard College offers a wide range of faculties including Engineering, Humanities and Law and Management amongst others.

Political History

The current Ward Councillor for Glenwood under Ward 33 in the Ethekwini Municipality is the DA’sbr>Sakhile Mngadi (28)
who is the youngest Ward Councillor in the city as elected in the November 2021 Local Government Elections.

References

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