Across the M 4 the Forest rests on a 2 000 year-old sand dune. Sounds old enough but Hawaan, by contrast, stands sturdy on a sand Dune that is 18 000 years old. It’s mind-boggling to think that something that old still exists…
Hawaan Forest, owned and managed by 'Tongaat Hulett', is 80 hectares of pristine Coastal Climax Forest. The ‘climax’ part of the description, we learn, means it has reached its full potential of growth.
The term “poor whites” was coined during the 19th century, as the mineral revolution and development of mines forced smaller farmers off their land.[1] This led to an increase in urbanization, poverty and unemployment as many farmers lacked formal education.
Durban is the Capital City of the South African Province of KwaZulu-Natal, on the East Coast of the Country. It is not only a popular tourist attraction and coastal hotspot, but it is also home to the Continent’s biggest Container Terminal and one of the major Ports in Africa - the Durban Harbour.
Built by the Tamil Community the prominent and almost 70-year-old Building of the Hindu Tamil Institute (HTI) in Cross Street, Durban, near the Durban Girls’ Secondary School, was officially opened on April 12, 1939 by Sri Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan. He was the first vice-president of India (1952-1962) and its second president (1962-1967). His birthday is celebrated in India, as Teachers’ Day on September 5.
Dessenhoek forms a Community of Durban, towards the Pinetown Area. In a continual effort to improve the lives of those around them, Gelvenor once again gave back to the Community with a generous donation. After witnessing the poor condition of the Church and Clinic in the Dassenhoek Community, Peter Rasmussen from 'City Hope Nation Changers' – a City Hill Church program – initiated the project and began to look for partners who would assist him in offering much needed support to the Community.
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1 January 1917
in Ramhlakoane Village, Matatiele, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal)
Died:
1 January 2000
Mary Thipe was born in 1917* in Ramhlakoane, a village in the Matatiele district, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal) near the Eastern Cape border. Later, as a young woman, she moved to Umkhumbane, Durban, Natal and in 1952 joined the liberation struggle.
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1 January 1930
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1 January 2013