The Old Durban Central Prison no longer exists, but it was used extensively during the earlier apartheid period to house political dissidents. The former location of the prison is on the corner of Walnut Rd and Dr AB Xuma St (formerly Commercial Road), and it is now one of thirty sites on Durban's Struggle Heritage Route. Some of the colourful murals painted on the former prison walls were painted by Khela Ngobese.
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The Old Durban Prison
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- -29.8300, 30.9337
- Updated
- 18 Apr 2019
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The Old Durban Prison
South African History Online. (2016, September 29). The Old Durban Prison. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/P-0122054
South African History Online (2016) 'The Old Durban Prison', South African History Online, 29 September. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/P-0122054 (Accessed: 23 July 2026).
South African History Online, The Old Durban Prison [website], https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/P-0122054, (accessed 23 July 2026).
"The Old Durban Prison." South African History Online, 29 Sept. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/P-0122054. Accessed 23 July 2026.
South African History Online. "The Old Durban Prison." South African History Online. September 29, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/P-0122054.
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