Mobeni

Coordinates: -29.8580, 31.0290
Updated: 20 Jul 2026

https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/wdrb.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/3/ee/3ee4c7fc-e563-11eb-9b43-13983cf96798/60f021bbe1340.image.jpg?resize=750%2C510 — Traffic chaos on a road in Mobeni, South of Durban on: Thursday, 15 of July 2021. As unrest continues. South African Police and the Army are struggling to bring order, to impoverished Areas of South Africa. These have been rocked by weeklong of unrest and days of looting. this was sparked by the imprisonment of ex-President Jacob Zuma. (AP Photo)

Mobeni, is located in KwaZulu-Natal, Durban (formerly Port Natal). The largest City of KwaZulu-Natal Province and the chief Port of South Africa. (With the highest traffic of shipping vessels, in the entire Coast of Africa.) Mobeni is situated nearby to Lamontville, and West of Merebank. The district Mobeni falls under the jurisdiction of the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality. The spoken languages are: 'Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans, English, Tswana, Southern Sotho, Tsonga, Swati, Venda and South Ndebele'. Virginia Airport is a mere 6 minutes away and King Shaka International is only 18 minutes.

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Last updated · 20 Jul 2026

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South African History Online. (2022, July 7). Mobeni. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/P-0151701

South African History Online (2022) 'Mobeni', South African History Online, 7 July. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/P-0151701 (Accessed: 22 July 2026).

South African History Online, Mobeni [website], https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/P-0151701, (accessed 22 July 2026).

"Mobeni." South African History Online, 7 July 2022, https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/P-0151701. Accessed 22 July 2026.

South African History Online. "Mobeni." South African History Online. July 7, 2022. https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/P-0151701.