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www - WHAT, WHERE & WHEN Aug-Sept 2019 1 SANIBONANI and Welcome to the Exceptional Zulu Kingdom
Our tourism sector has enjoyed major economic various institutions and companies in the spin offs from the thousands of people who hospitality sector. converged on the province from all over the September is also TOURISM MONTH, we are country and the continent to enjoy some of our happy to announce that KwaZulu-Natal will be world class event and hospitality, spectacular hosting the official South African celebrations weather and overall splendor of KwaZulu-Natal. together with the Department of Tourism, South The VODACOM DURBAN JULY, which has African Tourism, the Department of Economic become the biggest race horsing event in the Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs country, attracting over 40 000 visitors for the and Umgungundlovu District Municipality. PHINDILE MAKWAKWA weekend and adding a whopping R300 million into This year’s Tourism Month theme “‘TOURISM Acting CEO of Tourism KwaZulu-Natal the economy of the province. AND JOBS: A BETTER FUTURE FOR ALL’ will This year, we also welcomed a few special guests highlight the importance of tourism, its social, VIEW OUR BROCHURES ONLINE: from across the African continent, which included cultural, political and economic value. 35 travel agents, tour operators and media from Furthermore, we will be closely with South Zambia, DRC, Namibia and Botswana. African Tourism as well as our trade partners to Accommodation Meetings Industry This initiative is a collaboration with various put together value for money deals to inspire the Guide Guide tourism trade partners to grow this prestigious people of KwaZulu-Natal to travel this exceptional event into a truly Pan African event. Africa is province. We will also be taking members of the already one of our biggest key source markets media around the province to showcase many and we want to bring even more numbers from of our tourism gems in order to encourage more Explore the Tourism Tattler the continent and events such as these are big tourists to choose KZN as their number one travel East3Route drawcards for the region. destination of choice. We also collaborated with South African Tourism As families and travel enthusiasts begin to narrow to bring influencers, bloggers and celebrities down their travel options for the upcoming Festive from West Africa to shine the spotlight on KZN’s Season, we will be amplifying our domestic KZN Tourist Map Travellers Tips tourism attractions. With a combined audience of tourism campaign across a variety of media over 5 million social media followers, the hosted platforms. Potential travelers will be able to book guests shared some of their tourism experiences their next holiday to the Zulu Kingdom in a click in KZN with their followers giving them a taste of of a button. KZN Travel Guide Wedding Planner what the province has to offer. OUR TRAVEL APP continues to be a valuable Again, this year, we continued our partnership tool for our consumers to search for the best ZULU KINGDOM DESTINATION BROCHURES: with the ECR HOUSE AND GARDEN SHOW that accommodation, tourism attractions, restaurants attracts over 50 000 visitors through their gates and events when they are on holiday in the in ten days. We ran a Virtual Reality activation province. For more tourism related information, that gave visitors a chance to sample some of consumers are welcomed to visit our Information the provinces key tourism attractions such as Offices at Ushaka Marine World, King Shaka Battlefields North Coast adventure, culture and beach. This will also be International Airport and Long Street in rolled out in a number of tourism exhibition across Cape Town. the country. Do not forget to visit all our social media Drakensberg PMB & Midlands As part of our transformation initiatives, in platforms for more information on our destination. September this year, we will be taking a total 20 * Facebook (KZNTourism) young women from the rural areas of this province to participate in practical training in hospitality * Instagram (@tourismkzn_official) management for a period of 2 years in United Arab Durban South Coast * Twitter (@Tourism KZN) Emirates as a collaboration between us, as TKZN and EVOLVING WOMEN PROGRAMME based in * YouTube (KwaZulu-Natal Tourism Authority) Dubai. On completion of the programme and on * Pintrest (KZN Tourism) return to the country, these young women will Elephant Coast Zululand be placed on employment opportunities with
2 www - WHAT, WHERE & WHEN Aug-Sept 2019 THULA THULA VOLUNTEERS ACADEMY
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www - WHAT, WHERE & WHEN Aug-Sept 2019 3 AUG-SEPT HIGHLIGHTS
3 Aug THE HILTON CAR SHOW Grace College – Hilton College Rd, Hilton. Tel: 033 343 2177
3 & 4 Aug THE WEDDING EXPO Sibaya Sun Park. (Book via Ticketpro)
9 Aug MEMEL WALK (walk, run) – Memel, Newcastle Tel: Johan – 082 923 0078
10 Aug BATTLE OF THE MUSOs & BATTLE OF THE TRACK (MTB) Drakensberg Boys Choir School, Dragon Peaks, KZN Central Drakensberg. www.dbchoir.com
9 Aug 12:00 ANNUAL IMBOKODO PICNIC celebrating Women’s Day, with attractions such as music, food and fashion stalls as well as pampering activities – Aloe Wildlife Estate, Camperdown.
11 Aug ARNO CARSTENS & ARD MATTHEWS at Marriott Ballito Beats - Sugar Rush Park, Ballito www.ballitobeats.co.za / Tel: 083 456 8435
25 Aug MANDELA DAY MARATHON Mandela Capture Site. www.mandelamarathon.com. Tel: 033 897 6713
29-31 Aug 17:30 THE MERCURY WINE WEEK: South Africa’s oldest wine event Greyville Racecourse. www.mercurywineweek.co.za. Tel: 082 378 0279
30 Aug THE BERG SHOW Bergville, Northern Drakensberg. www.thebergshow.co.za
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6-8 Sept 21 Sept PIETERMARITZBURG GARDEN SHOW ISICATHAMIYA COMPETITION Royal Show Grounds, Chief Albert Luthuli St, Emnambithi/Ladysmith Pietermaritzburg. www.gardenshow.co.za Tel: Luke Makhubo – 083 635 3663 / Sandile Hadebe – 078 365 0194 12-15 Sept UGU FILM FESTIVAL Wild Coast Sun Hotel & Casino. 30 Aug-1 Sep 09:00 Tel: Senzo Zindele – 073 818 0687 MAMMA MAGIC BABY EXPO Durban ICC. (011 465 8955)
26-29 Sept WHITE MOUNTAIN FESTIVAL White Mountain Lodge, Central Drakensberg www.c-weed.com / Tel: 082 892 617
13-15 Sept HILTON ARTS FESTIVAL Hilton College, Hilton. www.hiltonfestival.co.za / Tel: 033 383 0127
Early Sept – date TBA 20-22 Sept 28 Sep 12:00-23:00 ZULU REED DANCE DOLOS FEES 2019 CORONA SUNSETS MUSIC FESTIVAL eNyokeni Palace, Nongoma Alkantstrand, Richards Bay Shongweni Club. Tel: 035 833 2044 www.dolosfees.co.za (Tickets from corona.howler.co.za)
www - WHAT, WHERE & WHEN Aug-Sept 2019 5 NO DOUBT, THE BEST WAY TO VIEW WHALES AND DOLPHINS UP CLOSE IS FROM A BOAT THE ISLE OF CAPRI CRUISES offers an exhilarating 2 hour cruise into the ocean on their boat “Bafana”, to view one of the world’s most magnificent mammals, the Humpback Whale! The trip takes you into the Indian Ocean and close to the Mozambican current to encounter them at close range. All trips have friendly and fully qualified whale tour guides on board, to share their vast knowledge of the ocean and its creatures with you. Every year, from June to November, whales can frequently be seen off the KwaZulu-Natal coast on their migratory route, from the Southern Oceans to the warmer tropical waters for mating and giving birth, and on their return, heading for the nutrient rich waters of Antarctica. By law, you are not allowed to approach within 300m from a whale, unless you are aboard a boat permitted by the Department of Marine and Coastal Management. Permit holders are all members of the South African Boat-Based Whale Watching Association and as such are required to adhere to a strict code of conduct and to undergo training. The Isle of Capri Cruises boasts one of two whale watching permits awarded in Durban.
We also offer: • Hourly Harbour Cruises from 10am - 4pm (conditions apply) • Sea Cruises at 12.30pm and 2.30pm • Educational School Trips • Boat Rides • Party Cruises • Fishing
FOR AN UNSURPASSED WHALE WATCHING OPPORTUNITY OR BOAT RIDE, MAKE YOUR BOOKING TODAY! 14 - 18 Boatman Road, Wilson’s Wharf Tel: 031 305 3099 | Cell: 082 851 4787 | [email protected] | www.isleofcapri.co.za
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#DoKZNHeritage | | E&OE. Ts & Cs APPLY Ithala Trade Centre: +27 (0) 31 366 7500, King Shaka Airport Office: +27 (0) 32 436 0013, V&A Cape Town Office: +27 (0) 21 418 1684, Johannesburg Office: +27 (0) 11 390 1000 Customer Care: 0860 101 099, uShaka Marine World: +27 (0) 31 816 6600, Email: [email protected]
www - WHAT, WHERE & WHEN Aug-Sept 2019 9 KwaZulu-Natal comprises everything from beach, bush and battlefields, rolling hills and lofty mountains to cultural diversity, traditions and intriguing legends… It has a history dating back thousands of years to when the San left their symbolic paintings on the walls of caves in the Drakensberg, to the African tribes that made their way south and settled in this rich verdant land. To when British settlers landed Zulu Kingdom. Exceptional in a bay, that would eventually be called Durban, to when the hardy Voortrekkers made their way over the Drakensberg and when indentured Indian workers arrived to work in the sugar cane plantations. TKZN #DoKZN Heritage To the decades of war between Brit and Boer, Brit and Zulu and later the years of struggle that laid the foundation to South Africa’s hard-won democracy.
And to recent years when those born into freedom leave their mark in all aspects of society. But, as anyone who has visited KZN will know, this is a destination that is SO more than the sum of its parts. And nowhere is this more evident than in the sophisticated cosmopolitan city of DURBAN, where this melting pot of cultural diversity is most evident. Sample the unique vibrancy of township life, the finest curries outside India and a cultural vibe like no other.
Head north and you cross the mighty Thukela River into ZULULAND, where the Zululand coast’s golden shores are gently caressed by the warm waters of the Indian Ocean, offering idyllic beaches and crystal-clear waters. The fascinating culture and history of the Zulu people, rich in tradition and symbolism, is visibly evident in this captivating region. From the growth and development of one of the great nations of Africa, the AmaZulu, with a long legacy of royal kings to one of its greatest challenges - the supremacy of the British Empire during the Dig deeper into the history of the region with a visit to Inanda, for a glimpse tragic but heroic days of the Anglo-Zulu War. into the lives of icons like MAHATMA GANDHI, a symbol of peace the world over, at his Phoenix Settlement north of Durban; DR JOHN LANGALIBALELE Experience Zulu royalty with a tour of ROYAL PALACE and it’s homesteads DUBE, the founding president of the African National Congress (in 1912), and in Nongoma, or a visit to the annual REED DANCE. Every year in September, whose gravesite is at the Ohlange Institute in Inanda. NELSON MANDELA cast thousands of Zulu maidens gather at KING GOODWILL ZWELUTHINI’S royal his historic vote in South Africa’s first democratic elections here. In uMlazi, two palace for the Zulu Reed Dance. The Reed Dance is a colourful and cultural statues pay tribute to GRIFFITHS AND VICTORIA MXENGE, two anti-apartheid celebration that promotes respect for young women and preserves the custom activists who died for the struggle – their home now being transformed into of keeping girls as virgins until marriage. a museum. Or visit the Kunene Museum in Glenwood, home of PROFESSOR MAZISI KUNENE, freedom fighter, literary icon and poet. In the far north of the province is the ELEPHANT COAST, so named for the huge herds of elephant that once roamed free before being hunted out. Visitors can Head up the NORTH COAST, home to beautiful beaches, coastal villages and once again see these magnificent animals in theISIMANGALISO WETLAND towns and rolling hills of green – the regions sugar cane fields. A fascinating PARK – South Africa’s first World Heritage Site. The name ‘isimangaliso’ is said cultural mix exists in this region that was once part of the great Zulu empire to be derived from the story of KING SHAKA – when he was assassinated in built by KING SHAKA. This was created by the subsequent wave of adventurers 1828, his most trusted servant, JEQE, fearing a similar fate fled from Zululand moving into the area, from the arrival of colonialists and French Mauritian sugar and discovered the land of the Tsonga people. A beautiful place that caused him cane growers to the indentured Indian labourers. Tongaat, home to the oldest to exclaim, ‘isimangaliso’ meaning ‘a miracle’ or something wonderous’ in Zulu. Indian community in South Africa, is where the first indentured Indian labourers settled in 1860 to work in the sugar plantations. Kwa-Dukuza (formerly Stanger) is home to the burial place of Shaka, the great Zulu King, and the Luthuli Museum, a must see for all visitors to get a deeper understanding in South Africa’s road to democracy. Here one gets to understand the values, legacy and philosophies of CHIEF ALBERT LUTHULI – This region is rich in stories of history and culture… one such story being that the first African to receive of the legendary GHOST MOUNTAIN, where over the years flickering fires and the Nobel Peace Prize for strange lights have been seen. From early times the bodies of Shangaan Chiefs his non-violent stance in had been buried there, and still are… ‘It is a great and strange mountain’ wrote the fight for liberation. Sir Ryder Haggard, ‘it is haunted also and named the Ghost Mountain, and on top of it is a grey peak rudely shaped like the head of an old woman’.
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10 www - WHAT, WHERE & WHEN Aug-Sept 2019 The BATTLEFIELDS region, with more recorded battlefields than anywhere else Seek out the various mission stations of the TRAPPIST MONKS and walk in Africa, is where visitors can ‘walk’ in the footsteps of SHAKA, WINSTON through the stunning landscapes of ALAN PATON’S ‘CRY THE BELOVED CHURCHILL, MAHATMA GANDHI AND GENERAL LOUIS BOTHA – all famous COUNTRY’, or take a ride on the PATON EXPRESS, a vintage steam train that for the part they played in the history of the KwaZulu-Natal. Knowledgeable, travels from Ncala siding near Ixopo and experience the Africa that Paton so friendly and accredited local guides are available and guarantee hour upon hour loved. of captivating company. Listen in awe as they paint a vivid picture in the theatre The with its gentle demeanour, green pastures and abundant of the mind with stories of the BATTLES OF ISANDLWANA, RORKE’S DRIFT KZN MIDLANDS forests belies its history of clandestine operations and significant events – none AND BLOOD RIVER amongst others. more so that the capture of NELSON MANDELA on a roadside near Howick. This The BATTLE OF ISANDLWANA is a significant one, where a 25,000-strong spot is now commemorated with an impressive steel structure and a museum. Zulu Impi defeated British forces camped at the base of the Isandlwana hill making this battle the single biggest defeat of the British in Africa during Queen The EDENDALE AND IMBALI HERITAGE AND FREEDOM ROUTE provides the Victoria’s reign. Today cairns mark the graves of the fallen British soldiers and history of the struggle of Blacks against the City Colonial powers since 1851. an impressive bronze memorial commemorates the fallen Zulu warriors. The route is part of KZN FREEDOM ROUTE incorporating NELSON MANDELA, MAHATMA GANDHI, ALAN PATON, JOHN DUBE AND CHIEF ALBERT LUTHULI. It also captures MANDELA’S appearance and speech in the All in Africa Conference at Manaye Hall in 1961 and the political struggles of the 1980s. Head south and you’re in KZN’s SOUTH COAST region, a region of lush coastal forests, rocky bays and endless beaches. But it has wonderful opportunities to experience local Zulu culture by visiting local communities and experiencing day-to-day life. Another cultural experience is the annual UMGUBHO WEZINTOMBI, or the The UKHAHLAMBA DRAKENSBERG Mountain range is KwaZulu-Natal’s other Maidens Ceremony as it’s World Heritage Site. The Zulu name, uKhahlamba, meaning ‘barrier of spears’ popularly known, where girls and the Afrikaans name Drakensberge, meaning ‘dragon mountains’, aptly participate in the traditional describes this awe-inspiring region. A highlight of any visit to the Drakensberg is dance of the maidens to seeking out ancient BUSHMAN ROCK ART, evidence of the San people who lived celebrate their purity and in the area long time ago. These paintings are one of the Drakensberg’s greatest to be chosen for possible cultural treasures, with some 30,000 individual rock paintings having been inclusion in the famous recorded at 500 different cave and overhang sites betweenROYAL NATIONAL REED DANCE. PARK in the north and BUSHMAN’S NEK in the south.
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www - WHAT, WHERE & WHEN Aug-Sept 2019 11 12 www - WHAT, WHERE & WHEN Aug-Sept 2019 www - WHAT, WHERE & WHEN Aug-Sept 2019 13 14 www - WHAT, WHERE & WHEN Aug-Sept 2019 There’s always a full dance card on KZN’s winning Also on the entertainment scene as Winter morphs into Spring. African comedy front, the This season is no exception. The KWAZULU- ‘Queen of inimitable BENNY NATAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA’S 2019 Ndebele’ BUSHWHACKER (aka EARLY SPRING Season runs each Thursday music, Dr funny man Ben Voss) appears at the Sneddon from 22 August to 12 September, with World Nothembi theatre until Symphony Series concerts performed in the Mkhwebane; 11 August. The Republic Durban City Hall on 22 August, and on 5 and maskandi of South Africa proudly 12 September, and in The Playhouse Opera groups Vumile welcomes home, on 5 September, each event starting at 19h30. Mngoma Benny Bushwhacker, For details of the season’s stellar line-up of guest and Izingane world renowned artists, and the exciting repertoire to be enjoyed, Zoma; and, conservationist, call 031-369 9438, email [email protected] as the show environmental campaigner, and the only man or visit www.kznphil.org.za. host, popular to have thrice walked the length of Africa musician, barefoot. The legend returns to share what it The Playhouse Company follows tradition, takes to survive the African bush… and for the motivational speaker Dawn Thandeka King. presenting the 23RD EDITION OF ITS SOUTH African bush to survive. For more info visit www. And for more information including workshops, AFRICAN WOMEN’S ARTS FESTIVAL (SAWAF) benvoss.co.za or like https://www.facebook.com/ discussions, exhibitions and more, email in celebration of Women’s Month. The festival BennyBushwhacker. [email protected] roster features exciting drama, music and dance UKZN’s Centre for Creative Arts presents the as well as crafts, topical discussions and fun, free Another Playhouse attraction is a twice-off guest annual JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Experience entertainment, all showcasing works performed, appearance by the RUSSIAN COSSACK DANCE at the Sneddon from 27 August – 8 September. created or inspired by women, in various venues ENSEMBLE for Durban on Saturday 31 August at Star acts by Cape Town’s JazzArt company, and a in the city-centre Playhouse complex, from 2pm and 6pm. Also running at The Playhouse this collaboration between luminaries, Boyzie Cekwana season, from 6 to 15 September, is the much- Wednesday to Saturday, 7 to 10 August. SAWAF’s and Danya Hammoud, will be complimented by loved SHALL WE DANCE annual extravaganza, a variety of workshops. For more information call drama offering this year is a classic – Willy bringing a number of dancing genres to life on the 031-260 1650, or visit www.cca.ukzn.ac.za. Russell’s celebrated comedy-drama, Shirley stage, in a dazzling showcase of the magnificent Valentine, to be staged at 7.30 pm daily from styles of ballroom, Latin American, Belly dancing, The HILTON ARTS FESTIVAL, now in its 27th year, Wednesday to Saturday, August 8 to 10, at the Bollywood, ballet and everything in-between. For takes place from 13 to 15 September on the Playhouse Drama theatre. Directed by Steven more info like the Facebook page, Shall We Dance campus of Hilton College in the KZN Midlands. Stead, much loved leading lady of the Durban SA. Tickets are available through Webtickets. The full programme will appear in KZN copies of The Sunday Times on Sunday 11 August. Booking stage, Lisa Bobbert reprises her multi-award Cape Town opens on 12 August, and the programme will be winning portrayal of an individual with lost dreams comedian DALIN live on the festival website from the morning of and a lack of purpose, who then discovers the OLIVER hits 12 August. For more info visit www.hiltonfestival. opportunity and courage to change her life for the Durban with co.za or contact the Festival Office on admin@ better. his third one hiltonfestival.co.za or 033 383 0127. man Stand-Up Also a must for the diary is TRAFFICKED, a dance- Comedy Show Finally, for the details of the robust line-up of drama by Phakama Dance Theatre, a professional – ADULTING. enticing supper theatre and revue shows in store dance company developed as part of the Written and for enthusiasts in Durban’s popular Rhumbelow Playhouse’s Dance Residency Programme. Dancers performed Theatre chain of venues this August and Leagan Peffer, Nkanyiso Kunene and Sandile by Dalin, and September, visit www.therhumbelow.wordpress. com, or log onto https:///events.durbantheatre. Mkhize form part of the dance troupe. Trafficked directed by com/ or email [email protected]. will have festival performances in the Playhouse Stuart Taylor, this Loft theatre at 10am on 7 August, 10am and hot-property Here are a few highlights: laugh-a-line act plays the Happy Hippo Comedy noon on 8 August, 7pm on 9 August, and 3pm RHUMBELOW DBN Club, 222 Mahatma Gandhi Rd, Durban Central, 2-4 August JONATHAN ROXMOUTH - LENNY and 7pm on 10 August. on 30 and 31 August, starting at 8pm. Oliver ANDREW STEVE & ME recently turned 30 and noticed that people expect The festival’s music highlight will be the 8-25 August WOODSTOCK 50 YEAR him to have it all together when in actual fact, TRADITIONAL EXTRAVAGANZA CONCERT at CELEBRATION - BARRY THOMSON & THE REALS it’s all falling apart. Not literally, okay sometimes, 7pm on Women’s Day, Friday, 9 August, in the RHUMBELOW TINAS but figuratively, mostly, because each day leads 2-4 August LAUREL CANYON – BARRY THOMSON Playhouse’s large Opera theatre. Directed by to more challenges and confusion about how to & THE REALS award-winning Durban theatre personality Clare survive in the “big world”. Adulting is soooooo 9-11 August MARICO MOON - Herman Charles Mortimer, this concert will highlight such glittering hard people. Bookings @ www.quicket.co.za, or call Bosman talents as celebrated singer-actress and musician 083 426 7504. Tickets are R100 Tu Nokwe; internationally renowned and award- per person. 16-18 August WHILE MY GUITAR - Erin Fourie and Daniel Rossouw.
www - WHAT, WHERE & WHEN Aug-Sept 2019 15 WHAT, WHERE & WHEN DURBAN Visitors to Durban get to experience the sights and sounds of this typically African city, a city that abounds with cultural diversity and multi-cultural traditions. From its divided past to its democratic present, Durban offers several opportunities for visitors to walk in the shoes of those who impacted our present through their selfless struggle – learn from the past and embrace the present.
Take a fascinating journey through the past as you visit museums, homes DID YOU KNOW? and hideouts of the regions many anti-apartheid activists by following the KwaZulu-Natal Freedom Route, which spans the cities of Durban and Pietermaritzburg. Visit the KwaMuhle Museum and view Durban through as the Grey Street Mosque, is the largest in the Southern hemisphere. In the eyes of African’s who lived and worked here from 1928 to the late Chatsworth there is the Temple of Understanding, the largest Hare Krishna 1980s – learn more about labour regulations, separate housing and the Temple in Africa whose architecture was inspired by the lotus flower. subsequent protest action. Or venture into Cato Manor, an informal But the best way to feel the rhythm and vibe of the City and to settlement on the outskirts of the city, and visit the Cato Manor Heritage experience it’s history and culture is get to know the people – have Centre. Large black and white photographic prints vividly depict the stark a bunny-chow or traditional Durban curry at one of the many curry realities of evictions, rebellion, riots and suppression. Be sure to visit the restaurants in Durban, feel the vibe at a local township tavern while Ohlange Institute in Inanda, that was founded by John Langalibalele Dube shisanyama (barbequed meat) sizzles on the open fire or dine in style in 1901. He was a teacher, publisher, editor, novelist, poet and politician, with perfectly plated fusion cuisine at a local restaurant. Put your and founded the Inanda Seminary Institute for Girls because he wanted dancing shoes on and move to the sound of local jazz at The Chairman them to have a Western education but not lose their African roots. He also – appreciate the wall of album covers behind the bar, symbolic of the wanted black people to go into business and in 1903 founded Ilanga, an way messages were passed during the Apartheid era. And experience isiZulu newspaper. A man of vision, who as founding President of the ANC, the rhythm and soul of Africa at the Bat Centre, Durban’s multi-purpose sowed the seeds of the democracy we appreciate today. centre for the performing arts. The colourful buildings with their murals, Durban’s past is also revealed in its architecture, with a profusion of mosaics and artwork are home to artists-in-residence, galleries and Colonial, Cape Dutch, Indian and even Oriental styles. From the neo- performances of music, poetry and the spoken word… check out their baroque City Hall, the Tudor-styled Playhouse, the neo-Gothic style of Facebook page for details of upcoming events the Emmanuel Cathedral and the many Victorian and Georgian styled buildings in popular Florida Road. As well as the Juma Musjin Mosque with its gilt-domed minarets and marbled worship hall. This mosque, also known For more info check out the website www.durbanexperience.co.za
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MARKETS & SHOPPING
The I t Market (031 582 8242 or www.iheartmarket.blogspot.com) features local foodies and designers on the first Saturday of every month, 09:00-14:00, on the Imbizo Lawns, Moses Mabhida Stadium. There’s music, food and crafts at Musgrave Centre’s Roof Top Night Market (031 277 8420) which takes place in the parking lot, Level 5, on the first Friday of the month from 17:00 to 21:30. The Musgrave Market (Melissa 073 625 6725) is wheelchair and animal friendly, and takes place every Saturday from 09:00-15:00 at Berea Park. Attractions include craft and fashion stalls, food stalls, fresh produce stalls and a kiddies’ entertainment area. Antiques, food, fine art, books, fashion, music and more can be found at The Stables Lifestyle Market (031 312 3058), a family and pet-friendly environment situated at Jacko Jackson Drive, next to King’s Park. Opens Wednesday, Friday and Saturday 18:00-22:00, Sundays & public holidays 10:00-17:00. The Victoria Street Market (031 306 4021), EVERLASTING WHOLESALE Durban’s original Indian market, is situated in Berta Secure parking Mkhize Street and opens daily to sell everything CASH & CARRY & environment from brass ornaments, curios and clothing to fish, We are an importer, wholesaler spices and music. and retailer who stock a wide The Amphitheatre Craft Market range of beads, beading tools and (031 301 3200) is open every Sunday 09:00-16:00 accessories, fashion jewellery, on Durban Beachfront, with the focus on curios and textiles. cosmetics, bags, gifts, stationery, toys, household & party items. Located behind Greyville Racecourse, First Avenue, the Greyville Car Boot & Second Hand Clothing 35 Monty Naicker Street (Pine Street), Durban Market (083 300 2999) takes place on a Sunday Tel: 031-368 2161, Fax: 031-332 0564, Email: [email protected] between 05:00 and 15:00. Shop 1C Southway Mall, 27 Titren Rd, Rossburgh, Tel: 031-465 2813 Shop 17, Arbour Crossing, 2 Oppenheimer Road, Umbogintwini, Tel: 031-904 5410 The African Art Centre (031 312 3804), which Follow us on facebook on Everlasting Products cc and check out our website on www.everlastingproducts.co.za has recently moved to the Phansi Museum, Roberts House, 500 Esther Roberts Road in Glenwood, Situated at the Durban Jewish Centre, Film Screening: Bob Roberts. nurtures and promotes the work of original artists 44 KE Masinga Rd, the Durban Holocaust and craftspeople, and showcases a variety of high Regional culture and history is wonderfully Centre (031 368 6833 or dbnholocaust@djc. quality fine art, Zulu beadwork, ceramics and co.za) contains displays and information on the preserved at the Campbell Collections (tours 031 baskets. Every purchase made provides income and 207 3432, library 031 207 3711) in 220 Gladys employment for more than 600 artists and crafters Holocaust and other human rights abuses. Mazibuko Rd. currently supported by the Centre. The Port Natal Maritime Museum MUSEUMS (031 322 9598) offers an insight into this port There’s Apartheid history at Kwa Muhle Museum city’s maritime culture, with exhibits like the (031 311 2213), 130 Braam Fischer Rd, and Cato The most-visited natural science museum in the steam tug JR More as well as the minesweeper Manor Heritage Centre (031 261 3216), 750 country, attracting just under 300 000 visitors SAS Durban and more; situated at the Bay end of Rick Turner Rd; Indian culture at Durban Cultural annually, the Durban Natural Science Museum Samora Machel Street, next to the BAT Centre. (031 311 2256/42) at Durban City Hall is open & Documentation Centre (031 309 7559), cnr Monday-Saturday 08:30-16:00; Sunday & holidays The Phansi Museum (031 206 2889), cnr Epsom Rd & Derby St; and colonial & pre-colonial 11:00-16:00. The Natural Science Museum 41 Cedar & Esther Roberts roads, has a wealth history at Old House Museum (031 311 2261), Research Centre offers the public access to the of Southern African artefacts. 8 Aug 17:00 Film 31 St Andrews St, and the Old Court House third largest collection of birds in Africa! Screening: Raise the Red Lantern; 12 Sep 17:00 Museum (031 311 2225), 77 Samora Machel St.
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STREET NAME CHANGES NEW NAME...... FORMER NAME Anton Lembede...... Smith St Archie Gumede...... Old Fort Place Bertha Mkhize...... Victoria St Bertha Mkhize...... Victoria St Braam Fischer...... Ordinance Rd Charlotte Maxeke...... Beatrice St Che Guevara...... Moore Rd Chris Ntuli...... Old Dutch Rd
David Webster...... Leopold St Isle of Capri Denis Hurley...... Queen St Dorothy Nyembe...... Gardiner St Dr Goonam...... Prince Edward Dr Langalibalele Dube...... Winder St Dr Pixley Kaseme...... West St Dr Yusuf Dadoo...... Grey St Dullah Omar...... Masonic Grove Esther Roberts...... Frere Rd Felix Dlamini...... Brickfield Rd Florence Nzama...... Prince Alfred Ingcuce...... Albert St Isaiah Ntshangase...... Walter Gilbert Joe Slovo...... Field St John Zikhali...... Sydenham Joseph Nduli...... Russell St Julius Nyerere...... Warwick Av K E Masinga...... Old Fort Rd Khuzimpi Shezi...... Williams Road King Dinuzulu (North)...... Berea Rd (North) King Dinuzulu (South)...... Berea Rd (South) Lena Ahrens...... Manning Rd Lilian Ngoyi...... Windermere M L Sultan...... Centenary Magwaza Maphalala...... Gale St Mahatma Gandhi...... Point Rd British...... 012 421 7500 Margaret Mncadi...... Victoria Embankment ATTRACTIONS Botswana...... 011 403 3748 Masabalala Yengwa...... NMR Suncoast...... 031-328 3000 Canada...... 012 422 2300 Masobiya Mdluli...... Fisher St uShaka...... 031-328 8000 Chile...... 031 564 0743 Mathews Meyiwa...... First Av & Stamfordhill Sibaya...... 031-538 2000 China...... 031 563 4534 Maud Mfusi...... St Georges • Museums Denmark...... 031 267 8410 Monty Naicker...... Pine St Durban Natural Science Museum Eswatini...... 012 344 1910 O R Tambo...... Marine Parade City Hall, Smith Street...... 031-311 2256 France...... 012 425 1600 Peter Mokaba...... North Ridge & Ridge Rd Open daily: 08:30 -16:00; Sun 11:00 - 16:00 Germany...... 031 266 3920 Problem Mkhize...... Cowey Road & Kwa Muhle Museum ...... 031-311 2223 Greece...... 086 188 8828 ...... Edith Benson 130 Ordnance Road; Open Mon - Sat India...... 031 332 7020 RD Naidu...... Stanley Copley • Parks & Gardens Lesotho...... 031 307 2323 Samora Machel...... Aliwal Street Durban Botanic Gardens...... 031-309 1170 Mauritius...... 031 207 9370 Sandile Thusi...... Argyle Rd Guide tours available Mozambique...... 031 303 7130 Smiso Nkwanyana...... Goble Rd Mitchell Park...... 031-312 2318 Netherlands...... 012 425 4500 Stephen Dlamini...... Essenwood • Natal Sharks Board...... 031-566 0400 New Zealand...... 012 435 9000 Sylvester Ntuli...... Brickhill Road • Umgeni Bird Park...... 031-579 4600 Norway...... 012 364 3700 • Snake Park...... 073-156 9606 Pakistan...... 012 362 4072 • Parks & Gardens Minitown...... 031-33 7892 Paraguay...... 012 347 1047 Durban Botanic Gardens...... 031-309 1170 Portugal...... 031 312 4854 AIRPORT CONSULATES & EMBASSIES Seychelles...... 012 348 0270 King Shaka International Argentina...... 012 430 3527 Spain...... 012 460 0123 ACSA Help desk...... 032-436 6758 Australia...... 012 423 6000 Sweden...... 012 426 6400 ACSA Info...... 032-436 6585 Austria...... 012 452 9155 United States of America...... 031 305 7600 Flight Info...... 032 436 6000 Belgian...... 011 912 9600
18 www - WHAT, WHERE & WHEN Aug-Sept 2019 MEDICAL SERVICES TOURIST INFORMATION City-med Services...... 031-309 1378 For Tourist Information visit Tourism KwaZulu-Natal Ambulance...... 10177 • Hospitals Shop A1, Treasure World, Ushaka Marine World Addington ...... 031-327 2000 1 King Shaka Avenue, Durban...... 031 – 816 6600 Entabeni - South Ridge ...... 031-204 1300 Parklands - Hopelands...... 031-208 8181 TOURISM KWAZULU-NATAL (TKZN) St Augustines ...... 031-268 5000 Westville, Spine Rd...... 031-265 0911 Ithala Trade Centre, 29 Canal Quay (signal) Road, Umhlanga...... 031-560 5500 Point, Durban...... 031 – 366 7500 • Medical Centres...... North Beach ...... 031-332 6060 DURBAN TOURISM Gateway /Umhlanga...... 031-566 2777 Head Office Dental Centre ...... 031-304 3000 Dental Emergency...... 031-564 2152 90 Florida Road...... 031-322 4164 POLICE Airport Office...... 031 322 6046 Flying Squad...... 10111 uShaka Office...... 031 337 8099 SAPS ...... 031-325 4259 Metro Police/Traffic...... 031-306 4422 Green Hub Office...... 031 303 8476 TAXI Beach Information Office...... 031 322 4205 Eagle Taxis...... 031-337 8333 Gateway Office...... 031 514 0572 Lighthouse Cabs...... 083-440 8650 Mozzies...... 031-263 0467 Inanda Office...... 031 519 2555 Umhlanga Rocks Taxi/ ThousandHills Tourism...... 031 777 1874 U-Cabs...... 031-561 1846 Zippy Cabs...... 031-202 7067 Sapphire Coast Tourism...... 031 903 7498 HOT AIR BALLOONING Umhlanga Tourism...... 031 561 4257 Hot Air Ballooning KZN...... 083 446 9423
www - WHAT, WHERE & WHEN Aug-Sept 2019 19 SPORT HIGHLIGHTS HORSE RACING Greyville Racecourse. (031 314 1500) 11, 18, 21 & 25 Aug 1, 8, 18, 27 & 29 Sep 3 Aug 20:15 AmaZulu FC vs Bidvest Wits – King Zwelithini Stadium. 04 Aug 15:00 Absa Premiership Soccer League: Golden Arrows vs Maritzburg United – Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium 4 Aug 06:15 Durban Runner Challenge: 10km Run/ Walk & 21.1km Half-Marathon – Glenwood High School. (Zane 082 332 9616) 4 Aug Dolphin Mile Surf Swim Series #8 – Marine Surf Lifesaving Club, Lower Snell Parade. 4 Aug Golf: KZN Mid Amateur Open Strokeplay – Durban Country Club. 7 Aug & 4 Sep 18:00-20:00 Giba Night Trail Run Series – Giba Gorge MTB Park. (079 508 7268) 9 Aug Totalsports Ladies’ Race – Kings Park Athletics Track. (076 402 2528) WHAT, WHERE & WHEN DURBAN - AUG-SEPT 10 Aug 15:00 Currie Cup: Natal Sharks vs Free State Cheetahs – Kings Park Stadium. Until 4 Aug Restaurant Week at SA’s top restaurants, from more than 70 of the country’s leading winemakers 10 Aug 20:15 ABSA premiership soccer fixture: Kaizer starting from R250 (or a 2-course lunch from R150). – Greyville Racecourse. (www.mercurywineweek.co.za) Chiefs FC vs Black Leopards FC – Moses Mabhida 2 Aug 20:30 Smoke N’ Sultry is a smouldering, sexy 30 & 31 Aug 08:00 SADA Dental & Oral Health Stadium. show inspired by the sounds of the Great Gatsby era – Congress and Exhibition – Durban ICC. (011 484 5288) 11 Aug 07:00-12:00 Triathlon: Tinman 2019 Event #3 The Jazzy Rainbow, 93 Smiso Nkwanyana (Goble) Road. 30 & 31 Aug Happy Hippo Comedy Club featuring – Durban Suncoast beach. (072 533 4779 or www.quicket.co.za) Dalin Oliver in ‘Adulting’ – Happy Hippo, 222 Mahatma 12 Aug Golf: KZN Monthly Senior – Durban Country 2-3 Aug 19:30 MTN Joyous Celebration: South Africa’s Gandhi Road. (Bookings via 083 426 7504 or Quicket) Club. number one gospel production – Durban ICC Arena. 30 Aug-1 Sep 09:00 Mamma Magic Baby Expo – (Book via Computicket) Durban ICC. (011 465 8955) 16-18 Aug BUCO Tri-Series comprising a 1.9km swim 3 Aug 20:00 ‘Our Favourite Swings’ with Platform Jazz 31 Aug 09:00 Body Rock Fitness – Views at Twenty5, & 5km run (day 1); 3.8km swim & 10km run (day 2); and actor/singer Bryan Hiles - Rhumbelow Theatre, 25 Silver Avenue. (061 415 4074 or Webtickets) and 1.9km swim & 21km run (day 3) – Marine Surf Northlands, 50 Margaret Maytom Ave, Durban North. 31 Aug 14:00 031 Lit Squad Fest – New Light Annex Lifesaving Club, Addington Beach. (Book via Computicket) Nightclub. (Webtickets) 18 Aug 06:30 Savages 21.1km & 10km Challenge – 3 & 4 Aug The Wedding Expo has a super selection 31 Aug 14:30 DJ Tira Presents ‘Sisters with Soul’ – Morningside Primary School. (Robin 078 281 6981) of outstanding wedding suppliers, with current bridal Botanic Gardens, Durban. 20 Aug 19:30 AmaZulu FC vs Orlando Pirates – King trends on the runway, and lots of special promotions 31 Aug TC Fashion Show – 2nd Floor, Musgrave Centre. Zwelithini Stadium. and giveaways on offer – Sibaya Sun Park. (Book via (Book via Webtickets) 21-25 Aug Golf: KZN Amateur & Senior Matchplay – Ticketpro) 31 Aug 20:00 Indian pop rock band Sanam live in Durban Country Club. 03 Aug 12:00 Doek on Fleek All White Picnic to concert – The Globe, Suncoast Casino. (Book via 24 Aug 15:00 Absa Premiership Soccer League: Golden celebrate women’s empowerment – Moses Mabhida Computicket) Arrows vs Chippa United – Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium Stadium. (Book with Computicket) 1 Sep 08:00 SADA Dental & Oral Health Congress and 24 Aug 06:30 uShaka Race 5km & 10km – King Shaka 3-4 Aug The Property Show – Durban Exhibition Centre. Exhibition – Durban ICC. (011 484 5288) (Book via Quicket) 2-6 Sep The 65th South African Orthopaedic Avenue, uShaka Marine World. (Webtickets) 7 Aug & every Wednesday Underground Comedy – The Association Congress – Durban ICC. (031 360 1000) 25 Aug 10:00-13:00 PACT Tails & Trails Doggy Walk Winston Pub, 9 Clark Road, Umbilo. (031 201 2652) 5-7 Sep The 22nd Annual SASLAW Conference – Durban promises a fun-filled, tail-wagging, wet nosed day to 7 Aug Jane Linley-Thomas Women’s Breakfast – Vivo ICC. (031 360 1000) help raise funds for the treatment and sterilisation of Umhlanga, Lagoon Drive. (061 383 8524) 6-8 Sep 09:30 2019 Regional Convention of Jehovah’s rescue animals – Giba Gorge MTB Park 9 Aug 18:00 The Second Annual Beer Fest serves as Witnesses – Moses Mabhida Stadium. (083 259 2358) 31 Aug Gym: Siko Republik Wellness Tour – Gym in a a platform for the youth to promote their crafts and 7 Sep 13:00-22:00 ‘Made for More Music Festival’ Box, Hollander Crescent. (Quicket) showcase their talents – Casa Nostra Nightclub, 672 featuring South Africa’s finest bands and artists 31 Aug 07:00 Zumba for CANSA 90-Minute Master Umgeni Rd. (Book via Webtickets) (www.quicket.co.za) Class – Enchanted Gardens. (031 205 9525) 9 Aug 12:00 Annual Imbokodo Picnic celebrating 7 Sep 20:00 Big 5 Comedy Show featuring the titans 1 Sep Running: Hollywoodbets Challenge: 10km – Women’s Day, with attractions such as music, food of SA stand-up comedy, with the likes of Jason Goliath, Greyville Racecourse. (073 469 3662) and fashion stalls as well as pampering activities – Aloe Schalk Bezuidenhout, Stuart Taylor, Nik Rabinowitz and 1 Sep Dolphin Mile Surf Swim Series #9 – Marine Surf Wildlife Estate, Camperdown. Tats Nkonzo – The Globe, Suncoast Casino. 9 Aug 06:00 Diving for Women’s Protection – Aliwal 13 Sep 20:00 The Sinners live – The Winston Pub, Lifesaving Club, Lower Snell Parade. Dive Centre, Umkomaas. 9 Clark Road, Umbilo. (031 201 2652) 7-8 Sep Surfing: Sea Harvest Dairy Patrol Challenge 10 Aug 18:00 Tafta Old-School Drive-in Movie Night 13-15 Sep 18:00 Peppa Pig’s Big Day Out is an action- presented by Sisonke Surf Club with U12, U14 & U16 with The Greatest Showman on a traditional 12x9m big packed live stage show designed to give young fans boys & girls – Dairy Beach, Durban. screen – Durban Country Club Driving Range. (www. an unforgettable first theatre experience – The Globe, 7 Sep 05:00-08:00 Amanzimtoti Running Turns 2 and quicket.co.za) Suncoast Casino. (Book via Computicket) invites all KZN runners to celebrate by running 20km. 10 Aug 20:30 ‘YUM 2019 Volume 2.0’ sees Durban’s 14 Sep 14:30 Miss & Mr Brighter Future SA – Greyville 8 Sep 06:00-20:00 GO!Durban100 is the inaugural biggest and loudest party return to Origin nightclub. Convention Centre. (Webtickets) edition of a new and exciting mountain bike 13 Aug FNB Women’s Breakfast – Durban ICC. 14 Sep Robin Thirdfloor uThando2 Tour featuring Fuego race allowing MTB enthusiasts of all skill levels 14 & 15 Aug 09:00 Manufacturing Indaba KwaZulu- Heath, Teabag, Sokool, Box B and Tre Flips – Curiocity to experience some of the best trails KZN has to Natal – Durban ICC. (011 463 9184) Backpackers, 55 Monty Naicker Road. offer. The 20km race option starts at 07:00 from 15 Aug ‘Small World’ is an exciting and dynamic 15 Sep Durban & Coast SPCA Trail Run – Springfield KwaDabeka Bike Park and finishes at Blue Lagoon. Belgian-South African collaboration, live at The Jazzy Park. Rainbow. (031 303 8398) 21 Sep Doek on Fleek Heritage Celebration – Whirling (079 508 7268) 16 Aug 19:00 Dumi MKokstad and Lebo Sekgobela Wheels Club, Stamfordhill Road. (Computicket) 14 Sep 15:00 Absa Premiership Soccer League: Golden Concert Live – Mangosuthu University, Umlazi. 22-29 Sep Durban Business Fair – Durban Exhibition Arrows vs AmaZulu FC – Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium 17 Aug 10:00 Celebrating Our Women & Girl Children – Centre. (031 266 9937) 15 Sep Running: SAPS Striders Heritage Challenge: Durban ICC. (081 405 9481) 24 Sep 08:00-23:00 Shongweni Heritage Day Tag 10km & 21.1km – Kings Park Athletics Stadium. 22, 29 Aug & 5, 12 Sep 19:30 KZNPO Early Spring Festival featuring an all-day tag rugby tournament with (083 570 0554) Symphony Season – Durban City Hall. (Book at added attractions such as a kids’ play zone, music from 22 Sep Dongeni Heritage Race: 15km Run – Loram Computicket) local DJs, food and drinks, with an after party in the House, Masabalala Yengwa Ave. (061 436 3967) 24 Aug 07:00-08:00 ‘Secret Sunrise Makaranga’ Shongweni Club Hall – Shongweni Club, Cnr Kassier & 24 Sep 15:00 AmaZulu FC vs Kaizer Chiefs – King celebrates the rising sun with an epic guided dance Cliffdale roads. Zwelithini Stadium. session – Makaranga Garden Lodge. (031 764 6616) 24 Sep 11:00-17:00 The Durban Bunny Chow Festival 28 Sep 15:00 Absa Premiership Soccer League: Golden 25 Aug 09:00 Durban India Day: Food & Music Festival – celebrates South Africa’s ultimate fast food dish.(Tickets Arrows vs Stellenbosch FC – Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium Old Drive-in site ([email protected]) online at Stumbler.co.za or Quicket) 29 Sep Africa Victim 60km & 5km Run – Kings Park 26 Aug Bio Africa Convention – Durban ICC. 26-28 Sep Addressing Youth Unemployment Through 28 Aug 19:00 ‘Meet the Brewemaster’ an opportunity Skills and Agribusiness Development –Diakonia Athletics Stadium. (083 737 4501) to meet the brewer – S43, That Brewing Co. (031 303 Conference Centre. (Quicket) 29 Sep 18:30 Toti 5km Charity Walk/Run to raise 2747) 28 Sep 12:00-23:00 Corona Sunsets Music Festival – funds for learners with special needs – Athlone Park, 28-31 Aug 09:00 The Music Imbizo 2019 – Moses Shongweni Club. (Tickets from corona.howler.co.za) Amanzimtoti. (072 013 9929) Mabhida Stadium. (Webtickets) 29 Sep 13:00 Jeremy Loops Live – 29 Sep 10:00 Fun Day For Special Need Kids 29-31 Aug 17:30 The Mercury Wine Week: South Africa’s Durban Botanic Gardens. – Highfield House, Kinmount Avenue, Hillary. oldest wine event, offering a sampling smorgasbord (074 693 2662 or 074 693 2662)
20 www - WHAT, WHERE & WHEN Aug-Sept 2019 WELCOME TO Umhlanga
Our theme this issue is ‘Heritage’, and we note that Umhlanga was initially inhabited by the San people, as there was a generous supply of fresh water flowing through the adjacent forests into the Umhlanga lagoon. In later years, it was inhabited by the Zulu people who lived off the abundance of fish in the sea and wild game in the area.
In 1869, the first beach cottage in Umhlanga, the Oyster Lodge, was built and approximately 80 years later in 1947, it was replaced by Umhlanga’s most prominent hotel, the Oyster Box.
Umhlanga Rocks became a village in 1931 and the famous red and white lighthouse was constructed in 1954 to warn ships about the dangers of the rocks along the coastal areas of Umhlanga.
There are large numbers of marine, wildlife and bird species in Umhlanga and these can be found in the local nature reserves, lagoon, sea and forests. Guided walks for visitors and tourists provide access to these nature reserves and over the years, Umhlanga is still developing and has become the most sought after holiday and business destination in South Africa. It boasts some of the most exclusive hotels, self-catering apartments, sophisticated guesthouses and a world-class beachfront promenade that spans the entire length of this resort paradise.
Fine dining, beautiful shopping malls and many fabulous suburbs are all part of the Umhlanga scene. We extend a warm welcome to travellers who visit this wonderful region, and invite them to unwind and enjoy the paradise known simply as ‘Umhlanga’.
The KWAZULU-NATAL SHARKS BOARD has been protecting popular KZN beaches from shark incidents for over 40 years. KZNSB boats launch each morning to patrol the coast and clear the shark safety gear of any catches.
An audio-visual presentation, followed by a fascinating shark dissection on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 09:00 and 14:00. Sunday afternoon dissections take place at 14:00. +27 (0) 31 566 0400
For all info please bookmark www.umhlangatourism.co.za Tel: 031 561 4257
www - WHAT, WHERE & WHEN Aug-Sept 2019 21 WHAT, WHERE & WHEN PIETERMARITZBURG MIDLANDS Despite the chilly evenings, the days are getting warmer and there is a definite hint of spring in the air. It’s a great time of year to get out and explore the hidden gems to be found within these rolling hills and quaint country lanes – everything from a fascinating mix of arts and crafts, artisanal produce, sublime spas and world-class restaurants. DID YOU KNOW? Experience the history and culture of the region or get out and get active with an adventurous pursuit.
were held in this prison during the struggles in South Africa, including Pietermaritzburg, the province’s capital city has been visited by the likes Nelson Mandela and Gandhi. Other Freedom Route sites include the of Gandhi, Mandela and Queen Victoria – it’s a contemporary African city Pietermaritzburg Station, the Gandhi Statue and the Nelson Mandela that speaks of Zulu, Boer, British and Indian influences. Take some time to Capture Site, amongst others. explore the region’s rich heritage on a walk through the city’s historical centre and enjoy the architecture and history of the town. One of the The Nelson Mandela Capture Site commemorates the day, 5 August highlights of the town is the City Hall, built in 1893. 1962, when Nelson Mandela was arrested outside Howick. He had been travelling disguised as the chauffer of the car he was driving when he Journey along the Freedom Route, initiated in 2007 to promote was apprehended by the Apartheid police, who had been searching freedom related struggles – start at the Old Prison, which dates back to for him for 17-odd months. This was a significant day in South Africa’s Voortrekker times. It has more than 150 years of history from colonialism history as during his incarceration, Nelson Mandela made great strides and apartheid, to the liberation struggle and the dawn of South in bringing the inequalities and unfair treatment of the Apartheid era to Africa’s democracy – and now home to Project Gateway a community the consciousness of South Africans and the world. In addition to being development initiative. The site was commissioned in 1862, with the South Africa’s first democratically elected President, Nelson Mandela is Monument Block being the first structure built on the site. Other buildings, acclaimed for his efforts to establish racial, social and political equality in which were constructed later, include the gallows, ‘whites only’ section and a country that had been ravaged by the Apartheid. hospital.
The suffering of many people from the late 1860s through to the late 1980s is depicted in The Old Prison buildings – the National Monument building, and the isolation cells are a ‘must see’ to give an idea of the torture and horror of imprisonment. Many well-known freedom fighters
For more info check out the website www.midlands.kzn.org.za
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HUCTO - Howick-Umngeni MIDLANDS MEANDER ASSOCIATION Community Tourism Organisation Tel: 033 330 8195 Tel: 033-330 2355 E-mail: [email protected] Cell: 0829327549 NOTTINGHAM ROAD TOURISM AND E-mail: [email protected] INFORMATION CENTRE MSUNDUZI PIETERMARITZBURG Tel: 033 266 6308 TOURISM ASSOCIATION E-mail:[email protected] Tel: 033 345 1348 ZULU MPHOPHOMENI TOURISM E-mail: [email protected] EXPERIENCE MIDLANDS TOURISM ORG Tel: 082 228 2044 Tel: 033 330 2355 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]
THE MIDLANDS AMBLE Tel: 082 300 0147 E-mail: [email protected]
WHAT, WHERE & WHEN IN THE MIDLANDS AUG-SEPT Every Saturday Eston. www.illovoestonmtb.co.za / www.mandelamarathon.com / Tel: 033 897 6713 06H00 - 10H00 Pietermaritzburg Farmer’s Market – Tel: Stu Berry – 083 456 8435 Eston Trail Run – Eston Alexandra Park behind Harry Gwala Stadium. 9 August www.kzntrailrunning.co.za Tel: Mike Paulton on 082 886 0687 Walk of Hope 2019 – Linpark High School, Hilton 31 August – 1 September 07H00 – 10H00 Karkloof Farmers’ Market – 26km Tel: 033 342 1885 Midlands Literary Festival – Fern Hill Hotel, Howick from Howick off the Karkloof Road. Access gained Woman’s Day Tribute of Honour - The Old Prison Tel: 033 330 5071 off the D507. Project Gateway, 4 Burger Str, Pietermaritzburg 1 September Tel: Andrea 082 820 8986 Tel: Bunny 083 632 2420 / 033 345 3175 Howick Highlander – WESSA Umgeni Valley Nature 09H00 – 14H00 Craft Market – City Hall. Contact 11 August Reserve. www.howickscouts.com Michell Wilter. Desmond and the Tutu’s – Midlands Forest Lodge, 2 September Capital Climb Challenge – Tel: 033 396 2807 Nottingham Road. Tel: 033 234 4524 Voortrekker High School, Cordwalles Rd, Clarendon, 08H00 – Nottingham Road parkrun – The Windmills Umgeni River Run (Trail Running) – WESSA Umgeni Pietermaritzburg. Tony Morrison – 083 374 9502 Ultrastop, N3 Nottingham Road Valley Nature Reserve, Howick. 6-8 September Pietermaritzburg Garden Show Email: [email protected] www.kzntrailrunning.co.za - Royal Show Grounds, Chief Albert Luthuli St, 08H00 – Piggly Wiggly parkrun – Dargle Road, Lions 16 August Pietermaritzburg. www.gardenshow.co.za River The O.T.T Enterprise Relay – Liberty Midlands Mall, 7 September Email: [email protected] Pietermaritzburg. Tel: Lorna Jones - 033 345 2747 Dingalings – Henry for President – Golden Horse 08H00 – Hilton parkrun – Grace College, Hilton 17 August Harburg Tour de Krantz (MTB & Trail Casino, Pietermaritzburg. Tel: 033 395 8000 Email: [email protected] Run) – Harburg Hall, Harburg 13-15 September Hilton Arts Festival – Hilton Every second Saturday www.tourdekrantz.co.za / College, Hilton. www.hiltonfestival.co.za / 09H00 - 13H00 Jesmond Dene Craft & Farmer’s Birte Schroder – 076 696 9163 Tel: 033 383 0127 Market – 204 Murray Rd, Hayfields, Pietermaritzburg Hilton Exchange (Organic food market) – James 14 September [email protected] / Craib Park, 3 Committee Lane, Hilton (9:00 am) 100% Zulu Comedy - Golden Horse Casino, Tel: 072 822 6950 18 August Pietermaritzburg. Tel: 033 395 8000 Every Sunday Honey Festival – Royal Agricultural Show Grounds, 15 September The Midlands Country Market – Peters Gate Herbal Pietermaritzburg Safire Baynesfield MTB & Trail 2018 – Baynesfield Centre, Lidgetton Tel: Kim McCall – 082 707 0761 Recreational Club, Baynesfield. www.roag.co.za / Tel: 076 412 1320 17-18 August Tel: Jacqui Cochran – 082 718 5311 2 August Moonlight Market – Hilton Pre-Primary, The Umko Adventure – Richmond Country Club, 21 September Vlei Rd, Hilton. Tel: Lester Day – 072 1299 743 Richmond. www.roag.co.za / 083 676 9861 Hilton Exchange (Organic food market) – James 3 August The Hilton Car Show – Grace College – 23 August Flamenco Fusion – 241 Old Howick Rd, Craib Park, 3 Committee Lane, Hilton (9:00 am) Hilton College Rd, Hilton. Tel: 033 343 2177 Hilton. Email: [email protected] / 20-22 September Karkloof 100 Miler 2018 – Wine, Women & Song with Cat Simoni – The Knoll Tel: 082 9644 620 11 Karkloof Rd, Howick Historic Guest Farm, Hilton 24 August Contact Andrew Booth - Tel: 082 603 4098 / Email: Email: [email protected] Mandela Day MTB Dash – Nelson Mandela Capture [email protected] Pietermaritzburg Jazz Festival – Royal Show Grounds, Site, Howick 22 September Heritage Day Spinfest – Mason’s Mill Chief Albert Luthuli St, Pietermaritzburg www.kznmtb.co.za / www.mandelamarathon.com / Battle Grounds, Edenvale Rd, Pietermaritzburg Tickets: Computicket Tel: 033 897 6713 / 082 896 6864 Tel: 078 116 1965 / 071 039 4878 3-4 August Mandela Day Trail Run - Nelson Mandela Capture 22-28 September Wings, Wheels & Whistles 2019 – PMB Model Site, Howick. www.kzntrailrunning.co.za 100 Capital Classic – Pietermaritzburg Oval, Pelham, Engineering Society, 78 Rudling Rd, Bisley, 24-25 September The Eston Show – Eston Pietermaritzburg. Tel: John Hall - 082 491 7679 / Pietermaritzburg. Tel: 033 345 3810 Tel: Jock – 082 829 3669 / Justin – 082 8286198 Email: [email protected] 4 August 25 August Illovo Eston MTB Challenge – Eston Farmers Club, Mandela Day Marathon – Mandela Capture Site
www - WHAT, WHERE & WHEN Aug-Sept 2019 23 WHAT, WHERE & WHEN NORTH COAST The North Coast was once part of the great Zulu empire built by King Shaka, and the region’s multi-cultural heritage makes for many memorable experiences. Visit one of the historic sites in the region, such as the Luthuli Museum or the burial place of King Shaka at Kwa- Dukuza. Enjoy the warm hospitality of the people of the region as they proudly show you their heritage. The diverse culture, fabulous cuisine and first class facilities make it easy to fall in love with this enchanting destination. The North Coast was once part of the great Zulu empire built by King DID YOU KNOW? Shaka, and the region’s multi-cultural heritage makes for many memorable experiences. Walk a ‘muti’ (African medicine) trail through the Harold Johnson Nature Reserve which gives insight into the medicinal plants used Also, in KwaDukuza is the Morewood Memorial which commemorates the life by the Zulu people. Look out for the Coral Tree (Erythrina caffra) it is seen and work of Sir Edmund Morewood, who grew the first commercial cane in as a royal tree and is a respected and admired tree in the Zulu culture and South Africa and was the founder of the South African sugar industry. When is believed to have both medicinal and magic properties. Additionally, within his first crop of sugar cane reached maturity in1851, he made the first sugar this small reserve is the Ultimatum Tree and Fort Pearson (also known as ever produced in this country, in a primitive factory which once stood where Ndondakusuka) as well as a few war graves. the garden now lies.
This is also the start of the King Shaka Cultural Heritage Route, in honour The town of Tongaat is one of the largest sugar-producing districts in South of the heritage that King Shaka left behind. Be sure to visit the King Shaka Africa, and Hindu temples Vishwaroop and Juggernath Puri are testament to Gravesite and Memorial in the town of KwaDukuza – this is where you’ll find the Indian community having made Tongaat their home. Sample some the Indaba Tree where King Shaka held council, as well as the Assassination of their culinary delights, including pineapple-on-a-stick covered with Tree where it is said that he was assassinated in 1828 by his brothers tangy spices. Mhlangana and Dingaan. These trees are almost 200 years old! KwaDukuza also boasts at being the home of the first African to win the Nobel Peace Prize, Chief Albert John Mvumbi Luthuli – his home, now the Luthuli Museum, has been declared a National Monument. Set in his former home, the museum features numerous photographic records, many significant belongings and a life-sized bust of the man himself. A short drive takes you to Chief Luthuli’s Grave as well as the Church in which Chief Albert Luthuli’s body laid in state.
For more info check out the website www.dolphincoast.kzn.org.za
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North Coast Tourism Offices Daily Microlight flights in Ballito - Ballito SANGWENI TOURIST INFORMATION Microlight School Bookings essential Tel: 082 659 5550 CENTRE Take the kids to Flag Farm Animal Farm (Ballito) Tel: 072 437 5183 - Daily from 09H00 to 16H30. Email: [email protected] N2 North, Exit 214 Umhlali/Salt Rock. Then KWADUKUZA TOURISM follow the road signs to Flag Farm Tel/Fax: 032-437 5021/5183 Every Saturday Sugar Rush Saturday Market – Email: [email protected] Sugar Rush Park, Ballito Email: [email protected] First Sunday of every month Blythedale Coastal Adventure Market – Blythedale. www.blythedale.co.za ENTERPRISE ILEMBE Monthly on second Saturday of each month Farmers Market – The Litchi Orchard, Seaforth Tel: +27(0)32 946 1256 Avenue, Salt Rock, Umhlali. 032 525 5118 Monthly on last Friday of each month Fax: +27(0)32 946 3515 Night Market – The Litchi Orchard, Seaforth Avenue, Salt Rock, Umhlali. 032 525 5118 eMail: [email protected] 11 August Arno Carstens & Ard Matthews at Marriott Ballito Beats – Sugar Rush Park, Ballito www.ballitobeats.co.za / Tel: 083 456 8435 1 September Seaton Spring Challenge – Seaton, Salt Rock www.kzntrailrunning.co.za Upcoming Events: 6 October The Parlotones at Marriott Ballito Beats – Sugar Rush Park, Ballito www.ballitobeats.co.za / Tel: 083 456 8435
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The awe inspiring Drakensberg Mountains, just by virtue of topography, is an adventurer’s paradise and offers a wealth of outdoor activities to satisfy all fitness levels and age group. This 243 000 hectare mountainous region, known the uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park, well deserves its international status as a World Heritage Site. It entices its visitors with massive cliffs towering over riverine bush, lush evergreen forests and cascading waterfalls and mountain streams as well as hiking paths that invite exploration.
On 30 November 2000, the uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park was added to the DID YOU KNOW? World Heritage Site list, and is described by UNESCO as having “exceptional natural beauty in its soaring basaltic buttresses, incisive dramatic cutbacks, the famous Polish Shrine of our Lady of Czestochowa… later simplified to and golden sandstone ramparts...” The Park is an important haven for many Centocow. It is also home to an Art Gallery featuring the works of Gerard threatened and endemic species, and for its wealth of rock paintings made Bhengu, an internationally renowned artist as well as a Museum of local by the San people thousands of years ago – some even as far back as 25,000 culture and the missionary work in the area. Emmaus, in Umzimkulu, was plus years. The Bushman or San paintings are one of the Drakensberg’s Abbot Francis Pfanner’s last home and reflects his commitment to the faith greatest cultural treasures and have been recorded at 500 different cave and – climb the Stations of the Cross, a steep set of stairs which he built, to the overhang sites between Royal National Park in the north and Bushman’s Nek silver statue of the crucified Christ; and Reichenau Mission near Underberg – in the south. When Europeans first encountered this rock art in southern well known for its impressive murals and stained glass windows. Africa some 350 years ago, they considered the drawings primitive and crude, just ‘Bushman paintings’, two-dimensional accounts of hunting and fighting The Sisonke Stimela (stimela is Zulu for ‘steam train’), operates at various and daily life. Today, however, we know that for the San, rock paintings times of the year, taking passengers on a historic journey past Trappist weren’t just representations of life, they were a record of the past. Subjects Missions, local communities and aloe clad hillsides that are spectacular during of the Bushman and San paintings range from animals (mainly eland) and their flowering period in the winter months. To experience the world of Alan humans, to ox-wagons and mounted men with rifles - when shamans painted Paton’s ‘Cry the Beloved Country’, a steam train journey on the Paton Express an eland, they didn’t just pay respect to a sacred animal they also harnessed will delight historians and steam train enthusiasts alike. its essence.
For history of a different kind, visit one (or all) of the Trappist Missions located in the Southern Drakensberg founded by Abbot Francis Pfanner in the late 1880s. Centocow near Creighton is the largest and is named after
For more info check out the website www.drakensberg.kzn.org.za
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CENTRAL BERG CENTRAL DRAKENSBERG INFO & BOOKING CENTRE Tel: 036 488 1207 [email protected] DRAKENSBERG TOURISM ASSOCIATION Tel: 036 448 1557 [email protected] OKHAHLAMBA DRAKENSBERG TOURISM Tel: 036 448 1296/448 1244 [email protected] SOUTHERN DRAKENSBERG SOUTHERN DRAKENSBERG TOURISM Tel: 033 701 1471 Email: [email protected] www.drakensberg.org ALL AREAS - KZN WILDLIFE Tel: 033 845 1011 MOUNTAIN CLUB OF SOUTH AFRICA KZN SECTION Tel: 082 990 5877 [email protected] KWASANI TOURISM Tel: 033 701 1471 Email: [email protected], [email protected]
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Every Wednesday Drakensberg Boys Choir – Live in 30 August Concert – Drakensberg Boys Choir School, Dragon The Berg Show – Bergville, Northern Drakensberg. Peaks, KZN Central Drakensberg. Tel: 036 468 1012 www.thebergshow.co.za Every Saturday Drakensberg Parkrun – Cannibal’s Tel: 082 856 4368 Cave parkrun at Amazizi Village, Northern Berg NG Kerk Bazaar – Winterton. Willie - 071 680 9249 & Winterton parkrun starting at The Waffle Hut, 6-7 September Central Drakensberg. www.parkrun.co.za Wild Series Mont-Aux-Sources Challenge 2018 – Last Friday of every month Royal Natal National Park, Northern Drakensberg. Monthly Cathbrew Trail Run – Starting point www.wildseries.co.za Drakensberg Craft Brewery 7-8 September Tel: Andrew – 074 444 9392 The Lynford Country Weekend (Lynford Umko Trails) 6-7 August Tugela 20’s (Paddling) – Northern – Lynford School, Ixopo, Southern Drakensberg. Drakensberg. Tel: Gary Green – 082 292 2314 www.lynford.co.za 9 August Drakensberg Boys Choir School Duathlon 31 August – 1 September Glengarry Stage 2 MTB Helicopter flights and – Drakensberg Boys Choir School, Dragon Peaks, & Trail Run – Glengarry, Kamberg. charters around the Drakensberg Mountains KZN Central Drakensberg. www.dbchoir.com www.glengarry.co.za 10 August 21-22 September Battle of the Musos & Battle of the Track (MTB) – Gooderson Monks Cowl Trail Run – Gooderson Drakensberg Boys Choir School, Dragon Peaks, KZN Monks Cowl Golf resort, Central Drakensberg Central Drakensberg. www.dbchoir.com Tel: Dave Ward – 082 492 1995 / 031 563 5645 10-11 August 26-29 September White Mountain Festival – White Rolling M Tugela Challenge (Trail running) – Rolling Mountain Lodge, Central Drakensberg We cater for tourist, M Ranch, Winterton, Central Drakensberg. www. www.c-weed.com engagements, weddings, rollingmranch.co.za Tel: 082 892 6176 / 036 353 3437 conferences, photo shoots 16-18 August Gabran 2019 (Road cycle from 28-29 September & more. Drakensberg to Hillcrest) - ATKV Drakensville, RunTheBerg (Trail running) Northern Drakensberg. www.gabran.co.za Northern Drakensberg Cell: +27 (0) 83 652 7493 18 August Boston Trail Run – Boston Country Club, www.runtheberg.co.za E-mail: [email protected] Boston. www.roag.co.za
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SOUTH COAST DID YOU KNOW? Sub-tropical forests, blue lagoons, golden beaches, rocky coves, the warm Indian Ocean and sunny weather – this is what makes the South Coast such a popular holiday destination. But there’s more to the South Coast than just natural beauty and fabulous beaches – there are treasures to be found by those willing to dig a little deeper.
For once, turn your back on the warm Indian Ocean, and you’ll gaze upon the lush landscapes with its farmland and villages that make up the hinterland, the more remote areas away from the coast. It is here, in the hinterland, that you will discover new and fascinating places with stories healer. Hear stories of the area, watch crafters at work and learn to weave, seeped in history and intriguing cultures. drum or do a traditional dance. At the Welcome Centre, buy colourful arts and crafts. With the Nyandezulu Experience visitors start off at the Mfihlo Guest From formidable Shaka Zulu, to the intrepid pioneers, missionaries, mariners House for a guided drive or walk, with stopovers along the way. Take a short and soldiers, to smugglers, entrepreneurs, freedom fighters and traders… climb up the holy uMdlungwana mountain, for great views of the beautiful you’ll find their journeys intermingled with your own as you discover more Nyandezulu waterfall and an outdoor Shembe Church. Follow this with an than what lies on the surface. The best way to explore the hinterland is audience with a sangoma or visit a local tavern on the way for some welcome with a local guide that can unlock its mysteries and accompany you in refreshment. what is still largely traditional land with unique customs you don’t want to unwittingly offend. Another hidden treasure that is off the beaten track is the Red Desert just outside Port Edward. It is reputed to be the smallest desert in the world, being Here are some hidden gems to give you a taste of what lies only a short trip barely 200 metres in diameter. Its man-high hills and valleys of naked red away: soil are in stark contrast to the surrounding lush and tropical vegetation. This The KwaXolo Caves, near Port Edward, take a guided walk to a recently peculiar phenomenon is surrounded by myth and legend including stories discovered range of caves with San paintings that are more than 100 000 that this is the site of an alien landing, though more likely a Zulu tribe in the years old. A brand-new walkway improves access to the caves. The scenic 1800s, with vast cattle herds stolen from the Pondo’s severely over-grazed the beauty and authentic rural village in the area creates added interest. The area which was subsequently eroded by wind leading to the desertification. KwaNzimakwe starts at the WowZulu Welcome Centre in KwaNzimakwe, near Port Edward. From here visitors go on a guided walk to a scenic viewing site, visit a cattle kraal, an organic garden and a sangoma, or traditional
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UGU SOUTH COAST TOURISM Head Office: Tel: 039 682 7944 Website: www.tourismsouthcoast.co.za Regional Information Office | Tel: 039 315 5168 Margate Tel: 039 312 2322 Daily 26-30 August E-mail: [email protected] Surf Workshops & Lessons – Pumula Surf Camp Junior Africa Challenge 2018 – San Lameer Golf Shelly Beach & Surf School Estate. Andrew Weir – 082 374 9974 Tel: 039 315 7069/315 5168 Tel: 078 444 7130 31 August E-mail: [email protected] Every Tuesday and Thursday KZN Drags (Motor Sport) – Dezzi Raceway, Scottburgh 5km Trail run/Walk – Silver Beach, Port Edward at District Road D440, Shelly Beach Tel: 039 976 1364 17:00. Clayton Bekker - Tel: 082 332 5032 Tel: Elisna Barnard - 039 685 4100 E-mail: [email protected] Every Saturday Indwangu Fashion Extravaganza – Wild Coast Sun Uvongo Park Run – 5km route, St Michaels Beach Hotel & Casino. Mwande Gnu – 039 685 4100 at 08:00. www.parkrun.co.za 7 September Pearly Shells is ideally situated within walking Umdoni Park Run – Umdoni Park, Pennington KZNRRC (Motor Sport) – Dezzi Raceway, District distance of the Scottburgh main beach where www.parkrun.co.za / Road D440, Shelly Beach there is safe bathing, a tidal pool, super tube Tel: Gail Keevy – 079 182 6371 Tel: Elisna Barnard - 039 685 4100 and mini golf course, and we are reasonably Scottburgh Flea Market – Corner Arbuthnot & 12-15 September close to shopping centres and restaurants. Williamson Street. Mike – 082 932 5986 Ugu Film Festival – Wild Coast Sun Hotel & Every Saturday & Sunday Casino. Tel: Senzo Zindele – 073 818 0687 Uvongo Flea Market – Uvongo 17 September Tel: Andre van Zyl – 083 459 8982 Umdoni Team Challenge (Golf) – Umdoni Park Every 2nd Saturday Golf Club, Pennington. Rynardt Crous – Monthly Natural History Talks – Croc World 039 975 1320 / 082 079 1884 Conservation Centre, Scottburgh 21 September Tel: 039 976 1103 Nolean Cancer Pinkathon 2019 – Park Rynie Beach 3 August Campsite. Tel: Dimple Govender – 083 458 8350 IBV (Motor Sport) – Dezzi Raceway, District Road 22 September Accommodation consists of one, two and three bedroom D440, Shelly Beach Lake Eland Classic – Lake Eland Reserve apartments, as well as 4 spacious PENTHOUSES Tel: Elisna Barnard - 039 685 4100 Tel: Mandie Stander – 079 493 7499 / Simone on the top floor which have spectacular views of the 9-10 August Barnard – 039 682 7944 sea and surrounds. Supadrift (Motor Sport) – Dezzi Raceway, District Matat2Pont (Enduro Motorbike ride) – From Guest can enjoy our lovely blue swimming pool, braai area Road D440, Shelly Beach Matatiele to Port Edward and Leisure Room. The Leisure Room offers table tennis, Tel: Elisna Barnard - 039 685 4100 Tel: Dean Riley – 084 607 6948 a pool table, games and a large screen TV just right for 9-11 August 27 September non-beach days and sporting events. AC’s KZN Jol Bikers Rally – Ifafa Beach Caravan Umdoni Team Challenge (Golf) – Umdoni Park For our younger guests under the age of 12 years there is Park. Doc Holman – 074 4001 962 Golf Club, Pennington a jungle gym and swings. 17 August Tel: Rynardt Crous – 039 975 1320 / KZN RRC – Dezzi Raceway, District Road D440, 082 079 1884 There is so much to see and do along the South Coast and roads are well maintained. Shelly Beach. Elisna Barnard - 039 685 4100 27-29 September 18 August Hibiscus & Margate Kennel Club Championship Margate Kennel Club Open Show-Agility & Show – Borough Sports Grounds, Port Shepstone Dog Jumping – Borough Sports Grounds, Port Tel: Sharon Derman – 073 601 4622 Shepstone. Sharon Derman – 073 601 4622 28 September 23 August KZN Drag Racing (Motor Sport) – Dezzi Raceway, Umdoni Team Challenge – Umdoni Park Golf District Road D440, Shelly Beach Tel: 039-976 2065 | Fax: 039-978 1162 Course. Rynardt Crous – 082 079 1884 Tel: Elisna Barnard - 039 685 4100 180 Williamson Street, Scottburgh 25 August 29 September E-mail: [email protected] Wild Coast Golf Tournament 4BBB – Wild Coast Coastal Series- Rocky Bay (Trail Running) – Rocky Website: www.pearly-shells.co.za Resort. Annette Thorold – 082 443 9624 Bay. Tel: 039 976 0336 S30˚16’53.22” E30˚45’19.764”
30 www - WHAT, WHERE & WHEN Aug-Sept 2019 WHAT, WHERE & WHEN ELEPHANT COAST Explore the Elephant Coast’s dense evergreen forests of towering fig trees, marvel at the lush ferns and wild orchids, the wild date and lala palms dotting the landscape and the swamp forests with tangled masses of greenery. Hike up mountainous sand dunes, through thick coastal forest, onto pristine beaches and the warm Indian Ocean. It incorporates the best of both land and sea safari experiences with its world-class conservation areas that include the iSimangaliso Wetland Park and Africa’s oldest game reserve, the Hluhluwe iMfolozi Park.
The 332000ha iSimangaliso Wetland Park was inscribed as South Africa’s first World Heritage Site in December 1999. It is not only a marine World DID YOU KNOW? Heritage Site but also forms part of Africa’s first transfrontier Marine Protected Area together with Mozambique. Amongst other attributes, this marine area provides protection for five of the world’s seven sea turtle encounters. These experiences provide visitors with a valuable understanding species, of which two (the loggerhead and endangered leatherback turtle) of the socio- economic realities, challenges and current traditional practices. nest on its shores; 1200 species of fish; 100 species of warm water coral; Share in and experience the local traditions and customs of communities whales, whale sharks, sharks and dolphins, and the world’s oldest fish – the driven to preserve their culture with passion and pride. One of these is at the coelacanth. The underwater reefs are home to a variety of brightly coloured Veyane Cultural Village, an authentic Zulu attraction located adjacent to the fish and a spectacular coral diversity. Western Shores section of iSimangaliso and owned by the Induna himself, Phillip Mhkwanazi. Or on a visit to the Kosi Bay region, home to a Tembe- In addition to marine activities, the iSimangaliso Wetland Park, a ‘Big Five’ Thonga population. reserve, offers wonderful game viewing, bird watching, and canoeing. The uMkhuze section of the Park, boasts more than 420 recorded bird species Experience the annual uMthayi (Marula) Festival takes place during the and is renowned for its game-viewing hides, pans and the guided ‘fig harvest period in late February, and marvel at the Kosi Bay fish traps which forest walk’. The Hluhluwe iMfolozi Park, is also home to many species of offer a striking example of this centuries-old practice of fishing. Within the antelope as well as rhino, large populations of elephant, buffalo and giraffe Kosi Bay Nature Reserve, which surrounds the rare and beautiful Kosi Bay lake and predators such as the lion, cheetah and the elusive leopard. Safari system, is a tropical paradise of crystal-clear water, marshland, swamp and experiences with local guides and rangers offer opportunities to learn about coastal forests that is home to about 250 species of bird. the significance of many plants and trees used in Zulu culture and traditions.
The indigenous Zulu and Tonga communities living in the Elephant Coast provide a unique opportunity for interaction and an authentic cultural For more info check out the website www.elephantcoast.kzn.org.za
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UMKHANYAKUDE TOURISM Daily (ELEPHANT COAST) Zamimpilo Community Market (fresh produce & Tel: 035 562 0966 craft market) – daily, on N2 between Mtubatuba and email : [email protected] Hluhluwe. Tel: 076 436 6990 St Lucia Market (curios and fresh produce) – daily, MTUBATUBA TOURISM Mckenzie Street, St Lucia (MTUBA ST LUCIA) Siyabonga Arts & Craft Market – daily, on the R618 Colin Riley 082 492 0932 / just before the bridge over the St Lucia Estuary, St Sipho Msweli Lucia HLUHLUWE TOURISM Daily - Weather permitting (HLUHLUWE BIG 5) Whale and dolphin watching - with legal permit Tel: 035 562 0353 holders only with Advantage Cruiser from Durban, email: [email protected] St Lucia, Sodwana Bay or Richards Bay. www. advantagetours.co.za UMHLABUYALINGANA- Every weekday, Saturday & Sunday peak season CORAL COAST 10h00 and 12h00. Advantage Cruiser. Two-hour boat (SODWANA TO KOSI BAY) cruise on Lake St Lucia to see hippo, crocs and a Tel 074 103 0955 variety of birdlife from up close. R200.00 per person Email: [email protected] – children under 12 half price; toddlers under 2yrs, JOZINI TOURIM (LEBOMBO) no charge. Contact: 035 590 1259, 035 590 1180 Tel: 082 216 5744 Sunday mornings (out of peak season) 10h00 and 12h00. Advantage Cruiser. Two-hour boat email: [email protected] cruise on Lake St Lucia to see hippo, crocs and a variety of birdlife from up close. R160.00 per person – children under 12 half price; toddlers under 2yrs, no charge. Contact: 035 590 1259, 035 590 1180 UPCOMING EVENT: 23-27 October The iKhulu Challenge (100km 3-day trailrunning event) – Gugulesizwe Camp, Maputaland www.therunningcompany.co.za
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32 www - WHAT, WHERE & WHEN Aug-Sept 2019 WHAT, WHERE & WHEN ZULULAND The Zululand region lies north of the Thukela River and extends to the subtropical northern parts of KwaZulu-Natal. It is an area of breathtaking hills and valleys dotted with traditional tribal villages and quaint towns - a place where the rolling waves of the warm Indian Ocean crash onto golden beaches adjoined by lush coastal forests. Its where Zulu hospitality abounds, and you can unexpectedly be invited DID YOU KNOW? to share a meal or drink... or be the invited guest at a wedding or special ceremony.
For a glimpse into the history of the region, pop into the Zululand Historical communities in the area where visitors can experience traditional Zulu Museum located within Fort Nongqavi Museum in Eshowe, the oldest town hospitality, or a traditional Zulu wedding ceremony, and if you wish, visit a of European settlement in Zululand. The museum depicts the history of traditional healer. For an urban view of Zulu culture, take a township tour Zululand from the early Iron Age and focuses on the fascinating cross- showcasing modern Zulu life including taverns, shebeens and traditional cultural influences of the past 200 years. An interesting story is that of medicine shops. Hans Schreuder, a Norwegian missionary. Hans had dealings with Zulu king Another traditional experience is the annual celebration of the Zulu King’s Mpande KaSenzangakhona who at that time was unwell, and as a result of Reed Dance, the uMkhosi woMhlanga, a traditional ceremony of maidens helping the ailing king was allowed to begin teaching Christianity to the held annually during the first weekend of September. Maidens from all people. A first in the region. over the province and from as far afield as the Kingdom of Swaziland flock The Vukani Zulu Cultural Museum, also within the For Nongqayi complex, to the eNyokeni Royal Palace to participate in the traditional dance of the houses some of the best Zulu arts and crafts work collected over the years, maidens. The girls converge in groups from the Zululand regions to the Kings with several of the artists receiving international recognition for their work. Palace the day before the ceremony. The main attraction of the ceremony The Vukani Association was formed more than 30 years ago to revive the is the presentation of reeds to the King. Each maiden is to carry a reed from then-dying art of basketry. Through Vukani, men and women have pooled the river and present it to the King in a spectacular procession at the Palace. their inherited knowledge of grasses, palm leaves, natural dyes, beadwork, Zululand offers opportunities for an authentic insight into the contemporary woodcarving and ceramics to produce a range of contemporary items with cultural lifestyle of the average rural Zulu person, to experience village life as a traditional theme which has created a new market for the crafters of happens – a vibrant living culture. Zululand.
There are many insightful opportunities for visitors to experience living Zulu culture at first hand… Zululand Eco-Adventures offers visits to local
For more info check out the website www.zululand.kzn.org.za
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ULUNDI TOURISM Daily Fort Nongqayi Museum Village, Eshowe - Zululand Tel: 072 748 4250 | Fax: 035 874 5831 Historical and Vukani Zulu Cultural Museums, KZN Papermakers (paper from sugar cane), Beautiful Things VRYHEID TOURISM Gallery, Restaurant, newly opened Eshowe Butterfly Dome. Abaqulusi Local Council All tours guided. Tel 035 474 2281 or 035 464 5274. E-mail: [email protected] Dlinza Forest Aerial Boardwalk and forest trails with Tel: 034 982 2133 X2229 | Fax: 034 982 3497 qualified Birding Guides. Contact: Mrs Shelley Stuart Tel 035 474 4029. E-mail [email protected] NONGOMA TOURISM Every Saturday morning Mtunzini Morning Market – Nongoma Local Council Mtunzini Country Club. Tel: 035 340 1147 Tel: 035 831 7517 | Fax: 035 831 3153 First Sunday of every month BRide Sundays – Breakfast Cell: 079 936 5163 Ride Sundays – The Farm south of Mtunzini Email: [email protected] / UPHONGOLO TOURISM Whatsapp: 083 406 5342 Tel: 034 413 1223 | Fax: 034 413 1706 | Every weekend (subject to availability) Golf and Beer Cell: 084 728 8974 Weekends - Eshowe. www.zulublonde.com E-mail: [email protected] Every third week of every month for 4 days Royal Nguni Cattle Sale and Mona Market, Nongoma KING CETSWAYO DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY 3 August Spares Shop MTB Race – Christian School, P/Bag x 1025, Richards Bay 3900 Richards Bay. John – 072 282 9903 Tel: 035 799 2500 | Fax: 035 7898176 3 August Eshowe SuperSpar Ngoje Trail Run – Brocklee E-mail: [email protected] Dam, Eshowe. www.ngoje.co.za / Meg – 083 286 5768 Website: www.uthungulu.org.za 10-11 August Zini Beach ‘n Bush 3-in-1 Trail Run – Mtunzini. Tel: Paul Mannix – 082 571 6559 UMHLATHUZE TOURISM 19-25 August Skydive for Rhinos – Hluhluwe Airfield Richards Bay/Empangeni www.projectrhinokzn.org Tel: 035 907 5018 | Fax: 035 907 5000 23-25 August Rhino Ride 2019 – Manyoni Private Game E-mail: [email protected] Reserve. www.zululandconservationtrust.org 24 August Zululand Oddball Olympics – St Catherines UMLALAZI TOURISM School, Empangeni. Tel: 035 772 3041 ZULULAND DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY Eshowe/Mtunzini Early September – date TBA Tel: 035 870 1130 | 035 874 5500 Tel: 035 473 3474 | Fax: 035 474 4733 Zulu Reed Dance – eNyokeni Palace, Nongoma E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Tel: 035 833 2044 www.zululandtourism.org.za Website: www.umlalazi.org.za | 1 September Bell Hluhluwe MTB Rhino Charge – Hluhluwe www.visitzululand.co.za Private School, Hluhluwe PAULPIETERSBURG TOURISM Tel: Antoinette van Staden – 083 661 7664 Edumbe Local Council MTHONJANENI TOURISM ASSOCIATION 20-22 September Dolos Fees 2019 – Alkantstrand, Richards Melmoth Tel: 034 995 1650 X229 | Fax: 034 995 1192 Bay. www.dolosfees.co.za Tel: 035 450 7572 | Fax: 035 450 7572
ESHOWE, a town set on a A REAL ZULU EXPERIENCE hill, is situated around a Tour rural Zululand from Eshowe with a Zulu guide in 250 hectare indigenous your own vehicle. Visit schools, crèches and orphanages and meet ordinary Zulu people in the countryside and coastal scarp forest. townships. Visit a market, sangomas, beaders, potters and Eshowe offers visitors nyangas concocting medicines. a variety of unusual Daily: 10 to 3 pm. attractions, the most Zulu Village Tour (R595 pp) striking being the Dlinza Zulu Village Tour with Homestay (R795 pp) Weekend Ceremonies: 12 to 5 pm Forest itself, with Zulu weddings, Sangoma Healing, (Sun.) Coming of Age. hiking trails and picnic spots (Sat.) (R595 pp). Starting Venue: Sugar Hill Manor and the magnificent Dlinza Guesthouse. Also Accommodation: R600 Single. Forest Aerial Boardwalk. R750 Double. Discounts for group Tours. (est. 1995) DLINZA FOREST AERIAL BOARDWALK
The Boardwalk, the first of its kind in Southern Africa and exclusive to Eshowe, is a 150 metre walkway built above the forest floor, which allows visitors to view the flora, fauna and avifauna at a comfortable level. It ends with a 20 metre high tower, offering dramatic views of both the forest canopy and surrounding countryside. The Boardwalk employs a number of trained birding guides who are available to show visitors some of the delights of the forest.
Here one can spot the shy Narina Trogon or see Long-Crested Eagles, as well as the rare Spotted Thrush and many other forest dwellers. The Ironwoods, Wild Plums and other forest giants give shelter to orchids, clivias, bushbuck, duiker, narina trogons, Delegorgue’s pigeon and wood owls. One hundred and eighty different wildflower species blossom in the grasslands, and Eshowe is one of very few towns in the country which has trees in flower 36 Pearson Ave, Eshowe | Tel: 035 474 2894 | Cell 060 665 8833 every day of the year! Email [email protected] | Website: www.eshowe.com
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The Battlefields is a region of much significance in the history and heritage of KwaZulu-Natal and boasts the largest concentration of significant battles and war related sites in South Africa. It is where Zulus, Voortrekkers and British clashed in some of the bloodiest battles in the history of South Africa, shaping the towns and villages of this region. The wars were fought over land and sovereignty and played out over almost 100 years.
Today people travel from around the world to revisit the areas where these momentous events in our history took place. Besides taking an organized tour, there are several self-drive routes established to enable you to visit these historic towns and sites. Knowledgeable, friendly and accredited local guides are available and guarantee hour upon hour of captivating DID YOU KNOW? company. The King Shaka’s Way Route takes visitors from the coastal region of Stanger, through Eshowe, Melmoth and on to Ulundi and offers world-class game reserves, heritage sites and Zulu culture and tradition. park, on the outskirts of the town depicts the varied history of the region. The Remembrance Route begins from Pietermaritzburg through Greytown, Battle sites on this route include the Isandlwana, Rorkes Drift and Fugitives Tugela Ferry, and Dundee and onto the Ithala Game Reserve and is an drift. area incredibly rich in Zulu culture. The Rifleman’s Road Route starts from Volkrust in the northwest, down through Newcastle, Dundee, Ladysmith, At the Carnegie Art Gallery in Newcastle contemporary South African art Colenso and Estcourt. Visitors will encounter fabulous scenery, generous works can be viewed and a well-stocked shop with local craftwork and the hospitality, and tales of great courage and endurance. unique Isiphethu fabric art is available. The townships of Madadeni, Osizweni and Blaauwbosch provide a unique cultural experience and historic sites From Ulundi through to Vryheid, on to Paulpietersburg and Ithala Game connected to Nelson Mandela, Chief Albert Luthuli and other local heroes. Reserve the Warrior’s Trek Route offers stunning scenery, warm mineral Ladysmith is famous for another group of local heroes, the male choral group, fountains, battlefields, game viewing and culture galore – visit the Ncome Ladysmith Black Mambazo. Formed in the early 1960s and singing in the local Museum, dedicated to fallen Zulu warriors and to Zulu culture. The Siege style of isicathamiya and mbube, the group went on to sing with Paul Simon Salute Route has a high concentration of historical sites encompassing and many other international musicians and won their first Grammy in 1988 Anglo-Boer War and several Voortrekker- Zulu War sites. Major towns along and have been awarded three more since. the route are Ladysmith, Colenso, Estcourt and Winterton – don’t miss the memorial to the Battle of Spionkop. This route is abundant with beautiful landscapes, wildlife, birdlife and adventures. Dundee is the centre of the Red Soldiers Route, and the impressive Talana Museum, set in a 20-acre heritage
For more info check out the website www.battlefields.kzn.org.za
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AMAJUBA DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY Every Saturday Park Run - Grey Goose Game Lodge, 8 September Ladysmith Cycle Challenge – Soldiers Tel: 034 329 7200; Newcastle. Tel: Tanja Parkinson – 034 315 3221 Way, Ladysmith. Tel: Siegetown Wheelers / Andre E-mail:[email protected] 3 August Gandhi Walk – Talana Museum, Dundee Beukes – 072 561 0088 Newcastle Office 034 315 3318; www.talana.co.za 14 September E-mail: [email protected] Show off your Ride – Black Rock Casino, Newcastle Michaelis Challenge (walk, run, MTB) – Bloemveld Utrecht Museum 034 331 3249 Tel: Terrence – 076 618 5476 Dam, Vryheid Tel: Nils von Ahlften – 083 291 6720 4 August Social Market – Scrapyard Lounge, E-mail: [email protected] 21 September Isicathamiya Competition - Newcastle. Tel: 083 600 0739 Emnambithi/Ladysmith. Tel: Luke Makhubo – UMZINYATHI DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY Zama Trail Run Series – AJD Meats, Newcastle Tel: 034 219 1500 083 635 3663 / Sandile Hadebe – 078 365 0194 E-mail: [email protected] Tel: 083 410 0600 9 August Memel Walk (walk, run) – Memel, 28 September Ladysmith Athletic Club Half Msinga Office Tel: 033 493 0761 Marathon Night Race – Ladysmith Sports Club, E-mail: [email protected] Newcastle Tel: Johan – 082 923 0078 / Christo – 083 375 5883 Ladysmith. Tel: Lincoln Sibiya – 079 361 0871 BATTLEFIELDS ROUTE 10 August Women’s Day-Fit Day Out – Grey Goose 20 September Art Expo & Imiqondo Yabantu Tel: 082 802 1643 [email protected] Lodge, Newcastle. Tel: Tanja – 034 315 3221 (People’s mind heritage exhibition) – Art Gallery, 1 September Zama Trail Run Series – Vulintaba Newcastle. Tel: Eric Kubheka – 034 328 7622 / DUNDEE TOURISM Country Estate, Newcastle. Tel: 083 410 0600 066 460 6535 Tel: 034 212 2121x2262 7-28 September Alfred Duma Municipality: 2019 E-mail: [email protected] 20-22 September Soundwave Dundee – A Annual Heritage Festival – Emnambithi/Ladysmith celebration of music in the of Churches in Dundee GREYTOWN MUSEUM 033 413 9124 Tel: Luke Makhubo – 083 635 3663 / Sandile Hadebe www.tourdundee.co.za LADYSMITH TOURISM 036 637 2992 – 078 365 0194 23-24 September The Night of the Dead Moon Tour E-mail: [email protected] Indlamu Competition - Emnambithi/Ladysmith – Talana Museum, Dundee. www.talana.co.za Tel: Luke Makhubo – 083 635 3663 / Sandile Hadebe UTRECHT TOURISM 28 September Social Market Osizweni Event – – 078 365 0194 Gerhardt Smook (Vise-Chairperson) Khazins Shisanyama, Osizweni, Newcastle Cell:082 856 2973 14 September Biggarsberg Mpati Mountain Race – Email: [email protected] Dundee Junior School, Dundee Tel: 061 436 1717 Marissa Venter (Secretary); Tel: Lani van der Mesht – 083 697 3333 Maskandi Competition - Emnambithi/Ladysmith Cell: 082 782 7552 Newcastle Home Décor Expo – Farmers Hall, Tel: Luke Makhubo – 083 635 3663 / Sandile Hadebe Email: [email protected] Newcastle. Tel: SMN Events – 076 826 6896 – 078 365 0194
Amajuba District Municipality | Tel: 034 329 7200 Fax: 034 314 3785 | E-mail: [email protected] | www.amajuba.gov.za
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