Smugglers Inn
The Smugglers Inn, affectionately known as “Smuggies,” was a famous bar and nightlife spot in…
News
Editor Choice
SAR Trains
https://www.durban.jontyknine.co.za/2025/09/02/trains/ https://www.durban.jontyknine.co.za/durban-starts/
Perla Siedle Gibson, known as the “Lady in White,” was a South African soprano and artist who became an iconic morale-booster for Allied troops during World War II in Durban, South Africa.
Born in Durban in 1888 to Otto Siedle (a prominent shipping agent, businessman, and musician of German extraction), Perla came…
eThekwini Municipality (Durban) announced it invested approximately R127.9 million in rehabilitating 13 strategic roads in and around the inner city during the 2025/26 financial year.
This exceeds the R100 million figure referenced in the query and forms part of a broader Inner-City Rehabilitation Programme aimed…
Pongola Hospital in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), South Africa, lost its provincial government funding in 2013, leading to its effective closure around 2014.
Pongola Hospital was a small, privately owned (or mission-linked) 21-bed facility in the Zululand district that had received state subsidies…
London Town Pub
Pubs “London Town Pub” in Durban during the 1970s and 1980s, described as a popular…
Smith Street Durban
Town Smith Street, now officially named Anton Lembede Street, is a major road in Durban’s…
Amusement Park
Beachfront This beachfront amusement park along OR Tambo Parade was a historic family spot with…
FitzSimons Snake Park
Beachfront Fitzsimons Snake Park, located on Durban’s beachfront in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, was a popular…