Duduza

Duduza Last Town of the Beastrand
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Coordinates: 26°23′S 28°24′E / 26.383°S 28.400°E / -26.383; 28.400Coordinates: 26°23′S 28°24′E / 26.383°S 28.400°E / -26.383; 28.400
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
Municipality	Ekurhuleni
Area^[1]
• Total	11.23 km² (4.34 sq mi)
Population (2011)^[1]
• Total	73,295
• Density	6,500/km² (17,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)^[1]
• Black African	98.9%
• Coloured	0.4%
• Indian/Asian	0.2%
• White	0.1%
• Other	0.4%
First languages (2011)^[1]
• Zulu	64.7%
• Sotho	16.2%
• Xhosa	5.8%
• Northern Sotho	2.6%
• Other	10.7%
Postal code (street)	1496
PO box	1494

Duduza is a township west of Nigel on the East Rand, Gauteng, South Africa. It was established in 1964 when Africans were resettled from Charterston because it was considered by the apartheid government to be too close to a white town. A local authority was established in 1983. Duduza experienced violent school, consumer, bus, and rent boycotts from 1984 to 1987. A state of emergency was imposed in July 1985 and the South African Army was called in as the violence peaked.

The name Duduza means "to comfort" in English; this was to comfort the forced removal of the residents of the then-Charterston township, which was also known as Beirut. Duduza was one of the most highly active townships in South Africa in the fight against apartheid. It is also recorded as the first place where a 'necklace mob' burned Makie Skosana to death by using a tire filled with gasoline. Duduza has produced a lot of prominent figures such as Gauteng provincial Speaker Ntombi Mekgwe, Vuyo Mokoena named the King of South African gospel, Professor Njabulo Ndebele, Bafana Bafana player Bongani Zungu, Dr Jacob and Eva Seobi who are both professional doctors, motivational speakers and preachers to name a few.

References

1 2 3 4 "Main Place Duduza". Census 2011.

Communities of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng

Seat: Germiston

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