La Lucia, Durban – KwaZulu-Natal

By Sodwana Bay

La Lucia is an affluent suburb of Durban, in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. La Lucia, located to the north of the city of Durban, was named after Lucia Michel. She and her husband…


Westville- KwaZulu-Natal

By Sodwana Bay

Westville is an area near Durban in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, which is situated 20 km inland from the Durban city centre. Formerly an independent municipality governed by a Town Council, it now forms part of the…


Kokstad – KwaZulu-Natal

By Sodwana Bay

Kokstad is a town in the Sisonke District of KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. Kokstad is named after the Griqua chief Adam Kok III who settled here in 1863. Stad is the Dutch and Afrikaans word…


Empangeni – KwaZulu-Natal

By Sodwana Bay

Empangeni is a town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is approximately 156 kilometres northeast of Durban, situated in hilly countryside, overlooking a flat coastal plain and the major harbour town of Richards Bay only 15…


Port Shepstone – KwaZulu-Natal

By Sodwana Bay

Port Shepstone is situated on the mouth of the largest river on the south coast of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, the Mzimkulu River (the great home of all rivers). 120 kilometres (75 mi) south of Durban, it…


Newcastle – KwaZulu-Natal

By Sodwana Bay

Newcastle is the third-largest city in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, with a total population of 363,236 citizens as of the 2011 census. 56,144 of these citizens reside in Newcastle West, whilst the balance of the population…