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Website. www.msunduzi.gov.za. Pietermaritzburg (/ ˌpiːtərˈmærɪtsbɜːrɡ /; Zulu: uMgungundlovu) [5] is the capital and second-largest city in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa after Durban. It was named in 1838 and is currently governed by the Msunduzi Local Municipality.
History of South Africa. Pietermaritzburg founded by Voortrekkers; named after Gerrit Maritz and Piet Retief. [ 1] October: Settlement becomes capital of the newly formed Natalia Republic. 1840 - Voortrekker Church of the Vow consecrated. [ 2] Natalier newspaper begins publication. [ 5] Settlement becomes capital of the newly formed British ...
Unlike the Limpopo, the name changes in Mpumalanga have largely (as of 2011) been ignored and apart from the city of Witbank, road signs and usage of the new names has been rare. [68] Some names of Bantu origin have also been changed, because they were misspelled by early settlers, due to errors in transcription, such as Mal e lane, which was ...
In August 2024, the club announced that it was changing its name to Durban City, and moving from Pietermaritzburg to Chatsworth in Durban.After their relegation from the 2022–23 Premiership, they were barred by the Msunduzi Local Municipality from using the Harry Gwala Stadium, which was reserved for Royal AM, and were forced to play their home games at the Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium in Durban ...
This is a list of cities and towns found in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. They are divided according to the districts in which they are located. In the case of settlements that have had their official names changed the traditional name is listed first followed by the new name.
Umgungundlovu District Municipality. uMgungundlovu is one of the 11 district municipalities ("districts") of KwaZulu-Natal province. The seat of uMgungundlovu is Pietermaritzburg. The majority of its 1 million+ residents speak Zulu (2001 Census). The district code is DC22.
Pietermaritzburg – Two theories exist. In the theory officially accepted today by the city, it bears the name of Voortrekker leaders Piet Retief and Gert Maritz. In another theory, the city was originally named after Retief alone, initially "Pieter Mouriets Burg" (after his given names) and transformed to its current form.
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