Indian Township
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| Building under Construction & completed building |
Image of a school building |
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| Building under Construction & completed building |
Indian school building |
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Chatsworth The Making of a South African Township |
Many of the articles in this book are the result of research conducted as part of a three-year project undertaken with a grant from the South Africa-Netherlands Research Programme on Alternatives in Development (SANPAD). |
| Flats in Phoenix |
Phoenix, some 20km northwest of central Durban, was established as township in 1976. But is said to be one of the oldest Indian settlements in South Africa, with indentured labourers from sugar cane plantations making their homes here decades ago. |
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| Gem City in Phoenix |
Shopping complex |
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| Housing in Verulam |
Since Verulam became Natal's first Indian-controlled town in 1966, housing for many of the town's residents emerged as the single most pressing need. |
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| Mountview Civic Centre and Housing |
A new Civic Centre has been completed at Mount View, Verulam, at a cost of R325 000. Funds were provided by the National Housing Commission on a low-interest basis. |
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| New housing units in Verulam |
Property development in this bracket was initiated by Indian owned companies |
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| Tongaat Village |
Tongaat was established in 1945 and its name was taken from the name of the uThongathi River which passes by the town: ... |
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| Verulam - Mountview Civic Centre and housing |
Housing and developments in Verulam |
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| Verulam - Mountview housing scheme |
Since Verulam became Natal's first Indian-controlled town in 1966, housing for many of the town's residents emerged as the single most pressing need. |