KZN Tourism encourages Township Tourism


KZN Tourism encourages Township Tourism


Teboho Masakala
Kwazulu Natal Natal Tourism (KZN-Tourism) hosted members of both national and local media on 2 April to tour and explore what KZN has to offer in terms of local tourism. Members of the media visited tourist attractions in the townships of Durban which are rich in history. History that has played a major role in the emancipation of South Africans from Apartheid.

Hosted Media included Mangaung Issue from Bloemfontein, The City Press, Sowetan, Mpumalanga News, Pietermaritzburg News and Rising Sun. The first stop was Mahatma Gandhi’s house in Phoenix, Durban where the role Gandhi played in fighting for human rights and the community is outlined in detail.


Gandhi lived in the house for 21 years. It was rebuilt in 2006 after being burnt during the 1985 Inanda Riots. Gandhi was an activist, lawyer and politician.


The next stop was a visit to John Langa Dube’s Monument and house. John L. Dube was the first President of the ANC. The monument houses his grave and that of his family and also the school that he helped found, called the Ohlange Institute and High School.


This is the very same school that Nelson Mandela voted at for the first time on 27 April 1994. Tour guide Mandla Nxumalo said Mandela chose the to vote at the school to honour John Dube. He also went to great lengths about meeting Mandela and what it was like seeing him for the first time.



The trip focused on the importance of local/ township tourism and the role it plays in educating about the history of South Africa. It also encourages South Africans to be tourists in their own communities.


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