KwaMashu
Sign in to saveKwaMashu is a township north of Durban, South Africa. The name honours Sir Marshall Campbell and means Place of Marshall. KwaMashu is bordered by Newlands East to the south, Newlands West to the west, Ntuzuma to the north, Phoenix to the north-east, Mount Edgecombe to the east and Durban North to the south-east.
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KwaMashu is a township north of Durban, South Africa. The name honours Sir Marshall Campbell and means Place of Marshall. KwaMashu is bordered by Newlands East to the south, Newlands West to the west, Ntuzuma to the north, Phoenix to the north-east, Mount Edgecombe to the east and Durban North to the south-east.
==History== Construction of a new townships started in 1958 and the initial project lasted eleven years. The black population were removed from Cato Manor and transferred to the township.
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