Duduza

Duduza is a township west of Nigel on the East Rand, Gauteng, South Africa. It was established in 1964 when Africans were resettled from Charterston because it was considered by the apartheid government to be too close to a white town. A local authority was established in 1983. Duduza experienced violent school, consumer, bus, and rent boycotts from 1984 to 1987. A state of emergency was imposed in July 1985 and the South African Army was called in as the violence peaked.

Duduza
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Coordinates: 26°23′S 28°24′E
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
Municipality	Ekurhuleni
Established	1964
Area [1]
• Total	11.23 km^2 (4.34 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	73,295
• Density	6,500/km^2 (17,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	98.9%
• Coloured	0.4%
• Indian/Asian	0.2%
• White	0.1%
• Other	0.4%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Zulu	64.7%
• Sotho	16.2%
• Xhosa	5.8%
• Northern Sotho	2.6%
• Other	10.7%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	1496
PO box	1494

The name Duduza means "to comfort" in English; this was to comfort the forced removal of the residents of the then-Charterston township, which was also known as Beirut.. Duduza was one of the most highly active townships in South Africa in the fight against apartheid. It is also recorded as the first place where a 'necklace mob' burned Makie Skosana to death by using a tire filled with gasoline. Duduza has produced a lot of prominent figures such as Speaker of the Gauteng Province Legislature Ntombi Mekgwe, Health Union (Hospersa) Spokesperson and acclaimed Professional Photographer Kevin Halama, Vuyo Mokoena named the King of South African gospel, Professor Njabulo Ndebele, Bafana Bafana player Bongani Zungu, rising star Caddy from the TV show TOMZ on SABC 1, DriDJacob and Eva Seobi who are both professional doctors, Siphiwe Mphuthi M.Sc.(Eng.)(Geodesy) from the University of Cape Town , motivational speakers and preachers to name a few.

References

1. "Main Place Duduza". Census 2011.