Talk:KwaDukuza

Name

Has the name officially changed or is this just the local name given to Stanger? On all my maps and when I was down there last year 2004 it was still Stanger.--Jcw69 11:11, 17 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Just a guess, but KwaDukuza could be the name of the local municipality that contains Stanger, and Stanger is still the name of the town. No proof for that, but I have added citation required tags to the claim about the "name change". Lots of people still seem to get confused about the difference between a municipality, and the towns in that municipality, even though the new municipalities are 7 years old. Park3r 19:07, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

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I've lived in KwaDukuza for the past 20 years. The official name is KwaDukuza, the local municipality is named KwaDukuza, and the district municipality is iLembe. Although most people still refer to it as Stanger, it's just one of those things that will be hard to change; but how can we start if people still refer to the town as Stanger? - Kish

See discussion below, on the what a local municipality is. Park3r (talk) 16:39, 25 November 2007 (UTC)

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—Preceding unsigned comment added by Kishyr (talk • contribs) 20:40, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

Hey Guys

The name of the City of Stanger was changed back to that of Kwa Dukuza about 9 years ago. The Municipality is the district of Illembe.

The local Indian and White population still call the town Stanger and many of the local road signs also still show directions Stanger. To confirm the name of Kwa Dukuza just take a look at the city's web site.

By the way, the museum's correct name is also Kwa Dukuza Museum. The Post Office though has not been renamed, probably due to the mismanagement and corruption endemic in that institution. As far as I know, this is the only government institution that has not changed its name. All the banks and financial houses have also changed their names. Some of the suburbs of the City still use the old name for example Stanger Manor and Stanger Heights.

And how about an apocryphal story about the town, It was claimed that the early white settlers built the large prison for Zulus and other black people directly where Chaka Zulu’s hut had been. This was so the Zulus could be close to their spiritual leader (as an insult to the blacks)… The prison is still in the center of the city. A South African Historian, Eric Rosenthal couldn’t confirm or refute this story, 35 or 40 years ago.

Let’s show some respect for the great warrior Chaka/Shaka and call his town by it's correct name, even if you redirect searches on Stanger to Kwa Dukuza.

Kind regards from New Guelderland, a farming area just outside the typical African, rather dirty City of Kwa Dukuza (Stanger) John Bond

See discussion below, on the what a local municipality is. Park3r (talk) 16:39, 25 November 2007 (UTC)

Pietersburg and Warmbaths have both been changed back because English speaking SAfricans still call it that. I think this is also the case with Stanger, but we need some more evidence and support if we are going to extend this. I'm for a move, simply because it will take a long time for the majority of white people to call it KwaDukuza. Why many whites still don't even say KwaZulu-Natal yet.--Bezuidenhout (talk) 10:37, 30 August 2009 (UTC)

Understanding the difference between district municipalities, local municpalities, and towns

The Local Municipality is KwaDukuza, the district municipality is iLembe. for more information about what a district municipality is see: District municipality (South Africa). For an expnanation of what a local municipality is, see Local municipality (South Africa). KwaDukuza, whatever the merits of the name, is, according to the municipal demaractions board [1], a local municipality, and since Wikipedia is for the way things are, rather than the way we them to be what we may think the "correct" name should be is irrelevant. For another example of this, see PretoriaPark3r (talk) 16:38, 25 November 2007 (UTC)

Wrong coorindates

The coorindates seem to be wrong and point to Shakaskraal, with Stanger only just visible in the top-right corner. Can this please be changed? :) --Bezuidenhout (talk) 15:35, 29 April 2009 (UTC)

I have corrected that and have also split the town (this article) and the Local Municipality that contains it. Local municipality information is now at KwaDukuza Local Municipality. --NJR_ZA (talk) 13:23, 30 August 2009 (UTC)

Why do you chaps call Stanger a CITY? I'll hardly describe it as a city. I was born and raised there, grew up in my granny's famous house called "DUGUZA HOUSE" (before it was sold and demolished)and went to school in Stanger. I left in 1980 at age 22. Calling Stanger a rather dirty city is a rather understatement. Filthy would be the right word. 156.8.251.250 (talk) 14:17, 6 August 2010 (UTC)

English usage of "Stanger"

The usage in the media seems to be shifting towards the official name KwaDukuza. See [2]. Informally, as well, I have seen more usage of KwaDukuza, on Twitter, etc, but of course that's not proof enough. However, it is indicative of a shift in everyday conversation, so this issue should be revisited. Park3r (talk) 09:16, 18 November 2011 (UTC)

I agree, like most name changes it has slowly shifted usage and unlike the Mpumalanga name changes KwaDukuza isn't exactly very difficult to pronounce/spell. Either way the article is at KwaDukuza and I don't quite see the issue, so long we mention it in the intro it was called stanger. Bezuidenhout (talk) 15:54, 18 November 2011 (UTC)

I'm surprised that the 2011 census still names the town as Stanger, especially as otherwise it always uses the new official names. Was the name change reversed?--eh bien mon prince (talk) 14:00, 30 August 2013 (UTC)

The impact of rural-urban migration on the quality of life of people in South Africa in KwaDukuza

Background information 41.4.11.173 (talk) 14:12, 21 April 2024 (UTC)