Kennedy Road, Durban
Kennedy Road | |
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| Coordinates: 29°48′41.37″S 30°58′46.71″E / 29.8114917°S 30.9796417°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Municipality | eThekwini |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.10 km2 (0.04 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 5,455 |
| • Density | 55,000/km2 (140,000/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup of informal settlement (2011) | |
| • Black African | 99.76% |
| • Coloured | 0.09% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.11% |
| • White | 0.04% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Zulu | 66.23% |
| • Xhosa | 26.18% |
| • Sotho | 2.35% |
| • English | 1.63% |
| • Other | 3.60% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Kennedy Road is an informal settlement in Durban (eThekwini), in the province of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. Formed in the late 1970s or early 1980s, the settlement was mentioned by the African National Congress (ANC) after the end of apartheid but amenities were not improved. The site is mostly not connected to sanitation or electricity. Dissatisfaction with local councillors led to 2005 protests including a road blockade, out of which the shack dwellers movement Abahlali baseMjondolo (AbM) formed. In 2009, an AbM meeting was attacked resulting in two deaths and a court case. More recently, the municipality has improved facilities and promised to relocate inhabitants.