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Fun Fact: Indian Ocean in Durban2005-11-22_06-36-14

13 January 2022 by Alan

A “Durban Beach” image from Flickr – click on the name of the photographer below to see more Durban goodness and to thank the photographer.

Indian Ocean in Durban2005-11-22_06-36-14
Photo by Marie Pé

Durban Beach

Can you see the surfer? Apparently, Durban waters are famous for the white sharks.


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Have you tried: Travelling to South Africa?

Quick Durban KwaZulu-Natal Fact: Durbanites have their own lingo – If you hear something like, “Ek se, it’s cold, I’m vaaing posie to catch a dop”, don’t be alarmed. Durban has its own slang that ranges from a mishmash of local expressions to derivatives of Afrikaans and Zulu. In fact we think it’d be pretty “kiff” if you learnt some too.


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