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The Zulu name for the coastal city of **Durban** is 'eThekwini' meaning 'where the ocean and earth meet.'

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Features
[|Top 10 things to do in Durban]

Apps
[|Lonely Planet Durban]

Quotes
Durban is an archetypal African city and as such represents a place where climate change poses significant and ongoing challenges to sustainable development and human well-being. Against the backdrop of a population that is already vulnerable in terms of poverty, health, water and food security, the implications of climate change are likely to be dramatic. The way in which Durban has responded to these impending threats stands as an example not only to other cities in South Africa and Africa, but also to the rest of the world. Durban provides an example of what is possible in the face of numerous developmental challenges and minimal resources and as such, is increasingly being acknowledged as South Africa’s climate capital, and also as a global leader in the field of climate protection planning. - [|COP 17]

Blogs
[|Sprig]

Tourism Portals
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Tourism Industry
[|South Africa: Durban Hotels Challenged to Go Green - AllAfrica.com]

News
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Recommended Listening (Radio and Podcasts)
[|East Coast Radio] - http://www.ecr.co.za/kagiso/content/en/east-coast-radio/east-coast-radio-listen

Flickr
[|imajindurban] [|Imagine Durban] [|Durban] [|KwaZulu-Natal Wildlife Parks and Nature Reserves]

FlickrGroups
[|Different Durban] [|Durban] [|Ulwazi]

Foursquare
[|Suncoast Beach]

Twitter
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Food
[|Bunny chow]

Tides
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News
[|The Mercury]

Sustainable Practices
Imagine Durban is a Council-led, community driven project on integrated, long-term planning. http://www.imaginedurban.org - [|http://www.imaginedurban.org/category/themes/environmental-sustainability]

Recent Events
http://storify.com/ronmader/durban-cop17
 * November 28 - December 9, 2011** - Durban hosts the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP 17) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and CMP 7.

INDABA is one of the largest tourism marketing events on the African calendar and one of the top three ‘must visit’ events of its kind on the global calendar. It showcases the widest variety of Southern Africa's tourism services. Centrally located and just a quarter of an hour from the airport, [|Albert Luthuli Convention Centre] is minutes from hotels and beaches
 * May 6** - Responsible Tourism in Cities
 * May 7-10, 2011** - [|Albert Luthuli Convention Centre] (Durban ICC)

Government
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Imagine
[|Is Cycling a viable and safe option for Durban?] - The traditional city urban transport planning process has given rise to transport systems that result in higher car ownership, more and longer trips and less public transport. This has brought about community costs in terms of road fatalities and injuries, congestion, large capital investment,high personal transport costs and environmental degradation. Many cities in the world today are looking at enhancing their sustainability by including cycling and walking as part of their integrated transportation strategies.

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Wikipedia
[|Durban] [|Golden Mile] [|Greater St. Lucia Wetland Park] [|Durban - Wikitravel]

Markets
Tips for visiting traditional markets in Durban ... http://www.afrika-t.com/2011/05/doung-jahangeer-seeing-cities.html [|The Markets of Warwick Tour in Durban] http://www.marketsofwarwick.co.za

Estuaries
[|Durban's Estuaries]

Biodiversity
[|Durban's Biodiversity Report]

City Parks
The Durban Botanical Gardens hosts food garden workshops.

climate change
http://climaterealityproject.org/events/durban/

Dala
[|Dala] (to make / create in the [|isiZulu language]) is an interdisciplinary creative collective that believes in the transformative role of creativity in building safer and more livable cities. Dala emerged as a response to the growing need for a sustainable space for creative practitioners actively engaging in the production of art / architecture for social change.

Durban Trivia
Durban in KwaZulu Natal Province is the third large city in South Africa after Johannesburg (Gauteng Province) and CCape Town (Western Cape) The [|Old Station Building] is the result of a mix-up with Toronto station in Canada. Architects sent the wrong plans from London in 1992, so Durban has a rather closed station which can withold 5 meters of snow, while Toronto's station roof collapesed in the first major snow-fall.

Transportation
King Shaka International Airport is located at 35 kilometers (22 miles) north of the city center, it opened its doors a month before the start of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The airport is part of the [|Dube Tradeport]. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Shaka_International_Airport

Sports
Durban is home to the Sharks rugby team who play in the [|Kings Park Stadium] (known colloquially as The Shark Tank), the Dolphins cricket team and the AmaZulu Soccer Club. Please note that Vuvuzelas are not permitted to be brought into the Stadium on game days. [] - [|fixtures] https://www.facebook.com/TheSharks Twitter: [|@TheSharksZA] [|http://www.dolphinscricket.co.za] [|http://www.amazulufc.net]

Stadiums
The Moses Mabhida Stadium epitomizes architectural innovation and takes its design inspiration from the South African flag, with its grand arch representing the unity of this sport-loving nation. The two legs of the arch on the southern side of the stadium come together to form a single footing on the northern side, symbolizing the new unity of a once-divided country. http://www.mosesmabhidastadium.co.za http://www.flickr.com/photos/digitalglobe-imagery/4703330947 []

Surfing
[|http://www.durbansurfing.co.za] [|http://www.surfingsouthafrica.co.za] http://magicseaweed.com/Durban-Surfing/228/ http://magicseaweed.com/Durban-Surf-Report/87

Hostels
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Indigenous
http://www.ulwazi.org - http://blog.ulwazi.org - [|http://twitter.com/UlwaziProgramme] - http://www.flickr.com/groups/ulwazi

Weather
[|WeatherSA] [|Weather Underground]

iSimangaliso Wetland Park
iSimangaliso Wetland Park is located on the east coast of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa about 275 kilometers north of Durban. Recommended listening: [|The isiMangaliso World Heritage Site - Kian Barker]__ - Kian’s depth of knowledge for the unique isiMangaliso Wetland Park reaches across its troubled history to its emergence as a World Heritage Site: a home for diverse wildlife, from sea turles to elephants, and five eco-systems. http://www.shakabarker.co.za/Wetland_Tours http://greatguidesorg.blogspot.com/2010/03/st-lucia-town-transformed-by-eco.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISimangaliso_Wetland_Park

Elsewhere
[|Durban - Safari Now] [|eThekwini Online] [|Durban: South Africa's Playground] [|Durban - Google Earth] [|Imagine Durban] http://www.africancotton.co.za - Zulu hats and fabrics http://www.doung.net - Durban-based artist thttp://www.minttheshop.com - online retro smalls from Durban http://www.woodenspoon.co.za - food blog from Durban http://www.mcn2.com - our digital heritage consultancy http://www.sprig.co.za http://durbanisyours.co.za

Features
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Lonely Planet
[|Durban] [|Nightlife in Durban]

FYI
The distance to Cape Town is 1,606 kilometers.

Nearby
Port Shepstone 120 kilometers (75 miles) south of Durban []

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