Overview
Identifiers
Alternate Site Codes
ETH/NAMM/0056
Inventory Number
2931CC618
Site Name
Moses Mabhida Statue,Durban Central, Durban
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Thursday, January 28, 2021 - 20:03
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Thursday, January 28, 2021 - 20:03.
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Inventory Reference
Recording date
Recorders
Primary?
Off
Site Recording Admin Comments
The inscriptions of the Statue is still wrapped in black plastic, awaiting to be unveiled.
Classifications
Monument Type
Description
This is in honor of Moses Mabhida. He was a leader of the South African Communist Party. Mabhida underwent military training, and rose in the ranks of the MK to become its commissar and Chief Political Instructor of new recruits. In the 1980s, he operated in Lesotho, Mozambique and Swaziland.
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
Yes
Construction Materials
Concrete
Pedestal Material
Stone
Person/Institution Commemorated
Event Commemorated
Life of Moses Mncane Mbheki Mabhida
Unveiled Comment
Still to be unveiled
Location
Location
Mapping
-29.827338, 31.031046
KwaZulu-Natal
- eThekwini
Directions to Site
Durban Central next Madiba Informal Clinic Settlement in the corner between KE Masinga Road & Archie Gumede PI.
Access details
Accessible to the Public
Media
Media
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