28-602: Ezemvelo W.F.C. is a women's soccer club based in Isipingo, KwaZulu-Natal . The team began by competing in the Sasol Women's League , and became the first team from KwaZulu-Natal to be crowned national champions at the 2024 Sasol League National Championship , promoting them to the SAFA Women's League . The club was founded in 2023 and won the eThekwini Women's Regional League in their maiden season. In 2024 they were promoted to
56-591: A torpedo bomber/ coastal reconnaissance squadron. They operated from runways that had been cut out of sugarcane fields- it was in this area that the main runway of the now defunct Durban International Airport was later built. The squadron headquarters is now home to the Amanzimtoti Country Club (originally named Isipingo Golf Club). In 1942 the squadron returned to its defense purposes and were re-equipped with Mohawks and Kittyhawks. There are several incidents of Kittyhawk crashes near Isipingo: Isipingo
84-520: Is a small residential area situated between the railway and the N2. It features a post office, a primary school, and a park. The south-eastern part of Umbogintwini, known as Arbour Town, is a mixed-use precinct situated between the railway and the N2. It features two shopping centres: the Galleria Mall , the largest shopping centre south of Durban, and Arbour Crossing. Arbour Town has seen consistent growth with
112-494: Is separate from the main town, divided by the flat industrial area of Prospecton . The adjoining major industrial area of Prospecton is the location of one of South Africa's largest automobile assembly plants, that of Toyota . The facility, covering almost 9 square kilometres (3.5 sq mi), is a place of employment for many Isipingo residents. The main road through the Isipingo Rail CBD, Phila Ndwandwe Road, forms
140-528: Is situated in the South Durban Basin, approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) north of Amanzimtoti , on the northern banks of the Siphingo River. It is bordered to the north by the defunct Durban International Airport , to the west by Umlazi , and to the south by Athlone Park and Umbogintwini . Isipingo for the most part, lies just 2 km inland from the coast, while its coastal suburb, Isipingo Beach,
168-532: Is widely known as a major chemical and manufacturing hub in KwaZulu-Natal, hosting manufacturing plants for several major corporations such as Volvo , Toyota Boshoku , Toyota Tsusho , Yara South Africa, Dulux , BASF , Anchor Yeast, Dyefin Textiles, Acacia, Progas, The Beverage Company, Chemical Initiatives, Sammar and APM Terminals , among others. The north-eastern part of Umbogintwini, known as "the village,"
196-582: The KZN Sasol Women's League . They won their steam and provincial playoffs and qualified for the 2024 Sasol League National Championship. They reached the finals of the championship after a 1–0 win over Ramatlaohle from Limpopo and gained promotion to the SAFA Women's League. They won the championship after defeating the University of Cape Town 2-0 in the final and became the first team from KwaZulu-Natal to win
224-676: The KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa and it forms part of the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality . In the early 1900s, Mr Arthur Chamberlain (uncle of British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain ) saw an opportunity to supply explosives to the gold mines in South Africa at a cheaper rate than he could supply from the Kynochs factory in Arklow , Ireland . In 1907, the Natal Colony (prior to
252-500: The Union of South Africa in 1910) granted Kynochs Ltd a lease on 1,400 acres (566 hectares) of land south of the uMbokodweni River which was originally part of a reserve. Mr Warner, a land surveyor from Brisbane in Australia was contracted to lay out the factory and village of Umbogintwini. A house had been built for him in the village before he moved 11 km south-west of the village on
280-532: The sardine run . Isipingo is served by the Isipingo Railway Station, located on the South Coast Line, which runs between Durban in the north-east (via Reunion) and Kelso in the south-west (via Umbogintwini ) and is operated by Metrorail . Isipingo lies just off the north–south running N2 highway , which connects Durban and Port Shepstone . The R102 (South Coast Road) runs parallel to
308-629: The Arbour Town development and Chamberlain Road now forms part of the Arbour Village housing complex. "Umbogintwini'' is the corrupted version of the Zulu word Mbokodweni or eZimbokodweni meaning “river where round stones are collected” which is named after the uMbokodweni River on which it lies on. The name "Umbogintwini'' itself is too long for many residents and thus today the suburb is commonly referred to as
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#1733093690458336-725: The Isipingo Beach Library. Isipingo is served by the Isipingo Hospital, a private hospital in Isipingo Rail owned by Joint Medical Holdings. The Isipingo Clinic is the only public health clinic in Isipingo and operates as a municipal clinic under the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality . The area has access to fine beaches, Reunion Park Beach, Isipingo Beach River Mouth, Tiger Rocks Beach and Dakota Beach, which are regularly frequented by bathers and fishermen, especially during
364-447: The N2 and links Isipingo to Reunion and Athlone Park , providing access to the N2 at Prospecton . Additionally, Isipingo is connected by the M35 (Wilcox Road) to Umlazi in the west, Phila Ndwandwe Road which serves as the main road through Isipingo Rail to Umlazi Mega City in the north, and Mfundi Mngadi Road to Umbogintwini in the north. Isipingo Beach is also accessible by turning off
392-531: The Natal Provincial Council made a decision to incorporate Isipingo Rail and Isipingo Beach into the Borough of Amanzimtoti , a seaside town 10 kilometres further south. In 1963, Isipingo Rail and Isipingo Beach were declared Indian Group Areas. By government decree, Isipingo Beach and Isipingo Rail would be amalgamated into a single Indian area, to be called Isipingo. In 1972, Isipingo was no longer under
420-550: The R102 in Prospecton onto The Avenue East. There are a number of Hindu temples, four mosques; Isipingo Hills Musjid, Isipingo Beach Musjid, Taleemuddeen Maddrassa Mosque, and Musjid Muqarrabeen, Masjid Mehboobia in Isipingo rail and numerous Christian churches. Notes and references== Umbogintwini Umbogintwini (a corruption of eZimbokodweni ) is a suburb located approximately 23 km (14 mi) south-west of Durban , in
448-580: The administration of Amanzimtoti and instead was governed by the Isipingo Town Board, an all-Indian self-governing local authority and later in 1974 achieved Borough status. The elite apartheid era suburb of Isipingo Hills was then created. During the Second World War the Coastal Command ( Southern Air Command SAAF ) deployed 10 Squadron SAAF at Durban and Isipingo – this unit functioned as
476-553: The construction of the Twini factory with the men living outside of Umbogintwini until the first houses in the village were built. The factory officially opened for production in 1908 as Kynochs Ltd and was set up to produce explosives as well as chemicals including nitric and sulphuric acid needed in the production of the explosives. The name of the factory later changed to African Explosives and Industries (which later further changed to African Explosives and Chemical Industries) in 1924 before
504-477: The development of a Makro outlet and the addition of several auto sales facilities and drive-thru restaurants. Umbogintwini is located about 8 kilometres (5 miles) north-west of the Amanzimtoti CBD, along the southern banks of the uMbokodweni River. Its neighbouring suburbs include Lotus Park to the north, Athlone Park to the east, Amanzimtoti to the south, and eZimbokodweni to the west. The suburb forms
532-474: The farm which is today known as the seaside resort of Warner Beach . The first road constructed in the village was Highbury Road which became the focus of the earliest amenities buildings and residences before the village expanded and Chamberlain Road became the next point for development in the village. 23 men and their families from the Kynochs factory in Arklow, Ireland, moved to the area from 1908 to assist with
560-535: The ramping up of the production of explosives during World War 2. During World War 2, the Royal Navy maintained a presence when purpose-built double storey houses for the officers were constructed, on Highbury Road. In the late 1950s and 1960s, the "new village", an extension of Umbogintwini, was developed north of Dickens Road. Umbogintwini's post office received the corrected name in 1997. The village did not develop much until December 2004 when 90 hectares comprising
588-486: The shortened version of the name which is "Twini '' or even sometimes ''MBog". Umbogintwini is a mixed-use area situated along the main railway between Durban and the South Coast , known as the South Coast Line, and features three distinct areas: the industrial complex, the village and Arbour Town. Much of Umbogintwini comprises the industrial complex located west of the railway. This well-developed industrial complex
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#1733093690458616-473: The southernmost part of the South Durban Basin, which is a heavily industrialised region located south of Durban . Umbogintwini Railway Station is located on the South Coast Line, operated by Metrorail , connecting Durban in the north-east (via Isipingo ) to Kelso in the southwest (via Amanzimtoti ). Umbogintwini is bordered by three routes: the N2 to the east, the M37 to the south, and Mfundi Mngadi Road to
644-686: The spine for local business activity and civic services and is lined by shopping centres such as Isipingo Main, Isipingo Junction and the new Isipingo Station Centre (a retail development on the railway station completed in 2020). Isipingo Beach is well known for its great fishing spots and local authentic bakery, Shaik's Bakery. Isipingo is policed by the SAPS precinct of the Isipingo Police Station in Isipingo Rail. There also two municipal libraries in Isipingo, Isipingo Civic Library in Orient Hills and
672-512: The title. Isipingo Isipingo is a town situated 19 kilometres (12 mi) south of Durban in KwaZulu-Natal , South Africa and currently forms part of eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality . The town is named after the Siphingo River, which in turn is thought to be named (in the Zulu language ) for the intertwining cat-thorn shrubs ( Scutia myrtina ) present in the area, or the river's winding course. Dick King went to Natal in 1828 and
700-542: The village and golf course was sold to Keystone Investments for their Arbour Town Development and in 2006 Volvo opened its GTO plant in Umbogintwini. Today, Highbury Road and Cocking Road do not exist due to the Arbour Town development however Chamberlain Road, Prince Street, Rees Road and Oppenheimer Road still exist today. Oppenheimer Road used to extend through the village, however today the section between Dickens Road and Junction 2 no longer exists as it now forms part of
728-434: The west. The N2 is the main freeway connecting Durban to the north with Port Shepstone to the south. The M37 (Moss Kolnik Drive) connects Amanzimtoti in the south with KwaMakhutha to the west, providing access to the N2 highway. Similarly, Mfundi Mngadi Road connects Isipingo to the north with KwaMakhutha to the west. Additionally, Dickens Road serves as the main access route to the N2 from Umbogintwini and connects
756-573: Was awarded a large stretch of land between the Umlaas/uMlaza and Mbokodweni rivers at present-day Isipingo Rail, an area where he had already acquired some farmland and built himself a house. King managed a sugar mill in Isipingo until his death in 1871 and was buried in the town. In May 1853, the Natal Mercury reported that Mr Jeffels of Isipingo ventured into sugarcane cultivation and is erecting buildings for sugar manufacturing. The indenture system
784-571: Was used from 1860 to supply cheap Indian labour to the sugar cane farms in Isipingo and the surrounding areas. In 1880, the railway line named the South Coast Line extension from Rossburgh in Durban to Isipingo Rail was completed and opened. Between 1893 and the outbreak of the Second Boer War, the South Coast Line was extended 44 km (27 mi) from Isipingo Rail to Park Rynie . In 1962,
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