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SUNBURY CHRISTIAN CAMP
Going on holiday doesn’t
mean you have to leave
your faith behind. The
KwaDukuza region provides
visitors of every persuasion
with places of worship as
well as venues for camps to
rejuvenate body and spirit.
Keep the
Faith
Christianity
Most denominations are represented in the main towns
and you can visit any number of churches on a Sunday.
Or why not visit the Groutville Congregational Church,
the renovated church in the small town of Groutville where
Chief Albert Luthuli lay in state and is buried?
Sunbury Christian Camp (pictured above) is located
about 10km inland from Zinkwazi Beach. The camp is open
for any evangelical/Christian organisation for camps and
one-day events. Facilities include two dormitory buildings,
a conference room, two en-suite VIP rooms for speakers
or camp leaders, a 150-seater dining hall with an outdoor
braai area, and a recreation area that includes a games
room. Volleyball, soccer, rugby, cricket, netball, squash,
swimming and a children’s playground are also available.
Alongside the Harold Johnson Nature Reserve 10km from
Zinkwazi Beach lies the Seula Zimbili Campsite, run
by the Ventures Group and available for church camps.
Up to 180 students can sleep in bungalows under the
supervision of instructors around the clock. Facilities
include a large swimming pool, dining hall, boma and
various accommodation units. Adventure activities
include abseiling, kayaking, a climbing wall, zip-lining,
quad biking and ropes courses, among others.
Set in 16 acres of fun-filled facilities with private access
to Zinkwazi lagoon and endless beaches, Sugar Bay
Holiday Camp offers church, school and holiday camps
for children aged 7-17, with quaint wooden cabins and
restful lagoon views. Facilities include a full-sized soccer
field, paintball arena, five-sided climbing tower, obstacle
course, three ropes courses, animal farm and a 25m
swimming pool. There is a grand hall, dining room, arts
and crafts complex, health centre, indoor sports hall, airconditioned
theatre and tuckshop.
Islam
Why not visit KwaDukuza’s masjid, which was officially
opened on 12 September 1974? Stanger’s first masjid, a
wood and iron structure, was built around 1903. This was
replaced by a substantial building in 1910. This masjid
was also used for madrasah education until about 1930,
when the Lindley Street madrasah was built.
Hinduism
There are two Hindu temples in KwaDukuza: the Stanger
Siva Temple and the Hindu Shri Sanathan Mundai
Temple. The Tinley Manor Shiva Temple dates back to
1913 and is home to more than 150 loosely interpreted
and idiosyncratically rendered sculptures of deities. The
entire community contributed to making the bricks and
mixing and casting the concrete.
Shembe Religious Sect
Every January, around two million members of Shembe
(followers of the Zulu prophet Isaiah Shembe), walk
nearly 60km barefoot over a period of three days to the
Holy Mountain of Nhlangakazi, west of Tongaat. The
Nhlangakazi pilgrimage is the most important event on
the Shembe calender and represents a quest for spiritual
upliftment. Isaiah Shembe, the founder of the church,
was the first to complete the pilgrimage in 1916, after
God summoned him to the mountain. It is said that God
spoke to Shembe as he did with Moses at Mount Sinai.
A mosque in KwaDukuza.
The Stanger
Siva Temple in
KwaDukuza.
The Groutville Congregational Church
where Chief Albert Luthuli and family
are buried.
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KwaDukuza Visitor’s Guide 2017/2018