War Party. Greg Ardé

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СКАЧАТЬ of two buildings shells, one historic and another relatively new. It is a peculiar arrangement. There is a scuffed plaque commemorating the family of Donald Strachan, the first European reputed to have carved out a settlement in Umzimkhulu. At its core Memorial Hall is a crumbling period building with Cape Dutch gables, but there’s a ridiculous bolt-on construction where builders obviously tried to erect a bigger, more modern chamber. In March 2019 weeds grew around the rubble, exposed foundations and spalling concrete.

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      To think that three people were apparently murdered for Memorial Hall is appalling. The sight of it is enough to spur you to accelerate the last kilometre to the bridge that spans the Umzimkhulu River, the first stretch of the road home to Durban, 160 km away.

      The building is a glaringly obvious boondoggle. In 2012 a R4 million contract was awarded to give the hall a facelift. Five years and two contractors later, the cost of the project had escalated to R16 million but most of the work was still incomplete. News reports later suggested that an official was romantically linked to the owner of the first company that was contracted and that was eventually kicked off site.

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