Chief Luthuli to be honoured
"This road symbolizes the legacy of Chief Luthuli as a proponent of the struggle."
A new road in Groutville will be named after struggle icon and Nobel Peace Prize recipient, Chief Albert Luthuli.
KDM mayor Ricardo Mthembu said work on the 1.5km bus route started this week and is expected to take five months to complete at a cost of R5.9 million.
“This road symbolizes the legacy of Chief Luthuli as a proponent of the struggle, noting the fact that Groutville is also his ancestral home, he left an indelible mark in the history of the country,” said Mthembu.
Luthuli was the first African to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1960 for his role in non-violent struggle against apartheid.
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He was a South African teacher, politician and a tribal chief, born in 1898 and died on 21 July 1967.
He joined mainstream politics in 1944.
KDM media liaison Sphelelo Ngobese said the project would create jobs and provide easy access to key points of entry in the rural sections of Groutville, which is a growing settlement.
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