The City has recently applied for the KwaMuhle Museum to be declared a heritage site due to its rich history that needs to be preserved for future genera-tions. Speaking at the event held at the KwaMuhle Museum, MEC for Arts, Culture, Sport and Recreation Weziwe Thusi said, “We are engaging various structures like Amafa, who will guide us as to what channels to be followed and how KwaMuhle should be graded.” KwaMuhle was known to many as a former Municipal Native Affairs Department where medical examinations, issuing of fines, issuing of passbooks, rickshaw licences and provision of housing was done. It holds a rich history told in pictures and sculptures.
Amongst these you will find various displays of women who marched against beer halls and pictures depicting how people lived in hostels. Deputy Mayor, Cllr Nomvuzo Shabalala said, “The museum will teach our children about where we come from. “KwaMuhle will play a positive role in society by telling racism stories in a non-racist perspective,” said Thembinkosi Ngobo Head of eThekwini’s Parks, Recreation and Culture Unit.