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Country
  
Municipality
  
Buffalo City

Local time
  
Wednesday 2:35 AM

PO box
  
5209

Province
  
Postal code (street)
  
5216

Area code
  
043

Duncan Village

Weather
  
22°C, Wind NE at 10 km/h, 95% Humidity

Duncan Village is a former black township in the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

Map of Duncan Village, East London, 5209, South Africa

On 11 August 1985, Duncan Village was the scene of violence, following the funeral of murdered UDF leader Victoria Mxenge in Rayi village. Returning mourners carried out arson attacks, and violence continued on the following days, ultimately leaving 19 people dead and 138 injured.

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Duncan Village Wikipedia


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