| Duduza | |
| Pushpin Map: | South Africa Gauteng#South Africa |
| Coordinates: | -26.3833°N 52°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Gauteng |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Ekurhuleni |
| Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1964 |
| Leader Title: | Councillor |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 11.23 |
| Population Total: | 73295 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 98.9% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 0.4% |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 0.2% |
| Demographics1 Title4: | White |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 0.1% |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics1 Info5: | 0.4% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Zulu |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 64.7% |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Sotho |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 16.2% |
| Demographics2 Title3: | Xhosa |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 5.8% |
| Demographics2 Title4: | Northern Sotho |
| Demographics2 Info4: | 2.6% |
| Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 10.7% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
| Postal Code: | 1496 |
| Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
| Postal2 Code: | 1494 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
Duduza is a township west of Nigel on the East Rand, Gauteng, South Africa. It was established in 1964 when Africans were resettled from Charterston because it was considered by the apartheid government to be too close to a white town. A local authority was established in 1983. Duduza experienced violent school, consumer, bus, and rent boycotts from 1984 to 1987. A state of emergency was imposed in July 1985 and the South African Army was called in as the violence peaked.
The name Duduza means "to comfort" in English; this was to comfort the forced removal of the residents of the then-Charterston township, which was also known as Beirut.[2]
Duduza was one of the most highly active townships in South Africa in the fight against apartheid. It is also recorded as the first place where a 'Necklacing' was filmed, when 'Maki Skosana' was burned to death by using a tire filled with petrol.[3]
Duduza has produced prominent figures such as Speaker of the Gauteng Province Legislature Ntombi Mekgwe, Vuyo Mokoena named the King of South African gospel, Emma Mkhwanazi former lead singer of the IPCC, Professor Njabulo Ndebele, and Mondy Johannes Motloung who was an MK Cadre and political activists in pursuit of social justice, freedom and equality in South Africa.
Famous sportsman include Bafana Bafana football player Bongani Zungu and South African international cricketer Mangaliso Mosehle[4]