Shallcross, Durban

Place in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

29°53′13″S 30°52′37″E / 29.887°S 30.877°E / -29.887; 30.877CountrySouth AfricaProvinceKwaZulu-NatalMunicipalityeThekwiniMain PlaceQueensburghArea

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• Total3.71 km² (1.43 sq mi)Population

(2011)^[1]

• Total14,514 • Density3,900/km² (10,000/sq mi)Racial makeup (2011)

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• Black African12.8% • Coloured1.5% • Indian/Asian85.2% • White0.3% • Other0.2%First languages (2011)

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• English87.2% • Zulu5.1% • Xhosa3.8% • Afrikaans1.3% • Other2.6%Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)Postal code (street)

4093

PO box

4079

Shallcross is a suburb of Durban, South Africa.

Gang activity

Shallcross experienced intermittent gang violence from 2019 to 2021.^[2] In January 2021 Yaganathan “Teddy Bear Mafia” Pillay became the 8th victim in an ongoing turf war over drug distribution and sales.^[3] A relative of Pillay alleged that the police had failed to arrest any of the killers, and may have been bribed.^[4] In one of several drive-by shootings following these murders, a 52 year old man died on 8 March in Taurus street.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Sub Place Shallcross". Census 2011.
^ Singh, Orrin (13 January 2021). "More than R100k in drugs found at flat near Teddy Mafia's home, Hawks confirm". timeslive.co.za. Times Live. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
^ Meyer, Dan (5 January 2021). "'My father drank black tea' – Alleged drug lord Teddy Mafia mourned: According to his daughter, alleged drug kingpin Yaganathan Pillay (AKA Teddy Mafia) was a generous benefactor to the Chatsworth community". thesouthafrican.com. The South African. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
^ Singh, Orrin (7 January 2021). "Teddy Mafia's brother says police are in cahoots with drug kingpins". timeslive.co.za. Times Live. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
^ Marriah-Maharaj, Jolene (8 March 2021). "Man killed in drive-by shooting near Teddy Mafia's house". iol.co.za. IOL. Retrieved 12 March 2021.

Communities of eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal

Seat: Durban

Cities and towns

Suburbs of
Durban

Central	Asherville Bellaire Berea The Bluff Cato Manor Essenwood Glenwood Greyville Kenville Mayville Montclair Morningside Mount Vernon Musgrave North Beach Overport Palmiet Prospecton Reservoir Hills Ridgeview Sherwood South Beach Stamford Hill Sydenham Umbilo uMkumbaan Wiggins Windermere Woodhaven Woodlands Yellowwood Park
Northern	Avoca Broadway Durban North KwaMashu La Lucia Mount Edgecombe Phoenix Sea Cow Lake Umgeni Park
Western	Botha's Hill Cowies Hill Gillitts Hillcrest Kloof New Germany Queensburgh Shallcross Westville Winston Park
Southern	Amanzimtoti Athlone Park Isipingo Lotus Park Umlazi