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105:Margate
75:Margate
37:Margate
1476:Sezela
1456:Nkwifa
1425:Bazley
1407:uMdoni
1339:Uvongo
1040:Skools
876:
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749:Durban
741:CemAir
631:Easter
574:Retail
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475:Trunko
433:Durban
398:PO box
310:(2011)
275:Indian
233:26,785
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1435:Kelso
803:Sport
755:Roads
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373:UTC+2
354:18.4%
343:19.8%
332:22.5%
328:Xhosa
321:35.8%
279:Asian
268:46.9%
264:White
257:47.3%
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640:and
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587:and
502:The
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403:4275
391:4275
377:SAST
362:3.5%
350:Zulu
302:0.6%
294:2.2%
283:3.1%
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