South End Museum
A small community museum documenting the forced removals of residents from the multiracial South End neighbourhood during the apartheid era.
South End was once the most vibrant multicultural neighbourhood in Gqeberha, home to Black, Coloured, Indian, Chinese and white residents living side by side. From 1965, under the Group Areas Act, it was declared a white area, and residents were forcibly moved out and their homes demolished. The museum uses old photographs, maps and oral histories from residents to recreate the neighbourhood that was erased, and an old South End map is painted on the floor. It is a small museum, and a visit takes about 45 minutes. It is located on the way from the city centre to the seaside suburb of Summerstrand.
Opening hours
Mon–Fri approx. 09:00–16:00; shorter hours on weekends
Nearby sights
- Fort Frederick
- No. 7 Castle Hill Museum
- Route 67
- Donkin Reserve
- Kings Beach
- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum
- Bayworld
- Hobie Beach & Boardwalk