Durban is South Africa’s sub-tropical beach getaway.  It is also one of the principal cargo ports on the continent of Africa. The city centre overlooks a long, golden beach that is enjoyed by an array of cultures. You can find families across the colour spectrum, busy executives out for a quick lunchtime jog, teenagers in bikinis and board shorts, elegant sari-clad women strolling along the sand, surfers riding the waves and bead-bedecked sangomas collecting therapeutic sea water in bottle.