The Colenso power station closed down many years ago, but visitors to the battlefield will know of the adverse effect the power station had on its integrity. The situation was somewhat mitigated by the removal of graves and memorials to Clouston, but the battlefield itself has none of the serenity and atmosphere that visitors experience on visits to, for example, Spioenkoip and Wagon Hill/Caesar's Camp.
Disturbing news in yesterday's Daily News (Durban) is that a new smelter/power station is to be built at Colenso at a coast of ZAR85 billion. While this is a lot less in real money, the size of the project does not bode well for the future of the battlefield. The KZN Premier is quoted as saying that the development would "usher in a new era characterised by employment and prosperity in the province". Good news for business and some of KZN's myriad unemployed, but another nail in the coffin of the province's Colonial heritage.
Brett
Disturbing news in yesterday's Daily News (Durban) is that a new smelter/power station is to be built at Colenso at a coast of ZAR85 billion. While this is a lot less in real money, the size of the project does not bode well for the future of the battlefield. The KZN Premier is quoted as saying that the development would "usher in a new era characterised by employment and prosperity in the province". Good news for business and some of KZN's myriad unemployed, but another nail in the coffin of the province's Colonial heritage.
Brett