TRANSPORTATION IN AND AROUND DURBAN

Durban has an efficient transport system using buses and taxis linking different areas and key attractions in and around the city. Transportation between hotels and the International Convention Centre will be at your own expense. Some hotels in the Durban CBD and along the Durban beach promenade are within walking distance of the Convention Centre.

The People Mover Bus System (Inner City Bus Transportation) provides transport around the city and links the inner city with the beachfront. It operates daily from 5:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. and departs every 15 minutes from Durban People Mover bus stops. Metered Taxis are available for individuals or groups throughout the day and night. Taxis operate in key event zones, including the airport, beachfront, City Centre and other accommodations and entertainment within Durban. Registered metered taxis are clearly marked with an official Transport Authority decal. One may contact the hotel’s concierge desk for assistance in hiring taxis. Dial-a-Ride is a service for wheelchair users and others with special needs. Requests for reservations are to be made in advance, especially if transport is required to or from the airport. A vehicle for physically challenged delegates will run from the Park and Ride to the ICC at 8:00 a.m. and depart from the ICC at 5:00 p.m. daily.

Star Pressefoto, Copehagen Estonia delegates wore their national dress at the 1947 Congress in Copenhagen, Denmark. From Copenhagen 1947 to Birmingham 2005

As an 18 year old evangelist I visited my first BWA Congress in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1947, right aſter the end of World War II. I was so inspired by the worldwide fellowship that I brought a big group of Swedes to the Congress in London in 1955. Since then I have brought a group of Swedes, and oſten other Scandinavians, to every congress until the Centennial Congress in Birmingham, England, in 2005. I have had two main purposes for bringing groups of ordinary people to the congresses. Firstly, they need to realize that not only Baptist national leaders should be involved in the worldwide fellowship.

Secondly, we took the opportunity to visit other countries and/or places on the way to and from the congresses. Tus they became aware of the situation Baptist believers live in all over the world. Te most extensive tours were Buenos Aires in 1995, when we also visited Brazil on the way to the congress, and Melbourne in 2000, when we visited Japan on the way to and China on the way back from the congress. During many years I have also served on the Youth Commitee (1960-65), the Commission on Evangelism and Mission (1960-65, 70-75), as chairman of the Conference of International Mission Secretaries 1973-1989 and as a participant

Copenhagen 1947

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