Truro House.
Truro House in Durban, the headquarters of the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education, at Victoria Embankment/Margaret Mncadi Avenue, has been temporarily closed due to building defects and health hazards.
The department officially closed the premises in mid-May, with the closure extending into the first week of June.
The shutdown was prompted by dilapidated infrastructure, inoperable air conditioning, and non-functional elevators after a staff member nearly fell into one, with unsafe working conditions.
Other than the name of the building, its history is ambivalently steeped in pride and pain.
