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The Chairman

A live jazz venue, bar and restaurant in Durban's Point Precinct, founded by architect Ndabo Langa in 2014.

Based in
Durban, South Africa
Founded
2014
Founder
Ndabo Langa (architect/owner)

The Chairman is a live jazz venue, bar and restaurant on Mahatma Gandhi Road in Durban’s Point Precinct, South Africa, founded in 2014 by architect and owner Ndabo Langa as part of the area’s urban regeneration project. It hosts touring and resident jazz musicians alongside its bar and dining offering.

The venue is independently owned by Langa, with no parent company or chain affiliation identified. It has no live company website: the domain once linked to its Facebook handle, thechairmanlive.com, has since been taken over and now serves unrelated gambling content. Its public presence runs through Instagram and Facebook.

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