Weenen was founded in 1838 on the banks of the Bushman’s River. The name means ‘weeping’ and was named in memory of the massacre of the Voortrekkers in the…
Peter Smith owned the farm on which the town is situated and named it after his Scottish hometown when it was established in 1882. The rich coal deposits…
During the nineteenth century, towns such as Estcourt acted as stopovers for people on their way from Durban to the KwaZulu-Natal hinterland. Estcourt was…
Ladysmith lies on the banks of the Klip River and was named after Lady Juana Smith, the Spanish-born wife of the Governor, Sir Harry Smith. The town…
Newcastle was established in 1864 and was once a popular stopover for wagons journeying between Port Natal and the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek (South…
The town was established in 1888 and the name both honours President Paul Kruger and the Voortrekker hero Piet Joubert. Nestled in the rolling foothills of…
Utrecht is one of the five original Voortrekker settlements established prior to 1850. The Voortrekkers who settled in the area in 1852 named it after the…
Watched over by the imposing Majuba Mountain, this town lies on the border of KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and the Free State, forming the northern gateway to…
After some Boer mercenaries helped the Zulu chief Dinizulu to defeat his rival Zibebu, they were granted land and farming rights along the Mfolozi River.…
Weenen was founded in 1838 on the banks of the Bushman’s River. The name means ‘weeping’ and was named in memory of the massacre of the Voortrekkers in the…
