Category Archives: Zululand

This town was established in 1855 on land granted to European settlers by King Dinizulu as a reward for their assistance to him. The name means, “Father…

The town grew around a mission station established in 1851 on the banks of the Mpangeni River by the Norwegian Missionary Society. Sugar, cotton, cattle and…

Reputed to be the oldest town in Zululand, it had its origins in 1860 when Cetshwayo gave the Norwegian Missionary Society permission to establish a mission…

Hluhluwe is named after the thorny monkey rope climber, known as umHluhluwe in Zulu. Local crops include sisal and cotton and over 90 per cent of South…

Jozini is a small business centre situated in the Ubombo Mountains. The name of this 600-km Ubombo range, extending north to the Limpopo Valley, changes to…

The entire Kosi Bay is part of the Kosi Bay Nature Reserve, a pristine wilderness area that contains the Kosi Bay Estuary and lake system (consisting of…

In 1887 the British government annexed Zululand and, after establishing several magisterial districts, decided to oversee the district of Mthonjaneni from a…

This small trade and transport centre is situated east of the Lebombo Mountain Range. Towering over the town is Ghost Mountain, its jagged heights reaching…

Situated on the fertile alluvial plain of the Umfolozi River, this town was established in 1903 and named for a local Zulu Inkosi (Chief), Mtubatuba. Today…

Mtunzini, “Place in the Shade”, is a premier eco and adventure tourism destination. The town’s policy of protecting its natural heritage paid off when it…