Estcourt – KwaZulu-Natal

By Sodwana Bay

Estcourt is a town in the uThukela District of KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. The main economic activity is farming with large bacon and processed food factories situated around the town. The N3 freeway passes close to…


Eshowe – Zululand

By Sodwana Bay

Eshowe is the oldest town of European settlement in Zululand. Eshowe’s name is said to be inspired by the sound of wind blowing through the more than 4 km² of the indigenous Dlinza Forest, the most important…


Kranskop – KwaZulu-Natal

By Sodwana Bay

Kranskop is a small town that is situated on the edge of the Tugela River valley in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It was founded in 1894 as Hopetown but the following confusion with another town of…


Hibberdene – KwaZulu-Natal

By Sodwana Bay

Hibberdene is a small coastal town on the KwaZulu-Natal south coast in South Africa. It was named after C. Maxwell-Hibberd, the former postmaster-general of Natal. Hibberdene is considered the gateway to the Hibiscus Coast, a…


Dundee – KwaZulu-Natal

By Sodwana Bay

The coal mining town of Dundee is situated in a valley of the Biggarsberg mountains in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (28°10′S 30°14′E). It is part of the Endumeni Municipality, Umzinyathi District. It is very rich in coal…


Tugela Ferry – KwaZulu-Natal

By Sodwana Bay

Tugela Ferry is a town on the northern bank of the Tugela River, in central KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. During theapartheid era it formed part of the KwaZulu homeland, and at present it is included in…