This article needs additional citations for verification. (February 2021) |
KwaMakhutha is a township in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, located south-west of Durban and means "at the Makhutha location", Makhutha is the clan name of the local king Makhanya and the word Makhutha means stale or rot, Kwa means place of. Also known as Malagazi " Rejecter of Blood"
KwaMakhutha | |
|---|---|
  KwaMakhutha  KwaMakhutha | |
| Coordinates: 30°1′S 30°51′E / 30.017°S 30.850°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Municipality | eThekwini |
| Main Place | Malagazi |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.17 km2 (1.22 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 21,336 |
| • Density | 6,700/km2 (17,000/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 99.5% |
| • Coloured | 0.2% |
| • White | 0.1% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
| • Other | 0.1% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Zulu | 92.7% |
| • English | 1.8% |
| • S. Ndebele | 1.4% |
| • Xhosa | 1.0% |
| • Other | 3.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 4126 |
Geography
editKwaMakhutha is situated approximately 29 kilometres (18 mi) south-west of Durban and forms part of the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, governing the Greater Durban metropolitan area. It is bordered by eZimbokodweni to the north, Amanzimtoti to the east, Bhekulwandle to the south and Adams Mission to the west.[2]
Infrastructure
editKwaMakhutha has a police station, library, a few churches and a masjid. The nearest shopping centres are Galleria Mall and Arbour Crossing in Amanzimtoti, Philani Valley Mall and KwaMuthwa Shopping Centre in Umlazi.
Primary & Secondary Schools
edit- Habiyana Primary School
- KwaMakhutha Comprehensive High School
- Kwathambo Primary School
- Magama School
- Sesifikile Primary School
- Umkhumbi High School
- Jaja primary school
- Masakhaneni high school
- Yiboni Primary School
Higher Educational Facilities
edit- Coastal KZN TVET College[3]
Transport
editRoads
editThe main arterial route intersecting KwaMakhutha is the M37 Moss Kolnik Drive, connecting the township with Adams Mission to the west and Amanzimtoti to the east.
KwaMakhutha Massacre
editOn 21 January 1987, 13 people, mostly women and children, were killed when gunmen opened fire with AK47s on the home of UDF activist and the treasurer and area organiser of the KwaMakhutha Youth League (KYL), Mr. Bheki Ntuli, at KwaMakhutha. Mr Ntuli was not at home at the time. Twenty people, including the former Minister of Defence, General Magnus Malan, and the IFP leader, Mr MZ Khumalo, were acquitted in the Durban Supreme Court in 1996 for their part in an alleged conspiracy between former state structures and the IFP to carry out the attack. Two former IFP members were granted amnesty for their role in Operation Marion, in which the SADF MI's Special Tasks provided paramilitary training and support to the IFP in a joint effort to combat the revolutionary threat posed by the ANC.[4][5] Until today most Politicians are afraid to go to this area since the locals are known for being an independent Militia with significant amount of heavy duty weaponry.
Notable People
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "Main Place KwaMakhutha". Census 2011.
- ^ "29 Km - Distance from KwaMakhutha to Durban". www.distancesfrom.com. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
- ^ "Coastal KZN TVET College". www.coastalkzn.co.za. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
- ^ "Truth Commission - Special Report - Transcript of episode 60, section 2, starting at: 12:44". sabctrc.saha.org.za. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
- ^ "More than a dozen people are killed, including seven children, in Kwamakhutha Massacre | South African History Online". www.sahistory.org.za. Retrieved 2021-06-01.