The foundational Years of the University of Pretoria were welcomed with great turmoil. In 1889, the Zuid Afrikaansche Republiek (ZAR) proposed that a University be established.
The beautiful, fertile Biedouw Valley that lies hemmed in by the Biedouw Mountains to the North and to the South, by the Tra-Tra Mountains, just 32 kilometers from Clanwilliam in the Cederberg.
Ulundi is also known as Mahlabathini. Ulundi Local Municipality is part of Zululand District Municipality. At one time Ulundi was the Capital of Zulu Kingdom, KwaZulu.