The Town was founded in 1858 as a Military Fort after a dispute between a Natal Colony raiding party and local people. It is named after the Dutywa River, a tributary of the Mbhashe River.The name means "place of disorder" in the Xhosa language. Its spelling was officially changed from "Idutywa" to "Dutywa" on 16 July 2004. The Settlement was laid out in 1884 and was made a municipality in 1913, formerly part of the Transkei bantustan. It is the birthplace of Thabo Mbeki, who became President of South Africa in 1999.
Additional Date: April 25, 1905
Samuel Kerr,an Irishman, wastheowner of the Vergelegen Wine Estate, Somerset West from 1901-1917. He acquired the estate on 29 March 1901 at a price of £11,404. He was also the owner of sixsurrounding properties since 1899 before acquiring Vergelegen. His wife and eight children lived with him in the Old Homestead at the estate. The Kerr family used to host several parties and picnics at the estate and enjoyed the outdoors. They also spent time renovating the homestead.
These renovations were attempts at modernizing the estate. When mining magnate Sir Lioneland his wife art enthusiast LadyFlorence Phillips took over the estate in 1917, they set out to restore the house after afamily friend, Dorothea Fairbridge, alluded to the idea that the Kerr renovations were not appropriate. The Kerr’s time at the estate is often characterized as a period of sad decline and vandalism due to the changes they made to the estate. On 25 of April 1905, Samuel Kerr died and was buried at the estate. He is the only owner of the estate to have been buried there. A while after his death, the Kerr family left the estate. His grave is found close to the burial site of a slave named Flora, whose remains were discovered and unearthed in October 1990 after excavations at the estate took place. Her remains were tested and it indicated that she was a slave woman in her fifties from a tropical region. Her reburial took place on 6 April 1991 at Vergelegen Wine Estate.
The Old Slave Tree Memorial is located in Spin Street, Cape Town. It was an old fir tree that was cut down in 1916. The site is now an octagonal memorial erected on a traffic island in remembrance of the very large number of slaves that were said to be sold under the tree. The words “On this spot stood the old slave tree” is inscribed on the plaque. Most of the slaves, who were sold under the tree, were brought to the Cape from Africa and Asia.
The South African Missionary Meeting House/ Sendinggestig Museum (short for the Slave Church Museum) was built between 1802 and 1804. It was founded by the African Missionary Society in 1799. The church is located in Long Street, Cape Town and is South Africa’s oldest indigenous mission church that still exists in its original structure. It is also the first official slave church in South Africa.
Distance between East London and Middledrift. It takes 1 hours, 52 minutes to travel from East London to Middledrift. It takes 1 hours, 52 minutes to travel from East London to Middledrift. Approximate driving distance between East London and Middledrift is 94 kms or 58.4 miles or 50.8 nautical miles. It is situated in Raymond Mhlaba Municipality in Amathole District in an area that was formerly part of the Ciskei. It has a population of 2 140 (2011). It has a traditional Xhosa Chief; Chief Sibulele Mhlambiso, Chief of AmaNgqika-Mbo Traditional Council, Middledrift.
Butterworth is situated in the Eastern Cape of South Africa and is one of the oldest towns in the Eastern Cape's Wild Coast (the former Transkei - a black homeland during the apartheid years).
Butterworth is situated north of the Great Kei River and was established originally as a Wesleyan mission in 1827.
The rocky mountains, bright wildflowers and still natural pools makes the Hottentots Holland Nature Reserve perfect for challenging hikes, pulse-racing kloofing and the new Cape Canopy Tour Zipline Adventure. The reserve is open after recent fires but staff remain on high alert for flare ups, especially on hot and windy days. We urge all visitors to exercise due caution and to check weather conditions before setting out on hikes. "The Sphinx hiking route to Landdroskop and Shamrock huts is closed. Anyone booking these huts must use the Jeeptrack Route."
Originally named after the wife of; Sir Henry Bartle Frere, the then Governor of the Cape, Lady Frere serves as the centre for the Glen Grey farming district.
The Town of Plettenberg Bay lies almost on the border of the Western and Eastern Cape. "Built on the hillside, most of the Town is on a steep slope leading down to the sea, which means that regardless of where you find yourself accommodated, you will be treated to spectacular views of the bay and surrounding hills and mountains!"
It is recommend that you travel through the Park, with a vehicle with high ground clearance and good tyres. As all roads in the Park are gravel/dirt roads. No fuel is available in the Park. No shops, restaurants, public phones or ATMs in the Park. As outdoor lighting in camps is limited, a torch/headlamp is required when walking outside at night.