The area was formally developed around 1848–1850 when land was granted to settlers for sugar cultivation. Derived from the Zulu word 'uThongathi', which refers to the river running through the area.
ANC, Reds did it, by Jaap Theron, Post Transvaal, 3 June 1980, Part 1
ANC, Reds did it, by Jaap Theron, Post Transvaal, 3 June 1980, Part 1
