Emfundisweni, or more correctly Mfundisweni, was founded in 1862 as a joint project of missionaries from the Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society and the South African Missionary Society. Both missions had originally been located at Palmerton.
placeREF P-0013763Revised
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Emfundisweni
- Coordinates
- -30.9040, 29.5230
- Updated
- 18 Apr 2019
Emfundsweni Mission Station Image source
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Emfundisweni
South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Emfundisweni. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/P-0013763
South African History Online (2011) 'Emfundisweni', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/P-0013763 (Accessed: 22 July 2026).
South African History Online, Emfundisweni [website], https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/P-0013763, (accessed 22 July 2026).
"Emfundisweni." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/P-0013763. Accessed 22 July 2026.
South African History Online. "Emfundisweni." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/P-0013763.
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