lxopo was established in 1878 and called Stuartstown in honour of the district’s magistrate, but the name was slowly replaced by the name of the river in the area. It is actually eXobo in Zulu and is supposed to alliterate the sound made when persons walking through mud pull their boots out.
The economy of the district is mainly based on sheep, dairy, maize and wattle farming. Some farmers combine these into mixed farming.
Named after David Louw, a pioneer in the area. The economy is based on cattle and maize. Louwsburg...
This is one of the districts of northern kwaZulu-Natal that was once part of the Zuid...
This was once the favourite holiday resort of John Dunn, who was the only white man that was ever...
Gluckstad means 'city of luck' in German. The town was founded by a small group of German farmers...
A new magisterial office was established here in 1887. The locals named it kwaNongoma ('place of...
The town originated during the depression of the 1930's and one of the schemes, to circumvent the...
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