TOURIST INFORMATION
Eastern Cape Tourism Board Mthatha
Tel 047 531 5290
The town holds the unique distinction of being established twice
within the space of 12 years. It was founded by Sir Benjamin D'Urban,
a governor of the Cape Colony after the War ...
The town was established in the 1950s to re-settle black workers as a
source of cheap labour for the city of East London and the industries
around it. Mdantsane thus became a dormitory township. The area
received its name in 1961, named after a river ...
TOURIST INFORMATION
Eastern Cape Tourism Board Mthatha
Tel 047 531 5290
Mthatha, (formerly spelt Umtata), is the head town of the King Sabata
Danilyebo Municipality and was the capital of the formerly independent
Bantustan of Transkei. Mthatha was founded ...
