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Manguzi kwaNgwanase
Manguzi Manguzi
Coordinates: 26.996°S 32.752°E / -26.996; 32.752
Country	South Africa
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
District	uMkhanyakude
Municipality	uMhlabuyalingana
Main Place	Manguzi
Area
• Total	5.64 km2 (2.18 sq mi)
Elevation	61 m (200 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	5,534
• Density	980/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
• Black African	98.2%
• Coloured	0.3%
• Indian/Asian	0.4%
• White	0.4%
• Other	0.8%
First languages (2011)
• Zulu	90.8%
• English	4.2%
• Tsonga	1.4%
• Other	3.6%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)

Introduction

Kwangwanase or Manguzi Also known as (Kosi Bay town, mostly to tourists) is a rural area under the leadership of Tembe Tribal council which is currently lead by Chief Mabudu Tembe. It falls under Umhlabuyalingana sub Municipality that forms part of a bigger Umkhanyakude District Municipality in the North of KwaZulu-Natal province, in South Africa. It is located +- 20 KM south of the Farazela, Mozambique–South Africa border, and +- 150 KM from Golela Swaziland Border Post, it’s local beaches are Kosi Bay, Dog point Bay, Black Rock Bay, LALA Neck Bay and Banga Neck Bay.

History

The History of the area of Kwangwanase is very reach for the purpose of this page I will start the history around 1850’s when the area was still called Maputaland. Maputaland was under the leadership of the Tembe Chief Makhasana who was in his final term to hand over the reins to his first-born son Hluma who unfortunately passed on before taking over then Noziyingile who was Makhasana’s second born son took over in 1854 as the Tembe chief in Maputaland. During this period Maputaland was a country on its own and its people were referred to as Mabudu people who were speaking Tsonga. Maputaland was between Mozambique and Zululand which was under the leadership of King Cetswayo zulu king around that time.

Maputaland was reach in Phishing, agriculture and because of its position facilitating trade between Zululand and Portuguese from Mozambique to Delagoa Bay. From 1858 to 1862, the area experienced an ecological disaster called the Mbethe or Ngongoni famine most areas within south-eastern Africa were affected especially the area around Delagoa Bay was Mostly hit. During this period there were problems like lack of ground water, which was combined with lung disease,which killed almost all the live stock, and the people were struck down by smallpox. It was because of These conditions that forced most of mabudu men to migrate to neighbouring country south Africa to work in the sugarcane fields in Natal as it was the nearest place to Maputaland. Also the diamonds were discovered in the Orange River around 1867 which after followed by the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand 1886, increased dramatically the demand for labour from Maputaland.

The borders were unclear between southern part of Africa which was colonised by Britan and the northen part which was colonised by Portugal. Portugal and Britain came to an agreement in 1875 to take this conflicts regarding land rights to French President, Marshal MacMahon for arbitration. As a solution MacMahon drew a straight line along the 26º 30' S that divided the Portuguese and British spheres of influence in south-east Africa this line is today known as South Africa/Mozambique border. Since it was awarded by Marshal MacMahon it was called the MacMahon Award. The Mabudu were not consulted or informed when this happened and largest part of their country had been awarded to Portugal.

In 1876, after the death of Noziyingilehis his brother Muhena became regent with the aid of the Zulu. However, after the defeat of the Zulu 3 years later by British, Noziyingile’s Swazi wife, Zambili secured the throne for her son, Ngwanase Whom the area is named after by declaring herself queen regent she then exiled Muhena and his supporters. During the same period Maputaland was divided between a Portuguese dominated northern part and a British dominated southern part by the MacMahon Award. The southern part, known as British AmaThongaland was annexed by Britain in 1897 and in that same year incorporated, with Zululand, into Natal. The northern part became part of the Portuguese colony of Mozambique. From this period colonial powers and their policies dictated the fate of the Mabudu. In northern Maputaland the Portuguese followed a policy of assimilation and centralisation, forcing the people to adopt Portuguese culture. In the southern part of Maputaland the British followed a policy of indirect rule, leaving the Mabudu chiefs largely to rule as they traditionally did. From 1910 onwards the southern area was divided into ‘crown land’ and ‘trust lands’. In reality, the Mabudu enjoyed a large amount of freedom, especially from the Zulu. This was to change drastically in 1976 when the then South African government decided to change the identity of the local people from Tsonga to Zulu and to place the Mabudu under the direct authority of the Zulu with the incorporation of southern Maputaland into KwaZulu. Webster calls the period that followed 1976 the ‘apogee of Zulu influence’ in the area.

Events and happenings

The Umthayi Marula festival is an event that takes place on the second weekend of February Annually. The festival is part of Thembe clan ritual where every house hold takes the first fruits of the marula fruit harvest and deliver a brewed Marual wine to the chief Inkosi Mabhudu Tembe According to Press reader the event is now attracting +- 30 000 people from local and international

Kwangwanase Matric awards is an annual event that take place every January Since 2011 it is conducted by KEPT which is a registered and audited trust since 2002 The event is sponsored and supported by local businesses and Umhlabuyalingana municipality. It is an initiative to encourage local learners who mostly come from disadvantage background to work hard and perform better on their matric results.

Manguzi music awards is an annual event that takes place every October since 2014 it is to promote local artist

Attractions In/Around Manguzi (well known for)

Kwangwanase/Manguzi is well known for tourism, it is a tourist attraction that attracts thousands of tourists annually it is famous for its warm temperature, camp site and Natural untouched beaches

Recent headlines

Police minister, Fikile Mbalula, says he will lead a South African delegation to Mozambique to discuss hijackings near the KwaZulu-Natal -Mozambique border. He has assured victims of hijackings in the Manguzi and Kosi Bay area that their vehicles will be retrieved and returned to South Africa. Mbalula has been on a fact-finding mission in the region in response to protests over constant hijacking and smuggling of vehicles to Mozambique. Mbalula says he’ll meet with Mozambique’s ministries of defence and police. He says they’ll discuss the Memorandum of Understanding between the two countries. He says they need to discuss cross border criminality. He says: “Cars get stolen and are taken to Mozambique, they never come back because they are bought by public servants and officials within security forces.”

Communications

The Manguzi Wireless Internet is a project that provides Internet access, e-mail and learning resources to schools where no telecommunications infrastructure exists utilising a unique combination of radio and satellite broadcasting technologies.

Healthcare

Manguzi Hospital, founded by the Methodist Church in 1948, is a 280-bed District (level 1) hospital, managed by the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health.

References

Category:Populated places in the Umhlabuyalingana Local Municipality