Amandawe () also known as Amandawe Mission, or often informally abbreviated as AMA is a small township located at

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region of

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, the area is mostly populated with

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History

Amandawe was a

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farm before developing to a

township A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...

. An ethnobotanical survey was conducted in the area and showed that the use of medicinal plants has remained popular for historical and ancestral reasons thus the town is named for

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.On 19 May 2018, about 1500 people blocked the P188 road with rocks, trees, and burning tires.

Etymology

Amandawe is a Zulu word relating to the ancestors,because of the community's belief to ancestors.

Demography

The population of Amandawe, as recorded in the 2011 census, was 11,343 people living in 2,469 households.

Religion

The township has different religions, namely: *

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Apostolic Faith Mission of South Africa at Amandawe Mission

Assemblies of God The Assemblies of God (AG), officially the World Assemblies of God Fellowship, is a group of over 144 autonomous self-governing national groupings of churches that together form the world's largest Pentecostal denomination."Assemblies of God". ...

Roman Catholic Church The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...

Zion Christian Church The Zion Christian Church (ZCC) is one of the largest African-initiated churches operating across Southern Africa, and is part of the African Zionism movement. The church's headquarters are at Zion City Moria in Limpopo Province (old Northern ...

Geography

Location

Amandawe is located southwest of the

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. And also located from

Port Shepstone Port Shepstone is a large town situated on the mouth of the Mzimkhulu River, the largest river on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast of South Africa. It is located halfway between Hibberdene and Margate and is positioned 120 km south of Durban. ...

the administrative town of the KZN South Coast. The township is surrounded by neighboring populated areas such as Amahlongwa,

Dududu Dududu is a small rural area in the South Coast of the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. It is also referred to as Zembeni by locals. The area is primarily used for agriculture, i.e. the sugarcane plantations by the Illovo Sugar company. ...

, Freeland Park, KwaCele,

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, Renishaw Hills,

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Wildlife

Different plant species are located all over the township. It also has a river named after it called Amandawe River. The township people generally use the plant species in the area to make medicine (''muti'') to help others or themselves.

Media

Radio

Umdoni Community Radio also known as UCR is a nonprofit radio station based at the township. Other famous radio stations such as East Coast Radio,

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Ukhozi FM Ukhozi FM is a South African national radio station & owned by SABC, based in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal that caters to the needs of the Zulu-speaking community. Founded in 1960, it is the largest radio station in South Africa and Africa (by listen ...

can are also listened to due to having a lager media coverage.

Newspaper

Due to the townships location (

) newspaper coverage includes South Coast Sun, South Coast Herald, South Coast Fever.

Sports

Amandawe is a sport active township mainly on

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(Amandawe F.C),

netball Netball is a ball sport played on a court by two teams of seven players. It is among a rare number of sports which have been created exclusively for female competitors. The sport is played on indoor and outdoor netball courts and is specifical ...

, and other sports. Most sporting events in the area takes place at Amandawe Sport Ground. The Amandawe League invites teams outside the township to compete in the league such as Alaska F.C, Scottburgh F.C (The Amigos), Pholas F.C, New Age F.C, etc. Teams playing at Amandawe Sport Ground

Economy

The economy of the township is still thriving through the small local businesses in the area. The citizens depend on the neighboring towns,

, Umzinto and Umkomaas for water and sanitation, health, police, and other services, because infrastructural development in the township is very slow.

Retail

Retail service in the township includes retail stores such as: * Boxer Punch (defunct) * Boxer Build (defunct) * Amandawe Mini Market * Amandawe Hardware * Amandawe Trading Store * Amandawe Liquor * And small Foreign shops all around the township

Transport

Road

The P188 also known as Dududu Rd runs through the township from Freeland Park to western central of Amandawe, it has a length of 3.98 km. The road connects the R102 and P197-3. The N2 bypasses under the bridge of P188. Access to the township from N2 can be acquired from the P188 Interchange (Exit 110). The ''P197-3'' passes through the township providing access to Amahlongwa when turning right, it also provides access to

and Umzinto when turning left.

Air

The

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is the closest to the township with a distance of and

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which has a distance of .

Education

The township has 3 school and a number of pre-schools, such as * Amagcino Crèche * Amandawe Junior Primary * Amandawe Youth Care Centre * Amahlashana Senior Primary * Edwaleni Care Center * Gugulesizwe High School

Crime and safety

Murder rate in the township is at its peak as taxi wars, rape, gang wars, and burglaries keep on escalating.

Wildlife

The township is known for a number of creatures like brown house snakes, black mambas, spotted bush snakes, indian mynas and the

hadada ibis The hadeda ibis (''Bostrychia hagedash'') is an ibis native to Sub-Saharan Africa. It is named for its loud three to four note calls uttered in flight especially in the mornings and evenings when they fly out or return to their roost trees. Altho ...

which is used as an alarm in the morning, but in the township it is said that it brings bad luck. The

vervet monkeys The vervet monkey (''Chlorocebus pygerythrus''), or simply vervet, is an Old World monkey of the family Cercopithecidae native to Africa. The term "vervet" is also used to refer to all the members of the genus ''Chlorocebus''. The five distinct ...

are often cited as pests due to stealing food.

Notable people

* Maseru Madlala - an entrepreneur. * Marcia Mandisa Mabaso - a Radio personnel.https://https-www-google-com.0.i.org/url?q=https://www.amazon.com/Marcia-Mandisi-Mabaso/e/B0B9NX78P4&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwj2gNWvreD7AhUVPuwKHdgaCBwQFnoECAIQAg&usg=AOvVaw226Y8e7auEQ_pVngDqYPhv

References

KwaZulu-Natal South Coast Populated places in the Umdoni Local Municipality Townships in KwaZulu-Natal

External links

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History

Etymology

Demography

Religion

Geography

Location

Wildlife

Media

Radio

Newspaper

Sports

Economy

Retail

Transport

Road

Air

Education

Crime and safety

Wildlife

Notable people

See also

References

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