Ndwedwe is a town in
Ilembe District Municipality in the
KwaZulu-Natal province of
South Africa
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The village is 60 km north of
Durban
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and about 20 km west-north-west of
Tongaat
oThongathi (previously and popularly known as Tongaat) is a town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, about north of Durban and south of KwaDukuza. It now forms part of eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, or the Greater Durban area. The area is hom ...
. Of Zulu origin, the name is said to mean "long, bare table-land or ridge," or "pensive," referring to its peaceful setting in the
Valley of a Thousand Hills
The Valley of a Thousand Hills is a valley between Pietermaritzburg and Durban, South Africa. The Umgeni River meets the Msunduzi River ( Duzi River) in the valley, and the Dusi Canoe Marathon is run through the area every year.
Geography
The V ...
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Notable residents
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Sihle Zikalala, 8th
Premier of KwaZulu-Natal
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References
Populated places in the Ndwedwe Local Municipality
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