Mthatha

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Mthatha (formerly Umtata), the main town of the King Sabata Dalindyebo Municipality in Eastern Cape province of South AfricaMthathaMthatha (formerly Umtata), the main town of the King Sabata Dalindyebo Municipality in Eastern Cape province of South AfricaMthatha (formerly Umtata), the main town of the King Sabata Dalindyebo Municipality in Eastern Cape province of South AfricaMthatha (formerly Umtata), the main town of the King Sabata Dalindyebo Municipality in Eastern Cape province of South AfricaMthatha (formerly Umtata), the main town of the King Sabata Dalindyebo Municipality in Eastern Cape province of South AfricaMthatha (formerly Umtata), the main town of the King Sabata Dalindyebo Municipality in Eastern Cape province of South AfricaMthatha (formerly Umtata), the main town of the King Sabata Dalindyebo Municipality in Eastern Cape province of South AfricaMthatha (formerly Umtata), the main town of the King Sabata Dalindyebo Municipality in Eastern Cape province of South Africa

Mthatha (formerly Umtata) is the main town of the King Sabata Dalindyebo Municipality in Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

The town has an airport, previously known by the name K D Matanzima Airport after former leader Kaiser Matanzima.  It was a military post for the colonial forces in 1882, and the town itself was founded in 1883, along the banks of the Mthatha River.

The Mthatha Dam was constructed about eight kilometre upstream of the town.  A branch of the University of Fort Hare was established in the town, and after the "independence" of the Transkei in 1977 it became the University of Transkei, which has since been integrated into the Walter Sisulu University for Technology and Science. The campus was the base for the region's first community radio station, UCRFM, which started in 1996 and has become a significant community broadcaster.

Mthatha is the home of one of the three Nelson Mandela Museums. Spread across three sites, it collects, interprets and exhibits key aspects of the story of the life and times of Nelson Mandela in context. The three historical sites of the museum are all in the locality at Mvezo, Qunu and the Bunga Building in Mthatha itself. In the Bunga Building is the story of the Long Walk to Freedom and an exhibition of the many gifts received by Nelson Mandela on behalf of the South African people

.Many of South Africa's black leaders — including Walter Sisulu and Nelson Mandela — come from this area, and the retired Mandela still lives in his home village of Qunu some miles south of Mthatha.

Accommodation in Mthatha includes B&B's, Guesthouses, Self Catering and Hotels

 

Mthatha Tourism Office Information
Telephone: +27(0)43 701 9600
E-mail: info@ectourism.co.za
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