True Collection/Santa Cruzs Visit to Lions Valley Lodge, April 2011

True Collection/Santa Cruzs Visit to Lions Valley Lodge, April 2011

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KwaNyuswa Orphanage

KwaNyuswa Orphanage

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Potholes in South African…

Potholes in South African…

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Umdlebe Tree aka Ultimatum Tree “Tugela”, Dead mans tree

Umdlebe Tree aka Ultimatum Tree “Tugela”, Dead mans tree

The story of the Ultimatum Tree – Durban, Kwa-Zulu Natal

Situated about 10 km above the mouth are two historic forts, Fort Pearson and Fort Tenedos, built by the British in 1879 during the Anglo-Zulu War, to guard the passage of the river.

Near Fort Pearson is also a fig tree, the so-called Ultimatum Tree, now protected in the Harold Johnson Nature Reserve. It was here the British delivered an ultimatum to Cetshwayo’s chiefs as an excuse for the war. The Ultimatum basically requested that the Zulus remove themselves off the land in Northern Natal as it was then know or the British would invade on the 18th January 1879 and forcefully take over the land.

Festival of the First Fruits – Durban, KZN

Festival of the First Fruits – Durban, KZN

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