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| '''Mtunzini''' is a small coastal town that is situated almost exactly halfway along ]'s coastline in ]. The name is a ] meaning |
'''Mtunzini''' is a small coastal town that is situated almost exactly halfway along ]'s coastline in ]. The name is a ] meaning ''place in the shade.'' | ||
| After the breakup of the ] kingdom after the ], Sir Garnet Wolseley created 13 'kinglets' - with two strategically located as buffer zones between ] and ]. One of these kinglets was ] who used Mtunzini as his capital. | |||
| In ], 900 hectares of dune forests, lakes and lagoon at Mtunzini was proclaimed a nature reserve. | |||
| In ] Mtunzini became a landing point for the ] state of the art ] ], linking ] to the West with Saint Paul (]), Baie Jacotet (]), Cochin (]) and ] (Malaysia). | |||
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Mtunzini is a small coastal town that is situated almost exactly halfway along KwaZulu-Natal's coastline in South Africa. The name is a isiZulu meaning place in the shade.
After the breakup of the Zulu kingdom after the Anglo-Zulu War, Sir Garnet Wolseley created 13 'kinglets' - with two strategically located as buffer zones between Port Natal and Zululand. One of these kinglets was John Dunn who used Mtunzini as his capital.
In 1948, 900 hectares of dune forests, lakes and lagoon at Mtunzini was proclaimed a nature reserve.
In 2002 Mtunzini became a landing point for the SAFE state of the art Optical fiber transatlantic telephone cable, linking Melkbosstrand to the West with Saint Paul (Reunion), Baie Jacotet (Mauritius), Cochin (India) and Penang (Malaysia).
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