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South Coast Happenings
Hotel in Nelspruit

www.southcoasthappenings.co.za
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. Sonpark. Nelspruit. Mpumalanga. 1206
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Stretching for nearly 200 kilometres south of Durban, the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast is a sparkling necklace of bustling small towns, quaint villages, rolling sugarcane fields and natural coastal forest, punctuated by a hundred different rivers, streams and lagoons all merging with the warm blue Indian Ocean. Whether you are looking for self-catering, bed & breakfast or full board accommodation, you can be sure the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast caters for every tourist’s taste, budget and need. Long before the off-shoots of various Central African tribal groups began filtering down to begin populating the southern end of the African continent the original inhabitants were the San, or Bushmen. With the countryside teeming with game, the sea with fish and the climate most agreeable, baring their own squabbles and clan infighting, they had not a care in the world. However, with the arrival of the African tribal southerly migration and relatively shortly thereafter the first European settlers, life changed dramatically for the Bushmen. The most significant change was the introduction of domestic cattle by both the African tribes and the European settlers. Being very elusive and opportunistic and finding domestic cattle much easier to hunt than wily game, the Bushmen found themselves detested and pursued by all. Suddenly they became hunted and fast dwindled in numbers, they became the first really endangered species in Africa. What with the challenges of establishing Durban, the continual interaction and jockeying for position with Shaka and other Zulu Kings to the north and the birth of Pietermaritzburg as the gateway to the then Transvaal Republic, any interest and thoughts of development along the South Coast was the last thing on anyone’s mind. Prior to the start of the South Coast railway, in 1895, the region was the domain of a few Zulu clans that chose to distance themselves from their more northerly Zululand brethren and a few dozen intrepid hunters, adventurers and farmers who were prepared to tackle the criss-crossing. of the one hundred rivers and streams that cut through this region to the sea. Imagine: besides hacking through dense coastal forest and negotiating endless rolling hills, the work also entailed bridging some seventy-five rivers and streams. The first stage was to Isipingo, where Natal’s very first sugar mill had been established in From there they pushed on to Umkomaas, where the first train, with fifty excited passengers, arrived in Work then ground to a snail’s pace as the construction team were faced with a further twenty three river crossings to reach Port Shepstone. He assessed it navigable for vessels of no more than 60 tons for nearly 25 km upstream which naturally excited the local farmers. All male social get-together of retired and semi-retired professional and businessmen.
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