Tongaat, KwaZulu-Natal
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Tongaat is a sugarcane growing town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa that is situated on the banks of the Tongati River about 37km north of Durban and 28km south of Stanger. It now forms part of eThekwini, the Greater Durban metropolitan area.
[edit] History
Tongaat was established in 1945 and its name was corrupted from the river's name, Tongati, the Zulu word for the Strychnos mackenii trees that flourish on its banks.
[edit] Commerce
The town is the centre for the Tongaat-Hullett Sugar Limited and the Moreland Molasses Companies.[1]
[edit] Places of worship
Tongaat also host the Tongaat branch of the Apostolic Faith Mission of South Africa, founded by Rev John G. Lake in 1908. The Juggernathi Puri Temple which is a national monument and tourist attraction.[2] The Tongaat South Methodist Church was opened on 26 September 1979.
Tongaat's Victoria hospital opened in 1987.
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