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Eshowe S.A?

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How many of the regulars have been to or heard of a town called Eshowe, ten points if you who ever can tell me the most about it

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Eshowe, Uthungulu District, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, ( 28掳53鈥?8鈥砈, 31掳26鈥?4鈥矱) is the oldest town of European settlement in Zululand. Eshowe's name is said to be inspired by the sound of wind blowing through the more than 4 km虏 of the indigenous Dhlinza Forest, the most important and striking feature of the town. Although the name is most likely to be derived from the Zulu word for the xysmalobium shrubs, showe or shongwe.

Today Eshowe is a market town, with a 100 km radius catchment area, two shopping centres, a main bus station serving the hinterland, a major hospital, and several schools.

History
In 1860 Cetshwayo, then only a Zulu prince, built a kraal here and named the place Eziqwaqweni (the abode of robbers). A mission station was established at Eshowe in 1861 once permission has been obtained from the Zulu King Cetshwayo by Norwegian missionary, the Reverend Ommund Ofterbro. Later the station was called the KwaMondi Mission Station (place of Mondi) after the Zulu name which was given to Ofterbro.

During the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879, Colonel Charles Pearson lead the coastal column to Eshowe. This column encountered part of the Zulu army at Nyezane, but after a short battle pushed on to the KwaMondi Mission which was fortified and called Fort Eshowe. The forces under Colonel Pearson were besieged for 10 weeks until relieved on April 3 by Lord Chelmsford after the Battle of Gingindlovu.

Capital of Zululand
After the war Eshowe was established as the capital of Zululand and the home of the British resident in Zululand, Melmoth Osborne. The nearby town of Melmoth is named afer him.

In 1887 Eshowe became the capital of Zululand and was officially declared a township in 1891.

In 1947 the British Royal Family (King George VI, Queen Elizabeth, Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret) visited and were welcomed in Eshowe by King Cyprian. The family toured the Dlinza Forest and spent a night in 'The Residency' in Eshowe.

Eshowe served as the seat of the first Black Diocesan Bishops in South Africa, of the Anglican and Roman Catholic Church. Source(s): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/eshowe,_kwa...
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i think its in Zululand.....
A Place of Diversity

Eshowe, "A City Set on a Hill", is situated close to the Capitals of the old Zulu kingdoms. In times gone by, it was the colonial capital of Zululand, and it is steeped in Zulu and colonial history.

With a rich cross-cultural and royal history, Eshowe has been home to Zulu Kings Shaka, Mpande, Cetshwayo and Dinuzulu, as well as the British military headquarters. Eshowe was the first British Capital of Zululand during its time as a separate British colony (1887 - 1897).
Answerer 2 & 3 have told you enough about it. I stayed there for 4 nights for work. Its not very big. had steers for 4 nights in a row. they do have a small mall called the ehowe mall with pick n pay and stuff. the place that i stayed in was quite nice. it was somewhere near a botanical garden or something.