Page: 1 UMTATA ...lies on the banks of the Mtata River, after which it has been named. Although the name was already in existence in 1688, there are several explanations for its origin. Among these is the abundance of umThathi trees, or sneezewood, growing along the riv ...
Page: 2 Local legend has it that the Mpako River once formed a landlocked lagoon as its access to the sea was blocked by the cliff. When one of the ‘sea people’ fell in love with a beautiful girl living in a village on the edge of the lagoon, the girl’s father fo ...
