Utrecht

Utrecht Old Anglican Church

The Old Anglican Church, Voor Street, Utrecht, KwaZulu Natal

This building was erected in 1899 but is not an historical monument. The interior of this church is still a … Read More

The Old Irrigation System

The Old Irrigation System, Hoog Street, Utrecht, KwaZulu Natal

The town was established in 1855 and in 1860 the irrigation system was started and considerably extended up to 1865. … Read More

Utrecht Landdrost and Post & Telegraph Office

The Landdrost and Post & Telegraph Office, Voor Street, Utrecht, KwaZulu Natal

Erected in 1892 this building is also a National Monument.

Utrecht Town Hall

The Town Hall, Voor Street, Utrecht, KwaZulu Natal

This lovely sandstone building was erected in 1913 and is a National Monument.

The Shaw House

The Shaw House, Kerk Street, Utrecht, KwaZulu Natal

This house is a national monuments and is considered to be amongst the finest examples of Natal residential architecture in … Read More

The Uys House

The Uys House, Kerk Street, Utrecht, KwaZulu Natal

This is one of the oldest buildings in KwaZulu Natal north of the Tugela River and dates back to 1856. … Read More

Utrecht Old Residency

The Old Residency, Kerk Street, Utrecht, KwaZulu Natal

The old Residency erected in 1892 is a National Monument.

Utrecht Dutch Reform Church

Dutch Reform Church, Kerk Street, Utrecht, KwaZulu Natal

This magnificent old building was erected during the ministry of Rev. H. L. Neethling the first moderator of the “Nederdutsche … Read More

Old Parsonage Museum

Old Parsonage Museum, Utrecht, KwaZulu Natal

Once the home of the Dutch Reformed Church Pastor Rev. Neethling now houses the Utrecht Museum. Emergency numbers are 067 … Read More

The British Military Cemetery

Utrecht, KwaZulu-Natal

415 | On the outskirts of the town on the way to the dam the town cemetery is on the … Read More

Petrus Lafras Uys Memorial

Petrus Lafras Uys Memorial, Kerk Straat, Utrecht, KwaZulu-Natal

416 | Petrus Lafras Uys was one of the original settlers in this area in 1847. He was the first … Read More

Capt.Pokrowski Memorial and Wall of Remembrance

Capt.Pokrowski Memorial and Wall of Remembrance, Utrecht, KwaZulu-Natal

723 | 25 December 1900 25 December 1900. Memorial to Polish officer in the Russian army, who died fighting in … Read More

O’Neil’s Cottage by Delicia

Margaret, Ellen Norah Wilson married Stephen Gregory. Stephen Gregory's father was John Henry O'neill, family tree is on Family Search. Spelling of O'neill varies, my grandfather was O'neill, his brother was O'neil.

Fugitives’ Drift Lodge by Philasande Buthelezi

I like this accommodation one day I want to visit

Mpande’s Grave – Nodwengu Museum by Ntuthuko

Ngwenya comes from Ngwenyama or Ngonyama in popular Zulu tick. Also called Nkuna or Gona or Chuka (Kenya) or Ngcuka or Kau or Khalo or lokha or Ilunga (Congo). The Congolese hold that it is the Ilunga tribe of the Lunda-Luba who became Zulus but tge word Lunda-Luba is another way of writing Zulu as Lunda = Elephant = Ndou = Zhou = Tlou = Ndlovu =Njobvu (Swahili-Kenyan) then Lunda-Luba becomes Zhou-Luba which is then Zuluba or BaZulu like how Sotobe = Besoto. When writing in French English alphabet-spelling Zulu becomes Zhoulou or Soulou. Zulus are native all over th3 world lioe South East Asia, India, South Pacific and Australia where black people are indigenous before current settlers ans dominant cultures stayed there. That is why all these countries have a sizable black population and they did not go there as slaves but they were found there by Chinese, White and India settlers. That is why they all have an indiginous black people problem. Anyway, the Phillipines and Indonesian Zulus were called Sulu - and they called themselves Maharlinka (Maluleka- KaMnyeni or KaCele or Khangela - npw callinh themselves Xhosa and living in the Eastern Cape) and Macabebe (BakaBhebhe - Mhlongo - now calling themselv3s Sothos or Barolong ba ga ... also called Zungu or Zongo or Ngozo). I also have pictures of them looking pretty black and African. They lived there in the 1200s -1600s when the Dutch deported them to South Africa, some went to live in Papua New Guinea, Australia and West Papua province of Indonesia. There are records that indicate that these Sulus who were Islam like Zwide and Dingaan (anywhere you find their people in Africa, a large portion of Bantus are muslim). Their princes were called Tuan, we call them Mntwana. I have done a lot of research on them, they were black. Only a few years after slavery ended did King Shaka rise to power.