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Riversmeet Destination Guide

Touring Riversmeet in South Africa

Riversmeet in the region of KwaZulu-Natal is a city located in South Africa - some 256 mi or ( 413 km ) South-East of Pretoria , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Riversmeet

Time in Riversmeet is now 06:21 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Johannesburg " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Mokhotlong, Maseru, Siteki, Mbabane, and Manzini. Being here already, consider visiting Mokhotlong . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Riversmeet ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Sacred Sangoma Dance

1:10 min by spiritconsciousness
Views: 2859 Rating: 5.00

A Sangoma in full shaman Sangoma dance for the ancestors... in ceremony in KwaZulu-Natal... The song and drumming and dress is traditional for Sangoma ceremony. To find out more about Sangoma's please ..

DumaZulu Cultural Village - KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

0:41 min by SmartGuide1
Views: 983 Rating: 5.00

At the DumaZulu Cultural village, you gain an insight into the old Zulu way of life. This video was produced by SmartGuide for their interactive online video guide. ..


Thembe Elephant Reserve - KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

0:51 min by SmartGuide1
Views: 137 Rating: 0.00

The Thembe Elephant Reserve is home to South Africa's only indigenous elephant herd. This video was produced by SmartGuide for their interactive online video guide. ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Battle of Magango

The Battle of Magango was fought in 1840 between Zulu and Boer forces at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:28|23|0.13|S|30|54|59.13|E|type:event |primary |name= }}. The Zulus were led by King Dingane. The Boers were victorious.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -28.38 30.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: History of South Africa

Piet Retief

Pieter Mauritz Retief (12 November 1780 – 6 February 1838) was a South African Boer leader. Settling in 1814 in the frontier region of the Cape Colony, he assumed command of punitive expeditions in response to raiding parties from the adjacent Xhosa territory. He became a spokesperson for the frontier farmers who voiced their discontent, and wrote the Voortrekkers' declaration at their departure from the colony.

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Located at -28.43 31.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: 1780 births, 1838 deaths, 19th-century African people, Afrikaner people, Great Trek, History of KwaZulu-Natal, Massacres in South Africa, South African people of Huguenot descent

UMgungundlovu

uMgungundlovu was the royal capital of the Zulu king Dingane (1828–1840) and one of several military complexes (amakhanda) which he maintained. He established his royal kraal in 1829 in the Emakhosini Valley against Lion Hill, just south of the White Umfolozi River. The name uMgungundlovu stems from the Zulu word or phrase ungungu we ndlovu, which means "the secret conclave of the elephant". Some sources also refer to uMgungundlovu as "the place of the elephant".

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -28.43 31.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: History of KwaZulu-Natal, History of South Africa, Zulu culture