Melmoth, South Africa
Melmoth is a small town situated in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
History
The town was established in the Mthonjaneni district after the annexation of Zululand by the British Empire in 1887 and was named after Sir Melmoth Osborn, the resident commissioner of Zululand's "Reserve Territory". Large wattle plantations were set up and a wattle bark factory was established in 1926.The Dutch Reformed Church of Melmoth was established in 1894 as the first Dutch Reformed Church in Zululand.
The district is also planted with sugar cane from the outskirts of the town and into the surrounding villages. The government-funded hospital in Melmoth is St Marys kwaMagwaza Hospital that caters for the people of Melmoth and surrounding villages.