5-687: Dutywa , also known as Idutywa , is a town in Mbashe Local Municipality , Eastern Cape province, South Africa, that was founded in 1858 as a military fort after a dispute between a Natal Colony raiding party and its local people. It is named after the Dutywa River , a tributary of the Mbhashe River . The name means "place of disorder" in the Xhosa language; its spelling was officially changed from "Idutywa" to "Dutywa" on 16 July 2004. The settlement
10-607: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Mbhashe Local Municipality Mbhashe Municipality ( Xhosa : uMasipala wase Mbhashe ) is a local municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa . The municipality was constituted in terms of the Municipal Structures Act of 1998 and comprises the areas that previously formed the Elliotdale , Willowvale and Dutywa town councils. The municipality
15-524: Is located in the north eastern part of the Amathole District Municipality . The main administrative office is situated in Dutywa. Its primary claim to fame is as the birthplace of former President Thabo Mbeki . The Mbanyana Falls, Mbhashe Cultural Village and Donald Wood's Snooker Room number among its attractions. The word Mbashe is derived from isiXhosa . The municipality is named after
20-632: The Mbashe River . The area also boasts the head offices of the AmaXhosa Kingdom at the Nqadu Great Place. The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places : The municipal council consists of sixty-three members elected by mixed-member proportional representation . Thirty-two councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-two wards , while the remaining thirty-one are chosen from party lists so that
25-530: Was laid out in 1884 and was made a municipality in 1913. The town is the birthplace of former South African President, Thabo Mbeki . Dutywa is home to 11,076 people, 96.6% of who are Black African (Xhosa). Idutywa School of Excellence is a recognized school well known for producing excellent results for high pass rate in Matric. The is Idutywa Mall was built so that the villagers would be able to do their shopping. [1] This Eastern Cape location article
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