User:Leslie Nagan

I am still new to using Wikipedia. I live in the Umzinto area and I have been here all my life. I saw some information that I felt was outdated, like the schools and the halls in the area. I wanted to amend it so that it could have the updated information.

Secondly the name Umzinto has three different interpretations and I wanted to add the fourth which is probably the true reason for the name. Ships brought indentured labourers from 1860 to 1911 and many towns in the coastal belt were named after ships. This information can be verified in a internet site called Ship Lists 1860-1911. Information retrieved from Ghandi Luthuli documentation centre.

In 1889 ships named Congella and Pongola came to South Africa. In 1892 a ship named Umzinto brought indentured labourers to South Africa. In 1896 a ship named Umlazi came to South Africa. Towns in and around Durban have these names attached to them.

I think that the information regarding the ship name and the town name be verified and rectified. Our local municipality wanted to change the name of Umzinto to the name cited on the Wiki page. I appeal to the author or editors help me to rectify this so that our history is not lost.