Amandawe Mission also known as simply Amandawe, or often informally abbreviated as AMA is a small township located at KwaZulu-Natal South Coast region of South Africa, with neighbouring towns including Scottburgh, and neighbouring villages including Amahlongwa Mission, Renishaw Hills, KwaCele and Dududu. The area is mostly populated with Black Africans.[1]
Amandawe was a sugarcane farm before developing into a township. An ethnobotanical survey was conducted in the area and showed that the use of medicinal plants has remained popular for historical and ancestral reasons, thus the town is named for Ancestry[4]
Etymology
Amandawe is a ''Zulu'' word relating to the ancestors, because of the community's belief in ancestors.[citation needed]
The population of Amandawe, as recorded in the 2011 census, was 11,343 people living in 2,469 households.[2]
Education
Amandawe Mission has a number of educational institutions, including creches, a primary school, a junior school, a senior school, and a high school. [citation needed] The area has a large number of Public educational institutions.
Crime in the area includes kidnapping[9], home invasions, etc.
Geography
Amandawe has a variety of plant species located all over the village.
It also has a river named after it called Amandawe River.[citation needed] The township people generally use the plant species in the area to make medicine (muti) to help others or themselves.
Amandawe is a sport-active township mainly in Football (Amandawe F.C), Netball and other sports. Most sporting events in the area take place at Amandawe Sport Ground. The Amandawe League invites teams outside the township to compete in the league such as Scottburgh F.C (The Amigos), Pholas F.C, New Age F.C, etc.[citation needed]
The economy of the township is still thriving through the small local businesses in the area. The citizens depend on the neighboring towns, Scottburgh, Umzinto and Umkomaas for water and sanitation, health, police, and other services, because infrastructural development in the township is very slow.
Transport
Road
The P188[10] also known as Dududu Rd runs through the town, it has a length of 3.98 km. The road connects the R102 and R197.[11]
Media
(UCR) is a Non-profit radio station based in the township. The radio station educates both young and old on matters affecting them, by means of local, national, and international content. It offers talk shows ranging from educational and informative talk shows to religious and musical shows, and sheds light on current affairs through the broadcast of hourly news updates. The radio station has 42 staff members currently working as volunteers. The station operates on a 24-hour basis and is dominated by more than 70% of the local youngsters. It aims to employ the youth of UMdoni Local Municipality.[12]
