AYABONGA CAWE: Repairing rural roads could lure investment and tourists
14 August 2022 - 18:06
The road from Mthatha to Shawbury Mission and the beautiful Tsitsa Falls follows the eastern edge of the former Transkei capital through towards Qumbu. If you don’t pay attention you may miss the sign a few metres after you cross the Tsitsa bridge, directing you rightward to the old mission of Shawbury.
A Methodist mission founded in 1839 and named after missionary pioneer Rev William Shaw, it has since 1880 been home to a secondary school for girls. Among its alumnae are Winnie Madikizela-Mandela and Nontsikelelo Biko. Not too far from the mission via a rocky gravel road are the majestic Tsitsa Falls...
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