2020年9月7日 · The Reynolds Brothers owned the Equeefa Estate in Umzinto, employing a considerab­le number of indentured labourers to work on their sugar cane plantation­s. Over a period of almost 25 years, reports of assaults, desertions, deaths and suicides emanated from the Reynolds sugar estates in the district.

eMuziwezinto, previously and still commonly known as Umzinto, is a town located approximately 40 kilometres (23 miles) south-west of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. It was a sugarcane growing town, that was set up as the centre for a sugar mill. Before …

2020年9月7日 · The Reynolds Brothers owned the Equeefa Estate in Umzinto, employing a considerable number of indentured labourers to work on their sugar cane plantations.

2012年5月2日 · The early indentured labourers who worked in the sugar estates at Old Esperanza and Umzinto were moved to the new village. It was the start of a community that for more than 90 years boasted of being rich in culture, language, education, sport and religion.

2024年11月20日 · About 50 kilometres out of Durban on the stunning South Coast of KwaZuluNat­al, just past Umzinto, is a signpost ‘Esperanza’, which means ‘hope’ in Spanish. There stands Reynolds Bros.’ Lynton Hall, decorated magnificen­tly in 19th …

Its plan was to lease those lands for cane growing and to crush the harvest at a central mill.17 In 1858, Umzinto became the first place in Natal to employ oriental labourers when a group of Malays and Chinese arrived to work on the sugar estate.18 But their stay was short-lived.

2020年11月24日 · In 1858, Umzinto became the first place in Natal to employ oriental labourers when a group of Malays and Chinese people arrived to work on the Reynolds Brothers sugar estate. Two years later in November of 1860, thirty indentured Indians were assigned to the Umzinto Sugar Company.

The settlement of Umzinto played a significant role in the development of the sugar industry in South Africa. It became a hub for sugar production and trade, attracting both local laborers and immigrants to work in the plantations and mills.

The Planters and Millers started growing Sugar Cane, on the hilly terrain around the Mzinto River from 1857. A Year later, the first public sugar company started up in the Area. Sadly, 7 years later the Mill was struck by lightning which lead to total bankruptcy.

2024年8月8日 · The sugar plantations, the temples, and the last of the barracks are still visible. We wanted to tell the stories of the people who came from across the Indian ocean, were reduced to numbers and lived and worked at the mercy of a vicious colonial system, but who built and left a lasting legacy.