Manguzi

Manguzi
Manguzi Location of Manguzi in KwaZulu-Natal
Coordinates: 26°59′27″S 32°45′03″E / 26.99083°S 32.75083°E / -26.99083; 32.75083Coordinates: 26°59′27″S 32°45′03″E / 26.99083°S 32.75083°E / -26.99083; 32.75083
Country	South Africa
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
Elevation	61 m (200 ft)
Time zone	SAST (UTC+2)
Postal code

Manguzi is a rural community in the Maputaland region of KwaZulu-Natal province. It is located some 15 km south of the Mozambique-South Africa border, and is situated near Kosi Bay.

Communications

The Manguzi Wireless Internet is a project that provides Internet access, e-mail and learning resources to schools where no telecommunications infrastructure exists utilising a unique combination of radio and satellite broadcasting technologies.^[1]

Healthcare

Manguzi Hospital, founded by the Methodist Church in 1948, is a 280 bed District (level 1) hospital, belonging to the Kwa-Zulu Natal Department of Health.^[2]

Witch burning incident

On September 5, 2007, two female residents of Manguzi, Mangubane Msaba Zungu and Qibile Thabitha Thusi, were dragged from their homes and taken to a sports field by students of Manhlenga High School. They were accused of practicing witchcraft against the students of the school and were doused with gasoline, then burnt alive. Zungu died at the scene, and Thusi died later at hospital of her wounds.^[3]

References

1. ^ Stockholm Challenge 2000 Winner
2. ^ Manguzi Hospital
3. ^ News.com.au - Students burn 'witch' women alive