Msinga Local Municipality

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Module Code: DPR3704

Unique Code: 732454

Semester Number: 2

Assignment Number: 2

1. Assignment Number one was related to create a blog and it was very difficult because online and gidital system can be a barrai and it was compulsory to submit a valid blog link. I was crying to follow up the rules from You Tube video streaming. It was also difficult to collect material like phones and videos and also upload them to the assignment one blog.

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3. Msinga Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Umzinyathi District of KwaZulu- Natal on South Africa. The name means a current in the see where air movement causes ripples on top of the water air movement influencing the nearby climatic conditions through its breeze.

Msinga is largely located in deep gorgeous of the Tugela and Buffalo Rivers, isolated from the immediate sorrounding growing rural area and a declining urban area in Msinga, contrary to most other area in the country. This can be attributed to the fact that the urban area of Msinga area very small and are unable to provide the normal range of goods and services provided in urban area.

Although the area has its challenges, there are historic sites, beautiful scenery and interesting topography in some parts, suitable for cultural and eco-tourism. Furthermore, the local communities are generally creative in arts, craft and music ( umaskandi).

Attention must be given to the formation of local partnerships for the development and marketing of the local tourism potential. To this end the Msinga communities. Tourism organization has been established. The Municipality has opportunities to develop existing ventures such as the existing game farms to the northwest of the Municipality linking with the Rourke"s Drift and Isandlawana battlefields attractions, and the Tugela Biosphere to the southwest of the Municipality.

Rourke's Drift, situated 46 km southeast of Dundee, and is the site of one of the most famous battles of the Anglo-Zulu war. At Rourke's Drift the men were rewarded for their bravery with no less than 11 Victoria Cross the most number of Victoria Cross ever to be won in single battle. Today the center is also a remarkable for it's Zulu handicraft.