Mseleni Explained

Mseleni
Image Caption:Mseleni Hospital
Pushpin Map:South Africa KwaZulu-Natal#South Africa
Coordinates:-27.372°N 32.539°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:South Africa
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:KwaZulu-Natal
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:uMkhanyakude
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:uMhlabuyalingana
Subdivision Type4:Main Place
Established Title:Established
Leader Title:Councillor
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:6.66
Population Total:985
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Racial makeup (2011)
Demographics1 Title1:Black African
Demographics1 Info1:99.7%
Demographics1 Title2:Coloured
Demographics1 Title3:Indian/Asian
Demographics1 Info3:0.1%
Demographics1 Title4:White
Demographics1 Info4:0.1%
Demographics1 Title5:Other
Demographics1 Info5:0.1%
Demographics Type2:First languages (2011)
Demographics2 Title1:Zulu
Demographics2 Info1:96.3%
Demographics2 Title2:Tswana
Demographics2 Info2:1.2%
Demographics2 Title5:Other
Demographics2 Info5:2.4%
Timezone1:SAST
Utc Offset1:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code (street)
Postal2 Code Type:PO box
Postal2 Code:4810
Area Code Type:Area code

Mseleni is a small settlement in Umhlabuyalingana Maputaland, northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is situated not far away from the small town of Mbazwana. It is divided into 2 small izigodi namely KwaJobe and KwaNhlamvu, ruled under the Authority of Nkosi J Nxumalo of Mabaso Tribal Authority.

Mseleni Hospital is a 184-bed hospital which is split into 6 wards (labour, female surgical, paediatrics, male, female medical and isolation wards). The hospital runs 8 clinics in a catchment area of 100 km x 30 km. It has an outpatients' department, therapy department, a radiography department with x-ray and ultrasound machines, a pharmacy and a laboratory.

Education is provided by Mseleni Lower Primary School, New Era School, Mzila School, Zenzeleni High School and Justice Nxumalo Technical High School which was named after Nkosi Justice Nxumalo of the Mabaso Tribal Authority.

The local community development co-operative, Vuka Mabaso, provides a community hall, small business premises, market, library, and Internet café and computer training centre.

Mseleni Children's Home, provides a place of safety and education for around 30 children. Based at the Children's Home, the AIDS orphan support programme Lulisandla Kumntwana (reach out to the child) is a church-based programme providing support to around 3000 orphans. Mseleni Children's Home is a project of Serving In Mission.

Mseleni is 3 km from Lake Sibhayi, a well known lake to everyone who grew up at Mseleni and to every young child living there, and it is 35 km from Sodwana Bay, a popular tourist destination.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Main Place Mseleni . Census 2011.