The oldest town in Zululand and situated around the Dlinza indigenous forest, Eshowe derives its name from the tranquil, whispering breezes blowing through the trees. On a plateau protected from the sub-tropical humidity affecting surrounding areas, it was for centuries a popular 'holiday destination' for successive Zulu kings.
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The
Norwegian missionary-settlers established the KwaMondi Mission in 1860,
around which Fort Eshowe was built and where the force of Colonel Pearston
was besieged for 10 weeks in the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879. Eshowe was in
1887 proclaimed a magistracy and capital - when Britain annexed Zululand.