Kranskop (K 11)

Name: Kranskop

Kranskop is a small town that is situated on the edge of the Tugela River valley in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

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The following synopsis of the BAMBATHA REBELLION was compiled by Mr. L.J. Mare. He was a Clerk in the Kranskop Magistrate’s office during the late 1920’s and early 1930’s.

He spent his life in the Kranskop district.

The handwritten notes were found in the Magistrate’s desk during 1976.




HISTORY OF BAMBATA REBELLION 1906.



The then Natal House of Assembly passed an Act levying a £ 1 Tax on all Native Male members over the age of 18 years which was commonly known as “Poll Tax”.

The first trouble arose when the Magistrate of Kranskop, Mr. A W Leslie, who later was promoted to Judge of the Native High court. Mr. Leslie went out to collect tax at Silverstream as base for Tax collecting for the Hlongwas and Cele Tribes under Chiefs Mtamu and “Sobantu” respectively.

The Hlongwas were taken first. Trouble immediately started when they were called up to pay. They told the Magistrate that they refuse to pay this tax, and some even went so far as to strike the table before the Magistrate with their sticks. The Magistrate coolly collected all his papers and told the Indunas to bring all the men up to Kranskop to him, who had shown impudence. The Indunas took them up to Kranskop to the Court and the Magistrate gave a term of imprisonment and 25 lashes with the Cat of nine tails.

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