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ladysmith.kzn.org.za. Ladysmith is a city in the Uthukela District of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It lies 230 kilometres (140 mi) north-west of Durban and 365 kilometres (227 mi) south-east of Johannesburg. Important industries in the area include food processing, textiles, and tyre production.
Ladysmith, town, northwestern KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa, on the Klip River. Founded in 1850 after the British annexed the area, it was named for the wife of Harry Smith (then governor of Cape Colony). It was besieged by the Boers during the South African War from Nov. 1, 1899, until.
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Ladysmith is a city in the Uthukela District of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It lies 230 kilometres north-west of Durban and 365 kilometres south-east of Johannesburg. Important industries in the area include food processing, textiles, and tyre production.
Set on the banks of the Klip River, and named after Sir Harry Smith’s Spanish wife, Ladysmith was established in 1850 and served as a staging-post for fortune hunters on their way to the gold fields in the then Transvaal, and the diamond diggings at Kimberley.
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Sleep. Go next. For other places with the same name, see Ladysmith (disambiguation). Ladysmith is a city in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa at the foot of the Drakensberg mountains. Understand. History. Famous people show up in the most unexpected places.
Apr 12, 2022 · Today, Ladysmith in north western KwaZulu-Natal, is a historic town in the Uthukela District, famous for its rich variety of battlefields, monuments, and memorials commemorating those who fought in the second Boer War.
