The story of King Edward VIII
Hospital dates back to 1936,
when it
UMLANDO LAPHO KWAKHIWA KHONA ISIBHEDLELA
Umlando wendawo okwakhiwe kuyo i-King Edward uveza ukuthi kulendawo kwakungumuzi
waKwaKhangelamankengane-nokwabe kungowenkosi uShaka. Lomuzi wakhiwa emva kokuba
iLembe lehlule abantu baseMathulini ababakhe kulendawo kade besuke eMpaphala
esizweni sakwaLuthuli. UShaka wakha lomuzi wathi ilapho oyobheka,amukele khona
izifiki(ayokhangela khona amankengane). Ingani wayeseshilo ukuthi laphaya
olwandle kuyoqhamuka khona izinkonjane zezulu, esho abelungu-nowathi
uyobakhangela ekulomuzi. Induna yalomuzi kwaba nguMnini owabe eyinkosi
yaMathuli-nongukhokho wenkosi uMhlabunzima Mthuli. Sebefikile abelungu iLembe
labakhisa kulendawo yaseThekwini, nokuligama elaqanjwa aMathuli kulandela ukuthi
athi ikhona lolwandle laphaya eSibubulungu (Bluff)liyithweka-okusho imbumbulu
yesende eyodwa. namanje ulwandle laphaya lumi kanjalo. Emva kokukhothama
kweLembe nasemveni kokwehlulwa kwaMaZulu, basusa zonke izizwe ezazakhe eThekwini
ukubala aMathuli noCele. Emva kokukhothama kwenkosi yamangisi eNgilandi u-King
Edward ngithi unyaka wezi-1910 amaNgisi anquma ukumhlonipha ngokwakha
lesisisibhedlela asesiqamba ngaye; nesavulwa ngo 1936. Iqiniso lithi
kwakungumuzi weLembe(King Shaka)owawakhiwe laphla.
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