Editing Amanzimtoti (section)

===Precolonial period===
[[Shaka|King Shaka]] visited the area whilst on a raid down to [[Pondoland]] towards the end of his reign (1816 to 1828).<ref name="Meitener">{{cite book|last=Meitener|first=M.J.|year=1994|title=A History of Amanzimtoti|publisher=The Rapid Results College}}</ref> When Shaka stopped to rest in the area, he had his personal attendant collect water from a nearby stream.<ref name="Meitener"/> This water was presented to King Shaka in a [[calabash]].<ref name="Meitener"/> After drinking the water he exclaimed "Kanti amanz'amtoti" (Zulu for "So the water is sweet").<ref name="Meitener"/> Extensions of the legend tell that King Shaka had sat under a large wild [[Ficus|fig tree]] to drink the water, or that he used to meet local ''indunas'' (chiefs) under a specific fig tree.<ref name="Meitener"/> The exact tree is unknown; one tree laying claim to the distinction fell down in March 1972, and another fell down in June 1981.<ref name="Meitener"/>