Editing Amanzimtoti

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| name                            = Amanzimtoti
| official_name                   = eManzimtoti
| other_name                      =
{{ubl|Toti}}
| settlement_type                 = [[Town]]
| image_skyline                   = Amanzimtoti Main Beach.jpg
| image_caption                   = Amanzimtoti Main Beach
| pushpin_map                     = South Africa KwaZulu-Natal#South Africa#Africa
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| subdivision_type                = [[Country]]
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| subdivision_type1               = [[Provinces of South Africa|Province]]
| subdivision_name1               = {{flag|KwaZulu-Natal}}
| subdivision_type2               = District
| subdivision_type3               = Municipality
| subdivision_name3               = [[eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality|eThekwini]]
| subdivision_type4               = Main Place
| established_title               = Established
| government_type                 = Ward 97
| leader_party                    = DA
| leader_title                    = Councillor
| leader_name                     = Andre Beetge
| area_footnotes                  = <ref name="census2011">{{cite web |url=http://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/599173 |title = Main Place Amanzimtoti |work=Census 2011}}</ref>
| area_total_km2                  = 9.19
| population_footnotes            = <ref name="census2011" />
| population_total                = 13813
| population_as_of                = 2011
| population_density_km2          = auto
<!-- demographics (section 1) -->| demographics_type1              = Racial makeup (2022)
| demographics1_footnotes         = <ref name="census2011" />
| demographics1_title1            = [[Bantu peoples of South Africa|Black African]]
| demographics1_info1             = 21%
| demographics1_title2            = [[Coloureds|Coloured]]
| demographics1_info2             = 1.1%
| demographics1_title3            = [[Indian South African|Indian]]/[[Asian South African|Asian]]
| demographics1_info3             = 18%
| demographics1_title4            = [[White South African|White]]
| demographics1_info4             = 58.9%
| demographics1_title5            = Other
| demographics1_info5             = 1%
<!-- demographics (section 2) -->| demographics_type2              = [[First language]]s (2022)
| demographics2_footnotes         = <ref name="census2011" />
| demographics2_title1            = [[South African English|English]]
| demographics2_info1             = 51.4%
| demographics2_title3            = [[Zulu language|Zulu]]
| demographics2_info3             = 34.5%
| demographics2_title2            = [[Afrikaans]]
| demographics2_info2             = 11.9%
| demographics2_title4            = [[Xhosa language|Xhosa]]
| demographics2_info4             = 2.1%
| demographics2_title5            = Other
| demographics2_info5             = 0.1%
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| utc_offset1                     = +2
| postal_code_type                = [[List of postal codes in South Africa|Postal code]] (street)
| postal_code                     = 4126
| postal2_code_type               = [[Post-office box|PO box]]
| postal2_code                    = 4125
| area_code_type                  = [[Telephone numbers in South Africa|Area code]]
| area_code                       = 031
}}

'''Amanzimtoti''', locally nicknamed '''Toti''',<ref name="TotiTimes" /> and officially renamed to '''eManzimtoti''', is a coastal town just south of [[Durban]] in [[KwaZulu-Natal]], [[South Africa]]. Situated along the Sapphire Coast, the town is well known for its warm climate and numerous [[beach]]es, and is a popular tourist destination, particularly with surfers.

==Etymology==
According to local legend,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://amanzimtoti.kzn.org.za/index.php?cityhome+662+++57619 |title=KZN News |access-date=24 November 2010 |archive-date=6 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006144420/http://amanzimtoti.kzn.org.za/index.php?cityhome+662+++57619 |url-status=dead }}</ref> when the [[Zulu Kingdom|Zulu]] king [[Shaka]] led his army down the south coast on a raid against the [[Pondos]] in 1828, he rested on the banks of a river. When drinking the water, he exclaimed "Kanti amanzi amtoti" ([[isiZulu]]: "So the water is sweet"). The river came to be known as Amanzimtoti ("Sweet Waters"). The Zulu word for "sweet" is actually ''mnandi'', but, as Shaka's mother had the name Nandi, he invented the word ''mtoti'' to replace ''mnandi'' out of respect not to wear out her name. Locals frequently refer to the town as "Toti".<ref name="TotiTimes">{{cite news|last=Howard|first=G.|date=April 2000|title=South Coast Sun|work=Times of Toti}}</ref> In 2009 the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Geographical Names Committee recommended changing the town's name to aManzamtoti/eManzamtoti.<ref name="IOLRewrite">{{cite web|work=IOL News|title=Get ready to rewrite the map of KwaZulu-Natal|url=http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?click_id=13&art_id=vn20031007033359722C450824&set_id=1|accessdate=25 August 2011}}</ref>

=== Name change ===
In November 2009, the [[eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality]] submitted a list of places in the municipality to the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Geographic Names Committee to be changed from their anglicised names to the correct Zulu spelling. In the list, the town "Amanzimtoti" was recommended to be changed to "eManzamtoti" and the [[Amanzimtoti River]] was recommended to be changed to "aManzamtoti".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/more-name-changes-465724|title=More name changes|access-date=14 June 2023|website=iol.co.za}}</ref> 

On 1 October 2010, the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Arts and Culture gazetted the list of approved name changes which included the town and river of Amanzimtoti, however the gazetted names were slightly different to the ones initially recommended with Amanzimtoti town spelt as "eManzimtoti" and Amanzimtoti River as "aManzimtoti".<ref>[https://www.gov.za/sites/default/files/gcis_document/201409/33584848.pdf Approval of official geographical names] Official Gazette</ref> However, no changes have been made on road signs in Amanzimtoti regarding the spelling and many Durbanites and residents and businesses of Amanzimtoti still spell the town with its original spelling.

==History==

===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"/>

===Late colonial history===

[[Dick King]] passed through the Amanzimtoti area on his way to [[Grahamstown]] in 1842 in order to request help for the besieged British garrison at Port Natal (now the [[Old Fort (Durban)|Old Fort, Durban]]). The route that Dick King took through Amanzimtoti later became a road named Kingsway.

In 1847 Dr [[Newton Adams]] moved from [[Umlazi]] (where he had established a [[mission station]] in 1836) to Amanzimtoti and started a new mission station.<ref name="Adams">{{cite web|title=Adams College - Historical Background|url=http://www.adamscollegesa.co.za/site/adams-college|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130718182427/http://www.adamscollegesa.co.za/site/adams-college|archivedate=18 July 2013|accessdate=26 August 2011}}</ref> Dr Adams died in 1851, and the [[American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions]] sent Rev. Rood to Amanzimtoti in 1853 with the express object of opening up a school.<ref name="Adams"/> [[Adams Mission Church]] was built inland of Amanzimtoti in 1852, and [[Adams College]] was built in 1853.<ref name="TotiTimes"/> The college was first named "Amanzimtoti Institute" and was later renamed after Dr. Adams in the 1930s.<ref name="Adams"/>

Different accounts identify the first colonial-era house in the Amanzimtoti area, with one reference claiming a house on the south side of the Amanzimtoti River as the oldest house and another claiming a house to the north of the river as the oldest.<ref name="TotiTimes"/> The "first house" in Amanzimtoti, known as ''Klein Frystaat'' ("Little [[Free State Province|Free State]]"), was owned by Howard Wright and was situated "on the north side of the back of the old [[Anglican]] Church" on Adams Road.<ref name="TotiTimes"/> The house was demolished in 1984.<ref name="TotiTimes"/> However, the "best guess" for the first house built in Amanzimtoti is 1895, and it may have been on the "headland" south of Amanzimtoti Lagoon.<ref name="Meitener"/>

A photograph of a rowing-boat on the Amanzimtoti River taken in 1889 shows the banks of the river vegetated with ''[[Phragmites australis]]'', ''[[Phoenix reclinata]]'' and coastal bush.<ref name="Meitener"/> However a later traveler in 1911 claims to have been the first person to take a camera up the river, but also describes "reed-covered isles" and "overhanging trees", and his photographs show ''Phoenix reclinata'' growing on the banks.<ref name="RailwaysPrinting">{{cite book|last=Tatlow|first=A.H.|year=1911|title=Natal Province: Descriptive Guide and Official Hand-book|publisher=South African Railways Printing Works|location=Durban, Natal}}</ref>

The railway line from Durban to [[Isipingo]] was extended to [[Park Rynie]] from 1896 onwards, and the first train passed through Amanzimtoti in 1897.<ref name="TotiTimes"/> This train left Durban on 22 February at 7:55 AM and consisted of a [[Dübs & Company]] locomotive with two goods trucks, two passenger trucks, and a brake-van.<ref name="Meitener"/> There was a tin [[Shack|shanty]] siding at Amanzimtoti in 1897 which served as a station.<ref name="Meitener"/> The route from the Amanzimtoti train station to Adams Mission was named Adams Road. The first hotel in Amanzimtoti was built in 1898 to cater for holidaymakers, some of whom came from as far afield as [[Johannesburg]] on specially organised trains.<ref name="TotiTimes"/> The first hotel was built of wood and iron, but burnt down in May 1899.<ref name="Meitener"/> Amanzimtoti had its first stationmaster in 1902.<ref name="Meitener"/>

===1900s===

In 1902 Mrs K. Swafton visited Amanzimtoti and reported that the area had 1 hotel, 3 or 4 houses and 12 huts on the lagoon (clustered on the shore between the lagoon and [[Chain Rocks]]).<ref name="Meitener"/> The huts were made of wood and iron or motor-car packing cases and served as holiday bungalows, and two of the houses had been built by the Department of Native Affairs for resident officers. The 5th house in Amanzimtoti was built on the corner of Adams Road and Ross Street in 1908 by the Reinbach family, who came from [[Cape Town]].<ref name="TotiTimes"/>

The Kynoch factory for the manufacture of explosives was built in [[Arklow]], [[Ireland]] in 1895.<ref name="Inggs">{{cite book|author=Donald Inggs|title=Twini's historic Irish Connection}}</ref> Mr Arthur Chaimberlain of Kynochs visited South Africa in 1907 to find a place to start another factory.<ref name="Inggs"/> 1,400 acres of land were bought at [[Umbogintwini, KwaZulu-Natal|Umbogintwini]], and on 24 October 1907, a group of Irishmen (23 workers and their families) from Arklow sailed from [[Southampton]] to work as factory hands at the new Kynoch's factory in Umbogintwini.<ref name="Inggs"/> These people lived in Amanzimtoti and [[Isipingo]] before the village of Umbogintwini took shape. One of these "Irishmen" (Harry Purves) was in fact originally from Durban, where he was born to [[Scotland|Scottish]] immigrants.<ref name="MargaretNicol">{{cite book|author=Margaret Isabella Nicol|title=The Breakfast Room Table}}</ref>

In 1910 Toti had "a dozen families" (according to Bill Bailey), and the ''Toti Hotel'' had 50 rooms. In 1911 Toti was an hour's ride from Durban by train, and a photograph shows a boat race held on the lagoon.<ref name="Meitener"/> The Amanzimtoti River was navigable for 3.5 miles by rowing boat.<ref name="RailwaysPrinting"/>

In the 1920s, a [[steam train]], the [[Port Shepstone Express]], passed through the town once a day, to and from Durban. At around this time there was a Zulu [[kraal]] where the original Amanzimtoti Primary School was later built. One of the bathing areas in the sea for holiday-makers was a gully with rocks sheltering it on either side. Mrs Miller (née Reinbach) and her husband Douglas Miller built a [[bungalow]] near this site in the early 1920s, and a tea room existed there in 1923. The two Reinbach brothers and a Mr Grainger were often called upon to rescue bathers, and it was decided to use the gully, and place suspended chains across it, to provide a safe area for bathers. The chains were put up sometime before 1926, and this place was then called Chain Rocks. Paul Henwood May moved to Amanzimtoti in 1922, and built several colonial-style homes (made from wood, with an iron roof and a front [[verandah]]).<ref name="TotiTimes"/>

Many people moved to Amanzimtoti during the [[Great Depression]], attracted by the lower cost-of-living  compared to the cities.<ref name="TotiTimes"/> Amanzimtoti was granted local administration in 1934, with a population of 774. One of the "highlights" of the 1930s was the arrival of [[Gracie Fields]], a popular singer at the time. Electricity was introduced to the town in 1938, after being voted in by a small majority after Alan Allen campaigned on the benefits of electricity. Telephone lines were installed in 1945, and the manually-operated telephone-exchange was located at the railway station. Running water was introduced in 1949 by Olaf Bjorseth, the first mayor of Amanzimtoti; prior to this, residents used to collect rainwater from the roofs of their houses. The first petrol pump in the town was owned and operated by Mr and Mrs Silverstone, who also ran a store called "The Silverstones". The first post office was situated on the railway station, next door to Mrs Morton's Tea Room. Mrs North was the first post-mistress. The post office and telephone exchange moved to the Telephone Exchange building in Bjorseth Crescent in the late 1940s or early 1950s.<ref name="TotiTimes"/>

Amanzimtoti offered refuge to many [[Middle Eastern]] and [[United Kingdom|British]] evacuees during the [[Second World War]], many of whom lived in holiday cottages and in private homees. When a school was started at Toti Town Hall, Dr Frickle paid for two teachers' salaries out of money he made at his clinic selling "No 9s" (red pills "from the army"), which he purportedly prescribed "for everything". Miss Burns (who ran the Guides) held the first [[Arbour Day]] in [[Natal Province|Natal]], and along with 16 Guides, planted 60 ''[[Erythrina lysistemon]]'' trees along Beach Road.<ref name="TotiTimes"/> These trees "blazed red" when in flower and were known as the "glory of Beach Road"; for this reason, the Coral Tree is included in the crest of Amanzimtoti. These trees were however cut down in the 1950s when Beach Road was widened and tarred.<ref name="TotiTimes"/>

The first newspapers to be produced in the town were attributed to Ivor language, and the first issue of ''The Observer'' was printed in July 1955.<ref name="TotiTimes"/> Before this, newspapers had been brought in by train from Durban. From 1957 to 1959, ''The Observer'' was replaced by a commercial weekly newspaper, the ''South Coast Courier''. ''The Observer'' was again replaced, this time by the ''South Coast SUN'', which Archie and Jenny Taylor started in 1970.
[[File:Mall 2.JPG|thumb|right|The site where a 1985 MK bomb blast occurred]]
In 1961, the nearby settlements of Isipingo Rail and Isipingo Beach, which lie to the north of Amanzimtoti, were incorporated into the Borough of Amanzimtoti, up until July 1972, when [[Isipingo]] gained its own Town Board.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Read more about Amanzimtoti and Durban history - one of the best holiday accommodation destinations on the South Coast! |url=https://www.inyonirocks.co.za/about-amanzimtoti.php |access-date=2022-04-03 |website=www.inyonirocks.co.za}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Amanzimtoti, South Coast of Kwa-Zulu Natal {{!}} South African History Online |url=https://www.sahistory.org.za/place/amanzimtoti-south-coast-kwa-zulu-natal |access-date=2022-04-03 |website=www.sahistory.org.za}}</ref>

Toti's largest building, then known as ''Sanlam Centre'', was constructed during 1972 to 1973. It originally consisted of a shopping complex and a 25-storey block of flats, which to this day can accommodate 1,500 people.<ref name="TotiTimes" />

===Recent history===

Amanzimtoti made international news when on 23 December 1985, during the peak of the Christmas shopping season, [[Umkhonto we Sizwe]] cadre Andrew Sibusiso Zondo detonated a bomb in a rubbish bin at the Sanlam shopping centre during an armed struggle. Five people (two women and three children)<ref name="IOLKiller">
{{cite web|work=IOL News|title=Honouring a killer?|url=http://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/honouring-a-killer-1.349597|accessdate=2011-08-25}}</ref> were killed in the blast and more than forty suffered injuries.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.polity.org.za/polity/govdocs/commissions/1998/trc/2chap3.htm |title=Volume TWO Chapter THREE |access-date=16 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080617122343/http://www.polity.org.za/polity/govdocs/commissions/1998/trc/2chap3.htm |archive-date=17 June 2008 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

== Geography ==
eManzimtoti is located at the mouth of the [[Amanzimtoti River|aManzimtoti River]], about 27&nbsp;kilometres (17 mi) south-west of [[Durban]]. The town borders [[Umbogintwini]] and [[Athlone Park]] to the north, [[Kingsburgh, KwaZulu-Natal|Kingsburgh]] to the south and [[KwaMakhutha]] to the west.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Amanzimtoti in KwaZulu Natal Area Overview |url=https://www.teamseven.co.za/area-profiles/amanzimtoti/ |access-date=2021-02-21 |website=www.teamseven.co.za}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ltd |first=rome2rio Pty |title=Amanzimtoti to Durban - 2 ways to travel via bus, taxi, and car |url=https://www.rome2rio.com/s/Amanzimtoti/Durban |access-date=2021-02-21 |website=Rome2rio}}</ref>

However, the Greater eManzimtoti area comprises a larger area stretching from [[Isipingo]] in the north to [[Karridene]] in the south and [[KwaMakhutha]] to the west and includes areas such as [[Prospecton]], [[Athlone Park]], [[Umbogintwini]], [[Doonside, KwaZulu-Natal|Doonside]], [[Warner Beach]], [[Winklespruit]] and [[Illovo Beach]] amongst others. 

==Culture and contemporary lifestyle==

Regarded as the "gateway" to the [[South Coast (KwaZulu-Natal)|South Coast]] of [[KwaZulu-Natal]], Amanzimtoti has a long-standing reputation and history as a popular tourist destination, owing to its attractive setting on this part of the coastline. As a result, [[tourism]] is a major part of the local economy mainly attracting local tourists during the summer seasonal period. The annual [[sardine run]] also attracts many to the Toti beaches.   

With its laid-back beach lifestyle, Amanzimtoti has become an attractive destination for commuters, retired people and holidaymakers alike. Today it is described as a [[bedroom community]], one which is primarily residential in character, with many of its residents commuting to [[Durban]] daily.  

==Infrastructure==
[[File:Amanzimtoti CBD.JPG|thumb|Kingsway through the centre of Amanzimtoti]]
=== Healthcare ===

==== Private healthcare ====
Initially established in 1982 as a 25-bed clinic, Netcare Kingsway Hospital is the sole hospital serving the town of Amanzimtoti. Owned by [[Netcare Limited]], it is now a 238-bed private hospital operating 24-hour emergency services. The hospital is located on Kingsway, just 2 km from Galleria Mall and 3 km from the Amanzimtoti CBD.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Netcare Group > netcare-facilities |url=https://www.netcare.co.za/netcare-facilities/netcare-kingsway-hospital |access-date=2023-04-30 |website=www.netcare.co.za}}</ref><ref>[https://www.netcare.co.za/News-Hub/Articles/articleid/113/more-than-30-years-after-opening-netcare-kingsway-hospital-still-continues-to-grow-with-the-community#:~:text=“At%20Netcare%20Kingsway%20Hospital%20we%20put%20patient%20care%20first%2C%20and,group%20of%20doctors%20in%201982. https://www.netcare.co.za/News-Hub/Articles/articleid/113/more-than-30-years-after-opening-netcare-kingsway-hospital-still-continues-to-grow-with-the-community#:~:text=“At%20Netcare%20Kingsway%20Hospital%20we%20put%20patient%20care%20first%2C%20and,group%20of%20doctors%20in%201982.]</ref>

==== Public healthcare ====
Amanzimtoti Clinic is a government-funded municipal clinic operated by the [[eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality]], catering to residents' healthcare needs.

=== Transport ===
==== Rail ====
The Amanzimtoti Railway Station is situated on the South Coast Line, which is the main [[Metrorail KwaZulu-Natal|Metrorail]] commuter route between [[Durban railway station|Durban]] in the north-east (via [[Umbogintwini]]) and [[Kelso, South Africa|Kelso]] in the south-west (via [[Kingsburgh, KwaZulu-Natal|Kingsburgh]]).   

==== Roads ====
Amanzimtoti is mainly reached via the [[N2 (South Africa)|N2]], a major freeway running between [[Durban]] in the north and [[Port Shepstone]] in the south. Furthermore, it can also be reached from [[Kingsburgh, KwaZulu-Natal|Kingsburgh]] and [[Athlone Park]] via the [[R102 (South Africa)|R102]] (Kingsway; renamed to Andrew Zondo Road) which is the old coastal main route between Durban and Port Shepstone and via the [[M37 (Durban)|M37]] (Moss Kolnik Drive) from [[KwaMakhutha]] in the west.   

==Retail==
Amanzimtoti functions as a service-orientated town being a hub for shopping and other services for surrounding communities south of [[Durban]]. There are two main retail nodes in the town including the Amanzimtoti Central Business District (CBD) and Arbour Town to the north.

Amanzimtoti includes a host of several shopping malls with the largest of these being the [[Galleria Shopping Mall|Galleria Mall]] in Arbour Town. Also found in the area are: Toti Centre (formerly known as Sanlam Centre), Toti Mall, Arbour Crossing and Seadoone Mall.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://www.arbourcrossing.co.za/ |access-date=2023-07-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=19 December 2019 |title=New development welcomed in the untapped Amanzimtoti property market |url=https://www.iol.co.za/business-report/companies/new-development-welcomed-in-the-untapped-amanzimtoti-property-market-39476405 |access-date=16 July 2023 |website=IOL}}</ref>

==Wildlife==
Amanzimtoti is home to a wide variety of wildlife, including [[Cape clawless otter]]s, [[blue duiker]] and [[spotted ground-thrush]]. [[Vervet monkey]]s are common and can be seen throughout the suburban parts of the town and in the nature reserves.

Most of the wildlife can be found along the [[Amanzimtoti River|aManzimtoti River]] or in the coastal dune vegetation. A [[nature reserve]] was established along the banks of the river in 1965 called [[Ilanda Wilds]]. There is also a 'bird park' called [[Umdoni Bird Sanctuary]] along one of the tributaries of the aManzimtoti River. Other nature reserves and green areas include; Umbogavango, Vumbuka, and the [[Pipeline Coastal Park]].

[[File:Common_Coral_Tree_Vumbuka.JPG|thumb|A [[common coral tree]] at Vumbuka Conservation Area]]
[[File:Vervet_Monkey_Amanzimtoti.JPG|thumb|A young vervet monkey on a road in Amanzimtoti]]
==Recreation==
The Amanzimtoti Country Club is an 18-hole golf course situated on the mouth of the uMbokodweni River in [[Athlone Park]], north of eManzimtoti.

==Coat of arms==
Amanzimtoti was a borough in its own right from 1952 to 1996.  It obtained a coat of arms from the [[College of Arms]] in November 1958, and registered it with the Natal Provincial Administration in April 1959.<ref name=og>Natal ''Official Gazette'' 2914 (30 April 1959).</ref>

The arms were : ''Barry wavy Argent and Azure, on a mount a coral tree proper within an orle of eleven coral flowers also proper'' (i.e. a coral tree surrounded by eleven coral flowers on a background of silver and blue wavy stripes).

The crest was an egret standing in a circle of coral flowers, and the motto ''Nitamur semper ad optima''.

==References==
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== External links ==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081015170934/http://www.amanzimtoti.org/ www.amanzimtoti.org] provides information relevant to the local and internet community as well as for travelers visiting Amanzimtoti
* [http://www.amanzimtoti.com/index.html Amanzimtoti.net], another community website
* [http://amanzimtoti.kzn.org.za/index.php?cityhome+662 Amanzimtoti Tourism]
* [https://twitter.com/emanzimtoti Social tweets]

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