It is believed that when Shaka was passing through the area, he refused to drink from a local river claiming it had the taste of "umlaza", from that incident, the area has infamously been called Umlazi.
It is believed that when Shaka was passing through the area, he refused to drink from a local river claiming it had the taste of "umlaza", the area has infamously been called Umlazi. This was from that incident.