Tongaland, or Amatongaland, existed in southeast Africa, lastly as a district of Zululand, forming the northern neck of Zululand. Bordered on the west by the Lebombo Mountains, the area comprised 1280 mi² (2060 km²). The inhabitants were the Amatonga, a part of the Zulu-Kafirs. Africa is the worlds second-largest continent and 3rd most populous . ... Zululand was the Zulu-dominated area of what is now northern KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. ...
The possession of Tongaland was strongly desired by the Boers since it furnished them an outlet to the sea and a safe haven, too. In order to disrupt that plan, Great Britain placed Tongaland under British protection on June 11, 1895; it was annexed to Zululand on December 27, 1897, and along with Zululand promptly annexed to Natal three or four days later. Boer is the Afrikaans (and Dutch) word for farmer. ... 1895 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1897 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Natal is a former British colony, and a South African province. ...
At the time, a section of land in the Nhlonhlela area along the Usoma stream, that was later to become part of the game reserve, was leased to John Lorne Currie for the planting of rubber.
This venture never got off the ground however and Currie's lease was transferred to the Amatongaland Rubber Corporation Limited on 11 October 1910.
Following Union, a Select Committee was appointed by the provincial council of Natal to inquire into the application of the game laws and one of its recommendations was that a Game Conservator should be appointed to live in Zululand.
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