Helpmekaar

For the private high school in Braamfontein, see Helpmekaar Kollege.
Helpmekaar
Helpmekaar
Helpmekaar
Helpmekaar

 Helpmekaar shown within KwaZulu-Natal

Coordinates: 28°26′06″S 30°25′01″E / 28.435°S 30.417°E / -28.435; 30.417Coordinates: 28°26′06″S 30°25′01″E / 28.435°S 30.417°E / -28.435; 30.417
Country South Africa
Province KwaZulu-Natal
District uThukela
Municipality Indaka
Postal code (street) 3000

Helpmekaar is a village 26 km south-east of Dundee. Afrikaans for 'help each other', the name is derived from transport riders having had to assist each other in making a road over a nearby hill.[1]

References

  1. Raper, Peter E. (1987). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Internet Archive. p. 203. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
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