St. Faith's

See also: St Faith's Church

St Faith’s is a village in the Umzumbe Local Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.

St Faith’s
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Coordinates: 30.519°S 30.207°E / -30.519; 30.207
Country	South Africa
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
District	Ugu
Municipality	Umzumbe
Government
• Type	Ward 6
• Councillor	Sbonakaliso Radebe (ANC)
Area
• Total	3.10 km2 (1.20 sq mi)
Population  (2001)
• Total	794
• Density	260/km2 (660/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2001)
• Black African	95.1%
• Indian/Asian	4.9%
First languages (2001)
• Zulu	94.7%
• English	4.5%
• Other	0.8%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)

Geography

St Faith's lies on the rolling hills of the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast, approximately 50 km (31 mi) north-west of Port Shepstone and 158 km (98 mi) south-west of Durban.

There are a number of settlements falling under St Faith’s: uMqangqala, Nothinwta, Dweshula, Thaleni, Ngoleleni, Zitendeni, Siqhingini, Junction, Diphini, Maromeni and Ivethe.

Infrastructure

Junction is the connecting centre along the Provincial Road which hosts a variety of small businesses. St Faith's hosts a police station and a community health clinic. Some of the infrastructure located in St Faith's is the St Faith’s and Johns Dale Community Hall. You also find the following schools: Maria Trost, Khakhamela, St Faith’s, Impola are the primary schools, Indlelenhle Secondary and Mayiyana, Ntabalukhozi are the High Schools in St Faith’s. Maria Trost Catholic Church mission built with stones is over 100 years. There is a bridge being constructed that will connect Gumatane and Harding crossing over majestic Umzimkhulu river.

Transport

A taxi rank in Junction serves routes to Durban, Port Shepstone, Highflats and Ixopo. The route is also used by Ugu Transport buses. St Faith's main road connects the village with the N2 highway (to Durban) and Port Shepstone to the south-west and Highflats to the north.