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Mbhashe River
Mbhashe River, Mbashe River or Bashee River is one of the major rivers in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. It flows in a southeastern direction and has a catchment area of 6,030 km².〔(Mbhashe River Trends - 2007/2010 )〕 The river drains into the Indian Ocean through an estuary located near the lighthouse at Bashee, south of Mhlanganisweni.〔(Lighthouses of S Africa: M'bashee Lighthouse )〕
The Mbhashe river's main tributaries are the Xuka River, Mgwali River, Dutywa River and the Mnyolo River. Presently this river is part of the Mzimvubu to Keiskamma Water Management Area.〔(Is there a role for traditional governance systems in South Africa's new water management regime? )〕
==History==
In 1554 Portuguese ship São Bento ran aground at the mouth of the Mbhashe River. The ordeal of 322 of its survivors, who walked from there to Lourenço Marques, presently Maputo, has been recorded.〔(Mpondo Kingdom - The History of The Kingdom )〕
Mvezo is a village on the banks of the Mbashe River, where Nelson Mandela was born in 1918.〔(Route and landmarks on the Mandela~Biko~Woods Trail )〕
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