It was founded around the same time as Parys, apparently because of a disagreement between property developers and the local land owners, and there was initially some rivalry between the two towns.
Yo waniwa nga tshifhinga tshithihi na Parys nga mulandu wa u hanedzana vhukati ha vhabveledzi vha zwithu na vhaṋe vha shango, ha mbo ḓi vha na dzi nndwa vhukati ha dzi ḓorobo hedzi mbili.