At a meeting in 1835, attended by the full complement of settlers at the time - 15 in all - a town was proclaimed, and named in honour of the Governor of the Cape, Sir Benjamin D'Urban.
Emhlanganweni wango-1835, owawuthanyelwe ngabahlali ngaleso sikhathi - abangu-15 sebebonke - kwamenyezelwa idolobha, futhi laqanjwa ngokuhlonipha uMbusi waseKapa, uSir Benjamin D'Urban.