Greytown is a town situated on the banks of a tributary of the uMvoti River in a richly fertile timber-producing area of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Greytown was established in the 1850s and named after the governor of the Cape Colony Sir George Edward Grey who later became Premier of New Zealand.

In 1906 following a poll tax and other oppressive measures imposed on the Zulus, the Bambatha Rebellion took place.

Sarie was a legendary Voortrekker woman who died, aged 37, with the birth of her 11th child and is immortalised by the eponymous song, an indelible part of South African culture.

Louis Botha led the Boer forces during their victory over the British at the Battle of Spion Kop.