It is bordered by eZimbokodweni to the north, Amanzimtoti to the east, Bhekulwandle to the south and Adams Mission to the west.

The main arterial route intersecting KwaMakhutha is the M37 Moss Kolnik Drive, connecting the township with Adams Mission to the west and Amanzimtoti to the east.

Twenty people, including the former Minister of Defence, General Magnus Malan, and the IFP leader, Mr MZ Khumalo, were acquitted in the Durban Supreme Court in 1996 for their part in an alleged conspiracy between former state structures and the IFP to carry out the attack.

Two former IFP members were granted amnesty for their role in Operation Marion, in which the SADF MI's Special Tasks provided paramilitary training and support to the IFP in a joint effort to combat the revolutionary threat posed by the ANC.

[4][5] Until today most Politicians are afraid to go to this area since the locals are known for being an independent Militia with significant amount of heavy duty weaponry.