[3] The river drains into the Indian Ocean through an estuary located near the lighthouse at Bashee, south of Mhlanganisweni.

[4] After passing under national road N2, the Mbhashe River encounters southwest of Elliotdale and north-east of Dutywa the more rugged terrain of the Wild Coast and suddenly enters into a 64 km long series of violent twists and turns known as the Collywobbles before continuing more sedately towards the Indian Ocean.

[7] 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.

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