Melmoth is a small town situated in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

The town was established in the Mthonjaneni district after the annexation of Zululand by the British Empire in 1887 and was named after Sir Melmoth Osborn, the resident commissioner of Zululand's "Reserve Territory".

The district is also planted with sugar cane from the outskirts of the town and into the surrounding villages.

[3] In 2017, the South African Geographical Names Council (SAGNC) made a decision to rename Melmoth to eMthonjaneni, the same name as the local municipality it is in.

[4] Vehicle registrations in Melmoth start with NO - N for Natal, O for Osborn.