Legend has it that in the late 1800’s, King Shaka and his all-conquering Zulu army were on the march down the east coast of South Africa. After a long day’s march in the hot African sun, they came upon a river. Tasting the water from the river Shaka exclaimed “Amanzi amtoti!!” (The water is sweet).

Decades later a town rose up in this area and was named Amanzimtoti, after the great Kings exclamation. It was in this town that my husband and I grew up and raised our daughter and son. In 1999 we immigrated to Canada where we have been ever since.

It is from these humble beginnings, and the abundance of water surrounding Amanzimtoti, that we have created our business, Amanzi Soaps.