Lady Frere, officially renamed Cacadu in 2017, is a small town situated along the R410 Regional Route in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa.
Cacadu, meaning “bulrush water”, is the Xhosa name for the White Kei River, which rises in the district. It is one of the largest rural parts in the former Transkei.
Cacadu falls within the Emalahleni Local Municipality and the Chris Hani District Municipality in the Eastern Cape Province. Cacadu is the main town and administrative centre/seat of the Emalahleni Local Municipality.
History
The town was established in 1879 and became a municipality in 1900.
The town was named Lady Frere after the wife of Sir Henry Bartle Frere, governor of the Cape Colony from 1877 to 1880.
