HISTORY AND HERITAGE
- Historical Treasures and Struggle sites: Engcobo is home to many finest liberation Icons like Dr A.B Xuma, Tat’u Walter Sisulu, Tatu James “Castro” Kati and many more. Luhewini MK Base Camp, Clarkebury Boarding Institute lists the likes of Tat’ uNelson Mandela Dr AB Xuma.
- Engcobo Heroes Park: Engcobo Heroes Park: listed many well-known South African Leaders and Liberation stalwarts were either born or educated in Ngcobo. They are recognised and commemorated at Engcobo Heroes Park which has memorial wall engraved with names of liberation Icons and the DR AB Xuma and Tatu Walter Sisulu life size statues with their biographies.
- Clarkebury Institution an educational institution established in 1830 by the Methodist Church missionaries on the invitation by King Vusani kaNdaba, the founder of the abaThembu nation. The institution lists the likes of the late Dr. N. Mandela and Dr. A.B. Xuma (and many others) as its students and were greatly influenced by the school’s strong sense of social responsibility.
- King Vusani KaNdaba (Aha -a-a-a Ngubengcuka) Monument : the monument of the late King Ngubengcuka of AbaThembu at Tyeni location the first person to introduce Methodist Church missionaries in the Eastern Cape and also founder of Clarkebury in 1830’s.
- Rock Art: Engcobo is one of the places where Rock Art Paintings has been discovered in different areas like Elucwecwe, Sinqumeni, Khalinyanga, Nkwenkwezi documenting the Khoisan as the earliest inhabitants of the area.
- Arts and Culture: the area has people who are passionate in craft, beadwork, cultural dance and artist of different genres (maskhandi, hip-hop, gospel singers, pop stars etc.) Some of the artist have home studios to produce and manage other artist.
- Quluqu Mass Grave: a historic site with a monument that lists the names of the people who were struck by lightning whilst hosting a traditional ceremony dating back in 1934, these people were all buried on the site.