The Mountain Club of South Africa (MCSA) was founded in 1891. The Club consists of a network of fourteen geographically located sections. The Amajuba section, originally called the Northern Natal Mountain Club, was founded in 1983 by a group of local mountain enthusiasts and became the 13th section of the MCSA in November 1984.
Based in Newcastle, Kwa-Zulu Natal, the club actively fosters and facilitates mountaineering, climbing, trekking, mountain walking and related activities, as well as conservation of mountain areas and promoting fellowship between people with these interests.