Malgas in the Western Cape is famous for the last working pontoon in South Africa
This service began in 1860 and is still in working order to this day
The first pontoon was build by Abrahan de Haan and farmers contributed to the upkeep of the pontoon and was used for at least a hundred years
The pontoon is driven manually by men pulling on the cable across the Breede River on straps with chains attached
The town was first called Malagas named after a Hottentot chief who's dwelling was situated near this site
The name was later changed to Malgas, as post send to Malagas, ended up in Spain with a town called Malaga
Malagas used to be an inland port for steamboats transporting goods like wine, fruit and provisions to the Swellendam area
The trading shop in Malgas
The Kadie was one of the ships transporting goods
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