Overview
#Witbank (a.k.a. eMalahleni) Witbank is a coal mining town in the province of Mpumalanga. It falls within the municipality of eMalahleni. It is on the main route that leads from Johannesburg and Pretoria to the popular Kruger National Park, nearby private game reserves and Mozambique
The name Witbank means “white ridge” and was named by early transport riders who used to overnight at a rocky white outcrop situated here. The name eMalahleni means “place of coal”. Witbank has 22 collieries in its municipal area, as well as several power plants that produce electricity from coal. It also has a steel mill that depends on coal as well. The surrounding farmland is gradually being bought up by investors and coal mining companies.
During the South African War, Churchill, who was a reporter and captured by the Boers, escaped from Pretoria and fled Eastward to the current Mozambique. At one of the collieries at Witbank he was hidden from the Boers by people loyal to the English and assisted on his journey to Mozambique.
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Dullstroom / Emnotweni
##Dullstroom (a.k.a. Emnotweni) Dullstroom is a small village on the Mpumalanga Highveld best known for its mountain streams brimming with trout - a paradise for fly fishing. It is the second highest town on the Highveld (after Belfast) and lies 2100m above sea-level.
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Mpumalanga
##Mpumalanga Mpumalanga Province lies to the north-east of South Africa. In the Mpumalanga Highveld you’ll find grassland savanna and trout-fishing villages. The Mpumalanga Lowveld is known for fruit farms, game farms, private game reserves and the Kruger National Park. In between lies the spectacular escarpment and Blyde River Canyon.
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Mpumalanga Highveld
##Mpumalanga Highveld The Drakensberg Mountain range runs from North to South through the Eastern region of South Africa. In Mpumalanga it divides the province into the Highveld in the West and the Lowveld in the East. This divide is best noted on the escarpment known as the Panorama Route.
2 tours visit here