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:: Malelane
Situated
332 m above sea level, this town is called “The Place of the Small Lala
Palms” or “ Emlalani”. This new town was established in 1949 and became a
municipality in July 1990. Malelane is the center of the sugar growing industry
in Mpumalanga.
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Hectorspruit
A small
village situated between Malelane and Komatipoort has a renowned name for the
production of sugar. This village is apparently named by two railway engineers ,
whose dog ,Hector, died in the area after being bitten by a teste fly. Salisbury
kop , a hill nearby this village resembles the profile of Lord Salisbury.
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Komatipoort
The
town is named after the “ poort” or the place where the River of cows (
Crocodile and Komati rivers ) combine together to flow into Mozambique.. The
bridge over the Komati river , built in 1891, is still in use today and is
serving as the main line from Gauteng to Mozambique and beyond. Komatipoort has
one of the major railway terminals which link up to Swaziland. Situated near to
Mozambique border , this town has a large grove of fever trees which creates a
special and interesting light effect in bright sunlight.
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