Mpumalanga+(Eastern+transvaal)

Mpumalanga, which was called the Eastern Transvaal before 1995, is a province in Northeast South Africa. The name Mpumalanga means “the place where the sun rises.” The province borders Swaziland and Mozambique, and the capital was just recently renamed from Nelspruit to Mbombela.

Compared to the rest of South Africa its climate is cooler because it is above sea level. Crops grown here consist of maize, wheat, sorghum, barley, sunflower seed, soybeans, macadamia nuts, groundnuts, sugar cane, vegetables, coffee, tea, cotton, tobacco, citrus, and other tropical fruits. Also a big aspect in Mpumalanga is mining, they mine for many different things including include gold, platinum group metals, silica, chromite, zinc, antimony, cobalt, copper, iron, manganese, tin, coal, andalusite, kieselguhr, limestone, magnesite, talc and shale.

The province accounts for about 83% of South Africa’s coal production, about 90% of the coal mined in South Africa is used for electricity. Being the home to Kruger National Park, the province is popular for tourism and not only to the National Park, but also Sudwala Caves, and the Blyde River Canyon.