11 Facts About Mpumalanga

1.

Mpumalanga was formed in 1994, when the Eastern Transvaal was merged with KaNgwane.

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2.

Archeological sites in the Mpumalanga region indicate settlement by humans and their ancestors dating back 1.

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3.

Rock paintings, engravings and other archeological evidence throughout the province indicate that Mpumalanga has a long history of human habitation by groups of hunter gathers.

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4.

Bokoni stone-walled sites on the Mpumalanga highveld are indicative of a large precolonial agropastoral society between ~1500 and 1820 CE.

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5.

In 1959, the small town of Bethal on what is the Mpumalanga highveld was the center of the anti-apartheid consumer potato boycott in response to the working conditions Black South African labourers faced on farms in the area.

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6.

The post-apartheid era brought significant economic growth to Mpumalanga including notable progress in extending housing and basic services.

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7.

Mpumalanga is the only South African province to border two provinces of Mozambique, as well as all four regions of Eswatini .

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8.

Mpumalanga is governed by the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature, a unichameral system of 30 legislators democratically elected though a closed list system.

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9.

Mpumalanga has been an important supplier of fruit and vegetables for local and international markets for decades.

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10.

High density of coal power stations on the Mpumalanga highveld means that the region has the highest levels of nitrogen dioxide pollution in the world.

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11.

Mpumalanga is home to a diverse range of cultures, including Swazi, Ndebele, Afrikaans, Tsonga, Zulu, Mapulana, Portuguese and Pedi communities.

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