Mpumalanga was formed in 1994, when the Eastern Transvaal was merged with KaNgwane.
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Mpumalanga was formed in 1994, when the Eastern Transvaal was merged with KaNgwane.
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Archeological sites in the Mpumalanga region indicate settlement by humans and their ancestors dating back 1.
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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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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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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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The post-apartheid era brought significant economic growth to Mpumalanga including notable progress in extending housing and basic services.
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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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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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Mpumalanga has been an important supplier of fruit and vegetables for local and international markets for decades.
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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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Mpumalanga is home to a diverse range of cultures, including Swazi, Ndebele, Afrikaans, Tsonga, Zulu, Mapulana, Portuguese and Pedi communities.
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