OVERVIEW Regional overview: Mpumalanga Mpumalanga’s charms, attractions, history and culture make it a must-see province, a place steeped in mystery, teeming with wildlife and filled with opportunity. Mpumalanga is all about vast savannas, sweeping grasslands, imposing mountains and raging rivers. It’s a place where memories are made, friendships formed and opportunities realised. The name means “the place where the sun rises” in the local tongue, and the province lies north of KwaZulu-Natal and borders Swaziland and Mozambique. It constitutes 6.5% of South Africa’s land area. In the north it borders on Limpopo, to the west Gauteng, to the southwest the Free State and to the south KwaZulu-Natal. The former capital Nelspruit has recently been renamed Mbombela. Agriculture The climatic contrasts between the drier Highveld region, with its cold winters, and the hot, humid Lowveld allow for a variety of agricultural activities. More than 68% of Mpumalanga is used by agriculture. Crops include maize, wheat, sorghum, barley, sunflower seed, soyabeans, groundnuts, sugarcane, vegetables, coffee, tea, cotton, tobacco, citrus, subtropical and decidious fruit. (Continued on page 183) SOUTH AFRICAN BUSINESS 2016 174
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