Balfour, situated between Heidelberg and Standerton, was proclaimed in 1898. It was originally called McHattiesburg but was later renamed in honour of a…
Bethal was proclaimed in 1889 and named after the wives, Elizabeth and Alida, of the owners of the farms on which the town was laid out. Local inhabitants…
Delmas, also called “Botleng” (Beautiful), by the local inhabitants, is an important agricultural and milling centre on the western borders of Mpumalanga.…
This small village, called “Nthorwana” by the locals, was established in 1910 and named after JP Greyling, a farmer in the district, local pioneer and…
Kinross was proclaimed in 1915 and named after the Scottish town of the same name. The town is the centre of one of South Africa’s most advanced maize,…
Leandra also incorporates Leslie and Eendrag and supports a large agricultural community. Although very small, the town is becoming an important maize…
In 1954 the first South African oil-from-coal plant was established at Sasolburg in the Free State. When the Shah of Iran was overthrown in 1979 and the…
Standerton lies on the banks of the Vaal River and was established in 1876 on Adriaan Stander’s farm “Grootverlangen”. The town lies some 1 531 m above sea…
