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Mpumalanga

Mpumalanga is a province in north-eastern South Africa. The capital is Mbombela (formerly Nelspruit). The province is one of the country's most important economic regions, driven by coal mining, power generation, agriculture and forestry. Mpumalanga is home to much of South Africa's coal reserves and hosts numerous coal-fired power stations that supply the national grid. The province also contains significant deposits of gold, platinum-group metals and other minerals, making mining a cornerstone of its economy. Major cities include Mbombela, Emalahleni (formerly Witbank) and Secunda. The province borders Limpopo to the north, Gauteng to the west, the Free State to the south-west, and KwaZulu-Natal to the south, as well as Eswatini and Mozambique to the east. Mpumalanga's eastern escarpment is a major tourist destination, featuring the Kruger National Park, the Blyde River Canyon and the Panorama Route. The province's name means 'place where the sun rises' in several Nguni languages. Mpumalanga was established in 1994 following South Africa's transition to democracy, formed from the former Eastern Transvaal.

Mpumalanga News


Soshanguve Paint Manufacturer Wins Standard Bank's R1 Million Kasi SME National Pitch Challenge
Soshanguve Paint Manufacturer Wins Standard Bank's R1 Million Kasi SME National Pitch Challenge
Updated 1 hour 45 minutes ago

Maduwa Paint World (Pty) Ltd, founded by Rodney Maduwa fromSoshanguve, Gauteng, has been named the winner of the 2026 Standard Bank Kasi SME National Pitch Challenge, securing the R1 million grand... 


Seriti Resources CEO Mike Teke
Seriti Power Community Trust investing R50m in Mpumalanga police station
27th August 2026 By: Schalk Burger

The Seriti Power Community Trust has started construction of the new Klarinet police station, in eMalahleni, Mpumalanga, to improve community safety and provide sustainable infrastructure in the... 


Minerals-Led Industrialisation: South Africa’s Make-or-Break Moment
26th August 2026

By: Thabo Moloto - founder and CEO of Rootz Investments South Africa holds the richest chrome endowment on Earth, yet we cannot keep our own furnaces lit. Two decades of shipping raw ore overseas... 


An image of Samanjalo founder and CEO Prudence Simelane
Mpumalanga-based Samanjalo receives international funding
24th August 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Mpumalanga-based women-led small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) Samanjalo has unlocked international grants to scale its operations through support from the UK’s JET Deal Accelerator Programme.... 


Seriti Green’s Ummbila Emoyeni Wind Farm
Seriti unpacks big renewables ambition for coal heartland as first 155 MW wind project enters into operation
21st August 2026 By: Terence Creamer

The first 25 turbines at Seriti Green’s Ummbila Emoyeni Wind Farm, which is rising in the coal heartland of Mpumalanga within site of the giant Secunda coal-to-liquids complex and in close... 


The Manganese Metal Company
Nersa approves discounted Eskom tariff for Manganese Metal Company
19th August 2026 By: Terence Creamer

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has confirmed the approval of a two-year Negotiated Pricing Agreement (NPA) between Eskom and Mpumalanga-based Manganese Metal Company (MMC).... 


Pioneering Engineer Malani Padayachee-Saman Calls on Heavy Industry to Champion Women in STEM as MPAMOT Drives Major African Infrastructure Projects
14th August 2026

Recognized as the first Black female engineer to graduate from a South African university and South Africa’s first female CEO of a major consulting engineering firm, Malani Padayachee-Saman is... 


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TSO close, but not yet
14th August 2026 By: Terence Creamer

There is no question that President Ramaphosa’s endorsement of the Phase I report of the Eskom Restructuring Task Team (ERTT) is a key milestone in the ongoing reform of South Africa’s electricity... 


Nafasi Water Technologies, IDC turn mine-water waste into fertiliser inputs
14th August 2026 By: Natasha Odendaal

In a strategic venture with the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC), Nafasi Technologies has commissioned the first module of its purpose-designed waste sludge processing facility at the... 


Resources Watch
Resources Watch
12th August 2026

This week: Seriti unpacks big renewables ambition for coal heartland as first 155 MW wind project enters into operation; And, Considerable room to increase mining’s innovation intensity, survey finds 


60 Years of innovation and reliability in packaging and production
60 Years of innovation and reliability in packaging and production
5th August 2026

“When packaging carries more information, more variants and more risk, reliability is a competitive advantage.” Packaging performance is rarely treated as strategic until something fails: a batch... 


Is there appetite for Deterioration of Stock cover?
Is there appetite for Deterioration of Stock cover?
5th August 2026

Protecting temperature-sensitive stock against machinery breakdown While food insecurity remains a global concern, South Africa continues to be a significant producer and exporter of various... 


Seriti Green’s Ummbila Emoyeni Wind Farm
Seriti unpacks big renewables ambition for coal heartland as first 155 MW wind project enters into operation
3rd August 2026 By: Terence Creamer

The first 25 turbines at Seriti Green’s Ummbila Emoyeni Wind Farm, which is rising in the coal heartland of Mpumalanga within site of the giant Secunda coal-to-liquids complex and in close... 


Goldwind-powered Ummbila Emoyeni Wind Farm Phase One Enters Commercial Operation, Marking a Milestone in South Africa’s Just Energy Transition
31st July 2026

The first phase of South Africa's largest wind farm cluster has entered commercial operation, marking a tangible step in the country's Just Energy Transition. The Ummbila Emoyeni Wind Farm Phase... 


Sanral CEO steps down
31st July 2026 By: Irma Venter

The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) has confirmed that its CEO, Reginald Demana, has resigned with effect from August 31. Demana will move to a new, not yet known, position in... 


AfriSam invests in mobile production capacity
31st July 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

Construction materials supplier AfriSam is investing in mobile aggregate production equipment and concrete batching plants as major infrastructure projects increasingly emerge beyond South Africa’s... 


crops being irrigated
Research supports irrigation as a mine water management strategy
31st July 2026 By: Devina Haripersad

Research conducted by the University of Pretoria (UP) shows that suitable mine water can be used responsibly for irrigation, offering mining companies a productive and potentially lower-cost... 


Western Cape municipalities increasingly outshining other provinces – MFS Index
24th July 2026 By: Irma Venter

Independent governance ratings agency Ratings Afrika’s newest yearly Municipal Financial Sustainability Index (MFSI) confirms the severe financial distress facing the majority of South Africa’s... 


WIND CLUSTER:
WIND CLUSTER:
24th July 2026

The 330 MW Impofu Wind Farm cluster, in the Eastern Cape, achieved full commercial operations in June. Comprised of three 110 MW wind farms (Impofu North, Impofu East and Impofu West) the cluster... 


A generic image of a nickel mine
ARM board approves restart of Bokoni platinum, Nkomati nickel projects
23rd July 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

The board of diversified mining company African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) has approved the development of its 180 000 t a month Bokoni platinum project, in Limpopo’s Bushveld Complex, following the... 


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