Page: 1 NELSPRUIT Nelspruit, capital of Mpumalanga province, lies in the fertile valley of the Crocodile River in an area known for its production of a variety of tropical fruit (pawpaws, bananas and avocados), nuts (pecan and macadamia) and citrus fruit. The town’s develo ...
Page: 2 MACHADODORP Established in 1895 on the farm Geluk, Machadodorp (Machado’s town) owes its name to Joaquim Machado, who surveyed the route of the railway line between Pretoria and Lourenço Marques (Maputo) in 1883. Machado later became Governor-General of Mozambique. A ...