Emalahleni Tourism Information

Quick Facts: Emalahleni

•  Dullstroom is characterised by beautiful scenery, great activities; it is one of the finest trout fishing places in South Africa
• The towns of Waterval Boven and Waterval Onder were established due to the railway line which connected Pretoria with Delagoa Bay
• The region around Witbank depends on the mining of coal
• Witbank is home to coal mines, several power stations (Duvha Power Station) as well as the Steel Mill (Highveld Steel and Vanadium Corporation)
• Secunda is a town built around coalfields in the province of Mpumalanga
• Secunds was named for being the second extraction refinery producing oil from coal after Sasolburg
• Secunda CTL is a synthetic fuel plant owned by Sasol in the town of Secunda
• Secunda CTL uses coal liquefaction to produce petroleum-like synthetic crude oil from coal; it is the largest coal liquefaction plant in the world
• Middelburg is a large farming and industrial town in Mpumalanga

Introducing Emalahleni

The surrounding area of Dullstroom is characterised by beautiful scenery, great activities, and one of the finest trout fishing places in South Africa. The towns of Waterval Boven and Waterval Onder were established due to the railway line which connected Pretoria with Delagoa Bay. The region around Witbank depends on the mining of coal.  In Witbank coal mines, several power stations such as the Duvha Power Station as well as the steel Mill, Highveld Steel and Vanadium Corporation, are found.

Secunda is a town built around coalfields in the province of Mpumalanga, South Africa. It was named for being the second extraction refinery producing oil from coal after Sasolburg.  Secunda CTL is a synthetic fuel plant owned by Sasol in the town of Secunda. It uses coal liquefaction to produce petroleum-like synthetic crude oil from coal. The process used by Sasol is based on the Fischer–Tropsch process and is the largest coal liquefaction plant in the world.  Middelburg is a large farming and industrial town in the South African province of Mpumalanga.