'Genesis of Life’: The 3.5-billion-year-old Makhonjwa Mountains in Barberton are among the oldest in the world, and contain Earth’s first microfossil evidence of life.
1000-5000 years ago
Late Stone Age San hunter-gatherers leave rock paintings and engravings (about 1000-5000 years ago).
1000AD - 1300AD
Small nation states build stone kingdoms and engage in trade.
Illustration courtesy of Janet Berger.
1870s
Gold is discovered, and thousands of hopeful diggers flock to the area. This is the era of 'Jock of the Bushveld', a dog made famous in a book of this name by Sir Percy Fitzpatrick.
1898
The Sabi Game Reserve, the forerunner to the Kruger National Park, is established in 1898 by president of the then-South African Republic, Paul Kruger
1995
Formerly the Eastern Transvaal, the province is renamed Mpumalanga.
3.5-billion years ago
1000-5000 years ago
1000AD - 1300AD
1870s
1898
1995
Mpumalanga is home to colourful cultures and visitor-friendly cultural villages.
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