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Published 14 May 2022Updated 14 May 2022

May Day celebrated on 1 May annually, is a celebration of workers and their work. It has a long history, being a day of commemoration and celebration of the international working classes. Historically, the South African Communist Party (SACP) has organised protests, strikes and rallies on May Day.

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Published 10 May 2022Updated 4 August 2025

Ohrigstad was founded in 1845 by Hendrik Potgieter, the well-known "Voortrekker" leader. He named the Town after himself and George Ohrig: Andries-Ohrigstad. Sadly, the Town was plagued by malaria mosquitoes and abandoned in 1848. Ohrigstad was only resettled in the 1900's when the malaria plague was controlled. Today, Ohrigstad is a malaria-free zone.

Published 9 May 2022Updated 9 May 2022
Only 4 hours drive from Gauteng and less than 60 minutes from Nelspruit’s Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport. Positioned on the Kruger National Park's Southern boundary, between the Malelane and Crocodile Bridge gates, the Reserve enjoys 10km’s of spectacular river frontage and is fenced into the Kruger Park. A nature Reserve offering ranger tours to see Big 5 game, with a long river frontage & several lodges. Mjejane Game Reserve is South Africa’s premier reserve bordering Kruger National Park. It falls under the juristriction of the Nkomazi Local Municipality.
Published 9 May 2022Updated 9 May 2022
Casper’s Nek Pass looping off it through the Mountains, to join the R36 North of Ohrigstad. It is 1404m at its highest point! This old Pass is still in use over this part of the Drakensberg. Way back in the 1840's, when the independent-minded Voortrekkers had settled at Ohrigstad, their mission was to find a route to the Harbour at Delagoa Bay (now Maputo), where they could trade free of British control. Casper Kruger, went out scouting on horseback and found this route through the mountains which connected to the Blyde River Valley.
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