Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport, Nelspruit

An Airport located in Mbombela (Nelspruit), this is the gateway to the World’s most iconic Game Reserve, the Kruger National Park, its third largest Canyon; the Blyde River Canyon, ancient Caves and many Scenic & Heritage Attractions are all in close proximity.
Since opening this facility in October 2002, the Airport has opened up the skies over Mbombela (Nelspruit) for over 3 Million passengers, affording new opportunities to the Tourism and Business industries of the Province. The Airport serves an average of 260,000 passengers per Annum. This is an ICAO approved International Airport with a Runway of 3.1 km which can accommodate up to a Boeing 747 and Airbus series. The Airport also prides itself in being the holders of a Fire and Rescue Category 7, International Aerodrome License, which is a first for the Province.
The Terminal Building, constructed as an African theme all under Thatch has a total floor space of 7350 square meters, making this the largest Thatch Constructed Airport in the World! (It is a true aviation masterpiece to be seen!) The unique aesthetics and decor of the Building blend in with the surrounding Bush veld, which has become a favourite Landmark among passengers visiting the beautiful Province of Mpumalanga, South Africa. The Airport is currently able to accommodate a passenger capacity of 600 000 per Annum and still has significant expansion potential!

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31° 6' 10.8", -25° 22' 55.2"

Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, East Rand

The City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality is a Category A. This Municipality and covers an extensive Area from Germiston in the West to Springs and Nigel in the East, making the covered Area: 1 975 km². The former Administrations of the nine Towns in the former East Rand were amalgamated into the Metropolitan Municipality, along with the Khayalami Metropolitan Council and the Eastern Gauteng Services Council. It is one of the most densely populated Areas in the Province, and the Country.

The Economy in the Region is larger and more diverse than that of many, small Countries in Africa. It accounts for nearly a quarter of Gauteng's Economy, which in turn contributes over a third of the National Gross Domestic Product. Many of the factories for production of goods and commodities are located in Ekurhuleni, often referred to as ‘Africa's Workshop'. The network of Roads, Airports, Rail Lines, Telephones, Electricity Grids and Telecommunications found in Ekurhuleni, rivals that of Europe and America. It can be regarded as the Transportation hub of the Country. It is Home to OR Tambo International Airport; South Africa's largest Railway hub; a number of South Africa's modern Freeways and Expressways; the Maputo Corridor Development; direct Rail, Road and Air links connecting Ekurhuleni to Durban; the Blue IQ projects, with linkages to the City Deep Container terminal; the planned Gautrain rapid rail link to Johannesburg and Pretoria; and the OR Tambo International Airport Industrial Development Zone.

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-26° 11' 2.4", 28° 9' 21.6"

Mthatha Airport, Eastern Cape

Mthatha Airport serves the charming Town of Mthatha (affectionately known as Madiba Country) in the Eastern Cape Province. It is the Hometown of many great African leaders, including Nelson Mandela and Walter Sisulu!
The Airport was previously known as K. D. Matanzima Airport and is one of the main Airports in the Eastern Cape. Mthatha Airport was used by the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) for border security operations, before being handed over to Airports Company South Africa (ACSA).
The Airport has undergone a number of upgrades in recent Years, including an expanded Runway, state-of-the-art Terminal Building, rental car Facilities, refueling Station, security fence, and Roadways. Mthatha Airport does not have any lounges or facilities! The Airport was handed over to the South African National Defence Force for border security operations in 2012 but has since been taken over by ACSA. The Airport serves Domestic departures and arrivals within South Africa. It also offers connecting flights to the major Airports for International departures. The Airport is situated 25 minutes from the Town centre of Mthatha.

SA Express and SA Airlink have temporarily suspended all flights to and from Mthatha Airport due to the airport's downgrade.

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28° 40' 19.2", -31° 32' 56.4"

Majuba Power Station, Volksrust-Mpumalanga

This 4 110 megawatt Station, constructed at a cost of R 11.9 Billion, is one of the five biggest Power Stations in the World and the first to have been officially opened in South Africa after 1994. Construction started in 1983 and the first of its six units was placed in Commercial operation in April 1996. The remaining five units were added at a rate of one unit per Year, with the final unit coming into operation in April 2001. Majuba Power Station has always generated a great deal of interest and speculation. The original planning proposal for Majuba as contained in the Planning Proposal for Expansion Schemes dated January 1982, allowed for Unit 1 to start production in September 1988, with subsequent units at one year intervals (Unit 6 in September 1993). Majuba being the latest of Eskom's "6 Pack" Power Plants, in the Country. It is able to use different sources of coal and has no dedicated Mine. Majuba currently purchases coal from 15 different suppliers. Approximately 700 Hundred Coal Trucks per Day, make their deliveries!
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-27° 6', 29° 46' 1.2"

Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality, Free State

Mangaung is a Sesotho name meaning "place of Cheetahs". Legend has it that when the first settlers arrived, they were stunned by the vast Plains that were roamed freely by cheetahs. Before the municipal Elections of 18 May 2011 Mangaung was a local Municipality under the Motheo District Municipality.
The Motheo District was disenabled on 18 May 2011. When this happened; of its three constituent local Municipalities: Mangaung was upgraded to become an autonomous metropolitan Municipality, Naledi became part of Xhariep, and Mantsopa became part of Thabo Mofutsanyane. The Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality is located in the Free State Province, in the center of South Africa. The Free State is bordered by six provinces, namely Gauteng, the Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and North West provinces, as well as the neighboring Country of Lesotho. The Municipality was formed after the local Government elections in May 2011, and has been a local Municipality since 2000 by amalgamating the Transitional Local Councils of Bloemfontein, Botshabelo, Thaba Nchu and two Rural Councils. The Municipality is working to integrate the City and ensure that previously disadvantaged Communities are spatially linked to the rest of the City.
Being the sixth largest City in the Country, the Mangaung Municipal hosts a population of about 850 000 people. The languages spoken in the Area are mainly Sesotho, Afrikaans, English and Setswana. Mangaung, meaning “Place of the Cheetah”, accentuates the vibrant, dynamic and energetic character of the Tourism Industry in the “City on the move”.
Mangaung remains the seat for the Supreme Court Of Appeal (formerly the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court) and is therefore generally regarded as the Judicial Capital.

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25° 56' 34.8", -29° 7' 8.4"

Motlotlehi – His Majesty King Constantine Bereng Seeiso Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho

His Majesty, King Constantine Bereng Seeiso Moshoeshoe II was born on 2 May 1938, in the Village of Salang in the Mountain District of Mokhotlong in the British Protectorate of Basutoland (now known as the Kingdom of Lesotho). He was the second child and eldest son of the late Paramount Chief Simeone Seeiso Griffith and his second wife Mofumahali ‘M’ abereng (Sekhothali) Seeiso.