The De Berg Pass (also Steenkampsberg Pass) was opened in 1988, and is situated on the R577 road between Lydenburg and Roossenekal, in Mpumalanga, South Africa. [1] It is the highest pass in Mpumalanga, and skirts the southern slopes of De Berg, the highest point of the Steenkampsberg.
Mpumalanga is a province of South Africa. The name means "East", or literally "The Place Where the Sun Rises" in the Swazi, Xhosa, Ndebele and Zulu languages. Mpumalanga lies in eastern South Africa, bordering Eswatini and Mozambique. It constitutes 6.5% of South Africa's land area. It shares borders with the South African provinces of Limpopo to the north, Gauteng to the west, the Free State to the southwest, and KwaZulu-Natal to the south. The capital is Mbombela. Mpumalanga was formed in 1994, when the Eastern Transvaal was merged with KaNgwane. Although the contemporary borders of the province were only formed at the end of apartheid, the region and its surroundings has a history that extends back thousands of years. Much of its history, and current significance is as a region of trade.
Mbombela is a city in northeastern South Africa. It is the capital of the Mpumalanga province. Located on the Crocodile River, Mbombela lies about 110 km (68 mi) by road west of the Mozambique border, 330 km (210 mi) east of Johannesburg and 82 km (51 mi) north of the Eswatini border. Mbombela was one of the host cities of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Underberg is an administrative town in a dairy and cattle farming community in the Mzimkulu River valley of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is situated at the foot of the 1,904 m Hlogoma Peak (place of echoes) in the foothills of the southern Drakensberg, KwaZulu-Natal. Underberg was established in 1917 when the railway from Pietermaritzburg reached the area. It is an important commercial centre for the region's farming industry providing many of the support services. It is also a trading center for people who come down the nearby Sani Pass from Lesotho.
Belfast is a small town in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa. It is situated in the eMakhazeni Local Municipality in the Nkangala District Municipality.
Dullstroom, also known as Emnothweni, is a small town in Mpumalanga province, South Africa. The town lies 35 kilometres north of Belfast and some 53 kilometres south-west of Lydenburg on the R540 road. Dullstroom lies on the Highveld platea that is found in South Africa, and is the reason that its climate is so different from the surrounding areas.
The R37 is a provincial route in South Africa that connects Polokwane with Nelspruit (Mbombela) via Burgersfort and Lydenburg.
The Komati River, also known as the Inkomati River or Incomati River, is a river in South Africa, Eswatini and Mozambique. Originating in north-western Eswatini, it is joined by the Crocodile River in the Lebombo Mountains, enters far south-western Mozambique below the border town of Komatipoort, and enters the Indian Ocean around 24 km (15 mi) north-east of Maputo.
Mpumalanga were a South African first-class cricket team from the province of Mpumalanga. They played their home games at Landau Recreation Club in Witbank and Lanion Hall Cricket Club, Nelspruit.
Riachinho is a Brazilian municipality located in the north of the state of Minas Gerais. In 2020 the population was 8,134 in a total area of 1,775 km². It became a municipality in 1992.
Verloren Valei Nature Reserve is a protected area in Mpumalanga, South Africa. One of the few places in the country to breed the three species cranes present in South Africa, the Verloren Vallei Nature Reserve lies roughly 13 km (8.1 mi) outside Dullstroom, a beautiful, peaceful part of the Steenkampsberg plateau that includes rolling grasslands and sensitive wetlands.
Bothasnek Pass is situated in the Mpumalanga province, on the R38 (Mpumalanga), the road between Barberton and Carolina.
Jaap-se-Hoogte Pass, also known as just Jaap-se-Hoogte, is situated in Mpumalanga province, on the R577, the road between Lydenburg and Roossenekal.
Dingana alticola, the red-banded widow, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is only known from high altitude grassland in the Steenkampsberg area in the Mpumalanga province.
Steenkamp is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
The R533 is a Regional Route in South Africa.
The R539 is a Regional Route in Mpumalanga, South Africa. It connects the R36 between Waterval Boven and Mashishing (Lydenburg) with the R37 between Sabie and Nelspruit.
The R540 is a Regional Route in South Africa.
Adolf Matthys "Aldo" van den Berg is a former South African cricketer whose domestic career spanned from 1997 to 2007. A right-handed all-rounder, he played matches for Gauteng, Easterns, and Mpumalanga.
The Steenkampsberg is a mountain range situated south of Fraserburg in the Northern Cape, South Africa. It was named for Willem Steenkamp, an early settler in the area. The mountain constitutes a section of the central Nuweveldberge in the Great Escarpment. Its highest point is Salpeterkop, which reaches 1,852 metres, and overlooks the Teekloof Pass. Salpeterkop is composed of prominently inclined sheets of dolerite. The Steenkampsberg and Klipkraal-se-Berg enclose a basin which is drained by the Soutrivier.
James Jim Skosana was a South African politician. A member of the African National Congress, he served in the South African National Assembly from May 2009 to February 2018, when he became a member of the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature. In March 2021 Skosana was elected as the deputy speaker of the provincial legislature.
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