Emakhazeni Local Municipality is situated in the heart of the Mpumalanga province. It is bordered by Mbombela Local Municipality in the east and Steve Tshwete Local Municipality (Middelburg Local Municipality) on the west. It is one of the six municipalities that fall within the Nkangala District Municipality. The N4 Maputo Corridor, which traverses the region from west to east, and the R555 from Middelburg and R33 from eMakhazeni (previously Belfast), which converge at Stoffberg Road in the north-west, are the main connecting roads forming part of the major roads of the municipality. The area is a nature-lover's paradise, South Africa's premier fly fishing mecca, host to some of the subcontinent's rarest birds, and offers the best rock climbing and most spectacular wild flower displays – all just two hours from the metropolitan centres of Gauteng and Mozambique. The Trout Triangle area is situated on the highest part of the Steenkampsberg Plateau at approximately 2 072m above sea lev