Tzaneen

The bustling town of Tzaneen is found in a hollow on the banks of the Letaba River. The origin of the town's name lies in a splinter group of the Bokgaga tribe, who settled in the area and called themselves the Batsenang, meaning 'people of the small village'.

In 1905 Lord Milner established a small tobacco farm in the region. Consequently, Tzaneen cigars and cigarettes became well known. The development of farming stimulated the extension of the Selati Railway as far as the farm Pusela in 1912 and it was here, around the railway buildings, that the town of Tzaneen was built.

Today the area is home to some of the most prosperous farms in the low country. All kinds of subtropical fruit, nuts, flowers, winter vegetables, potatoes, tea and enormous quantities of timber are produced at Tzaneen. As the rail, commercial and administrative centre for the lowveld, it is one of the most important towns around.

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