Did you know that the richest goldfield in the world is actually the one in the Matjhabeng Local Municipality? Events that took place to finally locate this world class deposits are truly fascinating.

At the turn of the century, during the wave of prospecting that was taking place in the main land of South Africa, just after the Langlaagte discovery in 1886 and proclamation as a public diggings by the Paul Kruger government, prospectors made their way into the then Orange Free State.

It was after many attempts and heart break that Allan Roberts finally made the breakthrough discovery that would create a sensation in the mining world!

Visit this region of South Africa and be blown away as to the mind blowing culture and heritage places unequalled in South Africa!…hidden in plain sight!