Malalane, alternatively rendered Malelane,[2] is a farming town in Mpumalanga, South Africa situated on the N4 national highway.

After having fought in the Anglo-Boer War (1899–1902), Elphick bought the old Malalane farm and successfully planted tomatoes, cotton, mangos, oranges and pawpaws.

This had little effect on the agricultural sector of the region except that animals were now more controlled and were limited in roaming onto farmers crops, although larger game such as buffalo and elephant still strayed onto farms.

Elephant, buffalo, lion and hippo now had extremely limited access to crops and farmers could invest more into their produce as the threat of them being destroyed by wild animals was minimal.

It also saw the construction of the Transvaal Suiker Beperk (TSB) sugar mill near the Malalane entrance of the Kruger National Park.

This meant easier access for tourists to enter the region and to travel to Mozambique, also, goods could now be transported more easily.

Sun International bought Malelane lodge and Spar and Pick 'n Pay also invested in branches of their retail shops in the area.

Future developments saw sections of the Kruger National Park being outsourced to large companies and corporations.

By outsourcing sections of the Kruger National Park the companies involved could attract more foreign tourists.

Together with the deregulation of open top game vehicles the park saw entrance admissions previously unheard of.

The development of the Leopard Creek Golf Club and housing estate aided in giving the local economy a boost.

An added bonus to this was the revenue brought in from golf tournaments, such as the Sunshine Tour's Alfred Dunhill Championship, and was beneficial to the town.