Wakkerstroom (Awake Stream) is the second oldest town in Mpumalanga province, South Africa.

South Africa's first black member of the Christ Community Church was baptized by Reverend D. Bryant in 1904.

Remains of the Staffordshire and Dragoon encampments can be found on the slopes of the Ossewakop and Voortrekkerkop passes south of town.

Proposed coal mining in the area has raised concerns due to the environmental sensitivity of the region.

[6] The Yzermyn project of Uthaka Energy (Pty) Ltd, a coal-mining company, was put on hold in 2021, after a coalition of civil society organisations objected to mining in one of South Africa's critical water source areas.