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Province in South Africa
Mpumalanga is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. The name means "East", or literally "The Place Where the Sun Rises" in the Nguni languages. Mpumalanga lies in eastern South Africa, bordering Eswatini and Mozambique and accounts for 6.3% of South Africa's total land area. It shares borders with the South African provinces of Limpopo to the north, Gauteng to the west, the Free State to the southwest, and KwaZulu-Natal to the south. The capital is Mbombela.
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Police have launched investigations into murder, attempted murder and kidnapping after a hostage situation on a farm near Amersfoort in Mpumalanga left one man dead, another seriously injured and the alleged gunman dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
A team of hostage Negotiators, with resources, were mobilized to the scene. Whilst negotiations were underway with the suspect, he reportedly shot himself.
A hostage situation on a farm in Amersfoort, Mpumalanga, resulted in one man being shot dead and another injured on 10 October. The 55-year-old suspect later shot himself while police negotiators were