eMalleni | History Facts | Britannica
EMalleni, formerly Witbank, city, Mpumalanga province, South Africa, east of in 1890 as Witbank, it is at the centre of a coalmining area in which more than 20 collieries operate. During the South African War (1899–1902), the young soldierjournalist Winston Churchill hid in a colliery near Witbank after his escape from Pretoria.