About the town » Emalahleni, Nkangala District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa

Witbank (/ˈvɪtbəŋk/; Afrikaans for White Ridge), officially eMalahleni (meaning "place of coal") is a city situated on the Highveld of Mpumalanga, South Africa, within the eMalahleni Local Municipality. The name Witbank is Afrikaans for White Ridge and is named after a white sandstone outcrop where wagon transport drivers rested. The city is known for the coal-mining in the surrounding region.