Hectorspruit, officially renamed to Emjejane, is a small farming town situated between Kaapmuiden and Komatipoort on a southern tributary of the Crocodile River in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa.
The farms in the region produce sugarcane, subtropical fruit and vegetables. The stream is named after a dog belonging to S de Kock, chief surveyor of the Pretoria – Delagoa Bay railway line.
Hectorspruit is part of the Nkomazi Local Municipality under the Ehlanzeni District Municipality in Mpumalanga Province.
Hamlet some 30 km west of Komatipoort and 80 km north-east of Pigg’s Peak. The hamlet is named after a tributary of the Crocodile River, the Hectorspruit, which is said to take its name from a hunting dog that died there after being bitten by a tsetse fly.
The hamlet was officially renamed in 2005 to Emjejane (SiSwati) after late Chief Mjejane Ngomane.
