Piet Retief 105 km away and eventually Richards Bay 417 km from the town. The N11 South connects the town to Newcastle, 152 km to the south and Ladysmith 250 km away and the N3 to Durban. The N11 north connects it to Middelburg, 108 km away and the N4 freeway west to Pretoria. The N17 West connects the town to the southern suburbs of Johannesburg and N17 east to eSwatini. Notable people from Ermelo Lucky Dube, musician Lizelle Lee, South Africa national women's cricket team player Mpho Madi, wrestler, 2014 Commonwealth Games bronze medalist Mduduzi Manana, former deputy minister of the Department of Higher Education and Training, and member of the Parliament of South Africa Henno Mentz, South Africa national rugby union team player MJ Mentz, former South Africa national rugby sevens team & Pumas (rugby team) Tshepo Ngwane, actor Toni Nhleko, Premier Soccer League player & South Africa national football team player Michiel Daniel Overbeek, astronomer Gert Sibande, ANC-activist Johan Velde van der Merwe, South African Police Service commissioner 1990 - 1995 References Populated places in the Msukaligwa Local Municipality Populated places established in 1880