people. Oral records and historical evidence trace the baKoni to at least the early 18th century. The ongoing 500 Year Initiative to rewrite South Africa's history continues to deliver new insights into the extent and complexity of these settlements. An international group of researchers have placed the baKoni settlements in the context of numerous other cases of agricultural intensification, that took place in the precolonial era in different parts of Africa. Infrastructure This city has a railway station for the loading and unloading of passengers and cargo on the Pretoria–Maputo railway. References External links Machadodorp Info Google Map Populated places in the Emakhazeni Local Municipality Ruins in South Africa