Overview

Mapungubwe means “place of the stone of wisdom”. It was known as South Africa’s First Kingdom where people of affluent status traded with Egypt, India and China. Mapungubwe is situated in the grasslands of the Mapungubwe National Park, which is at the joining of the Limpopo and Shashe Rivers in Limpopo. It borders South Africa, Zimbabwe and Botswana, which would explain the reasons for it being a trading centre.