Hectorspruit

25°26′S 31°41′E / 25.433°S 31.683°E / -25.433; 31.683CountrySouth AfricaProvinceMpumalangaDistrictEhlanzeniMunicipalityNkomaziArea • Total10.26 km² (3.96 sq mi)Population • Total3,096 • Density300/km² (780/sq mi)Racial makeup (2011) • Black African77.9% • Coloured0.8% • Indian/Asian0.4% • White20.8% • Other0.1%First languages (2011) • Swati55.0% • Afrikaans18.6% • Tsonga17.0% • English4.1% • Other5.3%Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)PO boxArea code013

Hectorspruit, officially Emjejane, is a small farming town situated between Kaapmuiden and Komatipoort on a southern tributary of the Crocodile River in Mpumalanga, 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.

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.^[2]

The hamlet was officially renamed in 2005 to Emjejane (SiSwati) after late Chief Mjejane Ngomane.