2.1 Overview of Marapyane Thusong Service Centre Marapyane Thusong Service Centre is situated in a deep rural area of Mpumalanga Province in Nkangala District, within the Dr JS Moroka Local Municipality. The Centre was established in order to provide requisite services to the surrounding communities, especially the historically disadvantaged communities. The Centre has the following institutions: (i) Department of Home Affairs; (ii) South African Social Security Agency (SAASA); (iii) Library; (iv) Traditional Institutional Management; (v) Department of Social Development; (vi) Department of Co-operative Government and Traditional Affairs; (vi) TeleCentre; (vii) Department of Labour; and (viii) Small Enterprises Development Agency.