This picturesque place has been a Moravian mission station since 1865. The village today consists of an old thatched Church, a store, and terraces of neat thatched roofed little cottages. Excellent velskoen (known throughout the country) are made and tobacco is dried and worked into rolls (roltabak). The other main products of the area are dried fruit, dried beans and rooibos tea. Since 1995 development aid to Wupperthal has come in the form of grants, interest free loans and donations from various sources. Among projects that benefited from these was a 4 x 4 route around the district, a caravan park, two guesthouses, the revamping of a tea production facility and a needlework centre.