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M21 Road (Pretoria)
The M21 road is a long metropolitan route in the City of Tshwane in Gauteng, South Africa. It connects Ga-Rankuwa with Hammanskraal via Mabopane and Soshanguve. Route The M21 route begins at a junction with the R513 Route (Brits Road) near De Wildt, North West. It heads northwards to cross the N4 Highway (Platinum Highway; westbound only) just east of the N4's Brits Toll Plaza. It continues north to meet the R566 Route and enter the township of Ga-Rankuwa as Kware Street. It heads north-north-east through the centre of Ga-Rankuwa to pass through Hebron before passing through Mabopane. In the suburb of Winterveld, the M21 bends to the east-north-east and meets the M39 route before passing through the northern part of Soshanguve, where it meets the M35 route. After Soshanguve, the M21 turns northwards, then eastwards at the Mogogelo Road junction, to reach the township of Hammanskraal, where it makes a right turn and becomes Herry Gwala Avenue before crossing the Apies River ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
De Wildt
De Wildt is town with a railway station, police station and post office in North West province of South Africa, 40 km west-north-west of Pretoria. History It was named after the Dutch engineer Mauritz Edgar de Wildt (1855–1907), who in 1905 surveyed the railway-line between Pretoria and Rustenburg. The town is famous for a speech delivered on 7 December 1912 by General J. B. M. Hertzog which ultimately led to the establishment of the National Party. Parks and greenspace Nearby is the Ann van Dyk Cheetah Centre also known as the De Wildt Cheetah and Wildlife Centre The De Wildt Cheetah and Wildlife Centre, also known as Ann van Dyk Cheetah Centre is a captive breeding facility for South African cheetahs and other animals that is situated in the foothills of the Magaliesberg mountain range (near Brits and .... Formed in 1971, the centre breeds cheetah and wild dogs. References External links Report on General J.B.M. Hertzog's Speech at De Wildt, 7 December 1912– S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North West (South African Province)
North West is a province of South Africa. Its capital is Mahikeng. The province is located to the west of the major population centre of Gauteng and south of Botswana. History North West was incorporated after the end of Apartheid in 1994, and includes parts of the former Transvaal Province and Cape Province, as well as most of the former bantustan of Bophuthatswana. It was the scene of political violence in Khutsong, Merafong City Local Municipality in 2006 and 2007, after cross-province municipalities were abolished and Merafong Municipality was transferred entirely to North West. Merafong has since been transferred to Gauteng province in 2009. This province is the birthplace of prominent political figures: Lucas Mangope, Moses Kotane, Ahmed Kathrada, Abram Onkgopotse Tiro, Ruth Mompati, J. B. Marks, Aziz Pahad, Essop Pahad and others. Law and government The provincial government consists of a premier, an executive council of ten ministers, and a legislature. The provincia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apies River
__NOTOC__ The Apies River is a river that flows through the city of Pretoria, South Africa. Its source is located just south of the city (south of Erasmus Park) and it flows northward until it drains into the Pienaars River. The word "Apies" is Afrikaans for small monkeys and is a reference to the historical abundance of vervet monkeys on the Apies River banks. Nguni-speaking people, who became known as the Ndebele, are thought to have been the first people to recognise the suitability of the Apies River valley as a place to put down roots. The Ndebele encountered indigenous nomadic Khoisan people, which they called abaTshwa (the People who are Ignored), occupying the area. The Ndebele named the river 'Tshwane' which means 'Place of the abaTshwa'. It is also argued that they named the river after one of their chiefs "Tshwane" who is reputedly buried under the Wonderboom (tree), Wonderboom. It is also proposed that 'Tshwane' is a corruption of 'tshwene' which is the Sepedi, Sotho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M35 Road (Pretoria)
The M35 road is a metropolitan route in the City of Tshwane in Gauteng, South Africa. It connects Pretoria North with a rural area north of Soshanguve. Route The M35 route begins at a junction with the R566 Route just north of the Pretoria North suburb. It begins by heading north-north-west for 14 kilometres, flying over the N4 Highway (Platinum Highway) and bypassing the Onderstepoort Private Nature Reserve to the east, to reach a junction with the M39 route. The M39 joins the M35 and they are one road northwards for 2 kilometres before the M39 becomes its own road westwards towards Soshanguve Central. The M35 continues northwards for 9 kilometres, through the eastern parts of Soshanguve, to reach a junction with the M21 route. The M35 continues northwards, bypassing Soutpan ( Tswaing), to exit the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality and reach the village of Moeka in the North West Province North West is a province of South Africa. Its capital is Mahikeng. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M39 Road (Pretoria)
The M39 road is a metropolitan route in the City of Tshwane in Gauteng, South Africa. It connects a rural area north of Pretoria (Pyramid) with a rural area north-west of Pretoria (Lebalangwe) via Soshanguve and Mabopane. Route The M39 route begins at a junction with the R101 Route (Old Warmbaths Road) about 2 kilometres north of Pyramid. It heads westwards for 12.5 kilometres to reach a t-junction with the M35 route. The M39 joins the M35 and they are one road northwards for 2 kilometres before the M39 becomes its own road westwards to enter the town of Soshanguve. After one kilometre, the M39 meets the northern terminus of the R80 Highway (Mabopane Highway) at a t-junction and turns to the north-west. It heads for 3 kilometres through Soshanguve to reach a junction with the M20 route, where it enters the township of Mabopane. It passes north-north-west through the north-eastern part of Mabopane and reaches a junction with the M44 route, where it enters Winterveld. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
R566 (South Africa)
The R566 is a Regional Route in South Africa that connects Brits with Pretoria North via Ga-Rankuwa and Rosslyn. It is an alternative route to the N4 Highway for travel between Brits and Pretoria North. Route Its western terminus is a junction with the R104 route about 5.5 kilometres west of The Elephant Sanctuary Hartbeespoort Dam in the Madibeng Local Municipality of the North West Province. It begins by heading north-east for 7 kilometres, flying over the N4 Highway (Platinum Highway), to reach a junction with the R512 route about 5 kilometres south of the Brits town centre, where it turns to the east. It proceeds east-north-east for 3.6 kilometres, crossing the Crocodile River, to reach a junction with the R511 route. From the R511 junction near Brits, the R566 continues eastwards. Just after the village of Mmakau, the R566 leaves the North West Province and enters the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality in Gauteng Province as Rosslyn Road. It first passes t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Platinum Highway
The Platinum Highway is part of the N4, and a major South African highway built under concessions with a private contractor. In 2001, the project was voted Infrastructure Deal of the Year by Project Finance International Magazine. It took eight years to complete. The highway is part of the Trans-Kalahari Corridor, which links four African countries (Mozambique, South Africa, Botswana and Namibia) and two oceans (the Indian and Atlantic). The contract had tougher concession terms than were seen in previous contracts. The ''Platinum Highway'' is the section of the N4 from the Skilpadshek Border with Botswana, through Zeerust, Swartruggens, Rustenburg and Brits, to the interchange with the N1 in Pretoria (Tshwane). The concessionaire responsible for this road is Bakwena and the entire route is a toll road. There are 4 tollgates on the route (one west of Swartruggens; one east of Rustenburg; one east of Brits; one at the N1 interchange). See also *N4 (South Africa) The N4 is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
N4 (South Africa)
The N4 is a national route in South Africa that runs from Skilpadshek on the Botswana border, past Rustenburg, Pretoria, eMalahleni and Mbombela, to Komatipoort on the Mozambique border. It forms the South African section of the Trans-Kalahari Corridor, which runs from Walvis Bay to Maputo, meaning that it links the east and west coasts of Southern Africa. Since the completion of the A2 through Botswana, the entire Corridor is now a world-class standard highway; it features at least one carriageway in each direction of high-speed traffic plus a paved shoulder for its entire length. The South African section can be divided into two parts with Pretoria in the middle. The western portion links Gaborone and Lobatse in Botswana with Pretoria (Named the Platinum Highway), while the eastern portion links Pretoria with Mbombela in Mpumalanga and Maputo in Mozambique (named the Maputo Corridor). The eastern section from Pretoria to Middelburg is a four-lane dual-carriageway tolled fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
R513 (South Africa)
The R513 is a Regional Route in South Africa that connects Hartbeespoort with Bronkhorstspruit via Akasia, Pretoria North and Cullinan. Route It is an east-west route. Its western origin is a junction with the R511 approximately 3 km north of Hartbeespoort (8 km south-east of Brits) in the North West. From there it heads east, crossing the border into Gauteng and entering the north-western part of the city of Pretoria in the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality. It meets with Pretoria's M17 Metropolitan Route (Horns Nek) at a staggered junction (cosigned for 400 metres northwards) before continuing eastwards through the suburbs of Akasia (as Brits Road; where it meets the R80 Mabopane Highway) and Pretoria North (as Rachel de Beer Street). Just after Pretoria North, at the suburb of Annlin West, It becomes co-signed with Pretoria's M1 Metropolitan Route southwards for 800 metres and the R101 north-east for 2 kilometers before becoming its own road eastwards (Sefako Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hammanskraal
Hammanskraal is a functional, trans-provincial region anchored in northern Gauteng Province, South Africa. The region consists of multiple, residential, industrial and commercial areas in a decentralized settlement pattern. History The historical roots of the region trace back to the 13th century and it is noted that the area around Gauteng province was initially occupied by the Batswana.Nechama Brodie The Joburg Book 2014 ed Page 20 The Batswana Chief Mokgatla dominated the area to the north of what we know today as Gauteng province and his descendants are known as the Bakgatla. To this day, nearly half of the population of the Hammanskraal region are descendants of the Batswana nation signifying this historical fact. According to oral tradition, the Amandebele A Lebello settled the area around Hammanskaal close to Ramotse in the 1800s. The Amandebele originated in the eastern part of the country and now form an integral part of the region's community The Great Trek that took ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe; and to the east and northeast by Mozambique and Eswatini. It also completely enclaves the country Lesotho. It is the southernmost country on the mainland of the Old World, and the second-most populous country located entirely south of the equator, after Tanzania. South Africa is a biodiversity hotspot, with unique biomes, plant and animal life. With over 60 million people, the country is the world's 24th-most populous nation and covers an area of . South Africa has three capital cities, with the executive, judicial and legislative branches of government based in Pretoria, Bloemfontein, and Cape Town respectively. The largest city is Johannesburg. About 80% of the population are Black South Afri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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