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M3 (Pretoria)
The M3 road is a short metropolitan route in the City of Tshwane in Gauteng, South Africa. It consists of only one road (Nelson Mandela Drive) in the Pretoria CBD. Route The M3 begins at a junction with the M18 route (Thabo Sehume Street; Nelson Mandela Drive) about 1.3 kilometres north of the M18's interchange with the R21 Route, M5 route and M7 route (known as the Fountains Circle; adjacent to Fountains Valley). The M3 begins by heading north-north-east as Nelson Mandela Drive, parallel to the M5 and following the Apies River, to separate the Pretoria CBD in the west from the Sunnyside suburb in the east, where it meets the M11 route (Scheiding Street; Rissik Street) and the M6 route (Kotze Street; Visagie Street). Just after meeting the M6, it reaches a junction with the M2 route (Nana Sita Street). Here, the M2 joins the M3 and they are one road north-north-east up to the next junction, where the M2 becomes its own road eastwards (Francis Baard Street fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality
The City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (also known as the City of Tshwane) () is the metropolitan municipality that forms the local government of northern Gauteng Province, South Africa. The Metropolitan area is centred on the city of Pretoria with surrounding towns and localities included in the local government area. History The City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality was established on 5 December 2000, comprising 13 former city and town councils and managed under an executive mayoral system. The Metsweding District Municipality was incorporated into the municipality with effect from 18 May 2011 (the date of the 2011 municipal elections). Geography The City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality's land area increased from in 2010 to after the incorporation of Metsweding, making it the largest Metropolitan Municipality in South Africa. The Tswaing crater is in the northwest of Soshanguve. Constituent areas The City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality consists of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M5 Road (Pretoria)
The M5 road is a metropolitan route in the City of Tshwane in Gauteng, South Africa. It connects Fountains Valley in southern Pretoria with Annlin in northern Pretoria via Sunnyside, Arcadia and Gezina. For much of its route, it is named Steve Biko Road. Route The M5 begins just north of Fountains Valley near Groenkloof, at a roundabout junction with the M7 route, M18 route and R21 Route (this roundabout is known as the ''Fountains Circle''). It begins by heading north-east as Elandspoort Road, bypassing the University of Pretoria Groenkloof Campus, to enter the Sunnyside suburb, where it meets the M11 route (Justice Mahomed Street; Rissik Street) and becomes two one-way streets (Steve Biko Road northwards from the M11 and Troye Street southwards to the M11). The M5 then meets the M6 route (Kotze Street) before entering the suburb of Arcadia (just east of Pretoria CBD), where it meets the M2 route (Francis Baard Street; Pretorius Street). Here, Troye Street (the sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
R104 (South Africa)
The R104 is a regional route in South Africa that is the designation for some of the old sections of roads that were previously the N4, prior to upgrading. It connects Pretoria with Middelburg in Mpumalanga via Bronkhorstspruit and Witbank. It also connects Pretoria with Rustenburg in the North West province via Hartbeespoort and Mooinooi. The R104 is also made up of a road in Nelspruit (Mbombela) which was previously part of the N4 national route. As the N4 bypasses the central part of the city to the north on a newer highway (opened on 13 June 2010), the old short road through Nelspruit central (Samora Machel Drive) is now designated as the R104. Route Mpumalanga The R104 route begins just west of Wonderfontein in Mpumalanga (east of Middelburg), at an intersection with the N4 national route (Maputo Corridor) (Pretoria-Maputo Highway). It heads west for about 50 km to reach Middelburg, where it meets the N11 national route from the south just before the Eastdene subu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M2 Road (Pretoria)
The M2 road is a metropolitan route in the City of Tshwane in Gauteng, South Africa. It connects the N1 and N4 highways at the Proefplaas Interchange with Proclamation Hill via Hatfield, Pretoria CBD and Pretoria West. Route The M2 starts at the Proefplaas interchange with the N1 Highway (Pretoria Bypass) and the N4 Highway (Maputo Corridor) in Pretoria East, just north of the Scientia suburb. It heads west to pass through the Hatfield suburb, becoming two one-way streets (Pretorius Street westwards from the N1 and Francis Baard Street, formerly Schoeman Street, eastwards to the N1) and meeting the M7 route (Gordon Road; Jan Shoba Street). At Arcadia, the M2 meets the M5 route (Hamilton Street; Steve Biko Road) and immediately afterwards, it meets the M3 route (Nelson Mandela Drive). The M2 leaves Pretorius Street and Francis Baard Street to join the M3 on Nelson Mandela Drive southwards up to the next junction, where the M2 becomes Nana Sita Street (formerly Skinner S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M6 Road (Pretoria)
The M6 road is a long metropolitan route in the City of Tshwane in Gauteng, South Africa. It connects Pretoria West with a rural area east of Pretoria via Pretoria CBD, Brooklyn, Lynnwood and Wapadrand. Route The M6 route begins in-between Pretoria West and Pretoria CBD, at a junction with the M2 route (Nana Sita Street) and the M1 route (Es'kia Mphahlele Drive). It starts by being a westwards one-way-street named Visagie Street through the Pretoria CBD (eastwards driving is via Nana Sita Street), meeting the R101 Route (Kgosi Mampuru Street; Schubart Street) and the M18 route (Bosman Street; Thabo Sehume Street), up to the junction with the M3 route (Nelson Mandela Drive), where it becomes Kotze Street (no-longer a one-way street). From the M3 junction, the M6 heads eastwards through the Sunnyside suburb, meeting the M5 route (Steve Biko Road; Troye Street), becoming Jorissen Street, to bypass the Loftus Versfeld Stadium, the University of Pretoria and the Pretoria Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M11 Road (Pretoria)
The M11 road is a short metropolitan route in the City of Tshwane in Gauteng, South Africa. It connects the Pretoria CBD with Faerie Glen and Garsfontein via Sunnyside, Brooklyn and Menlyn. Route The M11 route begins in the southern part of the Pretoria CBD, at a junction with the R101 Route (Kgosi Mampuru Street; Sophie De Bruyn Street). It begins by heading eastwards, meeting the M18 route (Bosman Street; Thabo Sehume Street) and becoming two one-way streets (Jeff Masemola Street eastwards from the M18 and Scheiding Street westwards to the M18). It then reaches a junction with the M3 route (Nelson Mandela Drive) and crosses into the Sunnyside suburb. The M11 continues eastwards, meeting the M5 route (Steve Biko Street; Troye Street) before becoming one street eastwards named Justice Mahommed Street (formerly Walker Street and Charles Street) (no-longer one way streets) and meeting the northern terminus of the M9 route (Florence Ribeiro Street). It then enters the Brook ... [...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] |
M7 Road (Pretoria)
The M7 road is a Metropolitan Routes in Pretoria, metropolitan route in the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, City of Tshwane in Gauteng, South Africa. It connects Proclamation Hill with Queenswood via Pretoria Industrial, Groenkloof, Brooklyn, Pretoria, Brooklyn and Hatfield, Pretoria, Hatfield. It is an alternative route to the M22 road (Pretoria), M22 route for travel between Proclamation Hill and Queenswood. Route The M7 route begins at a junction with the M22 road (Pretoria), M22 route (Quagga Road) in the southern part of the Proclamation Hill suburb. It begins by going south-east, through the eastern part of Pretoria Industrial, to meet the R101 (South Africa), R101 Route (Jan Smuts Street) adjacent to the Voortrekker Monument. It continues eastwards to meet the N14 (South Africa), N14 Highway (Ben Schoeman Freeway) at an interchange. Immediately after, the M7 reaches a junction with the M18 road (Pretoria), M18 route (Christina De Wit Avenue) at the western entra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
R21 (South Africa)
The R21 / P157 is a major north–south provincial route (South Africa), provincial route (with a freeway portion designated as a National road (South Africa), National Road) in eastern Gauteng Province, South Africa. Built in the early 1970s, it remains one of two freeways (the other being the N1) linking Pretoria with Johannesburg, via the R24. As the eastern of the two freeways, it links the Pretoria city centre with OR Tambo International Airport, the N12 freeway, and Boksburg. Between the Solomon Mahlangu Drive on-ramp in Monument Park, Gauteng, Monument Park, Pretoria, and the N12 (South Africa), N12 in Boksburg, the R21 / P157 is an 8 lane highway and motorway (freeway), with 4 lanes in each direction. It has off-ramps leading to Irene, Gauteng, Irene, Olifantsfontein, Benoni, Gauteng, Benoni, and Kempton Park, Gauteng, Kempton Park, including a partial offramp to Atlas Road. The route intersects the N1 (South Africa), N1 Highway (Pretoria Bypass, Eastern Pretoria Bypass; Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fountains Valley, Pretoria
The Fountains Valley is a recreational resort at the southern entrance to Pretoria in South Africa. It was proclaimed as a nature reserve by President Paul Kruger on 1 February 1895. Consequently, this 60 ha reserve, along with the contiguous Groenkloof Nature Reserve, constitute the oldest nature reserves on the African continent. The Apies River flows through the resort, and there are two natural water sources in the area. The resort has various recreational facilities such as a caravan park, swimming pool, lapa, playground and barbecue facilities. The historic ruins of the house of Lucas Cornelius Bronkhorst (1795–1875) is located near the resort. The Bronkhorst family was part of Hendrik Potgieter's trek party during the Great Trek The Great Trek ( af, Die Groot Trek; nl, De Grote Trek) was a Northward migration of Dutch-speaking settlers who travelled by wagon trains from the Cape Colony into the interior of modern South Africa from 1836 onwards, seeking to live be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M18 Road (Pretoria)
The M18 road is a long metropolitan route in Gauteng, South Africa. It connects Pretoria with Thembisa via Centurion and Olifantsfontein. It is an alternative route to the R21 Freeway for travel between Pretoria and Thembisa. Route The M18 begins in Pretoria, just north of the city centre, at a junction with the two one-way streets of the M22 route (Boom Street & Bloed Street). It begins as two one-way streets (Thabo Semume Street, formerly Andries Street, southwards from the M22 and Bosman Street northwards to the M22), heading southwards. It meets the M4 road (Struben Street; Johannes Ramokhoase Street) before passing on either side of Church Square, where it meets the R104 Road (Helen Joseph Street; WF Nkomo Street). It then meets the M2 road (Nana Sita Street) and the M6 road (Visagie Street). At the junction with the M11 road (Jeff Masemola Street; Schieding Street), the M18 becomes one road south-south-east (no-longer one-way streets), becoming 3 lanes in each ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pretoria CBD
Pretoria () is South Africa's administrative capital, serving as the seat of the executive branch of government, and as the host to all foreign embassies to South Africa. Pretoria straddles the Apies River and extends eastward into the foothills of the Magaliesberg mountains. It has a reputation as an academic city and center of research, being home to the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT), the University of Pretoria (UP), the University of South Africa (UNISA), the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), and the Human Sciences Research Council. It also hosts the National Research Foundation and the South African Bureau of Standards. Pretoria was one of the host cities of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Pretoria is the central part of the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality which was formed by the amalgamation of several former local authorities, including Bronkhorstspruit, Centurion, Cullinan, Hammanskraal and Soshanguve. Some have proposed changing the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
