The M10 is a metropolitan route in the

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, South Africa. It connects the town of Bellville with Philippi on the

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Route

The M10 begins at a junction with the

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(Voortrekker Road) in Bellville Central. It begins by heading southwards as Robert Sobukwe Drive through Bellville South to reach a junction with the M189, where it continues by a right turn (still named Robert Sobukwe Drive). The M10 continues south-west, bypassing

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, to reach a junction with the M12 (Stellenbosch Arterial). It continues south-west to meet the northern terminus of the M22, which provides an entrance to

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. From the M22 junction, the M10 continues west through the Nooitgedacht suburb to reach an interchange with the

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(Settlers Way), where it turns to the south. It passes through the

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and Nyanga suburbs to reach its end at an interchange with the M7 Freeway (Jakes Gerwel Drive) in Philippi, just north of its Horticultural Area.

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