The M21 is a metropolitan route in the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality,

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linking

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with Phoenix via Newlands West and

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Route

The M21 officially starts at the M25 interchange between Phoenix and

as ''Malendela Road''. It heads through KwaMashu in a southwesterly direction, passing through the KwaMashu

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(CBD) and then turning to a south-southwesterly direction to intersect the M5 Dumisani Makhaye Drive (to Mt Edgecombe-via the R102 and New Germany). After the M5, the M21 proceeds to enter into

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as ''Inanda Road'', bordering the township to the east and winding down the hilly topography in a south-easterly direction until it meets the N2 highway (to KwaDukuza and

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) at the Exit 170 interchange. After the N2, the M21 proceeds to enter the city of

where it passes through Springfield Park/Umgeni Business Park in an easterly direction and changes its name to ''Sea Cow Lake Road'' after intersecting with Sea Cow Lake Road (to Sea Cow Lake). Shortly after, the M21 intersects with the R102 Chris Hani Road (to Avoca and Durban CBD). It turns right onto Chris Hani Road, cosigning with the R102 for only 110 meters and then turning left in an easterly direction straddling along the northern banks of the uMngeni River. It borders the Durban North suburbs of

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and Prospect Hall to the south before ending at the M4 interchange (Exit 3).

References

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