The R358 is a Regional Route in

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 countri ...

that connects the N7 north of

Bitterfontein Bitterfontein is a village in the Knersvlakte, the northernmost area of the Western Cape province of South Africa, north of Cape Town. It is the railhead of a line from Cape Town; ore from the copper mines at Okiep is transferred there from road t ...

with the Namibian border at

Onseepkans Onseepkans is a small settlement on the banks of the Orange River in Northern Cape Province, South Africa. It is a border post with Namibia for traffic between Pofadder in South Africa and Keetmanshoop in Namibia. The name either originated from ...

via

Pofadder Pofadder is the Afrikaans name for Bitis arietans, puff adder (snake). Pofadder may also refer to: * Pofadder, Northern Cape, a small town in South Africa * Pofadder (food), a traditional South African food made from the same ingredients as Skilpa ...

Route

Starting from the N7 it heads north-east. It meets the R355 from the south-east and the two become co-signed. The routes cross into the

Northern Cape The Northern Cape is the largest and most sparsely populated province of South Africa. It was created in 1994 when the Cape Province was split up. Its capital is Kimberley. It includes the Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, part of the Kgalagadi T ...

before again diverging. Continuing north-east it reaches Pofadder after some 230 kilometres. Here it meets the N14 at a staggered junction. Leaving the town, it heads north to its terminus at Velloorsdrif Border Post at Onseepkans. Heading north into

Namibia Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and ea ...

, the route continues as the C10.

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Regional Routes in the Western Cape Regional Routes in the Northern Cape {{SouthAfrica-road-stub