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 Rustenburg in the North West province with eMalahleni in Mpumalanga province via Mooinooi, Hartbeespoort, Pretoria and Bronkhorstspruit. There are two additional sections in Mpumalanga province: a 50km section connecting Middelburg and Wonderfontein and a 17km section passing through Mbombela. Route Mpumalanga Mbombela The R104 route begins about 14 km east of the city of Mbombela at the Karino Interchange with the N4 (Northern Bypass) and the R538 routes. It heads west for about 11 km to reach the outskirts of Mbombela at the intersection with Dr. Enos Mabuza Drive near the Nelsville suburb. It turns right on Dr. Enos Mabuza Drive and then turns left into Samora Machel Drive. Heading westwards, it passes the suburbs of Valencia Park and Nelindia before entering Mbombela Central. After Mbombela Central, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mbombela
Mbombela, formerly Nelspruit, is a city in northeastern South Africa. It is the capital of the Mpumalanga province. Located on the Crocodile River (Mpumalanga), Crocodile River, the city lies about by road west of the Mozambique border, east of Johannesburg and north of the Eswatini border. Mbombela was one of the host cities of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. History San rock art and Iron metallurgy in Africa, Iron Age archaeological evidence indicate the area has a long history of human habitation. Construction for the Mpumalanga legislature revealed farming settlements, storage pits, burial sites, and pottery ranging from the 6th to 17th century. The presence of cattle bones at the Riverside site is thought to be evidence that early Nguni practices of Lobolo, labola originated in eastern South Africa. The city was founded in 1895 by three brothers of the Nel family who grazed their cattle around the site in the winter months. During the Second Boer War, Boer War, Nelspruit serv ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Middelburg, Mpumalanga
Middelburg is a large town in the South African province of Mpumalanga. History It was initially established as a halfway station between Lydenburg and Pretoria by the Republic of Lydenburg in 1860. That republic would merge with the South African Republic (ZAR) soon afterwards. The proposed town was established on two farms, ''Klipfontein'' and ''Keerom'' but when the Dutch Reformed Church established a church next door on the farm ''Sterkfontein'', the town would be moved there. It was established as Nasareth, in 1864 by the Voortrekkers on the banks of the Klein Olifants River. It was changed in 1872 Events January * January 12 – Yohannes IV is crowned Emperor of Ethiopia in Axum, the first ruler crowned in that city in over 500 years. *January 20 – The Cavite mutiny was an uprising of Filipino military personnel of Fort S ... to Middelburg to mark its location between the South African Republic, Transvaal capital Pretoria, and the gold mining town of L ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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City Of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality
The City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (; ; ), also known as the City of Tshwane (), is the Metropolitan municipality (South Africa), metropolitan municipality that forms the local government of northern Gauteng in 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 South African municipal elections, 2011, municipal elections). Geography The City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality's land area increased from in 2010 to after the incorporation of Metsweding District Municipality, Metsweding, making it the largest Metropolitan Municipality in South Africa. The Tswaing crat ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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R545 (South Africa)
The R545 is a Regional Route in Mpumalanga, South Africa that connects Balmoral with Bethal via Ogies and Kriel. Route Its northern terminus is the R104 at Balmoral in Mpumalanga. It is initially co-signed with the R104 and starts by going southwards from Balmoral to cross the N4 freeway (Maputo Corridor). Just after the N4 interchange, the R104 becomes the road eastwards to Witbank and the R545 remains the road southwards. It runs south-south-east, crossing the N12 freeway to reach Ogies. At Ogies, it meets the R555 at a staggered junction, before leaving the town to the south-east. It passes just south of Kriel Kriel is an Afrikaans surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Anneline Kriel, South African model and actress *Ashley Kriel (1966–1987), South African activist * Hernus Kriel (1941–2015), first Premier of the Western Cape province * ... where it meets the R547 at a staggered junction. From there it continues south-east to its southern terminus in ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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KwaGuqa
KwaGuqa is a township west of the industrial town of eMalahleni in the South African province of Mpumalanga Mpumalanga () is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. The name means "East", or literally "The Place Where the Sun Rises" in the Nguni languages. Mpumalanga lies in eastern South Africa, bordering Eswatini and Mozambique. It shares bor .... References {{Nkangala District Municipality Populated places in the Steve Tshwete Local Municipality ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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R555 (South Africa)
The R555 is a Regional Route in South Africa that connects Springs with Ohrigstad via Delmas, Ogies, Witbank, Middelburg, Stoffberg and Burgersfort. Route The R555 begins in Springs, Gauteng, at an intersection with the R29 road north of the city centre. It goes north-east as Welgedacht Road and after 8 kilometres, it becomes the road eastwards by way of a right turn. It heads east-north-east into Mpumalanga, initially paralleling the N12 highway. It goes for 20 kilometres, passing through Eloff, to cross the cosigned R42/ R50 road in Delmas. While still parallel to the N12, It proceeds eastwards for 42 kilometres to the town of Ogies, where it meets the R545 at a staggered junction. It then proceeds for 27 kilometres, turning to the north-north-east, meeting the northern terminus of the R547 and crossing the N12 highway (no longer parallel), to enter Witbank as Provincial Road and reach an interchange with the N4 highway (Maputo Corridor) as Walter Sisulu Drive. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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R544 (South Africa)
The R544 is a Regional Route (South Africa), Regional Route in Mpumalanga, South Africa. It connects Bethal, Mpumalanga, Bethal with Kwaggafontein via Witbank (eMalahleni) and Verena. Route Its begins at an intersection with the R35 (South Africa), R35 approximately 11 kilometres north of Bethal, Mpumalanga, Bethal, going north-west. It then intersects at a four-way intersection with the R547 (South Africa), R547 north-east of Kriel, Mpumalanga, Kriel. The two routes exchange roads, with the R547 becoming the north-westerly road and the R544 becoming the north-easterly road. The R544 heads northwards to cross the Olifants River (Limpopo), Olifants River at the town of Vandyksdrif before it intersects with the western terminus of the R542 (South Africa), R542. It continues to intersect with the southern terminus of the R575 (South Africa), R575 and crosses the Olifants River one more time. It continues to cross under the N12 (South Africa), N12 highway and heads into the southern ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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N11 (South Africa)
The N11 is a national route (South Africa), national route in South Africa which runs from the Botswana border at Groblersbrug, through Mokopane, Middelburg, Mpumalanga, Middelburg, Ermelo, Mpumalanga, Ermelo and Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal, Newcastle to end at the N3 road (South Africa), N3 just after Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal, Ladysmith. Route Limpopo The N11 begins at the Groblersbrug, Grobler's Bridge Border with Botswana on the Limpopo River. On the Botswana side of the Limpopo River, the border post is known as Martin's Drift. It begins by running south-east through Limpopo province for 190 kilometres to Mokopane. Upon entering Mokopane (at Masehlaneng), the N11 is joined by the R518 (South Africa), R518 and they form one road into Mokopane Central. At the junction with the R101 (South Africa), R101 road (Thabo Mbeki Drive) in the town centre, the N11 and the R518 join the R101 southwards. At the second junction afterwards (by Mokopane Mall), the R518 becomes its own road eas ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Maputo Corridor
The Maputo Corridor is a major trade corridor which connects the Gauteng, Limpopo, and Mpumalanga provinces of South Africa with Maputo, which is a port and the capital of Mozambique. The corridor comprises roads - including the N4 toll road (from Pretoria to Komatipoort) - and railways, ports, and border facilities at Komatipoort, which connect the industrial areas around Gauteng, and mines and agricultural districts to the east, with ports on the Mozambique coast. Maputo and Matola are both deepwater ports. Transport organisations and border control agencies are cooperating to improve transport and lower barriers to trade. History The corridor was first planned in 1994, as a rehabilitation project for disused transport links. Since then, the project has broadened, new parties have become involved, and over $5 billion invested. Participants * Caminhos de ferro do Moçambique * The government of Eswatini Eswatini, formally the Kingdom of Eswatini, also known by its form ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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N4 Route Entering The City Of Nelspruit, South Africa
N4, N-4, or N.4 may refer to: Computing * N4 (NHS), the successor to the N3 NHS computer network * NASCAR Racing 4, a NASCAR sim by Papyrus and Sierra * N4, a Markup Language * N4, TSMC's 4 nm semiconductor process node Energy * N4 (nuclear reactor), a French pressurized water reactor type Roads * N4 highway (Philippines) * N4 (Bangladesh) * N4 road (Belgium), a road connecting Brussels and Arlon * N4 road (France) * N4 road (Gabon) * N4 road (Ireland), a National Primary Route connecting Dublin, Mullingar, Longford, Carrick-on-Shannon, and Sligo * N4 road (Luxembourg) * N4 road (Senegal) * N4 road (South Africa), a road connecting the Botswana border, Pretoria, and the Mozambique border * N4 road (Spain), a National Primary Route connecting Madrid and Andalusia * N4 road (Switzerland) * Nebraska Highway 4, a state highway in the U.S. state of Nebraska Transport * Fairey N.4, a British reconnaissance flying boat of the 1920s * LNER Class N4, a British steam locomo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mbombela Stadium
The Mbombela Stadium is a association football, football and Rugby union all-seater stadium in Mbombela in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa. It was one of 10 venues for the 2010 FIFA World Cup and one of 5 newly constructed stadiums for the tournament. It is the home ground to TS Galaxy F.C., TS Galaxy (South African Premiership) and the Pumas (Currie Cup), Pumas. It is an all-seater stadium, with 43,500 seats, almost all under roof. It is located 6 kilometres west of Mbombela, the capital of the Mpumalanga province and is the largest venue in the province. The R1,050-million facility was ready for use well ahead of the June 2010 World Cup kickoff and was funded entirely through central government taxpayer funding, requiring no financing by the city. Construction Construction commenced in February 2007 and was completed in November 2009. The construction contract was awarded to a South African–France, French consortium of Basil Read Construction and Bouygues. The s ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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West Acres, Mbombela
West Acres is a large suburb of Mbombela in Mpumalanga, South Africa and is situated just south-west of the Mbombela CBD. Retail West Acres comprises i'Langa Mall, one of the largest shopping centres in Mbombela and Mpumalanga and is located along Samora Machel Drive. Roads West Acres is bounded by two arterial routes, namely; to the north by the R104 (Samora Machel Drive) and the R40 (Madiba Drive) to the east. The R104 which passes through the Mbombela CBD provides access to the N4 highway (to eMalahleni and Malalane Malalane, alternatively rendered Malelane, is a farming town in Mpumalanga, South Africa situated on the N4 national highway. The farms in the region produce sugarcane, subtropical fruit and winter vegetables. The town was proclaimed in 1949 after ...) while the R40 connects to White River in the north and Barberton in the south. It is also intersected by Dr. Enos Mabuza Drive connecting to Sonheuwel and Steiltes in the east and Kaapschehoop Road conne ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |