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Trans-Kalahari Highway
The A2 highway is a road in Botswana running from the Namibian border at Buitepos through Jwaneng, Kanye and Lobatse to the South African border at Pioneer Gate, thus connecting 3 countries. The A2 is a major component of the Trans-Kalahari Corridor, which is a highway corridor that provides a direct route from Pretoria to central Namibia, in particular to Windhoek and the port of Walvis Bay. There are potholes scattered around the road, causing immediate danger. Route The A2 begins at the Buitepos border with Namibia, where it is designated as the B6 road on the Namibian side towards Gobabis and Windhoek. It begins by heading eastwards for 165 kilometres to meet the south-western terminus of the A3 road about 45 kilometres south-west of Ghanzi in the Ghanzi District. The A2 turns to the south-east and heads for 380 kilometres, through Kang, to enter Sekoma, where it meets the north-eastern terminus of the A20 road. It continues east-south-east for 157 kilometres, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buitepos
Buitepos () is a small settlement in the Omaheke Region in eastern Namibia. It is situated on the national road B6 road (Namibia), B6 which is part of the Trans-Kalahari Highway, and a border post between Namibia and Botswana. The proposed Trans-Kalahari Railway may pass through this place, too. References Populated places in the Omaheke Region Botswana–Namibia border crossings {{Namibia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walvis Bay
Walvis Bay (; ; ) is a city in Namibia and the name of the bay on which it lies. It is the List of cities in Namibia, second largest city in Namibia and the largest coastal city in the country. The city covers an area of of land. The bay is a haven for sea vessels due to its natural deep-water harbour, protected by the Pelican Point sand spit, which is the only natural harbour of any size along the country's coast. Being rich in plankton and marine life, these waters also draw large numbers of southern right whales, attracting whalers and fishing vessels. A succession of colonists developed the location and resources of this strategic harbour settlement. The harbour's value about the sea route around the Cape of Good Hope had caught the attention of world powers since it was discovered by the outside world in 1485. The importance of the harbour, combined with its extreme isolation by land, explains the complicated political history of the town. For much of its history, Walvis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roads In Botswana
Botswana has a network of roads, of varied quality and capacity, totaling about . Of these, are paved. This includes of motorways. The remaining worth of roads are unpaved. Road distances are shown in kilometers and Botswana speed limits are indicated in kilometers per hour, kilometers per hour (kph) or by the use of the national speed limit (NSL) symbol. Some vehicle categories have various lower maximum limits enforced by speed limits, for example trucks. Classification Administration Responsibility for the road network differs between trunk road, trunk and non-trunk routes. Trunk roads, which are the most important roads, are administered by the Ministry of Transport. The classifications of A and B roads are independent of their width and quality. Some B roads are wide enough to accommodate bidirectional traffic, while others are narrower with various passing locations. B roads follow the same numbering scheme as A roads, but almost always have 3- and 4- digit design ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zeerust
Zeerust is a commercial town situated in the Ngaka Modiri Molema district of North West Province, South Africa. It lies in the Marico valley, approximately 240 kilometres northwest of Johannesburg. It lies on the N4, the main road link between South Africa and Botswana. There are large cattle ranches in the area, as well as wheat, maize, tobacco and citrus fruit farms. There are also fluorite and chromite mines in the vicinity. Tourism is also a developing industry. History The original name of the farm on which the town was established was Sefatlhane/Sebatlani (meaning ''dusty place'') belonging to Casper Hendrik Coetzee who bought it in 1858. The farm was later renamed Hazenjacht, and after that Hazia/Hazeah. Casper Coetzee contracted Walter Seymore to build a church and a fort on this farm, but Casper died before this was completed. In 1866, the farm then came into the hands of Diederik Jacobus Coetzee, who saw the potential of developing a town on the farm. He measured ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Platinum Highway
The Platinum Highway is part of the N4 route, and a major South African highway built under concessions with a private contractor. In 2001, the project was voted Infrastructure Deal of the Year by Project Finance International Magazine. It took eight years to complete. The highway is part of the Trans-Kalahari Corridor, which links four African countries (Mozambique, South Africa, Botswana and Namibia) and two oceans (the Indian and Atlantic). The contract had tougher concession terms than were seen in previous contracts. The ''Platinum Highway'' is the section of the N4 from the Skilpadshek Border with Botswana, through Zeerust, Swartruggens, Rustenburg and Brits, to the interchange with the N1 in Pretoria (Tshwane). The concessionaire responsible for this road is Bakwena and the entire route is a toll road. There are 4 tollgates on the route (one west of Swartruggens; one east of Rustenburg; one east of Brits; one at the N1 interchange). See also *N4 (South Africa) Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
N4 (South Africa)
The N4 is a national route in South Africa that runs from Skilpadshek on the Botswana border, past Rustenburg, Pretoria, eMalahleni and Mbombela, to Komatipoort on the Mozambique border. The entire route is a toll road. The N4 west of Pretoria, named the Platinum Highway, forms the South African section of the Trans-Kalahari Corridor, which runs from Walvis Bay to Pretoria, while the N4 east of Pretoria forms the Maputo Corridor, which runs from Pretoria to Maputo. Together, they link the east and west coasts of Southern Africa. The eastern section from Pretoria to Middelburg is a four-lane dual-carriageway tolled freeway opened in 1968, with toll gates at Donkerhoek and just west of Middelburg. The freeway from eMalahleni to Middelburg was one of the first concrete freeways built in South Africa and the Ultra City was the first service station built on the sides of a freeway. At eMalahleni (formerly Witbank), the freeway converges with the N12 from Johannesburg. An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A1 Road (Botswana)
The A1 highway in Botswana is a road that runs from the Zimbabwean border near Ramokgwebana through Francistown, Mahalapye, Palapye, Gaborone (the capital city of Botswana) and Lobatse, to Ramatlabama at the border with South Africa. Crossing the Ramokgwebana River into Zimbabwe, it continues as the A7 to Bulawayo. On the South African end it continues as the N18 to Mahikeng. Decisions were made to install a toll point along that road in 2007.http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/25/29/36791933.pdf A section of the highway between Phakalane and Gaborone is used for the Gaborone City Marathon. The entire A1 road is part of Trans-African Highway Network no. 4 ( Cairo-Cape Town Highway), which links Cairo with Cape Town Cape Town is the legislature, legislative capital city, capital of South Africa. It is the country's oldest city and the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. Cape Town is the country's List of municipalities in South Africa, second-largest .... References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A10 Road (Botswana)
The A10 is a side road of the A1 road and A2 road going from Kanye to Gaborone, the capital of Botswana Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory part of the Kalahari Desert. It is bordered by South Africa to the sou .... It is {{convert, 80.4, km, mi long. Roads in Botswana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A20 Road (Botswana)
This is a list of roads designated A20. Roads entries are sorted in the countries alphabetical order. * ''A20 road (Australia)'' may refer to: ** Sturt Highway, a road in South Australia & New South Wales ** Gawler Bypass, a road in South Australia ** Main North Road, Adelaide, a road in South Australia * ''A20 road (Canada)'' may refer to : ** A20 expressway (Quebec), a road connecting Montreal and Quebec City * A20 motorway (France), a road connecting Vierzon, Cher and Montauban, Tarn-et-Garonne * A 20 motorway (Germany), a road connecting Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Brandenburg * A20 motorway (Italy), a road connecting Messina and Palermo * A20 motorway (Netherlands), a road connecting the N213 road and the A12 motorway * ''A20 road (People's Republic of China)'' may refer to : ** A20 expressway (Shanghai), the former name of the S20 expressway, a ring expressway around Shanghai often known as the ''Outer Ring Road'' * A 20 road (Sri Lanka), a road conne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghanzi District
Ghanzi (sometimes Gantsi) is a Districts of Botswana, district in western Botswana, bordering Namibia in the west and extending east into much of the interior of the country. The district's administrative centre is the town of Ghanzi. Most of the eastern half of Ghanzi makes up the Central Kalahari Game Reserve. The human population at the 2022 census was 56,555, less populous than that of any other district in Botswana. Ghanzi's area is 117,910 km². In the west, Ghanzi borders the Omaheke Region of Namibia. Domestically, it borders the following districts: North-West District (Botswana), North-West on the north, Central District (Botswana), Central on the east, Kweneng District, Kweneng on the southeast, Kgalagadi District, Kgalagadi on the south. Ghanzi, Central Kalahari Game Reserve, Deception Valley, Ghanzi Craft, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park and Khutse Game Reserve are the major game areas in the district. The district is administered by a district administration and dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A3 Road (Botswana)
The A3 highway in Botswana is an road that runs from Francistown (where it is called Gemmel Drive) through Nata, Gweta and Maun to end at a junction with the A2 road just after Ghanzi. Route The A3 begins in the Francistown city centre in the North-East District at a junction with the A1 road. It begins by heading westwards as Gemmel Drive to cross the Tati River and reach the Phillip Gaonwe Matante International Airport entrance before meeting the eastern terminus of the A30 road. It proceeds north-west for 180 kilometres, crossing into the Central District at Mathangwane, meeting the eastern terminus of the A32 road, bypassing the Nata Bird Sanctuary and crossing the Nata River, to reach the town of Nata, where it meets the southern terminus of the A33 road. From Nata, the A3 continues westwards for 300 kilometres, through Zoroga and Gweta, crossing into the North-West District and passing in-between the Nxai Pan National Park and the Makgadikgadi Pans National Par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
