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In South Africa some roads are designated as numbered routes to help with navigation. There is a nationwide numbering scheme consisting of national , provincial and regional routes, and within various urban areas there are schemes of metropolitan route numbering.
Numbered routes of South Africa National routes in South Africa are a class of trunk roads and freeways which connect major cities. They form the highest category in the South African route numbering scheme , and are designated with route numbers beginning with "N", from N1 to N18.
Numbered routes of South Africa Provincial routes (also referred to as major regional routes ) are the second category of road in the South African route-numbering scheme . [ 1 ] They are designated with the letter "R" followed by a number from 21 to 82, formerly with the letter "P" followed by a number from 66. [ 2 ]
One plan that was partially completed before South Africa hosted the 2010 FIFA World Cup is the Gautrain: a rapid rail system with a north–south line between Johannesburg and Pretoria, and an east–west line between OR Tambo International Airport and Sandton. The east–west line opened in June 2010, just before the World Cup. [2]
The Free State is the only province in South Africa that places an expiry date on its registration plate. Every five years the owner is required to replace the plate irrespective of condition. [12] This is only enforced in the Free State and if the owner uses the vehicle with "expired" plates in any other province he/she will not be prosecuted.
Birkin Cars, Ltd. is a South African-based car manufacturer. The company's specialty and only currently-produced vehicle is the S3 Roadster , a kit-car copy of the Lotus Super 7 . The founder and owner of the company is John Watson, a descendant of pioneering race car driver Tim Birkin .
Through its history, PMP has produced ammunition with different ammunition codes including: SAM, A, RSA, PMP and various number abbreviations. The company's history is linked to the South African mint, which produced ammunition from 1937 to 1964. [4] As of 2019, they were the only supplier of ammunitions to the South African Police Service. [5]
The South African government announced on 28 March 2024 [18] that e-tolls in Gauteng would officially be shut down on 11 April 2024 at midnight. [ 19 ] [ 20 ] As a result of the e-toll discontinuation, this section of the N1 (which includes the Johannesburg Western Bypass , part of the Ben Schoeman Freeway and part of the Pretoria Eastern ...