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Encyclopedia > Beit Bridge

Beit Bridge is a border post between South Africa and Zimbabwe.


On the South African side of the border the N1 National Highway connects this border post to the main economic centres of Pretoria (463 km) and Johannesburg (521 km). The closest town is Musina (16 km). Route map of the N1 The N1 is a South African National Road, running from Cape Town to Beit Bridge on the border with Zimbabwe. ... The National Road System is a network of highways that link all the major population centres in South Africa. ... City motto: Praestantia Praevaleat Pretoria (May Pretoria Be Pre-eminent In Excellence) Province Gauteng Area  - % water 1,644 km² 0. ... City motto: Unity in Development Province Gauteng Mayor Amos Masondo Area  - % water 1,644 km² 0. ... Musina (previously called Messina) is the most northernly town in the Limpopo Province of South Africa near the Limpopo River border with Zimbabwe. ...


On the Zimbabwean side of the border post the road splits in two, with the A6 to Bulawayo and the A4 to Masavingo.


A railroad also passes through this border post.


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Beit Bridge officials convicted (234 words)
Its website said the trio would be sentenced in Beit Bridge magistrate's court later in the day.
On May 18, the prosecution told the court, Venter and Lukoto came to Beit Bridge driving a South African home affairs ministry truck carrying illegal Zimbabwean immigrants from that country.
All three men were found guilty as charged in Beit Bridge magistrate's court on Tuesday.
Beit Bridge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (304 words)
Beit Bridge is a border post and bridge spanning the Limpopo River, which forms the political border between South Africa and Zimbabwe.The nearby town on the Zimbabwean side is also called Beit Bridge.
Of late the new bridge has proved to be to narrow due to the increased inflow of traffic passing along this border post.
The Beit Bridge border post is the busiest road border post in South Africa and is among the busiest in the world due to travellers between South Africa and Zimbabwe, the majority who are Zimbabweans.
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