The first road in Africa south of the Sahara to connect the Atlantic and Indian Ocean, the Trans-Kalahari main road, was opened. The road, linking Maputo in Mozambique to Walvis Bay in Namibia, passes through South Africa and Botswana.
eventREF E-0013361Revised
8 April 1998
Trans-Kalahari main road is opened
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- 30 Sep 2019
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- 01Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau.
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Trans-Kalahari main road is opened. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013361
South African History Online (2011) 'Trans-Kalahari main road is opened', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013361 (Accessed: 14 October 2026).
South African History Online, Trans-Kalahari main road is opened [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013361, (accessed 14 October 2026).
"Trans-Kalahari main road is opened." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013361. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "Trans-Kalahari main road is opened." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013361.
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