The Trans-Kalahari main road, the first road south of the Sahara to connect the Atlantic and Indian Ocean, is opened.

Updated: 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

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South African History Online. (2012, April 5). The Trans-Kalahari main road, the first road south of the Sahara to connect the Atlantic and Indian Ocean, is opened.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081450

South African History Online (2012) 'The Trans-Kalahari main road, the first road south of the Sahara to connect the Atlantic and Indian Ocean, is opened.', South African History Online, 5 April. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081450 (Accessed: 6 November 2026).

South African History Online, The Trans-Kalahari main road, the first road south of the Sahara to connect the Atlantic and Indian Ocean, is opened. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081450, (accessed 6 November 2026).

"The Trans-Kalahari main road, the first road south of the Sahara to connect the Atlantic and Indian Ocean, is opened.." South African History Online, 5 Apr. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081450. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

South African History Online. "The Trans-Kalahari main road, the first road south of the Sahara to connect the Atlantic and Indian Ocean, is opened.." South African History Online. April 5, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081450.