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- ↑ "RDDA SOUTH AFRICAN NUMBERED ROUTE DESCRIPTION AND DESTINATION ANALYSIS". NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT. May 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ↑ "Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality | ROAD CONSTRUCTIONS COMMENCES IN EAST LONDON AND MDANTSANE". www.buffalocity.gov.za. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ↑ "Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality | South African Government". www.gov.za. Retrieved 10 May 2021.