Editing Polokwane (section)

===Roads===
[[File:NelsonMandelaCircle.jpg|right|370x370px|thumb|Nelson Mandela road traffic island on the approach to the city]]
The city lies roughly halfway between Gauteng ({{convert|300|km
}}) and the Zimbabwean border ({{convert|200|km}}) on the [[N1 road (South Africa)|N1 highway]], which connects Zimbabwe with the major cities of South Africa, such as [[Pretoria]], [[Johannesburg]], [[Bloemfontein]], and [[Cape Town]].

The [[R37 (South Africa)|R37]] provincial route connects the city with [[Mbombela]]. Running east, the [[R71 (South Africa)|R71]] connects the city with [[Tzaneen]], [[Phalaborwa]], [[Bushbuckridge]], and the [[Kruger National Park]]. To north-east, is the [[R81 (South Africa)|R81]] connecting the city with [[Giyani]] and [[Malamulele]]. The [[R521 (South Africa)|R521]] connects the city with [[Alldays, Limpopo|Alldays]] and the [[R567 (South Africa)|R567]] via [[Seshego]] connects Polokwane with the [[N11 (South Africa)|N11]]. The [[R71 (South Africa)|R71]] is also well known to bikers who ride through the city annually, making it the biggest bike meeting in Africa.

The Nelson Mandela road traffic island is situated on the outskirts of Polokwane when approaching from the direction of Johannesburg. It was built prior to the 2010 FIFA World Cup as part of beautifying the city for the event.

A number of private bus services run in the city and also services connect Polokwane to other major centres in the country.