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Polokwane

Polokwane

Polokwane, formerly and sometimes also known as Pietersburg, is the capital city of the Limpopo Province of South Africa.

It is the country's largest urban centre north of Gauteng. It was also one of the nine host cities of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

How locals move

Getting around Polokwane the local way

  • Get inThere are also minibus taxis from Pretoria, Johannesburg, Mbombela and Musina.

From Wikivoyage: Polokwane, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-03.

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