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Used the Polokwane, Dendron route and all was smooth sailing. From the West rand I guess the Thabazimbi route can save on km's and would also think about going that route if one was to go over Easter Weekend - avoiding all the traffic on the N1. From the "Deep South" where we are travelling from, or even the guys going from East Rand, I would say stick to the Polokwane-Dendron route (unless you are avoiding Moria traffic between Gauteng and Polokwane over Easter Weekend). Have travelled many times between Gauteng and Rooiberg, route over Brits about 10-20 km shorter from where we live than route over Bela-Bela but still prefer the N1 and then over Bela-Bela.

Polokwane, Dendron, Alldays route was great
Done it the other way. From Pontdrift
Only a few potholes near Alldays and saw many repairs on the road so hardly any potholes.
Only the last 10 k to Polokwane got more hectic with traffic, otherwise a great drive.
Went up from Punda , Makhado, Mussina, which was a good drive as well.
Mussina is a bit hectic and road from Mussina to Mapungubwe was in a perfect shape and expect for a few lorries hardly any traffic around