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[WATCH] Heavy N1 traffic turns chaotic

Cars were seen driving into oncoming traffic on the highway

POLOKWANE – A video of traffic on the N1 to Polokwane has gone viral on social media.

The video, posted on Facebook by user, Marno Bam shows traffic snaking on the N1 with motorists driving into oncoming traffic, turning what is a double lane highway into a triple lane.

 

 

The Department of Transport says they are expecting high volumes of traffic towards the city, given that it is the easter weekend.

Read more:  No tolerance on Lim roads this Easter weekend, says transport dept

The video, posted on Thursday, 29 March, has since been viewed over 48 thousand times and racked up 2 600 shares.

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Raeesa Sempe

Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon." – Tom Stoppard

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