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[TAKE NOTE] Road closures ahead of the State of the Province Address

Roads will be closed from 06:00 to 13:00 for the State of the Province Address which will take place at Jack Botes Hall tomorrow, 22 February

POLOKWANE – Motorists and residents should take note of the planned road closures in the central business district (CBD) due to the State of the Province Address (SOPA) ceremony.

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Municipal spokesperson, Thipa Selela says the following streets will be closed from 06:00 on Friday morning, 22 February 2019 to 13:00:

• Thabo Mbeki from Biccard to Paul Kruger Street
• Bodenstein from Landros Mare to Paul Kruger Street
• Corner of Biccard and Bodenstein Streets
• Landros Mare between Bodenstein and Thabo Mbeki Street
• Church between Thabo Mbeki and Rabe Street
• Paul Kruger between Thabo Mbeki and Rabe Street
• Corner of Market and Rabe Street

“Street demonstrations will commence at 09:00 from SABC Park to Jack Botes Hall via Landros Mare Street on to Excelsior Street and right on to Schoeman to Bodenstein Street until Jack Botes,” Selela added.

The Visitor Information Centre (VIC) next to Jack Botes Hall will also be affected as there will be no parking from today, 21 February, ahead of the ceremony. However, visitors to the centre can make a walk-in. During Sopa, the centre will not be accessible but available via e-mail and telephone.

“The municipality urges motorists, businesses and visitors to be patient and to use alternative routes during the proceedings of the ceremony and to adhere to the traffic instructions given by the law enforcement officers,” Selela concluded.

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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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