Mthatha

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Mthatha (formerly called Umtata) was once the capital of the former Transkei homeland of South Africa, but is now not much more than a bigger rural town in the Eastern Cape.

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The N2 highway runs directly through Mthatha and allows easy connections to Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, East London and Durban.

The R61 regional road goes east to Port St Johns on the coast.

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Mthatha has its own airport and scheduled flights to Johannesburg are available with SA Airlink.

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The railway line to East London via Amabele has been upgraded and a full passenger service between Amabele and Mthatha began operating on 1 March 2008. This route is called "Kei Rail". At present trains only run on weekends, with passengers being conveyed from East London station to Amabele (76 km north of East London) by bus. It is envisaged that from May 2008 trains will also operate during the week, not only weekends.

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  • Ebony B&B (Not far from Walter Sisulu University). An enjoyable place to eat and sleep is the Ebony B&B. Steak, Jo'burg Urban Art decor, wrap around patio, plantation-style building. The site of the local Lions club dinners. R400per night.  edit

  • 70 Blakeway B&B (), [1]. When travelling to Mthatha,you can also use the excellent 70 Blakeway Bed and Breakfast. This B&B has clean and comfortable. From R390.  edit

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