Musina, also known as Messina, is the northernmost town in the Limpopo province of South Africa. It is located near the confluence of the Limpopo River with the Sand River and the border to Zimbabwe with a population of between 20,000 and 40,000. Iron ore, coal, magnetite, graphite, asbestos, diamonds, semi-precious stones and copper are mined in the region.
Copper and Papagoite in Quartz, from old Messina mine.
The N1 is a national route in South Africa that runs from Cape Town through Bloemfontein, Johannesburg, Pretoria and Polokwane to Beit Bridge on the border with Zimbabwe. It forms the first section of the famed Cape to Cairo Road.
N1 freeway as it enters Cape Town
N1 near De Doorns atop Hex River Pass
A view over the terminus of the N1 in downtown Cape Town where both the N1 and N2 national highways merge into Nelson Mandela Boulevard (left) and its intersection with Walter Sisulu Avenue (right).
The N1 northbound as it enters Ventersburg (2015)