[OSGeo Africa] Roads layer - South Africa

[Grant Slater]

On 3 December 2013 06:41, Lizanne Roxburgh <lizanner at ewt.org.za> wrote:
>
> Could anyone tell me where to get hold of a comprehensive roads shapefile
> for South Africa (including urban areas, and metadata)?
>

OpenStreetMap.org has a fairly comprehensive road network.
Geofabrik provide an extract of OSM data to shapefile here:
http://download.geofabrik.de/africa/south-africa-and-lesotho.html

Please remember to attribute OpenStreetMap for the data.
Help improving the map and coverage greatly appreciated.

Kind regards
 Grant