above/west of the CBD. Hibsicus Mall, the largest shopping centre in Margate which has Checkers as its anchor tenant is located above the CBD, on Wartski Drive Margate Centre is a small shopping centre which has PicknPay as its anchor tenant is located adjacent to the Hibiscus Mall on the corner of Wartski Drive and National Road. It has Margate Mall, popularly known as 'Shoprite Mall' has Shoprite as its anchor tenant and is located on Marine Drive in Margate's CBD Nearby and larger shopping centres in the vicinity of Margate are Southcoast Mall and Shelly Centre, both located in Shelly Beach. Tourism With Margate being a major seaside resort, majority of its economy comes from tourism. Signs of this can be found on the coastline where hotels and holiday accommodation apartments lie. Reputable hotels and holiday accommodation in Margate include the Margate Hotel, Margate Sands, Seagull Holiday Flats and the Desroches Hotel. It features Blue Flag Beaches for swimming, snorkelling, and surfing. Many apartment buildings offer accommodation for residents and visitors. It also contains a shopping street and many restaurants, pubs, and nightclubs, Margate is a spot where many South Africans and foreign visitors spend their vacation. Margate is busiest during school and public holidays when inland residents travel to the coast. Christmas and Easter are especially busy times, with Margate's main street often clogged with heavy traffic during these times. Margate is one of the most visited tourist destinations in South Africa and had the third highest inflow of new visitors in December 2019 in South Africa after Plettenberg Bay and Mossel Bay in the Western Cape Province. This means that Margate had the highest inflow of new visitors in December 2019 in KwaZulu-Natal. The Margate Country Club is located on the western outskirts of Margate on Wingate Drive. Other golf courses in the broader South Coast area are in Port Shepstone, Port Edward, Southbroom, Hibberdene, Pennington and Scottburgh. Education Public Schools Hibiscus Primary School Margate Middle School Margate Primary School Private Schools South Coast Academy Hibiscus International Academy Infrastructure Transportation Road Margate has access to one highway, the R61 freeway (future N2 Wild Coast Toll Route). The R61/N2 (South Coast Toll Road) runs through Margate, bypassing the CBD to the west and the suburbs of Extension 3 and 7 to the east. The freeway links the town to Port Shepstone and Durban in the north-east and Port