The R33 is a provincial route in South Africa that connects Pietermaritzburg with Lephalale via Greytown, Paulpietersburg, Carolina, Belfast and Vaalwater. It is a very long road, passing through 3 provinces (Limpopo, Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal). Route Limpopo The R33 begins south of Lephalale, at a junction with the R510 next to The Junction Restaurant & Golf Range. It starts by going eastwards to cross the Mokolo River. After crossing the Mokolo River, the R33 turns south-east and heads for 85 kilometres, through the Grootwater Nature Reserve, to the town of Vaalwater, where it forms a junction with the R517. The R33 becomes the road south-east from this junction. It continues south-east for 63 kilometres to the town of Modimolle (Formerly known as Nylstroom), entering the vicinity as Nelson Mandela Drive. Just after the Modimolle Correctional Centre, the R33 reaches a 4-way junction with the R101 Road (Thabo Mbeki Drive) and continues south-east for another 11 kilometres to meet the N1 Toll Highway (Southbound access only) just north of its Kranskop Toll Plaza. From the N1 junction, the R33 continues eastwards for 77 kilometres, meeting the R516 Route at a staggered junction, to reach a t-junction with the N11 National Route from Mokopane. The R33 joins the N11 and they are cosigned as one road south-east for 16 kilometres into the town of Marble Hall, meeting the north-eastern terminus of the R573 Road from Pretoria and KwaMhlanga. The R33 and the N11 remain cosigned as one road southwards for the next 26 kilometres up to the town of Groblersdal. In Groblersdal, at the north-eastern terminus of the R25 Road from Bronkhorstspruit (4-way junction; staggered junction), the R33 leaves the N11 National Route and becomes the road eastwards, crossing the Olifants River. It continues east-south-east for 61 kilometres to the town of Stoffberg in Mpumalanga Province. Mpumalanga Into Mpumalanga, the R33 meets the southern terminus of the R579 Road and continues to Stofberg, where it meets the R555 Road. They are cosigned southwards for 3 kilometres before they split, with the R33 continuing south-east. It travels for 39 kilometres to the town of Belfast (eMakhazeni), where it makes a left & right turn before meeting the southern terminus of the R540 Road. Just after Belfast, the R33 meets the N4 Highway (Maputo Corridor) (Maputo-Pretoria Highway) and crosses it. Just after crossing the N4 highway, the R33 continues by a right turn and