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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality | ||||
| Length | 38 km (24 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| North end |   R102 / M25 in KwaMashu | |||
 M45 in KwaMashu M21 in Newlands East M32 in New Germany M19 in New Germany M31 in Pinetown M13 in Pinetown M34 in Queensburgh M7 in Queensburgh M10 in Queensburgh M10 in Bellair M7 in Rossburgh | ||||
| South end | R102 in Umbilo, Durban | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | South Africa | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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The M5 is a long metropolitan route in the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa. It starts in KwaMashu in the north-western townships of Durban. It passes through the townships of Newlands East, Newlands West, Ntuzuma and KwaDabeka. It then passes through the industrial town of New Germany and the leafy towns of Pinetown and Queensburgh before entering Durban and ending in the Umbilo industrial area.