M.A. / The accessibility of a region or a country is important for maintaining a strong development rate. Its necessity in research has often been pointed out and especially in research on transportation geography overseas as well as in the Republic of South Africa. This study investigates the spatial variation in the road network link development patterns in Development Region G in order to establish which districts are adequately accessible and which are not, and to establish the relation between the existing accessibility and level of development in the study area. Due to the extent of the problem which had to be investigated, it was not possible to analyse the transport and communication system in the Republic of South-Africa as a whole ...