Neigbouring Countries

Countries that border South Africa


Botswana
Botswana was originally known as the British Protectorate of Bechuanaland until 1966 when it gained independence and since then it has regularly held free democratic elections. Botswana is a landlocked country bordered by South Africa in the South and Southeast, by Namibia in the West and the North and both […]

Botswana – Southern Africa


Mozambique is situated on the Indian Ocean coast of Southern Africa and borders South Africa in the South. Originally a Portuguese colony, the country gained independence in 1975 and became officially the Peoples Republic of Mozambique. The official language  is Portuguese. Today Mozambique is an up and coming hot-spot and […]

Mozambique – Southern Africa


sossusvlei namibia
Namibia – Country Bordering South Africa to the North and West of the Northern Cape Province The Southern African country of Namibia (formerly South West Africa) borders South Africa in the South and East, Angola and Zambia in the North, Botswana to the East and has the Atlantic Ocean as […]

Namibia – South West Africa



Victoria Falls Waterfall in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe, one of Southern Africa’s most beautiful countries, borders South Africa in the North. This landlocked country has derived its name from a long past capital called “Great Zimbabwe.” The ancient stone structures that remain are the largest in Africa, except for the Egyptian Pyramids. The country itself has been […]

Zimbabwe – Southern Africa