North West (South African province)North West (Afrikaans: Noord-Wes; Tswana: Bokone Bophirima) is a province of South Africa. Its capital is Mahikeng. The province is located to the west of the major population centre and province of Gauteng, to the south of the country of Botswana, and southwest of the northernmost province of Limpopo.
South AfricaSouth Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. The country consists of nine provinces, and is bounded to the south by 2,798 kilometres (1,739 miles) of coastline that stretches along the South Atlantic and Indian Ocean; to the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe; and to the east and northeast by Mozambique and Eswatini. South Africa also encloses Lesotho.
Lozi languageLozi, also known as Silozi and Rozi, is a Bantu language of the Niger–Congo language family within the Sotho–Tswana branch of Zone S (S.30), that is spoken by the Lozi people, primarily in southwestern Zambia and in Namibia. The language is most closely related to Northern Sotho (Sesotho sa Leboa), Tswana (Setswana), Kgalagari (SheKgalagari) and Sotho (Sesotho/Southern Sotho). Lozi is sometimes written as Rotse.
Sotho languageSotho (), also known as Sesotho (), Southern Sotho, or Sesotho sa Borwa, is a Southern Bantu language spoken in Lesotho, as its national language, and South Africa, where it is an official language. Like all Bantu languages, Sesotho is an agglutinative language, using numerous affixes and derivational and inflexional rules to build complete words.
Northern SothoNorthern Sotho is one of South Africa's twelve official languages and belongs to the Bantu language family specifically the Sotho-Tswana group. The language is spoken mainly in Limpopo Province, and to a lesser extent in Gauteng, Mpumalanga, and North West.Northern Sotho is the umbrella term for a group of certain dialects. As of the 2022 South African Census, approximately 6.2 million people, or 10.0% of the national population, speak Northern Sotho as their first language.
ZimbabweCountry in Southeast AfricaFlag Coat of armsMotto: "Unity, Freedom, Work"Anthem: "Blessed Be the Land of Zimbabwe"Show globeShow map of AfricaCapitaland largest cityHarare17°49′45″S31°03′08″E / 17.82917°S 31.05222°E / -17.82917; 31.05222Official languages16 languages: ChewaChibarweEnglishKalangaKhoisanNambyaNdauNdebeleShanganiShonaSothoTongaTswanaVendaXhosaZimbabwean sign languageEthnic groups (2022 census)99.6% Black African0.2% European0.1% Coloured0.1% otherReligion (2017)84.1% Christianity69.2% Protestantism14.9% other Christian10.2% no religion4.5% traditional faiths1.2% othersDemonymZimbabweanGovernmentUnitary assembly-independent republic• PresidentEmmerson Mnangagwa• First Vice-PresidentConstantino Chiwenga• Second Vice-PresidentKembo MohadiLegislatureParliament• Upper houseSenate• Lower houseNational AssemblyIndependencefrom the United Kingdom• Declared11 November 1965• Republic2 March 1970• Zimbabwe Rhodesia1 June 1979• Independence recognised18 April 1980• Current constitution15 May 2013Area • Total390,757 km (150,872 sq mi) (60th)• Water (%)1Population• February 2026 estimate 17,166,852 (74th)• 2022 census15,178,957• Density45/km (116.5/sq mi) (179th)GDP (PPP)2025 estimate• Total $93.870 billion (104th)• Per capita $5,410 (151st)GDP (nominal)2025 estimate• Total $53.310 billion (101st)• Per capita $3,070 (152nd)Gini (2019) 45.5medium inequalityHDI (2023) 0.598medium (153rd)CurrencyDe jure: Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG)De facto: United States dollar (USD)South African rand (ZAR);Other currenciesTime zoneUTC+2 (CAT)Date formatdd/mm/yyyyCalling code+263ISO 3166 codeZWInternet TLD.zwZimbabwe, officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo River, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia to the north, and Mozambique to the east.
Southern AfricaSouthern Africa is the southernmost region of Africa. No definition is agreed upon, but some groupings include the United Nations geoscheme, the intergovernmental Southern African Development Community, and the physical geography definition based on the physical characteristics of the land.
Bantu languagesLarge language family spoken in Sub-Saharan AfricaThe Bantu languages (UK: , US: Proto-Bantu: *bantʊ̀) are a language family, or a branch of the proposed Niger-Congo language family, containing about 600 languages that are spoken by the Bantu peoples of Central, Southern, Eastern and SoutheastAfrica. They form the largest branch of the Southern Bantoid languages.
Lingua francaA lingua franca (; lit.'Frankish tongue or language'), also known as a bridge language, common language, trade language, auxiliary language, link language, or language of wider communication (LWC), is a language systematically used to make communication possible between groups of people who do not share a native language or dialect, particularly when it is a third language that is distinct from both of the speakers' native languages.
PretoriaPretoria ( prih-TOR-ee-ə, pree-; Afrikaans: [prəˈtʉəria] ) is the executive capital of South Africa, serving as the seat of the executive branch of government, and as the host to all foreign embassies to the country. Pretoria straddles the Apies River and extends westward into the foothills of the Magaliesberg mountains.
Endonym and exonymAn endonym or autonym is a common, self-chosen, native name of a group of people, an individual person of that group, a geographical place, a language or a dialect; it is 'native' in the sense that it is used inside or by a particular group or linguistic community to identify or designate themselves, their place of origin, or their language.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.