South Africa, popularly called SA has three capitals. Yes, three capitals.

  1. The executive capital is Pretoria which is the seat of the president.
  2. The judicial capital is Bloemfontein
  3. While the legislative capital is Cape Town.

 

South Africa has 9 Provinces. The table below will show you the states in South Africa, or properly called provinces in South Africa

S/N Province in South Africa Capital Premier (Leader of Government)

(2023)

 Area (Square Kilometers) Population
1 Eastern Cape Bhisho Oscar Mabuyane 168,966 km2 6,734,001
2 Free State Bloemfontein Sisi Ntombela 129,825 km2 2,928,903
3 Gauteng Johannesburg David Makhura 18,176 km2 15,488,137
4 KwaZulu-Natal Pietermaritzburg Sihle Zikalala 94,361 km2 11,531,628
5 Limpopo Polokwane Stanley Mathabatha 125,754 km2 5,852,553
6 Mpumalanga Nelspruit Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane 76,495 km2 4,679,786
7 North West Mahikeng Job Mokgoro 104,882 km2 4,108,816
8 Northern Cape Kimberley Zamani Saul 372,889 km2 1,292,786
9 Western Cape Cape Town Alan Winde 129,449 km2