Since 1990, South Africa has nine official languages beside English and Afrikaans, all spelled with Latin writing and Western numerals. They are grouped according to mutual intelligibility as: All government documents have to be available in (at least) one language per group.

Geography & Politics


Epochs

  • ENG
  • Colony of the Cape of Good Hope
  • ENG
  • Orange River Colony
  • ENG
  • Colony of Natal
  • ENG
  • Colony of Transvaal

  • ENG
  • South African Republic
  • AFR
  • Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek
  • ENG
  • Orange Free State
  • AFR
  • Oranje Vrystaat
  • ENG
  • Republic of Natalia
  • AFR
  • Republiek van Natalia

  • ENG
  • Union of South Africa
  • AFR
  • Unie van Suid-Afrika
  • ENG
  • Republic of South Africa
  • AFR
  • Republiek van Suid-Afrika
  • NBL
  • iRiphabliki yeSewula Afrika
  • SSW
  • iRiphabhulikhi yeNingizimu Afrika
  • XHO
  • iRiphabliki yaseMzantsi Afrika
  • ZUL
  • iRiphabliki yaseNingizimu Afrika
  • NSO
  • Rephaboliki ya Afrika Borwa
  • SOT
  • Rephaboliki ya Afrika Borwa
  • TSN
  • Rephaboliki ya Aforika Borwa
  • TSO
  • Riphabliki ra Afrika-Dzonga
  • VEN
  • Riphabuḽiki ya Afurika Tshipembe

  • Epochs - "Homelands" of the Apartheid Government

  • ENG
  • Republic of Bophuthatswana
  • TSN
  • Rephaboliki ya Bophuthatswana
  • ENG
  • Republic of Ciskei
  • XHO
  • iRiphabliki wase Ciskei
  • ENG
  • Republic of Transkei
  • XHO
  • iRiphabliki wase Transkei
  • ENG
  • Republic of Venda
  • VEN
  • Riphabuḽiki ya Venḓa

Currencies


Units

  • ENG
  • Cent (= 1/100 Rand)
  • AFR
  • Cent
  • NBL
  • iSende (pl. amaSende)
  • SSW
  • liSenti (pl. emaSenti)
  • XHO
  • iSenti (pl. amaSenti)
  • ZUL
  • iSenti (pl. amaSenti)
  • NSO
  • Sente (pl. diSente)
  • SOT
  • Sente (pl. diSente)
  • TSN
  • Sente (pl. tiSente)
  • TSO
  • Sente (pl. tiSente)
  • VEN
  • Senthe (pl. Senthe)
  • ENG
  • Penny (= 1/240 Pound)
  • AFR
  • Pennie
  • ENG
  • Shilling (= 1/20 Pound)
  • AFR
  • Sjieling

Institutions