South Africa. (Literally the name of the country.)
South Africa, or Lesotho, or Swaziland.
South Africa
No. Tanzania is a country in the continent of Africa.
Zimbabwe is the current name of the country formerly called Rhodesia.
Lesotho is a small country in southern Africa.
As the name suggests, the country of South Africa is located on the southern tip of the continent of Africa, located directly below Zimbabwe, Botswana, and Namibia.
The name is very clear. In the south of Africa, lies a country. There are no other countries in Africa more south than it. So its called South Africa. There is also West Africa, North Africa, East Africa and Central Africa. Those are regions, not countries. The region in the south is called Southern Africa, to avoid confusion with the country.
South Africa is a proper name while southern africa is not.
Countries on the southern part of Africa are South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Botswana and Madagasca.
Maseru is the capital and largest city of Lesotho, a country in southern Africa that is completely surrounded by South Africa.
On the Southern tip of Africa, hence the name "South Africa"