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How many provinces does South Africa have?

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9
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www.britannica.com, britannica, "south africa" (article on government and administration); south african government official site gov.za, "provinces of south africa", en.wikipedia.org, encyclopaedia britannica ('south africa', administrative divisions) and the south african government's official site (gov.za, 'provinces of south africa'), both consulted directly and stating nine provinces., encyclopaedia britannica (britannica.com), article 'south africa' — administrative divisions section listing the nine provinces., encyclopaedia britannica, "south africa" (article on administration and provinces); south african government official site (www.gov.za), "provinces of south africa", encyclopaedia britannica, "south africa" (article section on provinces/administrative divisions), britannica.com/place/south-africa, encyclopaedia britannica, "south africa" (article, local government / provinces section); south african government official website, gov.za, "provinces of south africa", encyclopaedia britannica, "south africa" (britannica.com), confirming nine provinces, encyclopaedia britannica, "south africa" (britannica.com/place/south-africa) and the south african government official site (gov.za/about-sa/geography-and-climate), both stating south africa has nine provinces., encyclopaedia britannica, "south africa" (britannica.com/place/south-africa) — administrative divisions section lists the nine provinces established under the 1996 constitution., encyclopaedia britannica, "south africa" (britannica.com/place/south-africa), government and society section: south africa comprises 9 provinces, established by the 1996 constitution., encyclopaedia britannica, "south africa" (britannica.com/place/south-africa); corroborated by the constitution of the republic of south africa, 1996, chapter 1, section 1., encyclopaedia britannica, "south africa" (britannica.com/place/south-africa); corroborated by the south african government official site (gov.za), encyclopaedia britannica, "south africa" (government and society section, list of nine provinces: eastern cape, free state, gauteng, kwazulu-natal, limpopo, mpumalanga, north-west, northern cape, western cape); corroborated by the government of south africa's official portal (gov.za) which lists the same nine provinces., encyclopaedia britannica, "south africa" (https://www.britannica.com/place/south-africa) - lists the country's nine provinces., encyclopaedia britannica, "south africa" (https://www.britannica.com/place/south-africa) and the south african government (https://www.gov.za/about-sa/geography-and-climate), both stating south africa comprises nine provinces., encyclopaedia britannica, "south africa" (https://www.britannica.com/place/south-africa) — administrative division into nine provinces (eastern cape, free state, gauteng, kwazulu-natal, limpopo, mpumalanga, northern cape, north west, western cape)., encyclopaedia britannica, "south africa" (https://www.britannica.com/place/south-africa) — administrative divisions section listing the nine provinces., encyclopaedia britannica, "south africa" (https://www.britannica.com/place/south-africa) — states south africa is divided into nine provinces., encyclopaedia britannica, "south africa" (https://www.britannica.com/place/south-africa), which enumerates the country's nine provinces., encyclopaedia britannica, "south africa" (provinces list); south african government official site (gov.za), "provinces of south africa", encyclopaedia britannica, "south africa" article, encyclopaedia britannica, "south africa" article, government and society / local government section; corroborated by the south african government's official site (gov.za) 'about south africa' > provinces page, both listing 9 provinces: eastern cape, free state, gauteng, kwazulu-natal, limpopo, mpumalanga, north west, northern cape, and western cape., encyclopaedia britannica, "south africa" article, government and society section (https://www.britannica.com/place/south-africa) — states south africa comprises nine provinces., encyclopaedia britannica, 'south africa' (britannica.com/place/south-africa), stating south africa comprises nine provinces, encyclopaedia britannica, 'south africa' — https://www.britannica.com/place/south-africa, section on the country's nine provinces (eastern cape, free state, gauteng, kwazulu-natal, limpopo, mpumalanga, northern cape, north west, western cape), established under the 1996 constitution., encyclopaedia britannica, article "south africa" (accessed 2026), stating south africa comprises 9 provinces (eastern cape, free state, gauteng, kwazulu-natal, limpopo, mpumalanga, northern cape, north west, western cape)., encyclopaedia britannica, article "south africa" (https://www.britannica.com/place/south-africa) — states south africa is divided into nine provinces, encyclopaedia britannica, article "south africa" (section on provinces/government), and the south african government's official portal gov.za ("provinces of south africa"), both stating south africa is divided into 9 provinces: eastern cape, free state, gauteng, kwazulu-natal, limpopo, mpumalanga, northern cape, north west, and western cape., encyclopaedia britannica, entry "south africa" (britannica.com/place/south-africa), government/constitution section stating the country comprises nine provinces., south african government, https://www.gov.za/about-sa/south-africas-provinces, south african government, https://www.gov.za/about-sa/south-africas-provinces ("south africa has nine provinces"); corroborated by wikipedia, provinces of south africa, south african government, provinces, https://www.gov.za/provinces, south african government, provinces: https://www.gov.za/provinces, south african government, provinces: https://www.gov.za/provinces (states south africa is divided into nine provinces), south african government, south africa's provinces (https://www.gov.za/about-sa/south-africas-provinces), south african government, south africa's provinces — https://www.gov.za/about-sa/south-africas-provinces, south african government, south africa's provinces, https://www.gov.za/about-sa/south-africas-provinces, south african government, south africa's provinces: https://www.gov.za/about-sa/south-africas-provinces, south african government, south africa's provinces: https://www.gov.za/about-sa/south-africas-provinces — states that south africa has nine provinces., wikipedia, provinces of south africa (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/provinces_of_south_africa): south africa has nine provinces, www.britannica.com, www.gov.za

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