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How many provinces does South Africa have?

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9
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sources
www.gov.za, britannica, "south africa" (britannica.com/place/south-africa) and the constitution of the republic of south africa, 1996, chapter 6, section 103, both confirming nine provinces., constitution of the republic of south africa, 1996 (chapter 1, section 1, and schedule 1), as reproduced on the official south african government website gov.za; corroborated by britannica's entry on south africa, which lists the same nine provinces., constitution of the republic of south africa, 1996 (text as published on the south african government's official site, gov.za), chapter 1 section 1 read with chapter 6, which establishes and names south africa's nine provinces., constitution of the republic of south africa, 1996, ch. 1 s.1; encyclopaedia britannica, "south africa" country profile, constitution of the republic of south africa, 1996, chapter 1, section 1 and schedule 1a (provinces list), as published on the parliament of south africa's website (www.parliament.gov.za); corroborated by the encyclopaedia britannica entry 'south africa' which states the country comprises nine provinces (eastern cape, free state, gauteng, kwazulu-natal, limpopo, mpumalanga, north west, northern cape, western cape)., constitution of the republic of south africa, 1996, chapter 1, section 1(1); corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica, 'south africa' entry., constitution of the republic of south africa, 1996, chapter 1, section 1(2) and chapter 6, section 103(1), which lists the nine provinces (eastern cape, free state, gauteng, kwazulu-natal, limpopo, mpumalanga, northern cape, north west, western cape); corroborated by britannica's entry 'south africa' describing its nine provinces., constitution of the republic of south africa, 1996, chapter 1, section 103(1) (as amended); corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica entry on south africa, constitution of the republic of south africa, 1996, chapter 1, section 103(1) (as amended); corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica's article on south africa., constitution of the republic of south africa, 1996, chapter 1, section 103(1) (as published by the south african government and the parliamentary monitoring group); corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica, 'south africa' entry., constitution of the republic of south africa, 1996, chapter 1, section 103(1) (as published by the south african government/parliament); corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica's entry on south africa, constitution of the republic of south africa, 1996, chapter 1, section 103(1) (as published by the south african parliament / government); cross-checked against encyclopaedia britannica's article on south africa., constitution of the republic of south africa, 1996, chapter 1, section 103(1) (as published on the south african government's official constitution text, www.gov.za), cross-checked against encyclopaedia britannica's article on south africa., constitution of the republic of south africa, 1996, chapter 1, section 103(1) (as reproduced by the south african government and corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica's article on south africa), constitution of the republic of south africa, 1996, chapter 1, section 103(1); corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica, constitution of the republic of south africa, 1996, chapter 1, section 103(1); corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica, 'south africa' entry, constitution of the republic of south africa, 1996, chapter 1, section 103(1); corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica, 'south africa' entry., constitution of the republic of south africa, 1996, chapter 1, section 103(1); encyclopaedia britannica entry on south africa, constitution of the republic of south africa, 1996, chapter 1, section 103(1); encyclopaedia britannica, "south africa" country entry, constitution of the republic of south africa, 1996, chapter 6, section 103(1) (as published by the south african government / parliament); encyclopaedia britannica, entry on south africa., constitution of the republic of south africa, 1996, chapter 6, section 103(1) (official text, gov.za); corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica, 'south africa' entry, section on provinces., constitution of the republic of south africa, 1996, chapter 6, section 103(1); encyclopaedia britannica, 'south africa' country profile, constitution of the republic of south africa, 1996, section 1(2); encyclopaedia britannica, 'south africa', constitution of the republic of south africa, 1996, section 103 (provinces); corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica, 'south africa' entry, constitution of the republic of south africa, 1996, section 103(1) (as amended); corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica, entry 'south africa'., constitution of the republic of south africa, 1996, section 103(1) (as published by the south african government / parliament); corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica, 'south africa' entry., constitution of the republic of south africa, 1996, section 103(1) (nine provinces enumerated); corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica, 'south africa' entry., constitution of the republic of south africa, 1996, section 103(1) (text hosted at gov.za); corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica's article on south africa., constitution of the republic of south africa, 1996, section 103(1); corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica's article on south africa listing its nine provinces., constitution of the republic of south africa, 1996, section 103(2) (as published at gov.za); corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica, 'south africa'., en.wikipedia.org, south african government — 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, constitution of the republic of south africa, 1996, section 103: https://www.gov.za/documents/constitution/constitution-republic-south-africa-1996-chapter-6-provinces-07-feb-1997, south african government, provinces: https://www.gov.za/provinces, south african government, south africa's provinces (https://www.gov.za/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’ (gov.za/about-sa/south-africas-provinces), which states that south africa has nine provinces., south african government, ‘south africa’s provinces’ (gov.za/about-sa/south-africas-provinces): states that south africa has nine provinces., south african government, ‘south africa’s provinces’ (https://www.gov.za/about-sa/south-africas-provinces), wikipedia, provinces of south africa (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/provinces_of_south_africa): nine provinces since 27 april 1994, per the constitution of south africa, www.britannica.com, www.justice.gov.za

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