which country does south africa border 2 the north?
Lesotho Zimbabwe Mozambique Swaziland Namibia Botswana
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 = = = = Afghanistan to Zululand = = = = 

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 North to south : 

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 = = = Internal Settlement and Lancaster House ; becoming Zimbabwe = = = 

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 Following these victories , the British South Africa Company controlled a country equivalent to modern Zambia and Zimbabwe . This domain was initially referred to as " Zambesia " ( or Zambezia ) after the Zambezi , which bisected it ; however , the first immigrants almost immediately began instead calling their new home " Rhodesia " in honour of their Company benefactor , and this name was officially adopted in 1895 . Matabeleland and Mashonaland , both of which lay south of the Zambezi , were first formally referred to by Britain as " Southern Rhodesia " in 1898 , and were united under that name in 1901 . The areas to the river 's north , Barotziland @-@ North @-@ Western Rhodesia and North @-@ Eastern Rhodesia , were governed separately , and amalgamated in 1911 to form Northern Rhodesia . 

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 South Africa , 1899 – 1902 ( inherited ) . 
