South Africa operates on South Africa Standard Time (SAST), which is 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC+2). The country does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset remains constant throughout the year.
All of South Africa follows the same timezone. Major cities including Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, and Pretoria all observe SAST. Pretoria is the administrative capital, Cape Town is the legislative capital, and Bloemfontein is the judicial capital.
South Africa is one of the few countries with three capital cities. The country is known as the "Rainbow Nation" for its diverse population and 11 official languages. Table Mountain in Cape Town is one of the oldest mountains in the world, estimated to be around 600 million years old.