Context
India and South Africa recently agreed to enhance cooperation in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and digital infrastructure as part of efforts to strengthen their partnership in emerging technologies.
About South Africa
- South Africa is the southernmost country of Africa and has coastlines along both the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Ocean.
- The country has three capitals: Pretoria (Executive), Cape Town (Legislative), and Bloemfontein (Judicial).
- It shares borders with Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe to the north, Mozambique and Eswatini to the northeast and east, while Lesotho is an enclave entirely surrounded by South African territory.
- South Africa experiences a predominantly temperate to subtropical climate.
- The Drakensberg is the highest mountain range in Southern Africa.
- Mafadi Peak (about 11,320 feet) on the South Africa–Lesotho border is the country’s highest point.
- Major rivers include the Orange and Limpopo
- South Africa is a leading producer of gold, manganese, chromium, and platinum-group metals.
