Time zones can get a bit confusing as some countries use different time zones in summer. South Africa is on UTC +2 (2 hrs ahead of Coordinated Universal Time aka GMT). South African Standard Time is known by other names further north in Africa as well as in the Middle East and Europe.How many time zones does South Africa have?
Africa uses six time zones and thirteen standard time zone names to describe them. Africa time zone offsets range from UTC/GMT -1 to UTC/GMT + 4. From west to east the time zones in Africa are: (UTC/GMT -1) Cape Verde Time Zone. (UTC/GMT +0) Greenwich Mean Time Zone, Western European Time Zone and Western Sahara Time Zone.What time does school start in South Africa?
South Africa's schools usually divide their academic year into four terms. The school year starts mid of January and ends at the beginning of December. But dates vary slightly from school to school.