South Africa SearchesHere a list of sites were you can expect to find specific information about South Africa when you search their database on the word "South Africa": UNIONS is the United Nations International Organizations Network Search. Here you can search within all the UN-system, including sub-organizations. Expect to find too much documents, reports, articles, etc. about South Africa. ECA-search - (UN.org.) In the database of the Economic Commission for Africa you might find some country-specific information about development. They also are quite good on gender issues. FAO-search - (UN-org.) Their database gives you lots of articles and reports about livestock and agriculture in South Africa. Tons of free information! ILO-search - (UN-org.) Their database might find you some reports about working conditions in South Africa, although there is little African country-specific information. Infonation is a UN statistics service. Choose country specific data from their huge and updated database. All countries are represented with data from the fields geography, economy, population and social indicators. You can compare data from up to seven countries. Excellent tool! UNDP-search - (UN-org.) You will find a solid amount of documents and reports about development in South Africa in their database. UNESCO-search - (UN-org.) Their database contains loads of document related to education, science and culture and related items in South Africa. WHO-search - (UN-org.) You'll find quit a few documents and reports about health issues in South Africa and the region doing a search in their database. WTO-search - In the database of the World Trade Organization you'll find quit a few country-specific documents about trade, subsidies, development, etc. in South Africa. Write "South Africa" in the "Document Title" bar. WoYaa! is a search engine in French and English with links to quite a few sites in French-speaking Africa. Not updated since 1998 (?) and many bad connections. Yahoo-search - Yahoo helps you find websites related to South Africa, although you'll have no idea what you'll find clicking their links...
Newspapers & PressHere, you'll find links to South African and non-South African newspapers and news agencies regularly writing about South Africa, international press in general and other facilitators of news about South Africa.
The Press in South AfricaAfricaner is the newspaper from the National Party, which offers a daily service of news about South Africa. Only in Africaans, of course. African Mining, from South Africa, is the leading journal on mining in Africa. Here you'll find some reports and articles which are updated in a bulletin every second month. Good service, but it hasn't been updated since 1999... English. Agenda is a South African feminist magazine, which promotes gender equity in development. It is published four times a year. The web site also features more frequent news bulletins. The Business Day offers daily news about economy in South Africa, together with a good international coverage and other topics like sports, etc. English. Cape Business News is a daily newspaper with only business news, mostly South African, and other services, like job opportunities, etc. English. The Daily Mail & Guardian is South Africa's, or maybe even Africa's, leading newspaper. The site is constantly updated with news, mainly focusing on South Africa and Africa. Special departments of sports, politics and economy, etc. English. Recommended! The Daily News Briefing is a website where you'll find a list of daily news about what's happening in South Africa. English. Dispatch Online is a daily newspaper with good international coverage and special focus on sports and politics. English. Eikestad Nuus is a daily and municipal newspaper with a good coverage in all categories. It's in English and its municipal news in Africaans. Financial Mail Interactive is a weekly journal about economy and business in South Africa, but also showing interest in the international situation. English. Headlines is a daily newspaper with a good coverage of African and international news, among it good articles about culture and gender. English. Recommended. The Independent Online is a daily newspaper with a good website where you'll find profound features on South Africa and Africa and international news. Among other topics, it offers sometimes some special pages on other African countries. English. Jol is a excellent magazine from Johannesburg with news about music, film, festival, theatre, dance and more. Good international coverage and daily updated. Recommended. Labourstart is an elaborated South African resource on labour issues, which carries daily labour/business news headlines from Africa. Recommended news resource. Newsflash is a daily updated news service about South Africa, but with special focus on Cape Town. In Africaans. South Africa Post is powered by WorldNews.com. This news site brings you daily news about Africa, provided by the world's leading newspapers and press agencies. It's not really a newspaper itself, more a very efficient search engine, giving you headlines made all over the world. In English. Johannesburg News basically features the same headlines as South Africa Post. The Sunday Times is a daily newspaper on the web with news features about sports, lifestyle, health, education and jobs. It also offers services like a forum, debates and special themes. Constantly updated. TWeb is the a site on technology news about South Africa and around the world. Daily updated reports and articles..
Press reporting about South AfricaAfrica Confidential is a bisemanal journal on Africa. They let you enter their database on South Africa of past headlines, which has some basic facts and news about South Africa. Africa News Online is an electronic network handling the distribution of reporting from more than 40 African news organizations and provides a showcase for journalism from across the African continent. You can also go directly to their South Africa page, listing the latest news stories. Recommended. IRIN (Integrated Regional Information Network) is a UN humanitarian information unit, covering news from all Africa. You can also go directly into their South Africa archive, where articles from the last months about South Africa figure. NewAfrica, South Africa offers interesting information about South African infrastructure, agriculture, business, environment, education, etc. One World News Service is an international news service with a special page for South Africa. In English, but not too regularly updated. PANA (PanAfrican News Agency) has an expanding pool of correspondents continent wide and partnerships with 48 national news agencies and the largest news-gathering operation in Africa. No country pages, but daily updated news from all over Africa. Weather.com has a page about the weather in South Africa.
International pressLe Monde, the leading French newspaper, has an ample international coverage (all in French). You can also go directly to their Africa page. South Africa Times UK is a daily magazine for the South African who live in UK. It contains reports and articles about politics, business, sports, etc. on South Africa. The Africa and Middle East site of the BBC World Services offers updated news, articles and other media services on Africa. The Financial Times is one of the world's leading business newspapers with a global outlook. You can also go directly to their Middle East and Africa page. The Independent is an excellent British newspaper with a wide international coverage. You might want to go directly to their Africa page, where the latest articles about the continent are listed. The International Herald Tribune is a daily newspaper edited in Paris with a focus on news from all over the world. Published with The New York Times & The Washington Post. Times Internet Edition (UK) is the internet edition of the world's oldest daily newspaper. The sister paper, the Sunday Times Internet Edition has its own website. Relatively good international coverage. The New York Times is one of the most important US newspapers, having a relatively good international coverage, including an Africa page. Most international articles, however, are by AP or Reuters. The Washington Post is a prestigious US newspaper with an ample international coverage. You might want to go directly to their Africa page or South Africa page, were the last articles from WP are listed. Besides, Washington Post, Weather in Africa gives you the weather forecast for 35 African cities, mostly national capitals.
News & Discussion GroupsAblecounseling provides ethical online relationship therapy / marriage and family counselling (counseling) / individual narrative therapy and coaching by a professional therapist / counsellor (counselor). Africa Online South Africa offers services like e-mail, chat, newsgroups. A lot of news too, and only in English. Cape Town Chat is a chat service of the website Cape Town Infosite The International Freedom Forum is an organization dedicated to the creation of an independent country for the ostracized people of South Africa. It offers a messages board. L'Afrique sur Internet is a website in French about everything what's happening on Internet in francophone Africa. List of links, forums, etc. NewAfrica has chats, besides offering lots of other services.Internatio
Government OfficesNote: (Links marked with "?" seem to be temporary dysfunctional. We are checking it out)National Institutions: Departments, National Offices and Councils. South Africa Government Online is the official site of the government and contains the most complete and updated list to find links to all ministries, institutions and official sites on South Africa. Daily updated news service. (?) The Constitutional Assembly (CA) The Department of Agriculture
has a website with some announcements, technical info, contacts, news,
events, publications, etc. Regularly updated. The Department of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology (DACST) has two different sites: one is dedicated to the art and culture (with information about its projects and the cultural heritage) and other is dedicated to the science and technology (with reports and information about its programs). Regularly updated. The Department of Communications has information about its documents and some news. Every second month updated, approximately. The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) informs about the private sector with its annual reports, besides other services. The Department of Defence offers some information about the ministry, the defence secretariat, the SA national defence force, etc. Regularly updated data. The Department of Education has information about its policies, reports, archives, legislation, provincial education, etc. The Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (DEAT)
has daily updated news, besides its typical services as documents,
publications, events, activities, programmes and projects, etc. The Department of Finance has monthly press release, and some rudimentary information as speeches, jobs and others. The Department of Labour
has a regularly updated news service, besides some services and information
about its daily events, etc. Other sites related with it: The Department of Land Affairs
has not very updated news, but offers services and information about its
works, publications and library. Other related sites with it: The Department of Minerals and Energy informs about mine health and safety, energy, mineral development, corporate services, etc. The Department of Provincial and Local Government is responsible for developing and promoting the principles and provisions of South Africa’s new Constitution. It contains a lot of information of the legislation, local councils, its publications, etc. The Department of Public Enterprises offers a not updated news service, but interesting information about some South African enterprises: Alexkor, Aventura, Eskom, Transnet and Denel. The Department for Public Service and Administration doesn't contain updated information, but it has some annual reports and some practical services. The Department of Sport and Recreation (DSR)
contains annual reports, speeches, sport calendar and conferences, besides
information about its projects. Other related sites with it: The Department of State Expenditure (DSE) has a website that is under construction. It comes soon. The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) offers special pages as its economics database, foreign offices, besides its publications and dumping investigations. The Department of Transport
informs about its publications, besides the South African legislations and
regulations about transport and some general information on public
transport. Other related sites with it: The Department of Water Affairs and Forestry (DWAF)
has a frequently updated website. Here you'll find communicates, general
information about the department and its activities and some news. The Department of Welfare offers some documents and reports in its website. Maybe the most interest is its National Report on Social Development 1995-2000.
Other National Institutions
The Office of the Auditor-General
contains some reports and plenty data about its mission, credo, responsibilities,
etc. Regional Institutions Eastern Cape
Municipal Institutions The Cape Metropolitan Council
Embassies and Representations in Foreign Countries Note: (Links marked with "?" seem to be temporary dysfunctional. We are checking it out) Argentina
Political Parties Note: (Links marked with "?" seem to be temporary dysfunctional. We are checking it out) (?) The African Christian Democratic Party
(ACDP)
About South African government, see also Politics and General Information, below.
OtherCities & TownsThe Bergkelder, situated in Stellenbosch, is one of the most important winery in South Africa. Boschendal is the largest state in South Africa and famous for their wines. Bloemfontein Spectacular Art - Stelle Buys is a gallery from Bloemfontein. Here you'll find contemporary South African art, with special art in young artists. Weather.com has a special page about the weather in Bloemfontein.. Cape Town Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry provides a news service, besides info about its members, foreign trade service, a database on importers and exporters, etc. Cape Town Infosite is one of the most complete site about the town. It offers a lot of tourist information: climate, things to do, restaurants, accommodation, night life, etc. The site includes some services, like chat. Cape Town is the first website dedicated only to Cape town. It offers not too information, but it's well structured in different categories, like sports, business, tourism and culture. And contains some links to some news sites. Clearfusion is a web design company based in Cape Town. The Dale Court Guest House, Cape Town, has its own website with all information about its services and prices. False Bay Surf Lifesaving Club, from Cape Town, offers complete and updated information about its activities, competition calendar and news. Iconz - Metal embossed art cards, from Cape Town, offers its catalogue in its website. Paul Du Toit is the website of this South African artist, which includes reports, interviews, articles and information about his exhibitions. Paintings and sculptures. Robert Slingsby Art Studio is dedicated to the independent contemporary art in Cape Town. Here you'll find information about its exhibitions and some publications. Sunset Lodge Guest House is a possibility of accommodation in Cape Town. The University of Cape Town has
its own website with all information about it and other related links: Weather.com has a special page about the weather in Cape Town. Durban Durban Art Gallery organizes exhibitions of artists from South Africa and Europe and activities like workshops and film. Sheldon Miller offers in his website a gallery with his originals pieces. His speciality is wildlife, particularly African Wildlife. Weather.com has a special page about the weather in Durban. Johannesburg Creative License is the principal gallery in Johannesburg to promote various artistic talents in South Africa, from photographers to poets. Goodman Gallery is one of the most famous galleries in Johannesburg. Contemporary art. Jewish Guild Orchestra has played under 50 years in all Johannesburg. Its site offers data about its members, calendar, objectives, etc. Jol is a excellent magazine from Johannesburg with news about music, film, festival, theatre, dance and more. Good international coverage and daily updated. Recommended. Weather.com has a special page about the weather in Johannesburg. Port Elizabeth The University of Port Elizabeth
has its own website with general information and besides it has other
related sites: Weather.com has a special page about the weather in Port Elizabeth. Pretoria Destination Pretoria is the official website of the Tourism Office of Pretoria. Here you'll find data about restaurants, accommodation, map, etc. Pretoria- Computers and Internet is a list with basic information about the school development programme, microsoft, etc. in Pretoria. English and German. Pretoria, the Yacaranda City is a basic travel guide to the city. It includes information of all themes. The University of Pretoria offers
too other related sites: Soroptimist International -(Pretoria) is a Worldwide Service organization for Business and Professional Women with approximately 100,000 members in 119 countries. It offers links to its international sites and information about its activities and events. Weather.com has a special page about the weather in Pretoria. Word of Mouth Backpackers Pretoria offers, in some different languages, basic data about tourism for backpackers in Pretoria and links to tourist sites in the town.
CompaniesA Tourist in South Africa is a company that offers you all type of help if you are thinking about to visit the country. It offers services like a travel guide, transport planning for congress, translations and secretarial services, etc. CiberCo is a company specializing in the acquisition of Internet space and the design, development and maintenance of the web pages thereon. Clearfusion is a web design company based in Cape Town. Coza Host offers services in South Africa as web-marketing, e-commerce or webmasters tools, besides some internet news. Easy Ads offers services like trade enquires, business information and other types of data for the business world. Jeweller's Network is the portal to the jewellery industry in Southern Africa. Its a website for information, communication and transaction for jewellery, diamonds, gemstones, watches, precious metals and giftware. Here you can find all companies in South Africa. Lisan Decor Design for Africa, is a family business in the historical town of Stellenbosch. Maverick Interface Design is a service interactive agency that specialises in creative new media solutions for a wide range of clients. Microweb Computers is an internet service provider in South Africa, but the site is under construction. South Africa Airlink covers lots of destinations in South Africa. It offers all information on its flights and other practical data. South Africa Airways is an excellent site if you find practical information about travel: hours, flights, money...they has really a virtual clients service! The South African Department of Public Enterprises offers a not updated news service, but interesting information about some South African enterprises: Alexkor, Aventura, Eskom, Transnet and Denel. STARWEB's Personal Control Panel allows clients to easily create dymanic features on their site with no programming knowledge. TMN Consulting South Africa offers a complete service to the game lodge, game reserve, guest house and hotel establishments of South Africa and links to other African countries. Webstudio Designs: Introducing Web site Solutions for Business, Personal and E-Commerce Sites.
CultureA Small Virtual Bookshelf is dedicated to the poetry and literature in South Africa. African Fetish International, from South Africa, is a website dedicated to sell African art from around the continent. African Gallery is the South Africa's premier online gallery, direct from Cape Town, with information about some of the most important contemporary artist currently in South Africa: Brett Shuman, Tess Berlein, Dylan Lewis, Johannes Jacobus, Martine G. Laporta, etc. Afromix' web page to South African music, groups and artists, with special pages on some South African musicians. French and Spanish versions. Afterglow offers sensual galleries to illustrate poesies. From South Africa. Albany Museum, Grahamstown, South Africa offers in its website all information about its collection and news about its exhibitions and activities. Anathenian's Infinite Space of Imaginings is the David Mark's website with all his work. He is South African. Annatjie Krige offers us impressionistic romantic art in her website, besides the story of her life and other data. Art SA Gallery is dedicated to the South African art and here you can see a photo gallery about African and contemporary art. Arton presents a gallery with the fine art executed by artist Margaret Pulane Mathey. Her artistic techniques using layers of texture in acrylics and stains creates a three dimensional effect that brings wildlife and portraits alive. Artslink.co.za offers some services as an African art database, arts calendar and guide. Artthrob has a well structured and with nice design website. Here you'll find weekly updated news, besides its publications and information about the gallery. Contemporary South African art. Artzone is a culture news service with daily updated information. It offers some services as discussion, debates, etc. Only South African information. In the website of the Association for Visual Arts contains information about their activities: exhibitions, lectures and concerts for new artists from South Africa. Bang The Gallery is an energetic South African art gallery. Conceptualised and run by artist Alex Hamilton, it reflects a new and positive energy in the artworld of South Africa and provides a platform for contemporary artists. The Bestof Gallery is a South African free database allowing you to post your images. Creative Copper offers in its website all its designs. From South Africa. Creative License is the principal gallery in Johannesburg to promote various artistic talents in South Africa, from photographers to poets. DART is a complete database about lots of South African artists and art. Dancezone offers all information about club night parties in South Africa, concerts, events and more. Durban Art Gallery organizes exhibitions of artists from South Africa and Europe and activities like workshops and film. The East London Photographic Society is affiliated to the Photographic Society of Southern Africa. Constantly updated information. The Ethnologue Database is a catalogue of more than 6,700 languages spoken in 228 countries. The Index organizes languages according to language families and countries. Filizana is a job creation project, by the Ndebele women of South Africa. George VI Art Gallery is a South African center, which organizes exhibitions of South African and international art and a lot of activities. Goodman Gallery is one of the most famous galleries in Johannesburg. Contemporary art. Iconz - Metal embossed art cards, from Cape Town, offers its catalogue in its website. Images of Human
Rights is an organisation from Durban that represents the clauses of South Africa's Bill of Rights Innes Africa is the South African bookshop on the web. In collaboration with amazon.com. Jabulani Handcraft Centre is a project of the association for physically challenged. Under construction. The Jerry W. Horn Gallery at Pittsburgh, contains a collection of 19th & 20th century Etchings, Wood-cuts, Engravings and Lithographs. Jewish Guild Orchestra has played under 50 years in all Johannesburg. Its site offers data about its members, calendar, objectives, etc. Jol is a excellent magazine from Johannesburg with news about music, film, festival, theatre, dance and more. Good international coverage and daily updated. Recommended. Montmartre Gallery is a collection of fine art online by International and South Africa Artists, but you won't find too much information in its website. Norman Catherine is a painter and sculptor from South Africa. Here you'll find all information about his life and work. Paul Du Toit is the website of this South African artist, which includes reports, interviews, articles and information about his exhibitions. Paintings and sculptures. Powerzone offers daily updated news about all types of music in South Africa and the principal events from around the world. Pretoria Art Museum, in South Africa, organizes activities and exhibitions of African and European art. The Rhodes University Photojournalism Section has a own website with photo exhibitions and information about its projects, courses and more. Robert Slingsby Art Studio is dedicated to the independent contemporary art in Cape Town. Here you'll find information about its exhibitions and some publications. Sheldon Miller offers in his website a gallery with his originals pieces. His speciality is wildlife, particularly African Wildlife. The South African Department of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology (DACST) has two different sites: one is dedicated to the art and culture (with information about its projects and the cultural heritage) and other is dedicated to the science and technology (with reports and information about its programs). Regularly updated. The South African Independent Film offers information about independent film news, events, the production company, links to related sites and more Southern Africa Rock Art offers some general information about this cultural heritage and some special pages about its conservation. Spectacular Art - Stelle Buys is a gallery from Bloemfontein. Here you'll find contemporary South African art, with special art in young artists. University of the Witwatersrand Art Galleries organizes exhibitions of South African traditional and contemporary art.
EconomyNB: see also Labour/Trade Unions below The Association of Architectural Aluminium Manufacturers of South Africa (AAAMSA) offers information about the association, its publications, the committee, etc. Bloemfontein Chamber of Commerce and Industry includes practical info about its projects, objectives, members and some documents. Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry provides a news service, besides info about its members, foreign trade service, a database on importers and exporters, etc. The Chamber of Mines of South Africa offers in its website services primarily to its members, besides daily updated news and links to related sites. The Consumer Institute South Africa (CISA) is making a contribution to the process of redressing fundamental imbalances in South Africa by transforming civil society into a consumer friendly and enabling environment where a culture of consumer rights and social justice prevails. Economic and Financial Data for South Africa from the South African Reserve Bank. Last updated on August 18th 2000. The most complete and secure source of economic data about South Africa. Recommended. The Financial and Fiscal Commission of South Africa (FFC) The Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa Ltd promotes entrepreneurship through the building of competitive industries and enterprises based on sound business principles. A lot of well structured information. Mbendi Consultants' country profile on South Africa concentrates on economical issues. Statistics on communications and information technology, etc. The National Economic Development and Labour Council of South Africa (NEDLAC) Planet Business-South Africa offers interesting data of the country's economic situation for importers, exporters, distributors and traders. The Port Elizabeth Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry offers a online business directory, the last news and other services. The Small Business Employers' Organisation offers information about its mission, its executive committee and the constitution. South Africa Economic Development and Indicators is an annual NewAfrica country profile on their pages about African economy. They use the IMF as their primary source, which should guarantee for their quality. The South African Agricultural Research Council (ARC) offers information about its services and a complete list of its publications. The South African Department of Agriculture has a website with some announcements, technical info, contacts, news, events, publications, etc. Regularly updated. The South African Department of Finance has monthly press release, and some rudimentary information as speeches, jobs and others. The South African Department of Minerals and Energy informs about mine health and safety, energy, mineral development, corporate services, etc. The South African Department of Public Enterprises offers a not updated news service, but interesting information about some South African enterprises: Alexkor, Aventura, Eskom, Transnet and Denel. The South African Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) offers special pages as its economics database, foreign offices, besides its publications and dumping investigations. The South African Property Owners Association contains a regularly updated news service and some special features. The South African Reserve Bank Soroptimist International -(Pretoria) is a Worldwide Service organization for Business and Professional Women with approximately 100,000 members in 119 countries. It offers links to its international sites and information about its activities and events.
BEMAWU is the Broadcasting, Electronic Media & Allied Workers Union.
COSATU is the Congress of South African Unions - the leading trade union in South Africa. It is the most informative website on African labour issues, also making a big effort to collect and present all relevant news headlines from Africa and the world. Most comprehensive list of links and e-mail addresses to African unions. Offers free online mail for union members. A strongly recommended resource!
Development Institute for Training, Support and Education for Labour (Ditsela) is a South African institution established by the major trade union federations in South Africa (COSATU and FEDUSA). Ditsela's central achieve is to have set up programmes in education and training, support for union education and organisational development.
FEDUSA is the federation og (trade) unions of South Africa. Web site interesting to learn about the structure of syndicalism in South Africa - somewhat for insiders.
Department of Labour is the national Government department which aims to play a central role in reducing unemployment, poverty and inequity.
The Job Creation Trust (South Africa) is an Initiative of COSATU, FEDUSA and NACTU. At the 1998 Presidential Jobs Summit, organised labour pledged to contribute one day's wages on 3 March 1999 into a national fund set up in order to fund a range of job creation projects.
Labourstart is an elaborated South African resource on labour issues, which carries daily labour/business news headlines from Africa. Recommended news resource.
National Economic Development and Labour Council (NEDLAC), South Africa, established in 1995 as a representative and consensus-seeking body, where the social partners (Government, Business, Labour and Communities) seek to reach agreement on policies and proposed legislation in the social and economic spheres.
NEHAWU is the National Education, Health and Allied Workers Union.
NUM is the National Union of Mineworkers.
NUMSA is the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa.
SADTU is the South African Democratic Teacher' Union.
SAMWU is the influential South African Municipal Workers' Union. Informative site and a major South African labour news and research provider.
SASBO is the South African Finance Union.
Trade Union Research Project (TURP), South Africa, undertakes research and education for trade unions and federations, and develops and publishes specific materials for union needs. TURP is situated at the Centre for Industrial, Organisational and Labour Studies at the University of Natal, Durban.
EducationColleges, Institutes, Schools,
Departments Universities and Related Centers
Environment/NatureThe Chief Directorate Marine and Coastal Management offers information about offshore resources management, coastal and inshore resources management, support services and economics and resource development. The Coastal Management Office informs about legislation, policy, jobbs oportunities and more. Ferti World is a online journal about to the fertilizer industry from around the world. Here you'll find some news (but not updated), special reports, a job center, chat room, message board and other links. The National Botanical Institute (NBI) in Kirstenbosch, offers information about garden from around South Africa, links to related sites and resources about education and research. NewAfrica-Environment offers interesting information about the environment in Africa, among other subjects, and sometimes news about the environment in South Africa. The South African Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (DEAT) has daily updated news, besides its typical services as documents, publications, events, activities, programmes and projects, etc. The South African National Parks (SANP) has own site with some general info, besides scientific services, links, etc.
The South African Water Research Commission
(WRC)
General Information/Read about South AfricaThe U.S.
government has several informative, though subjective, pages about most countries in
the world, including South Africa, being regularly updated. Big
resources are used to produce and maintain these pages. The CIA
Factbook 2000 is probably
the best and most updated collection of data on the web. The Ethnologue Database is a catalogue of more than 6,700 languages spoken in 228 countries. The Index organizes languages according to language families. Infoplease.com contains a page about South Africa with basic data of the country: history, geography, etc. The Spanish spoken website of the Basque publishing house Ikuska has pages on all African countries with relatively good statistical data and fuller information on ethnic groups. NewAfrica; South Africa offers interesting information about South African infrastructure, agriculture, business, environment, education, etc.
South Africa Government Online is the official site of the government and contains the most complete and updated list to find links to all ministries, institutions and official sites on South Africa. Daily updated news service.
You can order books about South Africa on amazon.com's web page.
Human RightsThe Committee to Protect Journalists has a small, but interesting rapport about the situation of the press in South Africa in 1997. The most informative site about human rights in South Africa is the annual Country Report on Human Rights Practices Released by the U.S. State Department. Big, elaborated report about the state of human rights in South Africa. The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) In the annual World
Press Freedom Review looks at the the state of the media in 168
countries, like South Africa, documenting press freedom violations. 1999.
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