Other Information Sources On South Africa
News
Sources
Background Information
South African Government and Politics
Travel and Tourism
Directories and Search Engines
News
Sources
Mail &
Guardian Online
http://www.mg.co.za/l1.jsp
News headlines and searchable news archive by the widely-read
South African newspaper.
IOL - Independent
Online
http://www.iol.co.za
News from Independent Newspapers, the largest newspaper group
in South Africa. Searchable archive plus stories accessed by major
topics.
AllAfrica.com
http://allafrica.com/
Articles about South Africa from many news sources, mostly
from African media and non-governmental organizations.
News 24
http://www.news24.com/News24/Home/
Articles on Business, Sport, Entertainment, Politics, Sci-Tech,
Health and Weather with an emphasis on South Africa and Africa.
Also, Afrikaans-language archive of stories from the newspapers
Beeld, Die Burger, Die Volksblad and Sake. Operated by Media24.
News Sources
from South Africa
http://www.kidon.com/media-link/southafrica.shtml
Directory with links to many news sources (newspapers, magazines,
Internet, TV, etc.), organized by province. By Kidon Media Link.
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Background
Information
World Factbook
- South Africa
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/sf.html
Contains considerable
data about South Africa. By the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
South Africa
- A Comprehensive Overview
http://www.satcis.co.za/002.saoverview/001.safindex.html
Information about South African economy, politics, and other sectors.
By The South African Trade Centre, Inc. in association with The
SA Foundation.
MBendi
Information for Africa
http://mbendi.co.za/index.htm
Information
about business in South Africa and other African countries; particularly
useful for detailed information about specific industries and
companies. By Mbendi Information Services, based in South Africa.
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South African
Government and Politics
South African
Government Online
http://www.gov.za
Web pages on: The Presidency, Ministers, Government Departments,
Documents and Reports, Speeches, Provincial Government, Local
Government, Key Issues, SA: an overview (information from the
government South Africa Yearbook), Travel and Tourism, FAQs, and
Africa.
South African
Government Information
http://www.polity.org.za/
Links to government documents and structures; includes "South
Africa Government Web Sites" with links to government departments,
provincial governments, major local governments, and other sites
by Unwembi Communications.
Parliament
of South Africa
http://www.parliament.gov.za/pls/portal/web_app.new_middle_column?p_page_name=HOME_PAGE
Information about Parliamentary Committee, Papers, Bills, and
Acts, with news updates.
Parliamentary Monitoring Group
http://www.pmg.org.za
Provides minutes of recent Parliamentary committee meetings and selected bills and briefings, along with list of committees and their members. A partnership between Black Sash, Idasa, and Human Rights Committee.
South African
Embassy, Washington D.C.
http://www.saembassy.org/
Includes information about consular services; statements and speeches;
web links about government, arts & culture, education, health,
economy, business, and travel & tourism; and background information
from the Yearbook (by Government Communications).
Permanent
Mission of South Africa to the United Nations
http://www.southafrica-newyork.net/pmun/index.htm
Speeches, statements, and press releases concerning South
African representation in the United Nations.
Political
Resources on the Net - South African Page
http://www.politicalresources.net/south_afr.htm
Links to political parties, national and local election information,
and the constitution.
African
National Congress (ANC)
http://www.anc.org.za
Website of the majority party of the South African government.
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Travel and
Tourism
South African
Tourism Website
http://www.southafrica.net/
The
official government tourism website with a wide variety of information.
Travel
and Tourism
http://www.gov.za/sa_overview/sa_webs.htm#travel
Links to websites with travel and tourism information throughout
the country. List provided by South Africa Government Online.
South Africa
- Consular Information Sheet
http://travel.state.gov/travel/safrica.html
Travel information provided by the U.S. Department of State.
Health
Information for Travelers to Southern Africa
http://www.cdc.gov/travel/safrica.htm
Information from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, in its
National Center for Infectious Diseases 'Travelers' Health.
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Directories
and Search Engines
South Africa: Alive with Possibilities
http://www.southafrica.info
Information organized for tourists, businesses, immigrants, and South Africans abroad by the International Marketing Council of South Africa. Includes a selective directory of South African websites at: http://www.goafrica.co.za/southafrica/
Ananzi
http://www.ananzi.co.za/
A search engine and topical directory to South African websites.
The South
Africa Page from "Africa South of the Sahara"
http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/rsa.html
Extensive annotated links to information about South Africa organized
by more than 30 topics. Compiled by Karen Fung, Stanford University
Libraries.
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