AGOA
report to Congress(US Department of Commerce) (http://www.agoa.gov/)
For
U.S. Department of Commerce contact information on trade. To
obtain the following texts: AGOA report to Congress; Presidential
proclamation on duty-free products;
Text of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (pdf); Guide to implementation
(pdf in English) (pdf en franc¸ais)
African Christian Democratic Party (http://www.acdp.org.za/)
"
We stand for: Christian Principles, Freedom of Religion, An Open
Market Economy, Family Values, Community Empowerment & Human
Rights in a Federal System." Political party site with
links to party news, information, speeches and documents.
Afro1 Index and Links (http://www.afrol.com/netscape%5Findex.htm)
A portal link to vast resources for sub-Saharan African countries.
Brabys, Business Directory for Southern
Africa and the Indian Ocean Islands (http://www.brabys.com)
Business
directories for South Africa, Zambia, Mozambique, Seychelles, Botswana,
Mauritius, Angola.
Business Day (http://www.bday.co.za/)
Online
edition of South Africa's main financial newspaper; presents stock exchange news,
Werksmans Business Guide to South Africa.
Cape Business News (http://www.cbn.co.za/)
Monthly
newsletter; includes business directory and trade inquiry section. Links to
daily news and archives.
Cape Town. Major Development
and Investment Opportunities (MIDO) (http://www.investcapetown.co.za/)
Provides access to a database of over 500 investment projects in the area;
includes
description of each project as well as its geographic location.
Centre for Development and Enterprise (http://www.cde.org.za)
The
center is "an independent policy research and advocacy organisation
focusing on critical national development issues and their relationship to economic
growth and democratic consolidation." Provides information on their staff,
policy work, publications.
Centre for Policy Studies (Johannesburg)
(http://www.cps.org.za)
Independent institution; includes research reports,
policy briefs, dealing with
such topics as foreign workers, urban decay, xenophobia.
Chamber of Mines of South Africa (http://www.bullion.org.za/)
Provides news, data and policy information on South African mining industry;
includes such information as number of mining employees, percent of world minerals
from South Africa, gold production figures, etc.
City of Cape Town (http://www.capetown.gov.za)
Official site of the new council made up of six local councils: Blaauwberg
Municipality, City of Cape Town, City of Tygerberg, Helderberg Municipality,
Oostenberg Municipality,
South Peninsula Municipality and the Cape Metropolitan Council; includes municipal
notices, press releases, online City Bulletin, current local weather, links to
city police, online city services, also to each of the member councils and other
government sites. Provides downloadable pdf files dealing with traffic accident
reports, public transportation fares, water quality reports, household surveys,
socioeconomic characteristics and profile of the metropolitan area; includes
education level, and full text documents dealing with Cape Town's economy.
Development Gateway Country
Overview (http://www.developmentgateway.org/)
“ The Development Gateway helps communities, organizations, and individuals
build partnerships, share ideas, and work together to reduce poverty.” Search
by development projects as well as by country to identify additional web sites
and documents.
Directory of Development Organizations (http://www.devdir.org/)
“ The Directory is a compilation of contact data of the main sources of
assistance available for private sector development (micro, small an medium-sized
enterprises) and poverty reduction. A wide range of organizations is included
in the Directory: international organizations, government ministries, private
sector institutions, development agencies, universities, research and training
institutes, NGOs/PDOs, grantmakers, banks, microfinance institutions, and development
consulting firms.” Searchable by keyword.
Durban. City (http://www.durban.gov.za/)
Official website for the Durban Metro Unicity Project. Provides information
on
local government, tourism, local media, conference facilities, etc.
Education With Enterprise Trust (EWET)
(Harrisburg, South Africa) (http://www.ewet.org.za)
Nonprofit organization
assisting poor. Includes two programs: Youth Enterprise Society (YES) aimed
at youth in grades 9 to 11, empowering them to create their
own jobs, and Partnerships for Development Models (PDM), which fosters improved
delivery of services and socioeconomic development.
Empowerment for African Sustainable Development
(Cape Town) (http://easd.org.za/)
Organization dealing with environmental
management and sustainable development; includes full text publications,
links to related sites.
Financial mail interactive (http://www.fm.co.za/)
Major South African magazine dealing with business as well as politics; available
only to subscribers.
Global Archive -- Total Search (http://search.ft.com/search/index.html)
Searches the archive of the British newspaper, Financial Times, online version.
Institute for Democracy
in South Africa, IDASA (http://www.idasa.org.za/)
Specializing in public
policy research on community policing, local government, education for democracy,
economy and development, media, etc.
International Monetary
Fund (http://www.imf.org/)
The IMF is an “organization of 183 member countries, established to promote
international monetary cooperation, exchange stability, and orderly exchange;
to foster economic growth and high levels of employment; and to provide temporary
financial assistance to countries to help ease balance of payments adjustment.” A
search by country will yield reports on the IMF’s initiatives and programs
in it.
International Rivers
Network: Linking human rights and environmental protection (http://www.irn.org/)
Links to projects in Lesotho, Uganda, Namibia, Senegal, South Africa, Kenya
Ghana,
and Tanzania.
Johannesburg Stock Exchange (http://www.jse.co.za/)
Provides information on companies, addresses, number of employees, directors,
shareholders; accessible alphabetically and by sector; also links to stock exchanges
worldwide.
Journal of Humanitarian Assistance (http://www.jha.ac/)
Published at the Department of Peace Studies, University of Bradford, Bradford,
U.K., this site may be searched for articles in the journal concerning a particular
country.
Links To Essential Web Sites
for International Organizations (http://www.usemb.org.zm/wwwhint.htm)
Site
of the Information Resource Center in Lusaka, Zambia. Links to parastatals
such as Red Cross, Red Crescent, ICRC, IMF, NATO, OAS, OECD, World Bank, WHO,
WTO, International Studies Association, and International Communications Union.
Mbendi, Information for Africa (http://www.mbendi.co.za)
“ Africa's leading business website and one of the world's top mining, energy
and international trade websites. The site has been designed to assist business-people
to identify and research business opportunities in the country and industry sectors
of their choice.” Provides the economic profile, investment and information,
such as visa requirements and currency exchange rates.
The New Partnership for Africa's Development
(NEPAD) (http://www.nepad.org/)
Provides documents, speeches, projects,
archives, workshops. Member states are Algeria, Egypt, Nigeria, Senegal and
South Africa.
RDP Development Monitor (Craighall,
South Africa) (http://www.development-sa.co.za/)
Academic journal launched
in 1995, concerned with development and socioeconomic restructuring of South
African infrastructure; includes selected full text articles.
The Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP) remains..."the single
most important large scale development initiative in sub-saharan Africa...."
SADCBankers.Org - Committee of
Central Bank of Governors in SADCC (http://www.sadcbankers.org/)
Inaugural
meeting on November 24, 1995 to contribute to the process of regional economic
cooperation and integration. SADC countries: Angola, Botswana, Democratic
Republic of the Congo, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles,
South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Screen Africa (Strathavon South
Africa) (http://www.screenafrica.com/)
Monthly news magazine devoted to
South African film, television, video, radio
and multimedia industry.
Social Change Assistance Trust
(Cape Town) (http://www.scat.org.za)
" Our aim is to empower the rural poor, to strengthen civil society and promote
social change." Provides information on history of organization, trustees,
staff, funding projections.
South Africa Foundation (Johannesburg) (http://www.safoundation.org.za)
Lists member corporations, publications, board of governors; includes some
full
text documents.
South Africa. Government Communication,
and Information System (http://www.gcis.gov.za/)
Official site; extensive
links to government directories, 2001/2002 Yearbook, documents and publications,
speeches, interviews, press releases, etc.
South Africa. National Treasury (http://www.finance.gov.za/)
Official government site, links to all 2002 budget documents, legislation,
structure, profiles of ministers, press releases, related South African financial
sites.
South African Airways (http://ww3.flysaa.com/saa_home.html)
Flight
schedules, airplane seating maps, information on transporting cargo, etc.
South African Chamber of Business,
SACOB (http://www.sacob.co.za/)
Presents overview of organization; provides
extensive links to press releases, discussion forums, information such as
national code of business conduct, other
South African chambers of commerce, many business-related sites.
South African Data Archive, SADA (http://www.nrf.ac.za/sada/)
Non-profit organization that acts as a facilitator between data providers B
statistical agencies, government departments, market research companies, academic
institutions
B and research community. Links to other data archives worldwide.
South African Internet Resources (http://www.anc.org.za/sanet.html)
Extensive coverage of all topics. Links to all levels of government, national,
regional, international associations, societal and environmental issues, etc.
South African Journal
of Economic History (UNISA, South Africa) (http://home.intekom.com/joni/EHSOC.HTM)
Presented
by the Economic History Society of Southern Africa; lists all articles published
since 1986, abstracts of all articles from 1986 to 1995; links to members
of editorial board, their affiliations and contact information; subscription
information.
South African Network of Skills Abroad (http://sansa.nrf.ac.za/)
Provides
database of individuals listed by profession.
South African Reserve Bank (http://www.reservebank.co.za)
Central
bank; extensive information on exchange, inflation and interest rates; links
to their Quarterly Bulletin, statistical and economic information.
SouthScan.Net (http://southscan.gn.apc.org/)
Provides
news from Southern, Central and East Africa. Forecasting, and risk analysis
provided by the bi-weekly e-journal SouthScan, which dates from 1986, and the
Southern Africa Monthly Briefing Report (MBR) which dates from 1991.
Southern Africa
and the Southern African Development Community (http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/sadc.html)
Provides
economic and energy sector overview for the 14 member-states of Angola, Botswana,
DRC, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa,
Seychelles, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Overviews included also
for Comoros and Madagascar.
Southern African Center
for Cooperation in Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Training
(SACCAR) (http://www.info.bw/%7Esaccar/sacca.htm)
“ Was established
in 1984 by the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to coordinate
and monitor agricultural and natural resources research
and training activities in the Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Sector
of SADC, and to promote cooperation between member states."
Southern African Development Community
(SADC) (http://www.sadc.int/)
Offers information on the regional development
projects and the integration of the economies of member states of Angola,
Botswana, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa,
Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Southern African Research and Documentation
Centre (SARDC) (http://www.sardc.net/)
SARDC is an independent institution
involved in the collection, analysis and dissemination of information on
Southern Africa and the Southern African Development
Community (SADC) and its member states.
Trade and Industrial Policy Secretariat
(TIPS) (Johannesburg) (http://www.tips.org.za/)
Resource site for trade
and industrial policy research in South Africa; links to papers, journals,
databases, economic research institutes. Access to some
databases available to general public, some to subscribers only.
TradePort
Directory (http://www.tradeport.org/ts/countries/index.html)
Provides
comprehensive trade information, trade leads, and company databases. Managed
by the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce. Funding was provided by
the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration, and significant
assistance was provided by the U.S. Commercial Service, the California Trade
and Commerce Agency, and other sponsors.
UNRISD On-Line (U.N. Research Institute
for Social Development) (http://www.unrisd.org/)
“ UNRISD carries
out research on the social dimensions of contemporary problems affecting
development. Through its research, UNRISD stimulates dialogue and contributes
to policy debates within and outside the United Nations system."
USAID Bureau for Africa (http://www.usaid.gov/regions/afr/)
Provides
links to country, regional and sector information.
United Nations (http://www.un.org)
The official site of the United Nations provides articles, reports, etc. in
several
languages on all aspects of the initiatives and mission of that organization
as well as on the contemporary life, culture, society, international relations,
etc. of all the countries and peoples of the world.
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (http://www.unicef.org/)
“ Works for children's rights, their survival, development and protection,
guided by the Convention on the Rights of the Child." Site offers reports
and information about the status and living situations of children in many countries.
United Nations ReliefWeb (http://www.reliefweb.int/w/rwb.nsf/ByCountry/)
“
ReliefWeb is a project of the United Nations Office for the Coordination
of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)... serving the information needs of the humanitarian
relief community” Offers news updates to crisis situations around the world
and includes information about refugee camps and other relief efforts.
United States Trade Representative (http://www.ustr.gov)
As “America’s chief trade negotiator and advisor to the President
of the United States on trade policy, the USTR and the Agency itself work with
other bodies, such as the World Trade Organization to create new job opportunities
for American business, workers and agricultural producers.” A search by
country yields news, regulations, reports and initiatives on the United States’ and
USTR’s dealings with it.
United States. Agency for International
Development (USAID) (http://www.usaid.gov/)
“
An independent agency
that provides economic, development and humanitarian assistance around the
world in support of the foreign policy goals of the United
States.”
United States. Agency for International
Development. Development Experience Clearinghouse
(DEC) (http://www.dec.org)
“The purpose of the DEC is to strengthen
USAID's development projects, activities, and programs by making ... development
experience documents available
to USAID offices and mission staff, PVO's, NGO's, universities and research institutions,
developing countries, and the public worldwide.”
United
States. Census Bureau. Foreign Trade Statistics (http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www/)
Offers valuable statistics by country and by commodity beginning in 1996
and information about the U.S. trade balance with individual countries from
1992
onward.
United States. Department of Commerce.
International Trade Administration (ITA)
(http://www.ita.doc.gov)
A branch of the U.S. Department of Commerce, the ITA
site offers trade statistics, export data, publications and reports on a
variety of issues related to international
trade.
United
States. Energy Information Administration. Country Analysis Brief on South
Africa (http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/international/contents.html)
Provides data on oil,
natural gas, electricity, coal, synthetic fuels; export, consumption, exploration
and production; includes economic, energy, and environmental
overview; also gives information on various factors affecting the energy sector.
Links to important U.S. government sites as well as worldwide.
Websites of U.S. embassies and
consulates (http://usembassy.state.gov/)
Provides information on US government
mission and services, and public and private
sector information on each country.
The World Bank Group (http://www.worldbank.org)
A search by country yields numerous English language reports on the economic
development of regions of the world and the World Bank Groups’ advice,
initiatives and warnings concerning them.
World Chambers Network (http://www.worldchambers.com/)
Searchable by country offers information about individual national chambers
of commerce and about international trade including news and upcoming events
of
interest to the business world.
World Trade Organization (http://www.wto.org/)
Headquartered in Switzerland the WTO, made up of member governments from around
the globe, is dedicated to topics concerning international trade and development.
Its English language “website contains material for a range of users, from
the general public to students, academics and trade specialists. It includes
introductions to WTO activities and a large database of official documents.”
Yahoo! Finance - Currency Conversion (http://finance.yahoo.com/m3?u)
This service provided by Yahoo offers up-to-the-minute universal conversion
rates
of foreign currencies.
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