ANC
Publications (African National Congress) (http://www.anc.org.za/ancdocs/pubs/index.html)
Links to its weekly online publication ANC Today as well as to Mayibuye, Parliamentary
Bulletin, Umrabulo, and Sephadi.
Acts Online (http://www.acts.co.za/)
Provides full text of current South African legislation; also includes updates,
amendments and additions to legislation.
Africa Economies (http://www.mozambiquenews.com/s/africaeconomies/)
Links to other media and information sites.
Africa Institute of South Africa (AISA) (http://www.ai.org.za/)
Independent research organization and think-tank; describes AISA mission, organization,
membership, links to its online publications and electronic monographs, also
provides access to its library and documentation center which provides numerous
services to researchers, including reference assistance, photocopying of text
from difficult to access publications, database searches, cartography, and monitoring
of current newspapers and periodicals.
African Centre for the Constructive
Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD). (http://www.accord.org.za/web/home.htm)
Based near Durban, ACCORD is Aan international civil-society organisation working
throughout Africa to bring appropriate African solutions to the challenges posed
by conflict....@ Includes full text reports, papers, links to such journals as
Conflict Trends magazine and African Journal in Conflict Resolution and links
to funding, law, news, ngo=s, regional organs, research/information, training
and the United Nations. Has an internship program.
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 part site with links to party news, information, speeches
and documents.
African National Congress (http://www.anc.org.za/)
"South Africa's National Liberation Movement.' Official site includes press
statements, speeches, links to South African government sites, online access
to the publications, ANC Today, Umrabulo, Sephadi, and Umrabulo, current and
historical ANC documents.
African National Congress:
Historical Documents (http://www.anc.org.za/ancdocs/history/index.html)
Extensive archive of online speeches, complete books, biographical summaries,
photographs, and other documents by leading figures in ANC and anti-apartheid
activities; also, selected speeches by prominent world leaders in support of
anti-apartheid.
Afrikanerbond (http://www.afrikanerbond.org.za/vision1.htm)
Political party site. Presents history since 1994, constitution, speeches, press
releases, meeting reports, etc. Site is in Afrikaans and English.
Afro1 Index and Links (http://www.afrol.com/netscape%5Findex.htm)
A portal link to vast resources for sub-Saharan African countries.
Amnesty International (http://www.amnesty.org)
‘Amnesty International is a worldwide campaigning movement that works to
promote all the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights and other international standards.’ The English language homepage
provides articles on human rights questions and abuses in countries around the
globe.
CIA -- The
World Factbook (https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.htmlindex.html)
An annual publication of the CIA, contains up-to-date information on all aspects
of the political, social and military history of a particular country.
Center for Strategic and International Studies (http://www.csis.org/)
A Washington, DC based think-tank which sponsors seminars and conferences and
issues reports on terrorism, United States foreign policy, and several regions
of the world including the Middle East and Africa.
Centre for Conflict Resolution, University
of Cape Town (http://ccrweb.ccr.uct.ac.za)
Includes selected full text papers and articles from its journal, Track Two,
also full text of Working Papers from the Southern African Centre for Defence
Information.
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.
Chiefs of State and Cabinet Ministers of Foreign Governments (http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/chiefs/)
Constantly updated lists of important governmental officers and their position
of all the world’s countries is published by the CIA as a part of its website.
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.
Constitutional Assembly Project (http://www.constitution.org.za)
University of Cape Town, Faculty of Law; contains official documents; includes
full text of various drafts of constitution and the final version, all of which
are also available as zip files. Provides a keyword searchable database.
Department
of Education, Pretoria (http://www.info.gov.za/aboutgovt/contacts/dept/education.htm)
Official site including the departments structure, mission, related articles
and speeches, identification of ministers, programs and scholarahips, conferences,
workshops and special events, legislation, reports and policies, reading program,
includes links to parliament, other education-related sites both in South Africa
and abroad.
Derechos Cafe - A Human Rights Hangout (http://www.derechos.net)
Offers documents, web links arranged by region and country, news reports as well
as a directory of human rights organizations.
Digital Imaging Project of South Africa (http://disa.nu.ac.za/)
The aim of the DISA project. is to make South African material of high socio-political
interest accessible to scholars and researchers world-wide. In its first phase,
over 35 South African anti-apartheid journals are being digitized; links are
available to full text articles.
Durban.City (http://www.durban.gov.za/eThekwini)
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.
Electionworld.org (http://www.electionworld.org/)
Updated on March 12, 2002.
Electoral Institute of South Africa (http://www.eisa.org.za/)
Provides information on South Africa's second democratic election (June 2, 1999);
includes voter registration statistics, directory of all registered parties,
1994 election results, etc.
Encyclopedia.com (http://www.encyclopedia.com)
From the Electronic Library, searching the Encyclopedia.com by country provides
numerous narrative articles on its history, culture, politics.
EnviroLink (http://www.envirolink.org/)
“The EnviroLink Network is a non-profit organization which has been providing
access to thousands of online environmental resources since 1991.”
Federation of American Scientists (http://www.fas.org)
The Federation of American Scientists (FAS) “is the oldest organization
dedicated to ending the worldwide arms race, achieving complete nuclear disarmament,
and avoiding the use of nuclear weapons for any purpose.” Whatever one’s
views are on its goals, a search of the site yields valuable information on a
country’s armament found only with difficulty elsewhere.
Final
Acts: A Guide to Preserving the Records of Truth Commissions
(http://www.wilsoncenter.org/press/peterson_finalacts.pdf)
Dr. Trudy Huskamp Peterson. Final Acts: A Guide to Preserving the Records of
Truth Commissions (Washington, DC: Woodrow Wilson Center Press; Baltimore: Johns
Hopkins University Press, 2005. 128 p.) Available in pdf version, this work is
a guide to questions of law, politics, physical preservation, and access regarding
materials generated by the 20 truth commissions that have completed the work
of examining and reporting on the abuses of deposed regimes.
Financial mail interactive (http://free.financialmail.co.za/)
Major South African magazine dealing with business as well as
politics; available
only to subscribers.
Human Rights Watch - South
Africa (http://hrw.org/doc/?t=africa&c=safric)
Provides news releases, current events, information on publications; links to
overviews on human rights developments from 1997 through 2001.
ICL Country Indexes (http://www.oefre.unibe.ch/law/icl/home.html)
Constitutional documents, and also for some countries texts on political parties
and country history, provided for the African countries of Angola, Congo Ethiopia,
Madagascar, Mauritania, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa and Zambia. Last updated
Dec. 2002.
Independent Development Trust (Cape Town) (http://www.idt.org.za/)
Established in 1990 by the national government, under the Ministry of Public
Works, to promote economic and social development; some working papers and full
text reports are available.
Independent Electoral Commission (https://www.elections.org.za/defaultPWLGEResultsTemp.asp)
Independent organization, managing free and fair elections at all government
levels; includes full text of "Electoral Act 73 of 1999" and 1999 election
results.
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.
Integrated Regional Information Network (IRIN) (http://www.irinnews.org)
A unit of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. “ ...pioneered
the use of e-mail and web technology to deliver and receive information to and
from some of the most remote and underdeveloped places in Africa, cheaply and
efficiently. Its reporting focuses on strengthening universal access to timely,
strategic and non-partisan information so as to enhance the capacity of the humanitarian
community to understand, respond to and avert emergencies. IRIN further supports
efforts at conflict resolution and reconciliation by countering misinformation
and propaganda.”
International Foundation for Election Systems (http://www.ifes.org)
The IFES “provides professional advice and technical assistance in promoting
democracy and serves as an information clearinghouse on democratic development.” The
sites offers reports on anticipated and past elections and progress towards democracy
around the world.
International Rivers Network:
Linking human rights and environmental protection (http://www.irn.org/programs/lesotho/)
Links to projects in Lesotho, Uganda, Namibia, Senegal, South Africa, Kenya Ghana,
and Tanzania.
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.
Michigan State University Academic
Partnerships with South Africans For Mutual Capacity Building, October 18 - October
21, 1998 Conference (http://www.matrix.msu.edu/sacapacity/)
Includes comprehensive report from conference, audio files of full-text speeches
by five keynote speakers, links to primary resources on higher education in South
Africa, as well as links to the websites of over 35 universities and "technikons" in
South Africa, educational associations and other non-governmental organizations,
online news sources, general resource sites and search engines, government sites,
and tourism information resources.
Municipal Demarcation Board (http://www.demarcation.org.za/)
Formally established in 1999. This site presents information on the demarcation
of municipal boundaries and delimitation of wards; includes policy documents;
provides metropolitan and district council maps.
Nations of the world (http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/nations.html)
Guide to legal materials of all types gathered by the Law Library of the U.S.
Congress. Searchable by country name.
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.
Parliament
of South Africa Documents (http://www.polity.org.za/pol/home/)
Provides names of members of Parliament, describes offices, links to schedules,
papers, programs, fact sheets, other related documents.
Parliamentary Monitoring Group (http://www.pmg.org.za)
Provides minutes of the proceedings of parliamentary committees; some available
by subscription only. Includes list of selected bills before Parliament, information
on bill status, schedules, reports, access to archives.
Permanent Missions To The United Nations (http://www.un.int/)
This English language home page offers statements of mission, policy, articles,
and other vital information relating to individual countries’ missions
to the United Nations.
Political Resources
on the Net (http://www.politicalresources.net/south_afr.htm)
Website covers all aspects of government, the ministries, the political parties,
elections, as well as the news media.
Privacy International (http://www.privacyinternational.org/index.html)
Human Rights group based in London; 1999 report concerns South African privacy
laws; includes full text of 45-page Promotion of Access to Information Act of
South Africa. ..
Research Institute on Christianity
in South Africa (University of Cape Town)(http://web.uct.ac.za/depts/ricsa/)
Presents history, mission, reports, conferences and workshops; links to Journal
of Theology for South Africa, RICSA bulletin, and churches, ecumenial groups
and South African political parties.
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.
Safundi (http://www.safundi.com/)
Online Journal of South African and American Comparative Studies.
South Africa. Department of Education (http://www.education.gov.za/)
Official site; links to legislation, policies, reports, other agencies, provincial
sites, South African government online, etc.
South Africa. Department of
Foreign Affairs. Related Links -- (http://www.dfa.gov.za/)
Links to South African government departments, mission websites, government on-line
and general websites.
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 Council of Churches (SACC) (http://www.sacc-ct.org.za/)
Links to national and provincial offices, member churches, international partners;
also provides a page of public policy links.
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 Democratic Teachers Union (http://www.sadtu.org.za/)
Provides information on officers of union, press releases, speeches, publications;
links to other national and international education and union sites.
South African
Embassies (http://www.embassyworld.com/embassy/south%5Fafrica1.htm)
Page contains links to South African embassies, consulates and missions worldwide.
South African Institute of Race Relations (Braamfontein, South Africa) (http://www.sairr.org.za/)
Public policy research institute; links to its publications; full text available
to members only.
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 Police (http://www.saps.gov.za/)
The annual strategic plan, 2002 antiterrorism bill, safety tips, crime information/statistics,
crime prevention, a kiddies corner, links to related sites.
South African Politics
-An online introduction (Allison Drew) (http://www-users.york.ac.uk/%7Ead15/SApolitics.htm)
Web course providing an introduction to South African politics and political
history using internet-based resources; includes historical overview, reading
lists, research exercises, two maps.
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 Report Archive (http://www.africafiles.org/sar.asp)
Posted on AfricaFiles, the full text of articles published in Southern Africa
Report are provided,from Volume 8 Number 1 (July 1992) to Volume 15 Number 4
(October 2000), mainly covering South Africa, Mozambique, Angola, Zimbabwe, Namibia,
but also Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland, Malawi, Zambia, Tanzania and Congo (Zaire).
The magazine (1985-2000) was published by the Toronto Committee for the Liberation
of Southern Africa (TCLSAC) that later became the Toronto Committee for Links
between Southern Africa and Canada (TCLSAC).
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 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 Migration Project (http://www.queensu.ca/samp/)
Research program facilitating new policy initiatives on migration; includes full
text of selected articles, reports and its newsletter. Also links to numerous
migration-related sites worldwide.
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.
Towards
a National Language Plan for South Africa (http://www.polity.org.za/html/govdocs/reports/langtag.html?rebookmark=1)
Summary of final report of the Language Plan Task Group (LANGTAG), 8 August 1996.
Transparency - South Africa (http://tisa.org.za/)
Independent organization monitoring corruption, governance and ethics in the
public sector.
Truth and Reconciliation Commission (http://www.doj.gov.za/trc/index.html)
Includes full text of multi-volume Final Report, assorted related documents,
photographs, press releases and more.
U.S. Department of State (http://www.state.gov/)
Numerous documents concerning diplomatic and international relations, travel
advice and warnings relating to the countries of the world are available on the
State Department’s official site by searching under a particular country’s
name.
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 Human Settlements
Program- Regional Office for Africa and Arab
States (ROAAS) (http://www.unhabitat.org/offices/roaas/)
ROAAS supports the Africa and Arab States region in implementing “The Habitat
Agenda”, emphasing its two main themes: "Adequate shelter for all" and "Sustainable
urban development."
United Nations. High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR). Country of Origin and Legal
Information
(http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/home)
These databases, containing Country of Origin Information (COI) and Legal Information
consist of selected reports and documents compiled by the United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees.
United States Committee for Refugees
(USCR) (http://www.refugees.org/)
Founded in 1958 to complement the UN’s initiative to aid refugees, the
USCR’s site offers brief and detailed reports on refugee status in and
from the various countries of the world.
United States Diplomatic
Mission to South Africa (http://usembassy.state.gov/posts/sf1/wwwhmain.html)
Official site; includes numerous links to issue papers, services, other agencies.
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 poliy goals of the United
States.”
United States. Department of
State Report on Human Rights Practices (http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/)
This web site lists the reports for 1999-2001.
United States. Energy
Information Administration. Country Analysis Brief on South
Africa (http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/safrica.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.
United States. Library of Congress Country
Studies (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/)
A series published by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress
under the Country Studies/Area Studies Handbook Program sponsored by the Department
of the Army.
United States. Peace Corps (http://www.peacecorps.gov)
Official site.
Websites of U.S. embassies and consulates (http://usembassy.state.gov/)
Provides information on US government mission and services, and pubic and private
sector information on each country.
Welcome to Africa. No- the Index on Africa (http://afrika.no/)
Links to news, information, annotated resources on African countries. Sponsored
by the Norwegian Council for Africa.
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 Legal Information Institute. (http://www.worldlii.org)
"A global catalog and search engine for legal materials." A collaborative
project of the Australasian Legal Information Institute, British and Irish Legal
Information Institute, Canadian Legal Information Institute, Pacific Islands
Legal Information Institute, WITS Law School, Hong Kong Legal Information Institute,
and Cornell Law School.
World Statesmen (http://www.worldstatesmen.org)
“World Statesmen is an attempt at a comprehensive and accurate list of
the heads of state and heads of government (and, in certain cases, de facto leaders
occupying neither of those formal positions) for all countries and territories,
going back to about 1700 or in some cases earlier. Some go further back, some
only from their creation. Some subdivisions of some countries are present including
native or traditional polities, provinces, or states. This sight also lists the
leaders of international, religious, and governmental organizations.” Searchable
by leader or by nation, offers a map of the country, audio and text versions
of the national anthem, and text of the national constitution for most countries.
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.”
Worldwide Governments on the
WWW (http://www.gksoft.com/govt/en/world.html)
Provides links to governmental institutiuons and political parties around the
world. |