Acacia: The Internet:
Out of Africa (http://www.idrc.ca/acacia/)
“The Acacia initiative is an international program to empower sub-Saharan
communities with the ability to apply information and communication technologies
(ICT’s) to their own social and economic development.” Includes a
newsletter, a 2001-2005 prospectus, a map of the digital divide, and more. Text
in English and in French.
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.
British Council. (http://www.britcoun.org/)
Offices in Africa are in Botswana, Cameroon, Ghana, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya,
Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South
Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
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.
The Internet Public Library (http://www.ipl.org)
Good site for school children.
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.
Technikon
SA (http://www.tsa.ac.za/)
Site of the largest institution for distance education in Southern Africa; majority
of students are from South Africa. Links to news media and other online resources.
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