African
Security Review (Pretoria) (http://www.iss.co.za/Publications/Asrindex.html)
Quarterly journal of the Institute for Security Studies, Pretoria, South Africa.;
includes full text articles. Also lists the Institute=s publications, research
projects, membership information, etc.
Army Talk (http://moo.sun.ac.za/mailman/listinfo/armytalk/)
A discussion list on the South African military. Subscribe on the web site or
send email to: armytalk-request@moo.sun.ac.za with the word SUBSCRIBE in the
subject.
CIA -- The
World Factbook (https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.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.
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.
Jane's Defence (Coulsdon, Surrey, U.K.) (http://www.janes.com/defence/)
Provides country risk assessments; some articles and interviews available on
non-subscription basis.
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.
South Africa. Department of Defence (http://www.mil.za)
Official site; links to bulletins, annual reports, publications, articles, press
releases, other related sites.
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 Military History Society (http://rapidttp.com/milhist/)
Provides links to related books, museums, tour guides of battlefields, book dealers
specializing in military subjects, diaries from the Boer War through WWI, other
military history sites.
South African Military Units (http://www.justdone.co.za/SAMU/)
Ongoing database, searchable by units, wars, battle honors; also provides database
statistics and lists resources.
South African Police (http://www.saps.org.za/)
The annual strategic plan, 2002 antiterrorism bill, safety tips, crime information/statistics,
crime prevention, a kiddies corner, links to related sites.
South African War Virtual Library (http://www.sawvl.com)
Presents maps, photographs, biographies, chronology, diary entries and letters;
links to related sites such as museums and online databases.
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
African Centre for Defence Information (SACDI) (http://ccrweb.ccr.uct.ac.za/)
Links to defense-related working papers and briefs.
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 Military Webring (http://lib.sun.ac.za/SAMIL/)
Central page linking numerous Southern African military web pages; links to over
80 military sites including South African military history; provides brief annotations
as to content and quality of each site.
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."
USNI Military Database-Africa (http://www.periscopeone.com/index1.shtml)
Defense information.
Unofficial SADF Information
Page (http://www.geocities.com/odjobman/index.htm)
"This is a venue for the re-publication of information relating to the relatively
recent history of the South African Defence Force. Although this material had
been published elsewhere, this is often in relatively obscure or hard to find
places." Site has selected personal accounts of military personnel who served
in the South African Defence Force; some photographs.
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.
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