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The following links may be useful to gain more
information about South Africa.
Hosts a good deal of information on doing busienss in South
Africa. Slightly out of date at present but being updated; worth watching.
The Home Page for one of the largest property development
companies in Southern Africa, offering various selected and prestigious
property investment opportunities.
The ANC's home page provides a description of the ANC, its
policies and involvement in South Africa's Government of National Unity.
The site also lists updates on government frameworks, pending legislation
and initiatives, in addition to links to other politically oriented sites.
News briefs, speeches by government officials, contact information for
party members and press statements are updated daily on this site.
ABSA bank, South Africa's largest bank, provides basic
economic indicators, news and financial analysis, in addition to
descriptions of its services.
For business news from South Africa's largest business
daily, contact this site.
Keep up-to-date on business news in the Western Cape
through this site. In addition to information on local businesses and the
economic climate in the Western Cape, Cape Business News furnishes users
with back issues of its publication and news flashes.
The Chamber of Mines of South Africa provides users with
in-depth news and highlights on the mining industry, in addition to a
thorough review of the organization's history and membership.
COSATU's page provides background information, news briefs
and press releases on its activities and those of its affiliated unions, in
addition to links to other labor organizations.
CSIR, the largest community and industry directed
scientific and technological research and development organization in South
Africa, describes the structure of the organization and its current
projects at this site.
You can "get to know" the Democratic Party of South Africa
at this site. In addition to contact information for party members, the
DP's home page provides basic information on the party's policies and
agenda for the future.
The Embassy of South Africa offers users information on
business, government, tourism, arts and culture, a calendar of events,
daily news clips, reference maps, links to other sites and the latest on
Cape Town's bid for the 2004 Olympic Games.
Eskom's website lists electricity prices and terms of
supply for southern Africa, in addition to some travel tips for the foreign
investor. You may also search for contact information for officials at
Eskom through this site.
For information on subscribing and updates on the business
climate in South Africa, contact the Financial Mail site.
For more links to South Africa, contact this site.
Inkatha provides information on the national, provincial
and local activities of the party, including contacts, in addition to news
updates and press releases. Like the IFP, this website focuses on
KwaZulu/Natal.
Internet Africa, a licensee of UUNET Technologies Inc. (a
U.S. multinational, commercial Internet provider), provides users with
useful tips on surfing the net, including some Africa-specific information
on dial-up pricing options, leasing lines and, of course, UUNET Internet
Africa's dial-up service. Internet Africa also furnishes links to other
communications and internet service providers, in addition to various
search engines to further navigate the Internet. Despite its name, UUNET
Internet Africa's site is heavily-oriented to South Africa.
The JSE's site provides users with up-to-date market news,
statistics, in addition to information on the exchange and its members.
The web site of the South African Consulate-General in Los
Angeles offers users a quick and efficient overview of South Africa's
government, politics, economics and culture, including daily news clips,
calendar of events and visa information for tourists.
The National Party states its policies and agenda here, in
addition to asking you for your opinion on the future of South Africa and
the direction of the NP. This site also lists members of the party and
their contact information.
Numsa's site provides background information on the union
and the mining industry, in addition to news on the union's activities.
At Rhodes over 4000 students study courses in over 80
subjects lectured by 269 academics in 38 academic departments in eight
faculties. For more information on Rhodes, contact this site.
The GNU's home page provides background information on
South Africa's major political parties. The GNU's site also furnishes the
terms of the interim constitution, the document that established its
existence and the national cabinet, in addition to other governmental
structures, such as the national assembly, constitutional assembly and the
Senate. The site also gives updates on the government's progress on the
final constitution, various bills and acts, in addition to green and white
papers being circulated throughout the national government.
The SABC is South Africa's state-owned broadcasting
company. Emerging from an apartheid structure, the SABC has launched a new
format to cater to all of South Africa's peoples, including an expanded
language content and a new line up of shows. The SABC website provides a
history of broadcasting in South Africa, in addition to a complete listing
of its radio and TV offerings.
Download your very own copy of South Africa's new
constitution, passed by the constitutional assembly on May 8, 1996, at this
site. You also have the option of navigating a searchable database of
documents and reports relevant to the interim and new constitutions of
South Africa, or linking up with other web sites dealing with legal affairs.
The South African National Park's website guides users
through some of South Africa's natural wonders, teaches users about
endangered species, and allows interested parties to book accommodation.
Get the latest in news on foreign exchange controls and
interests rates from the source. The Reserve Bank's home page also
provides economic reviews and information on Internet banking in South
Africa.
Find out about Standard Bank's corporate structure,
contacts and services, in addition to articles on the South African economy
and information on foreign trade opportunities.
Obtain news briefs from one of South Africa's national
daily papers, The Star, at this site.
At the University of Cape Town website, you may contact a
faculty member or student, download studies or the university library's
archived information, or link up to other educational institutions.
The University of Natal's mission is to strive to serve all
sections of its community through excellence in scholarship, teaching,
learning, research and development. For more information on the University
of Natal's Durban campus, contact this site.
The University of Natal strives to serve all sections of
its community through excellence in scholarship, teaching, learning,
research and development. Find out more about the university's offerings
and research facilities at this site.
The University of Port Elizabeth seeks to provide a
tertiary education at the highest level for the community, with admission
on an equitable basis. For more information on the university's offerings,
contact this site.
The University of Pretoria grew out of the Transvaal
Technical Institute, the first tertiary educational institution in the
province of Transvaal, South Africa, and was established in Johannesburg in
1903. For more information on the University's research facilities,
contact this site.
With a student body of more than 130 000 in 1995, Unisa is
southern Africa's largest university. Contact this site for course and
research offerings.
The University of Stellenbosch is the oldest of the
Afrikaans universities. Today it has about 150 departments in 12
faculties and more than 40 research (and other) institutes. For more
information, contact this site.
The University's mission is the pursuit of scholarship, as
embodied in the creation, integration, application and transmission of
knowledge by promoting an academic culture within the University community.
To find out more about the University of the Orange Free State, contact
this site.
For an electronic version of the U.S. South Africa Economic
Yearbook or background information on the U.S.-South Africa Business
Council or its parent organization, the National Foreign Trade Council,
contact this site. The U.S.-South Africa Business Council is a lobbying
organization representing U.S. companies investing in or trading with South
Africa. The Business Council also provides a forum for business and
political leaders in the two countries to discuss public policy issues
affecting trade and investment.
For news stories, job listings and editorials on South
Africa, contact the Weekly Mail & Guardian website.
You may access university resources, including faculty and
students, through the Wits University website. In addition, you can
contact SunSITE Southern Africa at http://sunsite.wits.ac.za/home.html, another Wits University site sponsored in part by U.S.-based Sun
Microsystems.
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