South africa and S Guide - Resources and Review

Links to a range of Internet resources about South Africa.
 
Promoter of marine, maritime and coastal studies and job creation in southern Africa. Most activity falls within the areas of marine mining, marine pollution and marine management.
 
Research programme in Southern Africa, Namibia and Lesotho, including proterozoic base metal deposits and hydrothermal mineralisation in the Bushveld complex.
 
Range of information resources about South Africa. Headings include business and economy, government, tourism, arts and culture, reference and calendar.
 
Detailed assessment of human rights practices in South Africa. Topics assessed include torture, arbitrary detention or exile, fair public trial, freedom of speech and press, freedom of assembly, movement and religion; democratic rights, worker rights, and discrimination based on race, sex, religion, disability, language, or social status.
 
Map of South Africa showing the main settlements, boundaries and routes.
 
Divided into four main areas; newsroom, publications, services, and collections, South Africa's national library offers access to the OPAC, the Index to South African Periodicals (ISAP), and details of special interest materials.
 
Listing of political resources relevant to South Africa, with links to parties, organisations, government, media and results of recent elections, where available.
 
Full text of the Constitution of South Africa as adopted by the Constitutional Assembly in May 1996, and amended in October 1996. Various translations are available and related historical documents are given in PDF format.
 
Full text of the report from the commission chaired by Archbishop Desmond Tutu and established in 1995 to investigate human rights violations in South Africa committed by all sides during the apartheid era.
 
Examples of art work following Apartheid, during which artists' work was limited and lacking in expression and creativity. Shows examples of paintings, prints, collages, sculpture and linocuts, produced since the elimination of barriers from 1989 onwards.
 
Basic reference information about South Africa, such as area, capital, population, population density, geography, language, religion, time zone, history and government, plus business and social information, including details of accommodation, addresses, climate, regions, travel, visas, passports, money, health and public holidays.
 
Map of South Africa showing black momelands such as Bophuthatswana.
 
Basic reference information about South Africa, including details of geography, people, economy, government, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues. Geographical information includes area, population, flag, maps, high and low points, co
ordinates, boundary length, border countries, climate, land use and natural resources.
 
Documents and photographs relating to the siege and relief of Ladysmith during the Anglo
Boer War (1899-1902).
 
Official information from the government of the Republic of South Africa.
 
Set of political and relief maps produced by the CIA covering all the countries in Africa.
 
A catalogue of all the languages and dialects spoken in South Africa, with details of the numbers of speakers of each language. Also some demographic data such as rates of literacy, blindness and deafness.
 
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