- Constitutional Law and Human Rights in South Africa (Compiled by Columbia University Libraries)
- Elections in South Africa, 2011 (and earlier)
- Political Parties (See below)
- South African Government Web Pages
- South African Government Online (Pretoria)
- BuaNews. (Online) -- Pretoria, South Africa: Government Communication and Information System (GCIS), 2005-The online daily news from the South African government information service, featuring news of the day and reports from the last two weeks.
- SA Government Departments or Ministries
- SA Government Information -- Documents
- Provincial Government
- Local Government
- South Africa. Central Statistical Service (Pretoria)
- South African Consulate General and Permanent Mission to the UN in New York
- SA Department of Foreign Affairs
- See also below: Polity.Org.Za: Policy and Law Online News
- Truth and Reconciliation Commission Report, 1998 and 2003 Release (Official and unofficial sites; via Columbia University Libraries)
- South African Government Online (Pretoria)
- African Human Security Review A project managed by Institute for Security Studies. (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Tshwane/Pretoria, South Africa)The site includes project information, country reviews -and- background papers. "The African Human Security Initiative 2 (AHSI-2) is a follow-up to AHSI-1, a regional programme that used the system of peer review to monitor the extent of compliance of eight African countries with their commitments to democracy, good governance and civil society participation."
- Centre for Conflict Resolution, University of Cape Town (Rondebosch, South Africa)
- The site offers general information about the research projects, other activities, and publications of the centre---online journals and reports. "[Founded in 1968, formerly Centre for Intergroup Studies] the CCR seeks to contribute towards a just peace in South Africa and elsewhere in Africa by promoting constructive, creative and co-operative approaches to the resolution of conflict and the reduction of violence."
- Centre for Policy Studies (Johannesburg, South Africa)Originally founded in 1987 at the University of the Witwatersrand, the CPS became an independent research institution in 1996. Research reports, policy briefs, policy--issues & actors, and the newsletter "Synopsis" are available in downloadable PDF format from this African policy think tank's web site.
- Concerned Africa Scholars: "The Politics of Jacob Zuma." (2010) Edited by Sean Jacobs. ACAS Bulletin ; 84 (Winter 2010). -- [East Lansing, Michigan]: ACAS, 2010. HTML or 68 pages in PDF format.
- e-Africa: the electronic journal of governance and innovation. (Online)--Archive, 2003-2005
-- Braamfontein, Johannesburg, South Africa: South African Institute of International Affairs.Between 2003 and 2005, SAIIA published this monthly e-journal as part of its NEPAD project on finding and assessing new policy alternatives in Africa. Back issues available in PDF format. - Elections in South Africa, 2011 (and earlier)
- Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa---South African Elections (2011) (Johannesburg, South Africa)
- Independent Electoral Commission (South Africa)
- IOL News on Local Government Elections 2011 (Independent Online, Independent Newspapers, Ltd., Cape Town)
- Mail & Guardian (Online): Local Elections 2011(Johannesburg, South Africa)--See also: "South Africa Votes 2009"
- News24.com on "Local Elections 2011" (Johannesburg, South Africa)--See also: Elections 2009
- Political Parties in South Africa -- Official Web Sites
- Polity.org.za on Elections 2011 (via Creamer Media, South Africa)--See also: "Election News in Review--2009"
- Pambazuka News on "South Africa's 2009 National Elections: Waiting to Exhale" (April 16, 2009) (Oxford, UK; Cape Town, South Africa)
- "South African Elections 2009" Web Dossier: an online bibliography of publications and other resources on South African elections since 1994. African Studies Centre, Leiden University, Library, Documentation and Information Department (Leiden, The Netherlands)
- Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa---South African Elections (2011) (Johannesburg, South Africa)
- Federation of American Scientists: South Africa Special Weapons Guide ("Nuclear Forces Guide", FAS, Washington, DC)"The Federation of American Scientists conducts analysis and advocacy on science, technology and public policy, including national security, nuclear weapons, arms sales, biological hazards, secrecy, and space policy."
- "South Africa's Post-Apartheid Foreign Policy Towards Africa" by Roger Pfister (Centre for International Studies, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ETH, Zurich, Switzerland) Electronic journal of Africana bibliograpy. (Online) ; vol. 6 (2000). Published by The University of Iowa Libaries, Iowa City, Iowa.
- IBSA: India-Brazil-South Africa IBSA Trialateral (Brasilia, Brazil; Pretoria/Tshwane, South Africa; New Delhi, India)
- "Established in June 2003, IBSA is a coordinating mechanism amongst three emerging countries, three multiethnic and multicultural democracies, which are determined to contribute to the construction of a new international architecture...In 2004, the IBSA Trust Fund was created...to enhance South-South cooperation for the benefit of the most needed nations. Its purpose is to identify replicable and scalable projects that can be disseminated to interested developing countries as examples of best practices in the fight against poverty and hunger."
- Areas of cooperation
- 4th IBSA Summit, April 15, 2010, Brasilia, Brazil
- Selected papers and e-books ; a list of publications ; and, IBSA catalogue of books
- Idasa: Institute for Democracy in South Africa (Cape Town, South Africa)The website provides information about the activities of the institute, plus access to selections from various publications. "Idasa's mission is to promote a sustainable democracy in South Africa by building democratic institutions, educating citizens and advocating social justice."
- Institute for Global Dialogue (Midrand, South Africa)
- The website features information about research on African international economic and foreign relations, with downloadable publication series.
- See especially: Global Dialogue, Global Insight, and Occasional Papers
- Institute for Security Studies, Johannesburg, South Africa
- "The mission of the Institute for Security Studies is to enhance human security in Africa. This is achieved through applied research and the dissemination of information that can inform decisions on critical areas of individual, national, regional and international security. The Institute is committed to democracy, good governance and the promotion of common security. The Institute for Security Studies (ISS) was originally established as the Institute for Defence Policy by Dr. J. K. Cilliers, and Mr. P-B Mertz in 1990 ..."
- ISS Home Page
- ISS Publications: monographs, papers, and reports -- available online!
- African security review. (Online) -- Pretoria, South Africa: Institute for Security Studies, 1992--Current online issues and archive. "The African Security Review is the ISS bi-monthly journal published in conjunction with the Instituto Superior de Relações Internacionais in Maputo, Mozambique. ... The Review was previously published as the African Defence Review (1994) and the Southern African Defence Review (1992-1993)."
- Institute for Strategic Studies at the University of Pretoria: Research Articles in UPSpace (South Africa)
- Parliamentary Monitoring Group (South Africa)"...established in 1995 as a partnership between Black Sash, Human Rights Committee and Idasa with the aim of providing a type of Hansard for the proceedings of the more than forty South African Parliamentary Committees for these three advocacy organisations...PMG provides accurate, objective, and current information on all parliamentary committee proceedings in the form of detailed, unofficial minutes and documents and since 2007, sound recordings of the meeting."
- Politicsweb (South Africa)Politicsweb focuses on "...the news and politics of Southern Africa...aims to provide its readers with breaking news, informed comment and opinion, and easy access to key online resources ...The website is supported by a grant from the Open Society Foundation for South Africa (OSF-SA)."
- Polity.Org.Za: Policy and Law Online News (via Creamer Media, South Africa)This site offers government and economic policy news for South Africa and Southern Africa, including links to documents such as: SA government draft bills, bills, acts, notices, policy documents, and speeches.
- South African Institute for Race Relations (Johannesburg, South Africa)The website features political commentaries on current issues and free access to sample issues of newsletters; plus information about research, membership, and the full range of publications. "[Since 1929] The South African Institute of Race Relations stands for constitutional and economic liberalism."
- South African Institute of International Affairs--Publications: Occasional papers, trade policy briefings & reports, eAfrica, SADC Barometer, SAIIA Foreign Policy Monitor (University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa)An archive of research papers and newsletters from SAIIA since 2001 in PDF formats.
- Thabo Mbeki African Leadership Institute (TMALI), University of South Africa (Tshwane/Pretoria)
- TMALI Launch Conference, October 11-12, 2010, Johannesburg, South AfricaThe web site includes the programme, speakers' profiles, abstracts, and conference reports.
- "Investing in Thought Leaders for Africa's Renewal," Tshwane, South Africa, May 27, 2010. TMALI Africa Day Annual Thabo Mbeki Lecture. 15 pages in PDF format
- TMALI Launch Conference, October 11-12, 2010, Johannesburg, South Africa
- United States Mission to South Africa: Embassy and Consulates (U.S. Department of State,
Washington, DC)
South Africa
Government, Foreign Policy, & Political Parties
Government and Foreign Policy
Political Parties of South Africa on the Internet
- African Christian Democratic Party
- African National Congress- Official ANC Home Page
- Biography and statements of Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma, ANC President (since December 2007) and President of the Republic of South Africa (since May 2009)
-- Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki: Biography, Speeches, Statements and Writings
-- Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela: Biography, Speeches, Statements and Writings
-- Walter Max Ulyate Sisulu: Biography, Speeches, Statements and Writings
-- Oliver Reginald Tambo: Biography, Speeches, Statements and Writings
-- ANC today. (Online). -- Marshalltown, South Africa: African National Congress, 2001- Published every Friday.
- Umrabulo. (Online). -- Marshalltown, South Africa: African National Congress, Department of Political Education and Training, 1996-
--See also: A full biography of Pixley ka Isaka Seme (via South African History Online) - Azanian Peoples' Organization (AZAPO)
- Congress of the People (COPE) Founded in 2008
- Democratic Alliance
- Freedom Front Plus -- Vryheidsfront Plus
- Independent Democrats Founded in 2003
- Inkatha Freedom Party
- Minority Front
- South African Communist Party:
- United Democratic Movement Founded in 1997