South Africa: Government, Foreign Policy, & Political Parties
Government and Foreign Policy
- Constitutional Law and Human Rights in South Africa (Compiled by Columbia University Libraries)
- Elections in South Africa, 2024, 2019, and earlier
- Political Parties (See below)
- South African Government Web Pages
- 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."
- Afrobarometer on South Africa (Institute for Democracy in South Africa, Cape Town; Ghana Centre for Democratic Development, Accra; and Michigan State University, Dept. of Political Science, East Lansing, Michigan)
"An African-led series of national public attitude surveys on democracy and governance in Africa." The site includes: sample surveys, data downloads, briefings and working papers, and selected abstracts from final reports.
- Centre for Conflict Resolution, Cape Town (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.
- Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa -- Online Publications (Dakar, Senegal)
- 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 2024, 2019, and earlier
- African Union: "African Union Election Observation Mission arrives in South Africa ahead of the 2024 General Elections," May 23, 2024. (Addis Ababa)
- Afrobarometer: "Unemployment, unreliable electricity supply, and corruption are South Africans’ top concerns..." May 23, 2024. (Cape Town, South Africa; East Lansing, Michigan, USA)
- The Conversation (Johannesburg): "Death of a liberation movement: how South Africa’s ANC became just a regular political party – with some help from Jacob Zuma." June 6, 2024, By Roger Southall ; "Uncertain times for South Africa’s foreign policy as country heads for coalition government," June 1, 2024. By Bhaso Ndzendze ; "South Africans go to the polls to choose a new government: what's different this time," May 27, 2024. By Dirk Kotze.
--See also: All articles on 2024 SA elections
- Electoral Commission of South Africa (2024)
- Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa: South Africa News (April-May 2024)
- Mail & Guardian: "Vote 2024 – The South African National Elections" (May 2024)
- News24.com on Elections 2024 (Johannesburg)
- Political parties in the 2024 elections (See below)
- The Sowetan on "Elections 2024" (Soweto, Johannesburg)
- The Times Live: "Elections 2024" (Johannesburg)
- Elections in 2019
- Elections in 2016
- BBC News (London, UK): "South African local elections: ANC loses power in Johannesburg for first time." (August 23, 2016)
- Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa: EISA Election Observer Mission Report: South Africa, Local Government Elections, August 2016 (Johannesburg, South Africa)
- Independent Electoral Commission Results on Municipal Elections (2016) (Centurion, South Africa)
- Independent News Online coverage of August 2016 Local Elections (Independent Online, Independent Newspapers, Ltd., Cape Town)
- News24.com on Local Government Elections 2016 (Johannesburg, South Africa)
- Elections in 2014 and earlier
- African Studies Centre, Library, Documentation, and Information Department: "South African Elections 2014" Web Dossier, May 2014 (Leiden, The Netherlands)
- BBC News (London): Special Report "South Africa votes" (May 2014)
- IOL News on Elections 2014 (Independent Online, Independent Newspapers, Ltd., Cape Town)
- Mail & Guardian -- Special Report: "Elections 2014: South Africa Votes" (Johannesburg, South Africa)
- News24 on Elections 2014 (Johannesburg, South Africa)
- Political Parties in South Africa -- Official Web Sites (via Columbia University Libraries)
- Electoral Commission of South Africa (2011): May 2011 Municipal Elections Results and some earlier results (Centurion, South Africa)
- Mail & Guardian (Online): Local Elections 2011(Johannesburg, South Africa)
- News24.com on "Local Elections 2011" (Johannesburg, South Africa)
- 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)
- Embassies and Consulates of and in the Republic of 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."
- Institute for Global Dialogue (Midrand, South Africa)
- 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 Publications: monographs, papers, and reports -- available online!
- Institute for Strategic Studies at the University of Pretoria (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.
- SACSIS--The South African Civil Society Information Service (Johannesburg, South Africa)
Since 2008, this site offers news analysis and commentary on human rights and politics from a South African perspective.
- 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)
--See also: Thabo Mbeki Foundation (Johannesburg, South Africa)
- United States Embassy in South Africa, Pretoria (U.S. Department of State) With US Consulates in Johannesburg, Durban, and Cape Town.
Political Parties of South Africa on the Internet