SA Government by Subject

Cape Town
City of Cape Town. City Ombudsman
Cape Town (South Africa) - Administrative and political divisions - Maps
Cape Town 2011 Census Suburbs [map]
Cape Town Wards, 2011
Cape Town (South Africa) - Economic development
Economic Performance Indicators for Cape Town (EPIC)
Cape Town (South Africa) - Maps
City Map Viewer
A map of the metropolitan area takes you down to building level.
Cape Town (South Africa) - Population - Statistics
City of Cape Town. City Statistics and Population Census
Cape Town (South Africa) - Social policy
City of Cape Town. Social Development
Cape Town (South Africa) - Statistics
City of Cape Town Open Data Portal
Capital investments - South Africa - Western Cape
Western Cape Government: Capital Investment
"This interactive map is to inform citizens about the DA provincial government's capital investment in municipalities in the Western Cape over the next three years. It focuses on the infrastructure investment and development in communities of key provincial departments."
Capital market - South Africa
Capital Projects Feasibility Programme
DTI programme "intended to facilitate feasibility studies likely to lead to projects that will increase SA exports, stimulate growth for the local capital goods and services sector and allied industries."
Carbon dioxide sinks
South African Carbon Sinks Atlas
Carbon sequestration - South Africa
Carbon sinks See:Carbon dioxide sinks
Cargo handling
South African Port Operations (SAPO)
Division of Transnet.
Castle of Good Hope Castle Control Board. Juristic person established by the Castle Management Act 207 of 1993/National public entity.
Castle of Good Hope.
Catchment management See: Watershed management
Cattle - South Africa - Limpopo
Limpopo IDC-Nguni Cattle Development Trust
"Founded in 2006, The Limpopo IDC-Nguni Cattle Development Trust is a partnership development orientated institution formed by the Limpopo Department of Agriculture, Industrial Development Corporation and the University of Limpopo." http://www.lda.gov.za/downloads/IDC_nguni/Limpopo20IDC20Nguni202013-b.pdf
Cement industries - South Africa
National Policy Development Process for High Temperature Waste Incineration and AFR Co-processing in Cement Production
Censorship
Film and Publication Board (FPB)
Juristic person established in terms of the Films and Publications Act 65 of 1996. National public entity.
Census 2011 See:South Africa - Census, 2011
Centres of excellence See: Research institutes
Cereals See: Grain, or specific cereals
Chemical industry
DTI. Chemical Industry Sector
Chemical workers - Training of - South Africa
Chicory - South Africa
Chicory SA. Non-government.
Children - Institutional care - South Africa - Western Cape - Maps
Western Cape Provincial Population Unit. Maps
Children - South Africa - Statistics
Statistics on Children in South Africa
Maintained by the Children's Institute of the University of Cape Town. Currently funded by the D. G. Murray Trust. Previously funded by the British Department of International DEevelopment and the South African Government's Programme to Support Pro-poor Policy Dvelopment.
Children's rights - South Africa
Policy Action Network: Children (PAN: Children)
"an initiative hosted by the Research Use and Impact Assessment Unit (RIA) of the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) and was established together with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Programme to Support Pro-Poor Policy Development (PSPPD)."
Circular economy - South Africa
Science, Technology & Innovation for a Circular Economy STI4CE
An initiative funded by the Department of Science and Innocvation.
Cities and towns - Energy consumption - South Africa
Urban Energy Support
"an information portal of relevant documents and resources, with an emphasis on practical tools and guides to support the transition towards sustainable local energy development and a low carbon trajectory for the country in the context of global climate change." "Managed by Sustainable Energy Africa in partnership with the South African Local Government Association."
Cities and towns - South Africa
Cities Infrastructure Delivery and Management System (CIDMS)
An initiative of the Cities Support Programme of the National Treasury.
Cities Support Programme (CSP)
"CSP works with national government departments to shift policy in a way that makes it easier for cities to work more efficiently; and at the same time working with cities to ensure economic growth and a reduction in poverty."
National Treasury. Municipal Documentation
Comprises integrated development plans, budget documentation, service delivery and budget implementation plans, annual financial statements, annual reports and audit reports.
National Treasury. Municipal Documentation
Post 2020/2021.
Small Towns Development Initiative (STDI)
"The STDI was a collaborative national effort between the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA), the AHI and was supported by Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH with clear links to the local and regional sphere."
State Of The Cities Report
South African Cities Network.
Cities and towns - South Africa - Data processing
South African Cities Open Data Almanac (SCODA)
"a city-centric data portal that improves ease of access to current and comparable information about South African cities - informing evidence-based decision making and reporting."
Cities and towns - South Africa - Gauteng
Gauteng City-Region Observatory (GCRO)
"The Gauteng City-Region Observatory (GCRO) was established in 2008 as a partnership between the University of Johannesburg (UJ), the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (Wits) and the Gauteng Provincial Government (GPG), with local government in Gauteng also represented on the GCRO Board."
Citrus fruit industry - South Africa

City planners - Training of - South Africa
Training for Township Renewal Initiative (TTRI)
City planners - Training of - South Africa - Western Cape
Masakh'iSizwe Centre of Excellence
"The Western Cape Province Department of Transport and Public Works established the Masakh'iSizwe ("Let's Build the Nation") Centre of Excellence at the beginning of 2006. ...The centre aims to develop professionals in engineering and the built environment fields."
City planning - Environmental aspects - South Africa
CSIR. 2019. GreenBook: Adapting South African settlements to climate change
"The GreenBook is an online planning support tool that provides quantitative scientific evidence on the likely impacts that climate change and urbanisation will have on South Africa’s cities and towns, as well as presenting a number of adaptation actions that can be implemented by local government to support climate resilient development. The GreenBook was co-funded by the CSIR and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), over the past three years, between 2016 and 2019. The CSIR has partnered with the National Disaster Management Centre (NDMC) and co-developed this product with universities, government departments, NGOs and other peer groups."
Green Book: Adapting South African settlements to climate change
"The Green Book is an online planning support tool that provides quantitative scientific evidence on the likely impacts that climate change and urbanisation will have on South Africa’s cities and towns, as well as presenting a number of adaptation actions that can be implemented by local government to support climate resilient development. The Green Book was co-funded by the CSIR and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), over the past three years, between 2016 and 2019. The CSIR has partnered with the National Disaster Management Centre (NDMC) and co-developed this product with universities, government departments, NGOs and other peer groups."
City planning - Environmental aspects - South Africa - Congresses
Greening Infrastructure Programmes in South Africa Knowledge Week, 2011
City planning - South Africa
Integrated Development Planning Information Management System (IDPIMS)
National Treasury. Urban Development Zones
South African Cities Network (SACN)
"an established network of South African cities and partners ... It is an initiative of the Minister for provincial and Local Government and nine of the country's largest municipalities, in partnership with the South African Local Government Association (SALGA)." Entity reporting to the CoGTA Minister.
Urban Settlements Development Grant (USDG)
City planning - South Africa - Cape Town
Cape Town 2040
City of Cape Town Planning Portal
Creative Cape Town
"Creative Cape Town is a programme of the Cape Town Partnership, a collaboration between public and private sectors working together to develop, promote and manage Cape Town city."
City planning - South Africa - Cape Town - Maps
City of Cape Town. District Planning Offices
City planning - South Africa - Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Red Book: The Neighbourhood Planning and Design Guide
CSIR and Department of Human Settlements.
City planning - South Africa - Langa
Langa Local Area Planning Initiative
Short piece with three plans.
City planning - South Africa - Tygerberg
Greater Tygerberg Partnership (GTP)
Public-private partnership.
City planning - South Africa - Western Cape
Built Environment Support Programme (BESP)
Civic associations See: Community organization; and, Civil society
Civic improvement - South Africa - Cape Town
Central City Improvement District (CCID Cape Town)
"The power of widespread co-operation between stakeholders amplifies the effect of the CCID in its efforts to ensure Cape Town's Central City is a clean, safe and caring space that is open for business. The Western Cape Government and the City of Cape Town are the CCID's main partners. The CCID's managing agent is the Cape Town Partnership."
Civil protests See: Protest movements
Civil rights
Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities
Constitutional institution, statutory body.
Civil service - Customer services - South Africa
Frontline Service Delivery Monitoring (FSDM) Programme/Project
GovGIS.
Public service and associated data in a geographical context.
Siyahlola Presidential Monitoring Programme
Thusong Services Centres
"(formerly known as Multi-Purpose Community Centres – MPCCs) programme of government was initiated in 1999 as one of the primary vehicle for the implementation of development communication and information, and to integrate government services into primarily rural communities." http://www.thusong.gov.za/
Civil service - Evaluation - South Africa
Government Programme of Action (PoA) monitoring system
Performance Monitoring and Evaluation
Civil service - South Africa
Batho Pele.
"Batho Pele, a Sotho translation for 'People First', is an initiative to get public servants to be service orientated, to strive for excellence in service delivery and to commit to continuous service delivery improvement."
Centre for Public Service Innovation (CPSI)
Section 21 Company established by the Minister for Public Service and Administration "to identify, support and nurture innovation in public services." Institution supporting public administration.
Dept. of Public Service and Administration (DPSA)
Public Service Commission (PSC)
Single Public Service
Civil service - South Africa - Personnel management
Management Performance Assessment Tool (MPAT)
The methodology which the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation uses to "assess the quality of generic management practices in departments."
National School of Government
Replaces the Public Administration Leadership and Management Academy (PALAMA).
Public Administration Leadership and Management Academy.
Succeeds the South African Management Development Institute. Succeeded by the National School of Government with effect from 21 October 2013.
South African Management Development Institute (SAMDI).
Public sector academy. Succeeded by the Public Administration Leadership and Management Academy.
Clean technology See: Green technology
Cleaner production See: Green products ; Manufacturing processes - Environmental aspects
Climate change and agriculture See:Agriculture - Environmental aspects
Climate See: [place name] - Climate
Climate statistics See:South Africa - Climate
Climatic changes - Economic aspects - South Africa
Climate Change Risks & Opportunities for the South African Economy
Project of TIPS and CAMCO, supported by the British High Commission, South Africa.
Climatic changes - Law and legislation - South Africa
South Africa: Environment & Climate Change Law 2016
Climatic changes - Local government See: Local government and environmental policy
Climatic changes - Research - South Africa
Africa Centre for Climate and Earth Systems Science (ACCESS).
Not-for-profit centre under the CSIR.
Applied Center for Climate & Earth Systems Science (ACCESS)
"consortium of several agencies, researcher councils, research programmes, universities and research groups who have combined efforts to deliver a range of outputs aligned to the Department of Science and Technology’s (DST) Global Change Grand Challenge GCGC)." Located at the CSIR.
Global Change Grand Challenge
Climatic changes - Risk management - South Africa
SA Risk and Vulnerability Atlas
Climatic changes - South Africa
2014 National Climate Change Response Dialogue
Climate Change Awareness Campaign
An initiative of the Department of Environmental Affairs.
CSIR. Climate Change Studies: K2C
Department of Environmental Affairs. Climate Change and Air Quality Management Branch
Department of Environmental Affairs. Climate Change Information Portal
Dept. of Environmental Affairs. Research documents. Climate change
Eight documents.
Let's Respond: a Toolkit to Integrating Climate Change Risks and Opportunities into Municipal Planning
Local Government Climate Change Support Program (LGCCSP)
" an initiative of the Department of Environmental Affairs and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH."
Long-Term Adaptation Scenarios Flagship Research Programme (LTAS)
"aims to respond to the South African National Climate Change Response White Paper (NCCRP) by developing national and sub-national adaptation scenarios for South Africa under plausible future climate conditions and development pathways. This will be used to inform key decisions in future development and adaptation planning so as to build climate resilience. The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) is leading this process in collaboration with technical research partner the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) and with technical and financial assistance from Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)."
National Climate Change Information System (NCCIS)
" a web-based platform for the tracking, analysis and enhancement of South Africa's progress towards a low carbon and climate resilient economy. The NCCIS offers a series of decision support tools to inform policy and decision-making including a database of adaptation and mitigation actions undertaken by stakeholders across the country. "
National Climate Change Response
Presidential Climate Commission
Climatic changes - South Africa - Cape Town
Climate Smart Cape Town
Climatic changes - South Africa - Eastern Cape
Eastern Cape Climate Change website
Climatic changes - South Africa - Limpopo
Climate Change Studies. K2C, Kruger to Canyons project
Climatic changes - South Africa - Western Cape
Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning. Climate Change Directorate
Clothing industry - South Africa
Clothing and Textiles Competitiveness Programme (CTCP)
Textile and Clothing Industry Development Programme (TCIDP)
Clothing industry - South Africa - Western Cape
Cape Clothing and Textile Cluster (CCTC)
Public-private partnership facilitated by the Western Cape Provincial Government for medium-sized and larger enterprises.
CLOTEX.
Section 21 company. Public-private partnership facilitated by the Western Cape Provincial Government for small and micro enterprises.
Clothing workers - Training of - South Africa
Clothing, Textiles, Footwear and Leather Sector Education and Training Authority.
Statutory body established in terms of the Skills Development Act 97 of 1998, by the Department of Labour. National public entity.
Co-operative banks See: Banks and banking, Co-operative
Coal-fired power plants - South Africa
Coal Baseload Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme
"The Coal Baseload IPP Procurement Programme has been designed to procure capacity and energy derived from 2 500 (two thousand five hundred) megawatts of coal-fired power generation."
Coastal ecology - Research - South Africa
South African Network for Coastal and Oceanic Research (SANCOR)
"a non-statutory body that generates and communicates knowledge and advice in order to promote the wise and informed use and management of marine and coastal resources and environments."
Coastal zone management - South Africa
African Coelacanth Ecosystem Programme
"a multidisciplinary partnership of people and institutions from across the Western Indian Ocean is based at the
Coelacanth
Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism
"
Department of Science and Technology
and the
National Oceans and Coastal Monitoring Information Management System (OCIMS)
"The Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF) and the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) have initiated the development of the National Oceans and Coastal Information Management System (OCIMS) for South Africa – referred to as the OCIMS project."
National Research Foundation
located in Grahamstown. Principal funding is from the
South Africa. Dept. of Environmental Affairs and Tourism. Branch: Marine and Coastal Management
"regulatory authority responsible for managing all marine and coastal activities."
South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity
, a national facility of the
Coastal zone management - South Africa - Maps
Working for the Coast Programme
UNEP site. "an initiative of the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) which aims to create job opportunities and skills development, particularly in the rural communities."
Coelacanth - South Africa
African Coelacanth Ecosystem Programme: Phase II
South African Coelacanth Conservation and Genome Resource Programme
Collecting of accounts - South Africa
Council for Debt Collectors.
Juristic person.
Collective bargaining - Education - South Africa
Education Labour Relations Council (ELRC)
Juristic person"initially established by the Education Labour Relations Act 146 of 1993 but now draws authority from the Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995." Removed from the public entities Schedule 3 Part A with effect from 31 March 2015 by Notice 358 in SA Govt. gazette no. 38735 of 30 April 2015.
Commercial crimes - South Africa
Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC)
Juristic person established by the Financial Intelligence Centre Act 38 of 2001.
Communicable diseases
National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD).
Branch of the National Health Laboratory Service, "the national organ for South Africa for public health surveillance of communicable diseases."
Communication technology See: Information technology
Community centers - South Africa
Thusong Service Centre.
"(formerly known as Multi-Purpose Community Centres – MPCCs) programme of government was initiated in 1999 as one of the primary vehicle for the implementation of development communication and information, and to integrate government services into primarily rural communities."
Community development - South Africa
Community Public Private Partnership Programme (CPPP)
Community development - South Africa - Geographic information systems
TIPS GIS Mapping
" This website is an initiative that assisted four Community Work Programme (CWP) sites to pilot the geographical mapping of all the projects that they manage and care for as part of their work."
Community development - South Africa - KwaZulu-Natal
Operation Sukuma Sakhe
KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government initiative.
Community housing See: Housing development
Community organization - South Africa - Cape Town
Community-based organisations (CBOs)
City of Cape Town information.
Community policing - South Africa
SaferSpaces
"SaferSpaces was launched in mid-2014 by the Inclusive Violence and Crime Prevention Programme (VCP), a joint South African-German initiative implemented by GIZ and its South African partners as part of German Development Cooperation with South Africa. In March 2017, VCP and the Civilian Secretariat for Police Service (CSPS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding outlining the handover of the site management to the department. The responsibility for managing SaferSpaces has been assumed by the CSPS in May 2017, in particular for (but not limited to) supporting the implementation of the 2016 White Paper on Safety and Security (WPSS). The WPSS advocates for an integrated approach to violence and crime prevention informed by a solid knowledge and evidence-base as well as civil society partnerships."
Community Work Programme See: Public service employment
Companies See: Corporations
Companies Tribunal. Juristic person. National public entity.
Competency based education - South Africa

NQF Gateway
"online resource centre for the National Qualifications Framework (NQF)."
Competition - South Africa
Competition Commission
Statutory body in terms of the Competition Act 89 of 1998, national public entity, "empowered to investigate, control and evaluate restrictive business practices, abuse of dominant positions and mergers."
Competition Tribunal
Statutory body in terms of the Competition Act 89 of 1998, national public entity, adjudicates competition matters.
Competitive supply See: Business logistics
Complaints (Civil procedure)
Office of the Ombud for Financial Services Providers
Established by the Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services Act 37 of 2002 to deal with complaints by clients against financial services providers.
Computational linguistics
Resource Management Agency (RMA)
Launched by the Department of Arts and Culture in November 201; to be set up by the Centre for Text Technology (CTexT) at North-West University
Computational linguistics - South Africa
South African Centre for Digital Language Resources (SADiLaR)
"a national centre supported by the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI). SADiLaR has an enabling function, with a focus on all official languages of South Africa, supporting research and development in the domains of language technologies and language-related studies in the humanities and social sciences."
Computer security - South Africa
Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT)
"ECS-CSIRT serves as the South African Government Computer Security Incident Response Team."
Condominiums - South Africa
Community Schemes Ombud Service
National public entity established by the Community Schemes Omhud Service Act 9 of 2011.
Conservation agriculture See: Sustainable agriculture
Conservation of natural resources - South Africa
ARC-Institute for Soil, Climate and Water (ISCW)
SAHRA. Heritage sites and register sites
Conservation of natural resources - South Africa - Maps
SAHRA. Heritage sites in South Africa
Consolidation and merger of corporations - South Africa
Competition Commission
Statutory body in terms of the Competition Act 89 of 1998, national public entity, "empowered to investigate, control and evaluate restrictive business practices, abuse of dominant positions and mergers."
Competition Tribunal
Statutory body in terms of the Competition Act 89 of 1998, national public entity, adjudicates competition matters.
Takeover Regulation Panel (TRP)
"The Takeover Regulation Panel ("TRP") is a regulatory body established in terms of section 196 of the Companies Act 71 of 2008. The main function of the TRP is to regulate certain mergers and acquisitions transactions defined in terms of section 201 of the Act as "affected transactions" involving certain public and private companies."
Constitutional courts
Constitutional Court of South Africa
Judicial body, highest court on constitutional matters. (Archived.)
Constitutional Court of South Africa ConCourt Collection
Constitutional history - South Africa
The South African Constitution. The Making of the Constitution.
Includes Multi-Party Negotiations & Constitutional Assembly documents.
Construction contracts - South Africa
Contractor Incubator Programme (CIP)
National Contractor Development Programme (ncdp)
SEDA Construction Incubator
"a 100 funded government agency under the banner of a ring fenced incubator programme called SEDA Technology Programme."
Construction industry - South Africa
Agrément South Africa.
Agrément South Africa was established as an independent organisation by the Minister of Public Works in 1969. Its primary business is the certification of non-standardised construction products.
Built Environment Knowledge Dissemination Portal.
"This portal is a joint initiative between the CSIR and other government departments and organisations active in the built environment field."
Construction Education and Training Authority (CETA)
Statutory body established in terms of the Skills Development Act 97 of 1998, by the Department of Labour. National public entity.
Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB)
Statutory body in terms of Construction Industry Development Board Act 38 of 2000, national public entity, "to provide leadership to stakeholders and to stimulate sustainable growth, reform and improvement of the construction sector."
Construction Transformation Charter Group (CTCG)
Construction industry - South Africa - Employees
On The Job Built Environment Training Programme
Partnership between the Passenger Agency of South Africa (PRASA) and the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET).
South African Council for the Project and Construction Management Professions (SACPCMP).
Juristic person established by the Project and Construction Management Act 48 of 2000.
Consumer goods - Environmental aspects - South Africa
Environmental Goods and Services Forum of South Africa (EGS Forum)
A dti initiative.
Consumer protection - South Africa
Dept. of Trade and Industry.
Protecting consumers & Regulated industries
National Consumer Commission
Established in terms of the Consumer protection Act 68 of 2008 and has been in operation since 1 April 2011.
Office of the Consumer Goods and Services Ombud (CGSO)
"the consumer goods and services industry’s compulsory Ombud scheme, set up in line with the Consumer Protection Act."
Consumer protection - South Africa - Western Cape
Office of the Consumer Protector
Continuing education - South Africa National Board for Further Education and Training (NBFET). Statutory body established by regulations in terms of section 11 of the National Education Policy Act 27
National Business Initiative. CCF publications
Contracting out - South Africa
Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) Government Assistance & Support Programme
"The incentive scheme was formulated in partnership with the private sector through The Business Trust and is part of the Accelerated and Shared Growth Initiative for South Africa (ASGISA)."
Business Process Outsourcing and Offshoring (BPO&O)
Contracting out - South Africa - Western Cape
Business Processing enabling South Africa (BPeSA) Western Cape
"a public-private partnership that exists to promote the development of contact centre and business process outsourcing activities in the Western Cape."
Contractors - South Africa
National Contractor Development Programme (NCDP)
Programme of the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB)
Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA)
Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA).
Overview of the negotiation process.
Cooperative societies - South Africa
Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. Co-Operative Data Analysis System
Dept. of Trade and Industry.
Co-Operatives Development
Office of the Registrar of Co-operatives
Cooperative societies - South Africa - Finance
Co-operative Incentive Scheme (CIS)
Dept. of Trade and Industry.
Cooperatives, Agricultural See: Agriculture, Cooperative
Corn - Milling - South Africa
Small-scale Maize Milling Initiative
Part of the Industrial Policy Action Plan (IPAP) of the Dept. of Trade and Industry.
Corn - South Africa
South African Grain Information Service (SAGIS).
Section 21 company serving the maize, oilseeds, winter cereals and sorghum industries.
Corporate social investment See: Social responsibility of business
Corporate sponsorship
Business and Arts South Africa (BASA)
"Founded in 1997 as a joint initiative of government and the business sector, to secure the future development of the arts industry in our country, through increased corporate sector involvement." Section 21 company. National public entity.
Corporation law - South Africa
Companies Tribunal
Established by the Companies Act, 71 of 2008.
Corporations - South Africa
Companies and Intellectual Property Commission
(CIPC) National public entity. Merger of the Companies and Intellectual Property Registration Office (CIPRO) and the Office of Companies and Intellectual Property Enforcement (OCIPE)
Companies and Intellectual Property Commission
Formerly: Companies and Intellectual Property Registration Office (Cipro). Member of the DTI group.
Corporations - South Africa - Accounting
Financial Results. Annual report library.
Private companies.
Overend Outsource. Online annual reports
Corrections - South Africa
Dept. of Correctional Services
(Formerly: South African Prisons Service)
National Council for Correctional Services (NCCS)
Statutory body established by the Correctional Services Act 111 of 1998.
Corruption - South Africa - Prevention
Anti-Corruption Bureau
Established by the Department of Public Service and Administration in March 2013.
Anti-Corruption Task Team (ACTT)
Established by the President in 2010.
National Anti-Corruption Forum (NACF)
Public-private partnership.
Corruption investigation - South Africa
Directorate of Special Operations (DSO).
Overseen by the National Prosecuting Authority, investigates and prosecutes organised crime and corruption.
Judicial Commission of Inquiry into State Capture
Chairperson: Justice Raymond Mnyamezeli Mlungisi Zondo. Appointed by Proclamation no. 3 of 2018 (25 January 2018)
Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA)
Non-government. Investigates Government misuse of public funds.
Parliament: State Capture Inquiries
Special Investigating Unit (SIU)
Established in terms of the Special Investigating Units and Special Tribunals Act 74 of 1996 "to investigate fraud, corruption and maladministration."
Cotton growing - South Africa
Cotton South Africa.
Section 21 company. Site includes statistics under Economic information.
County services - South Africa - Western Cape - Directories
Western Cape Government. Directories. Services
Courts of last resort
Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA)
COVID-19 (Disease)
South African Covid-19 Vulnerability Index (VIndex)
"The Vindex uses Census 2011 data and eight indicators related to labour force activity, access to media, household services, overcrowding, multigenerational status, age and chronic illness to output a composite indicator to reflect the vulnerability status of citizens to the Covid-19 virus and where these individuals are located."
Craft industries See: Handicraft industries
Credit control - South Africa
National Credit Regulator (NCR)
"On 1 June 2006 the National Credit Regulator was established in terms of the National Credit Act. The Micro Finance Regulatory Council's (MFRC) regulatory mandate came to an end and the assets, liabilities and the staff of the MFRC were transferred to the NCR. As a creature of statute, the functions and powers of the NCR are defined in the Act. The NCR is accountable to the Minister of Trade and Industry."
Crime - South Africa - Khayelitsha
Violence Prevention through Urban Upgrading (VPUU) in Khayelitsha
City of Cape Town programme.
Crime and fatalities See: Deaths - Causes, Violent deaths
Crime prevention - South Africa
Inclusive Violence and Crime Prevention (VCP) Programme
"The VCP programme is a joint initiative by the South African and German governments that promotes a systemic approach towards violence and crime prevention, combining the strengths and skills of actors across many different sectors. The programme facilitates joint action between and amongst state and non-state actors to make communities in South Africa safer. The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) began the implementation of the German contribution in January 2012 on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) together with South African partners. The main national government partner from the South African side, which helps bring together other governmental partners such as the Department of Social Development, the Civilian Secretariat for Police and the South African Local Government Association, is the Department of Cooperative Governance."
National Institute for Crime Prevention and the Reintegration of Offenders (NICRO)
Safety and Security Sector Education and Training Authority (SASSETA)
Amalgamation of the Police, Private Security, Legal and Correctional Services Sector Education and Training Authority (POSLEC) and the Diplomacy Intelligence, Defence and Trade Education and Training Authority (DIDTETA), with effect from 1 July 2005. Statutory body established in terms of the Skills Development Act 97 of 1998, by the Department of Labour. National public entity.
Crime prevention - South Africa - Cape Town
Violence Prevention Through Urban Upgrading (VPUU)
" an area-based community development programme that aims at safe and integrated communities, citizenship, pride and the improvement of quality of life for the residents in local neighbourhoods through a comprehensive range of urban improvements and social interventions." Public-private partnership.
Criminal statistics - South Africa
Crime statistics
Statistics for South Africa, Western Cape and suburbs. Based on SAPS statistics.
South African Police Service. Crime situation in South Africa
2012/2013
Criminals - Rehabilitation
National Institute for Crime Prevention and the Reintegration of Offenders (NICRO)
Crocodile River
Mokolo and Crocodile River (West) Water Augmentation Project (MCWAP)
Crops and climate - South Africa
Agro-climate Information System. (AGIS)
"up-to-date meteorological and climate-related information ."
Cruise lines - South Africa
Dept. of Tourism. Cruise tourism documents
Cultural policy
Dept. of Arts and Culture
(Formerly: Dept. of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology)
Cultural policy See: [placename] - Cultural policy
Cultural property - Protection
Engelenburg House Art Collection (Pretoria)
Cultural institution/National public entity.
Iziko Museum (Cape Town)
National public entity. Cultural institution.
South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA)
Statutory body established under the National Heritage Resources Act 25 of 1999. Replaced National Monuments Council. National public entity.
Culture - South Africa - History
National Research Foundation. Heritage Repository
Articles on biodiversity and natural science history, cultural history and political history.
Curriculum planning - South Africa -Western Cape
Western Cape Education Department. Curriculum Development
Customs administration - South Africa
Customs Modernisation Programme (CMP)
Customs duties See: Tariff
Cut flower industry - South Africa
Perishable Products Export Control Board (PPECB)
Includes Information Portal with trade statistics.
South African Flower Export Council (SAFEC)
section 21 company, non-profit export council
Cyber security See: Cyberspace - Security measures
Cyberinfrastructure - South Africa
National Integrated CyberInfrastructure System (NICIS)
NICIS is an initiative supported by the Department of Science and Technology, and implemented by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).
Cyberspace - Security measures - South Africa
Cybersecurity Hub
"mandated by the National Cybersecurity Policy Framework (NCPF) which was passed by Cabinet in March 2012. The Cybersecurity Hub is South Africa’s National Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT) and strives to make Cyberspace an environment where all residents of South Africa can safely communicate, socialise, and transact in confidence. It achieves this by working with stakeholders from government, the private sector, civil society and the public with a view to identifying and countering cybersecurity threats."
South African Cyber Threat Barometer, 2012/2013
"a strategic public–private partnership (PPP) research project to support initiatives that wish to address the growing cyber threat facing our nation."