| Sanitation - South Africa |
| Mvula Trust. An NGO that is an implementation agency for the Government's Rural Household Infrastructure Programme (RHIP) |
| Sanitation - South Africa - Databases |
| Water Services : National Information System (WS NIS). Data down to municipality, which you select and use to build a "report." Also some maps. |
| Sanitation - South Africa - Maps |
| Water Services : National Information System (WS NIS). Data down to municipality, which you select and use to build a "report." Also some maps. |
| Satellites See: Artificial satellites |
| School buildings - Restrooms - South Africa |
| Sanitation Appropriate for Education (SAFE) "a partnership between government, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Nelson Mandela Foundation and the National Education Collaboration Trust, and to which the private sector has been invited to contribute." Launched 14 August 2018. |
| School buildings - South Africa |
| Accelerated Schools Infrastructure Delivery Initiative (ASIDI) |
| Education Infrastructure Grant |
| National School Build Programme Strategic Integrated Project (SIP) 13. |
| Provincial infrastructure plans |
| School Infrastructure Backlogs Grant |
| School infrastructure delivery reports Scroll down. |
| School evaluation See: Educational evaluation |
| School health services - South Africa |
| Integrated School Health Programme (ISHP) Launched October 2012. |
| School infrastructure See: School buildings |
| School management and organization |
| Canada-South Africa Education Management Program (CSAEMP) 1996-2001 |
| School principals - South Africa - KwaZulu-Natal |
| Principals Management Development Programme (PMDP) "a joint venture between KZN Department of Education and the private sector viz. Performance Solutions Africa (PSA), Price Water Coopers and University of KwaZulu-Natal." -- http://www.info.gov.za/speech/DynamicAction?pageid=461&sid=32226&tid=90342 |
| Schools - Sanitation See: School buildings - Restrooms |
| Schools - South Africa |
| National Education Collaboration Trust (NECT) "an organisation dedicated to strengthening partnerships among business, civil society, government and labour in order to achieve the education goals of the National Development Plan. It strives both to support and influence the agenda for reform of basic education." |
| School Masterlist Data. |
| Schools - South Africa - Evaluation |
| National Education Evaluation and Development Unit (NEEDU) Institution of the Department of Basic Education |
| Schools - South Africa - Gauteng |
| Gauteng (South Africa). New Priority Schools Programme (NPSP) Launched October 2012. |
| Schools - South Africa - Statistics |
| Department of Basic Education. EMIS. Statistical Publications |
| Schools - South Africa - Western Cape |
| Education Management Information System. Find-a-School Facility. Information, statistics and maps for individual schools. |
| Schools - South Africa - Western Cape - Evaluation |
| Schools Evaluation Authority (SEA) Established by the Western Cape Provincial School Education Amendment Act, 4 of 2018. |
| Science - Periodicals - Databases |
| Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO) SA South Africa’s premier open-access (free to access and free to publish) searchable full-text journal database in service of the South African research community. The database covers a selected collection of peer-reviewed South African scholarly journals and forms an integral part of the SciELO Brazil project. SciELO SA is managed by the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), funded by the South African Department of Science and Technology and endorsed by the South African Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET)." |
| Science - South Africa |
| Africa Open Science Platform (AOSP) "Since 2020, the AOSP Project Office is hosted by the National Research Foundation, and is supported by the South African Department of Science and Innovation, the International Science Council, CODATA, the Academy of Science of South Africa, Bibliotheca Alexandria and other prominent regional networks." |
| Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators (CeSTII) In the HSRC. "established to undertake regular national R&D and innovation surveys on behalf of the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and to produce national indicators from the survey results to provide inputs for policy makers and a basis for international comparisons." |
| CSIR (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research). Statutory body in terms of the Scientific Research Council Act 46 of 1968, national public entity. |
| Science Forum South Africa DST, ASSAf & NRF |
| Science Tunnel. "Platform for intercultural exchange between Germany and South Africa." |
| SciSTIP: DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence in Scientometrics and Science, Technology and Innovation Policy |
| South African Agency for Science and Technology Advancement (SAASTA) |
| Science - South Africa - History |
| National Research Foundation. Heritage Repository Articles on biodiversity and natural science history, cultural history and political history. |
| Science - South Africa - International cooperation |
| Swiss South Africa Joint Research Programme (SSAJRP) |
| Science - South Africa - Periodicals |
| South African journal of science (ASSAf) |
| Science - Study and teaching (Secondary) - South Africa |
| TIMSS SA (Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study) |
| Science and industry - Government policy - South Africa |
| Science and state - South Africa |
| German-South African Year of Science, 2012-2013 |
| Science, technology and innovation See: Science and industry AND Technological innovations |
| Scientists - Africa, Southern - Biography |
| S2A3 Biographical Database of Southern African Science |
| Second economy See: Informal sector (Economics) |
| Second economy See: Informal sector (Economics) - South Africa & South Africa - Economic conditions |
| Section 21 companies Buyisa-e-Bag. Section 21 recycling company. |
| Economic Policy Research Institute (EPRI) Section 21 company. |
| EIS-AFRICA Section 21 company, "non-profit pan-African organisation of geo-information practitioners and institutions." |
| Sectional title See: Condominiums |
| Sector education and training authorities See: Occupational training |
| See also: Wild flower industry |
| Segregation - South Africa - Maps |
| Mapping diversity: an exploration of our social tapestry Statistics South Africa - 6 maps of major cities showing racial segrgation. |
| Service delivery See: Civil service - Customer services - South Africa, and, Municipal services |
| Service industries workers - Training of - South Africa |
| Services Sector Education and Training Authority (SERVICES SETA) Statutory body established in terms of the Skills Development Act 97 of 1998, by the Department of Labour. National public entity. |
| Service protests See: Municipal services & Protest movements |
| Session laws - South Africa |
| South Africa Government Online Documents. Bills by year. |
| SETAs See: Occupational training |
| Sewage - Purification - South Africa |
| Green Drop System Programme of the Department of Water Affairs. |
| Sewage disposal plants - South Africa |
| Green Drop Assessment |
| Sex crimes - South Africa |
| Sexual Offences: Victims of rape and other sexual crimes Department of Justice & Constitutional Development page, with links to publications. |
| Sex discrimination against women - South Africa |
| Commission on Gender Equality Constitutional institution. |
| Rural Women’s Empowerment and Development Programme Run by the Department of Women, Children and People with Disabilities. |
| Sexual minorities - South Africa |
| LGBTI National Task Team/National Task Team (NTT) on Gender and Sexual Orientation-Based Violence Established by the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DOJ & CD) in March 2011. |
| Sexual offences See: Sex crimes |
| Shale gas industry - Environmental aspects - South Africa |
| Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) for Shale Gas Development |
| Sheltered employment See: People with disabilities - Employment |
| Short-term Job Creation Commission |
| SKA See: Square Kilometre Array |
| Skilled labor - South Africa - Western Cape |
| Umsebenzi. "Expanded Public Works Programmes (EPWP) Opportunities Portal aims to be a comprehensive provincial database of unemployed people and their skills." |
| Skills training See: Training |
| Small business - South Africa |
| Department of Small Business Development |
| Down Stream Aluminium Centre for Technology (DACT) "incubator" funded by Dept. of Trade and Industry, for SMMEs in the aluminium casting industry. |
| Ecosystem Development for Small Enterprise (EDSE) "The EDSE Programme is a four year, ground-breaking, innovative and multi-dimensional project to effect meaningful change across South Africa’s SMME ecosystem. Funded by the European Union." |
| Incubation Support Programme (ISP) "The Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) initiated the Incubation Support Programme (ISP) to develop incubators and create successful enterprises with the potential to revitalise communities and strengthen local and national economies." |
| Mpumalanga Stainless Initiative (MSI) "incubator" funded by Dept. of Trade and Industry, to equip SMMEs to manufacture stainless steel products. |
| Ntsika National Enterprise Promotion Agency Juristic person established by the National Small Business Enterprise Act 102 of 1996. National government business enterprise. Merged in 2005 with National Manufacturing Advisory Centre Co-ordinating Office (NAMAC) to form the Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA)"Operating as a wholesale agency, NTSIKA facilitates non-financial support and business development services to small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) through a broad range of intermediary organisations." |
| Small Business Advisory Council (SBAC) To represent and promote the interests of small business, established by the National Small Business Amendment Act 26 of 2003. |
| Small Enterprise and Human Development (SEHD) Co-operative programme. |
| Small Enterprise Development (SED). TIPS programme |
| Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA) Established in December 2004 in terms of the National Small Business Amendment Act. Merger of small enterprise development agencies Ntsika Enterprise Promotion Agency, NAMAC Trust and the Community Public Private Partnerships (CPPP). |
| SME Survey Sponsored by the National Youth Development Agency. |
| SME Toolkit South Africa Combined initiative of IBM, local company Business Partners, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Department of Trade and Industry. Offers "South African entrepreneurs and small enterprises a free web-based toolkit to help them start, finance and grow their businesses." |
| Small business - South Africa - Eastern Cape |
| Eastern Cape small business support programmes |
| Small business - South Africa - Finance |
| Godisa Supplier Development Fund "The Godisa Fund is a R165 million partnership between Transnet, sefa and Anglo American's Zimele, to provide funding to small black-owned businesses who are, or will become, suppliers to Transnet." Launched 21 February 2014. |
| Khula Enterprise Finance South Africa "agency of the Department of Trade and Industry, established in 1996 to facilitate access to finance for SMMEs." National government business enterprise. |
| Risk Capital Facility 2 (RCF2). "will be funded by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) over the next three years and co-managed by the IDC and the European Investment Bank |
| Small Enterprise Finance Agency (SEFA) The result of a merger of Khula, the South African Micro Finance Apex Fund (samaf) and the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) small business funding portfolio in April 2012. It is a wholly-owned agency of the IDC. |
| Small business - South Africa - Finance See also: Microfinance |
| Small business - South Africa - Gauteng |
| Gauteng Enterprise Propeller (GEP) "The Gauteng Enterprise Propeller (GEP) is a provincial government agency established in 2005 under the auspices of the Department of Economic Development to provide non-financial support; financial support; and co-ordinate stakeholders for the benefit of Small Medium and Micro Entrepreneurs (SMME's) in Gauteng." |
| SECOPA (Seed Container Park) Part of the Small Business Incubation Programme run by the DTI through SEDA. "appointed by the Department of Economic Development (Joburg City) as a manufacturing cluster champion (together with Entrepreneurial Growth Generators) within the Soweto Empowerment Zone." |
| Small business - South Africa - Western Cape |
| Western Cape Government. Real Enterprise Development (RED) |
| Small business -South Africa - Technological innovations |
| Godisa "After just over three years of operating as a Programme within the Technology Transfer sub-programme of the Department of Science and Technology, the GODISA Trust was formally registered in October 2003. The Trust was further listed as a Schedule 3A Public Entity in the Government Gazette of 25 June 2004. The GODISA Trust was created by the Government to provide technology and business development support to small enterprises." In 2006 became the Seda Technology Programme. |
| Manufacturing Advisory Centre Programme (MAC) "partnership between Ntsika (the implementing agency of the Department of Trade and Industry's small business development strategy), the CSIR and the National Productivity Institute (NPI) to establish two pilot regional centres to assist small, medium and micro-enterprise (SMME) manufacturers improve their competitiveness and growth in the local, national and international market places." |
| National Technology Transfer Centre (NTTC). "initiative by the dti to facilitate technology transfer and diffusion to SMMEs with a specific focus on the Second Economy." |
| Presidential National Commission on Information Society and Development (PNC on ISAD) SMMEs and Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) |
| Seda Technology Programme "(originally the Godisa Trust), a special initiative of the national Department of Trade and Industry (the dti), is responsible for technology transfer and business incubation." |
| Small Enterprise and Human Development (SEHD) Co-operative programme. |
| Technology for Women in Business (TWIB) Established by the Dept. of Trade and Industry in 1998 "to support the advancement of women in business, through the application of science and technology." Administered by the CSIR. |
| Tshumisano An agency of the Dept. of Science and Technology and the implementation agency for the Technology Station Programme. The Trust provides technical and financial support to Technology Stations, which are based at Universities of Technologies/Technikons. The Technology Stations in turn offer technical support to existing SMME’s in terms of technology solutions, services and training. |
| Small business See also: Entrepreneurship |
| Small business, Women -owned See: Women-owned business enterprises |
| Small-scale fisheries - South Africa |
| Small-Scale Fisheries Part of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. |
| Smallholder farmers See: Farms, Small |
| Smelting furnaces - South Africa - Port Elizabeth |
| Coega Development Corporation |
| Soccer - Environmental aspects - South Africa |
| National Greening Programme. "This initiative is intended to sensitise the local and international football community to environmental sustainability issues and the securing of a long-term foundation for environmental concerns in national and international football." |
| Social capital - South Africa - Western Cape |
| Cape Gateway. Building Social Capital |
| Carolin Gomulia. Social capital in practice, UCT, 18th of May 2007 |
| Western Cape Social Capital Network |
| Social change - South Africa - Western Cape |
| Western Cape Social Transformation Programme "It aims to address poverty, social ills and marginalization of the most vulnerable communities in the Western Cape." Ended in 2010. |
| Social cohesion See: Social integration |
| Social grants See: Grants-in-aid |
| Social Housing Regulatory Authority. Juristic person established by the Social Housing Act 16 of 2008 |
| Social housing See: Low-income housing |
| Social indicators - South Africa - Cape Town |
| City of Cape Town. Socio-economic Indicators. Census 2001 & 1996. Includes maps. |
| Social indicators - South Africa - Databases |
| South Africa Development Indicators |
| Social indicators - South Africa - Maps |
| MRC Mapping |
| Social integration - South Africa |
| Social Cohesion Resource Centre Department of Arts and Culture site. |
| Social planning - South Africa - Cape Town |
| City of Cape Town. Social Development |
| Social policy - Research |
| SANPAD (South Africa-Netherlands Research Programme on Alternatives in Development) "collaborative research programme that has been financed by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs since 1997. SANPAD funds high quality, collaborative research by South African researchers in association with Dutch researchers." |
| Social policy - South Africa See:South Africa - Social policy |
| Social protests See: Protest movements |
| Social responsibility of business - South Africa |
| Global Compact Network South Africa (GCN-SA) |
| Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa (IDC). Corporate Social Investment |
| Transnet Foundation "The corporate social investment (CSI) unit of Transnet." |
| Social sciences - South Africa |
| Ministerial Special Project on the Future of the Humanitoes and Social Sciences |
| National Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences Juristic person, established in terms of Government notice 952 in SA Government gazette no. 37118 of 5 December 2013. |
| Social security - South Africa Inspectorate for Social Assistance. Public Service Act 1994 Schedule 3 Organisational component, in terms of the Social Assistance Act 13 of 2004. |
| South African Social Security Agency (SASSA). "The South African Social Security Agency was set up by the government to root out fraud and improve efficiency in the administration of the country's social grants." (http://www.southafrica.info) Schedule 3A national public entity. |
| Social services See: Human services, Public welfare |
| Social work education |
| Health and Welfare Sector Education and Training Authority (HWSETA) Statutory body established in terms of the Skills Development Act 97 of 1998, by the Department of Labour. National public entity. |
| Societies, Medical |
| Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) Statutory body established in terms of the Health Professions Act No. 56 of 1974. |
| Soil mapping - South Africa - Western Cape |
| Western Cape. Dept. of Agriculture. Agricultural Statistics in Brief. Soil Types: Western Cape |
| Solar energy - South Africa |
| Savannah Environmental (Pty) Ltd. Projects |
| Strategic Environmental Assessment for wind and solar PV energy in South Africa: Renewable Energy Development Zones (REDZs) |
| Solar energy - South Africa - Northern Cape |
| Solar Park (Northern Cape, South Africa) |
| Solar water heaters |
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| Solar water heaters |
| Solar Water Heating Programme Dept. of Energy programme. |
| Sorghum industry - South Africa |
| South African Grain Information Service (SAGIS). Section 21 company serving the maize, oilseeds, winter cereals and sorghum industries. |
| South Africa - Administrative and political divisions - Maps |
| Proclaimed Magisterial Districts Department of Justice and Constitutional Development resource. |
| South Africa - Administrative and political divisions - Maps Municipal Demarcation Board. Maps of boundaries of all municipalities as on 18 May 2011. SA Government gazette, no. 34445 (12 July 2011) |
| South Africa - Appropriations and expenditures |
| Vulekamali: SA Online Budget Data "Vulekamali is a project by the South African National Treasury and Imali Yethu with the goal of making government budget data and processes accessible to all citizens & interested parties." |
| South Africa - Armed forces |
| Defence Force Service Commission (DFSC) Establsihed by the Defence Amendment Act 22 of 2010 to make recommendations on conditions of service. |
| Dept. of Defence |
| South Africa - Armed Forces - History - Sources |
| Defence Force Documentation Centre Information on and contact details: http://www.archivalplatform.org/registry/entry/documentation_centre_department_of_defence_force_archives/ http://www.ancestors.co.za/military-records-in-south-africa/ |
| South Africa - Census |
| LSE Digital Library. Collection UKLSE-DL1SA01 - South African Governmental Publications South African Census for 1911 to 1960, Cape of Good Hope Colony Census for 1865, 1875, 1891 and 1904, Natal Colony Census for 1904, Orange River Colony Census for 1904, Transvaal Colony and Swaziland Census for 1904, Report of the Registrar-General of Statistics, Cape of Good Hope. 1895-1906, Education Reports of Cape of Good Hope 1881-1985, and Education Statistics of Cape of Good Hope 1881-1985. |
| South Africa - Census, 2011 |
| AfriGIS Census Portal Data supplied by Statistics South Africa. |
| Census 2011 |
| Census 2011. Community Profiles in SuperCROSS |
| Census 2011. Mobile Information |
| Digital Census Atlas |
| Maps Alive |
| South Africa - Climate |
| NOAA Central Library. South Africa Climatological Data |
| South African Weather Service |
| South Africa - Climate - Maps |
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| South Africa - Climate - Statistics |
| South Africa: Climate Monthly or long-term for main weather stations. |
| South Africa - Commerce |
| Council of Trade and Industry Institutions (Cotti) Established by the Dept. of Trade and Industry to oversee its group of 12 institutions. |
| Dept. of Trade and Industry |
| Dept. of Trade and Industry. Economic Indicators. Includes maps and statistics of trading partner countries. |
| International Marketing Council (IMC) "A public-private sector partnership mandated to position South Africa as one of the highly considered, non-traditional markets in terms of world trade, investment and tourism by 2010." Established in Aug. 2000. National public entity. Succeeded by Brand South Africa. |
| TradeInvest South Africa. Non-government |
| South Africa - Commerce - Statistics |
| South African Revenue Service. Trade statistics |
| South African Trade Statistics |
| South Africa - Commercial policy |
| Trade and Industry Policies Strategies (TIPS) "Established at the request of senior policy-makers of the new Government in 1996, TIPS is an independent, non-profit economic research institution. The organisation initially operated as a project within the IDRC's Johannesburg Office, and became a Section 21 Company in 2001. ...TIPS undertakes research for a broad range of government departments, non-profit organisations and regional bodies." |
| South Africa - Constitutional history |
| The Making of the Constitution |
| South Africa - Cultural policy |
| South African Cultural Observatory (SACO) "Initiated by the Department of Arts and Culture, through the Mzansi Golden Economy Strategy (2011), the South African Cultural Observatory (SACO) is a statistical and socio-economic research project, launched in 2014, which charts the socio-economic impact of the arts, culture and heritage (ACH) sectors and the cultural and creative industries (CCIs) in South Africa." |
| South Africa - Defences |
| South African Defence Review |
| South Africa - Description and travel |
| Traveller's Friend Website from Airports Company South Africa (Acsa). |
| South Africa - Economic conditions |
| 2nd Economy Strategy Project. The Presidency initiative, housed in TIPS. |
| South Africa - Economic conditions |
| South Africa - Economic conditions - Statistics |
| Econometric model of South African economy, Dec. 2004-Dec. 2010 |
| Economic Database |
| Economic Statistics |
| South Africa - Economic development |
| South Africa - Economic policy |
| Centre for International Development (CID) "The Center for International Development convened a panel of international experts from Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of Michigan, and other institutions to work with South African economists to study that country's constraints to and opportunities for accelerated growth. This multi-year project (2006-2008) was an initiative of the National Treasury of the Republic of South Africa within the government's Accelerated and Shared Growth Initiative (ASGI-SA), which seeks to consolidate the gains of post-transition economic stability and accelerate growth in order to create employment and improve the livelihoods of all South Africans." |
| Government's Programme of Action (PoA) Monitoring System |
| Operation Vulindlela "a joint initiative of the Presidency and National Treasury to accelerate the implementation of structural reforms and support economic recovery. Operation Vulindlela aims to modernise and transform network industries, including electricity, water, transport and digital communications." |
| Presidential Economic Advisory Council Appointed with effect from 1 October 2019. https://www.gov.za/speeches/president-cyril-ramaphosa-appoints-economic-advisory-council-27-sep-2019-0000. Ist meeting: https://www.gov.za/speeches/president-cyril-ramaphosa-presidential-economic-advisory-council-meeting-9-oct-2019-0000 "The Council is a non-statutory and independent body chaired by the President and brings together prominent local and international economists and technical experts drawn from academia, the private sector, labour, community, think tanks and other constituencies." |
| South African Presidential Economic Advisory Council "The Council is a non-statutory and independent body chaired by the President and brings together prominent local and international economists and technical experts drawn from academia, the private sector, labour, community, think tanks and other constituencies." |
| South Africa - Environmental conditions |
| State of the Environment Includes maps |
| South Africa - Foreign economic relations |
| Coordination Mechanism for Economic Diplomacy (COMED) " established by the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) in partnership with the dtic, the Department of Public Enterprise and the private sector." March 8 2022. http://www.thedtic.gov.za/the-dtic-pledges-to-establish-a-dedicated-branch-to-elevate-comeds-commercial-and-economic-relations-with-the-rest-of-africa/ |
| South Africa - Foreign economic relations - Mozambique South Africa-Mozambique Head of State Economic Bilateral Commission. Special Commission supported by Economic Ministries, to assess progress in |
| South Africa - Foreign economic relations - Namibia South Africa-Namibia Head of State Economic Bilateral Forum. Special Commission supported by Economic Ministries, to assess progress in economic re |
| South Africa - Foreign economic relations - Tanzania South Africa-Tanzania Head of State Economic Bilateral Forum. Special Commission supported by Economic Ministries, to assess progress in economic |
| South Africa - Foreign relations |
| Dept. of International Relations and Cooperation |
| Parliamentary Group on International Relations (PGIR) "The PGIR is a mutli-party, strategic structure that is responsible for amongst others, providing policy direction on international relations matters and ensures the implementation of Parliament’s agreed international relations policy." (Source: https://www.gov.za/speeches/parliament-events-27-31-jan-26-jan-2020-0000) |
| South Africa Update : International Relations |
| South African Council on International Relations (SACOIR) Established by the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation in July 2015. "SACOIR will serve as a consultative platform for South African think-tanks, academics, and other relevant representatives of civil society to interact with DIRCO on the development and implementation of South Africa’s foreign policy." |
| South African Foreign Policy Initiative (SAFPI) Open Society Foundation of South Africa. |
| South Africa - Foreign relations - European Union |
| South Africa - Foreign relations - Germany |
| German-South African Year of Science, 2012-2013 |
| South Africa - Foreign relations - Guinea South Africa-Guinea Joint Commission of Co-operation (JCC). Forum for discussion and strengthening of bilateral political and economic relations. |
| South Africa - Foreign relations - Russia South Africa-Russian Federation Joint Intergovernmental Committee on Trade and Economic Co-operation (ITEC) |
| South Africa - Foreign relations - Rwanda South Africa-Rwanda Joint Commission of Co-operation (JCC). Forum for discussion and strengthening of bilateral political and economic relations. |
| South Africa - Foreign relations - Treaties |
| Department of Justice and Constitutional Development. International Legal Obligations |
| International Agreements Parliament site. |
| South African Cyber Treaty Series |
| South African Treaty Section of the Office of the Chief State Law Advisor (IL) Databases of International Agreements, Provincial Agreements and International Report Obligation. |
| South Africa - Foreign relations - Treaties |
| South Africa - Foreign relations - Zimbabwe |
| South Africa-Zimbabwe Joint Commission of Co-operation (JCC) |
| The Presidency Zimbabwe Dossier |
| South Africa - History - Archival resources |
| South Africa Archive "online repository of historical sources " |
| South Africa - History - Resources |
| O'Malley - "The Heart of Hope - South Africa's Transition from Apartheid to Democracy". "This resource is hosted by the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory, but was compiled and authored by Padraig O’Malley. It is the product of almost two decades of research and includes analyses, chronologies, historical documents, and interviews from the apartheid and post-apartheid eras." |
| South Africa - Industries |
| Council of Trade and Industry Institutions (Cotti) Established by the Dept. of Trade and Industry to oversee its group of 12 institutions. |
| Dept. of Trade and Industry |
| South Africa - Maps |
| Chief Directorate: National Geo-Spatial Information |
| Dept. of Environmental Affairs and Tourism. Maps and Mapping |
| Maps of South Africa On-line links. |
| Municipal Demarcation Board Juristic person. |
| Spatial Reference: Topographic Maps in South Africa "This service provides access to about 1600 topographic maps covering most of South Africa. These maps are electronic copies of the 1:50000 scale topographic maps provided by the the NGI (National Geo-Spatial Information). " Maps in .JPEG format. Register free of charge. |
| South Africa - Military policy |
| Defence Policy, Strategy and Planning Division |
| South Africa - Official and employees |
| 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." |
| South Africa - Officials and employees - Pensions |
| Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF) Statutory body established 1996 by the Government Employees Pension Law Proclamation 21 of 1996. |
| Government Pensions Administration Agency (GPAA) A government component established in terms of the Public service Act 1994 with effect from 1 April 2010. It administers funds and schemes on behalf of the Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF) and the National Treasury, |
| South Africa - Officials and employees - Salaries, etc. |
| Independent Commission for the Remuneration of Public Office Bearers |
| Presidential Remuneration Review Commission (PRRC) |
| South Africa - Officials and employees See also: Government employees |
| South Africa - Politics and government |
| Dinokeng Scenarios. "Purpose: To create a space and language for open, reflective and reasoned strategic conversation among South Africans, about possible futures for the country, and the opportunities, risks and choices these futures present." |
| Government's Programme of Action (PoA) Monitoring System |
| National Research Foundation. Heritage Repository Articles on biodiversity and natural science history, cultural history and political history. |
| South Africa - Population |
| Population and Development Information and Knowledge Service Dept. of Social Development site. |
| South Africa - Population - Maps |
| Statistics SA Geography |
| South Africa - Population - Statistics |
| Statistics SA Geography |
| South Africa - Relations - Angola |
| South African Embassy, Angola |
| South Africa - Relations - Germany |
| Science Tunnel. "Platform for intercultural exchange between Germany and South Africa." |
| South Africa-German Development Cooperation |
| South African-German Energy Programme (SAGEN) |
| South Africa - Relations - Sweden |
| Swedish/South Africa Culture Partnership Programme "established in 2004 with a view to promote cultural exchange between South Africa and Sweden." Partnership between the Swedish National Council for Cultural Affairs and the South African Dept. of Arts and Culture. |
| South Africa - Relations - Switzerland |
| Swiss-South African Cooperation Initiative (SSACI). "The Swiss-South African Cooperation Initiative is a public-private partnership in development between the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and Swiss companies trading in South Africa. It opens up new pathways to employment for young South Africans through skills training and innovative development projects." |
| South Africa - Social conditions |
| Population and Development Information and Knowledge Service Dept. of Social Development site. |
| RDP statistics South Africa survey under Living conditions and communications has a RDP housing table and a Selected water indicators by province table that shows above an dbelow RDP standard. Statistics South Africa: Selected development indicators (annual) ; General household survey (annual) ; G 68 A.HOUS.10.HOUS GHS series. Volume II, Housing 2002-2009 : in-depth analysis of the "General household survey" data / Statistics South Africa. -- Pretoria : Statistics South Africa, 2010. vii, 43 p. ; 30 cm. ( Report ; no. 03-18-01 (2002-2009) ) ; G 68 A.HOUS.11.WATE GHS series. Volume III, Water and sanitation 2002-2010 : in-depth analysis of the General household survey data / Statistics South Africa. -- Pretoria : Statistics South Africa, 2011. viii, 69 p. ; 30 cm. ( Report ; no. 03-18-02 (2002-2010) ) ; GR 352.06805 OFFI Gaffney's local government in South Africa. -- Johannesburg : Gaffney Group, 1999-. v. : maps, ports. |
| South Africa - Social policy |
| Centre for the Analysis of South African Social Policy (CASASP) "The Centre for the Analysis of South African Social Policy (CASASP) was based at the Department of Social Policy and Intervention at the University of Oxford from 2001 to 2014." CASAP published documents jointly with the South African Department of Social Development. |
| Government's Programme of Action (PoA) Monitoring System |
| National Planning Commission In The Presidency. |
| South Africa - Statistical services |
| ISIbalo Capacity Building Programme "focus on building the capacity and future statistical leadership of Africa" |
| South Africa - Statistics |
| Interactive time series database |
| South African Statistics (StatsSA) |
| South Africa - Statistics - Databases |
| OpenUp Formerly Code4SA. Various datasets. |
| South African Data Archive (SADA) National Research Foundation site. |
| World Bank. Data Catalog. South Africa (allow pop-ups!) |
| South Africa - Treaties See:South Africa - Foreign relations - Treaties |
| South Africa First. Campaign launched at the GovTech 2007 conference, "with the aim of encouraging both the public and private sector to make more use of local content when spending on informatio |
| South African Technology Vanguard (SAVANT) "SAVANT is a Public-Private Partnership between government and industry. It is the vanguard of the South African Information and Communication Technology and Electronics sector (ICTE)." |
| State Information Technology Agency (SITA). Established by the State Information Technology Act 88 of 1998 and came into operation on 4 April 1999. Its role is "to consolidate and co-ordinate the State's IT and information management interests. SITA is managed as a private company, with government as the sole shareholder." Institution supporting public administration. |
| Universal Service Agency (USA) Statutory body/National public entity. Mandate is "to promote, facilitate and monitor the achievement of universal service and access in under-serviced areas." |
| South Africa Info. |
| Spatial development initiatives |
| Spatial Development Initiatives : Official Website of the Government of South Africa's SDI Support Programme "programme of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) located at the Development Bank of SA (DBSA)." |
| South Africa. Embassy (Angola) |
| South African Embassy, Angola |
| South Africa. Parliament See also: Representative government and representation |
| South Africa. Presidency |
| The Presidency |
| South African Council on International Relations (SACOIR) |
| South African Housing Fund. Public entity established on 1 April 2004. |
| South African literature |
| Amazwi South African Museum of Literature Formerly National English Literary Museum. Renamed from 19/3/2019. GN No. 566, GG 42391 (12/4/2019) |
| South African literature (English) |
| National English Literary Museum (Grahamstown) Cultural institution/National public entity. Mission "is to promote the reading and appreciation of all forms of imaginative South African literature in English." Renamed Amazwi South African Museum of Literature from 19/3/2019. GN No. 566, GG 42391 (12/4/2019) |
| South African National Energy Development Institute. Juristic person established by the National Energy Act 34 of 2008. |
| South African Revenue Service |
| SARS Commission "The President of the Republic of South Africa has under section 84(2)(f) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 and in terms of Government Notice 17 of 2018 published in Government Gazette No 41652 of 24 May 2018, appointed a Commission of Inquiry into tax administration and governance by the South African Revenue Service (“Commissionâ€)." |
| Spatial data infrastructures |
| Spatial Data Infrastructure in South Africa (SASDI) |
| Spatial development initiatives See: Regional planning; Economic development projects |
| Spatial information See: Geographic information systems |
| Special Economic Zones See: Enterprise zones |
| Specifications See: Standards under particular topics And: Standardization |
| Sports - Environmental aspects - South Africa - Cape Town |
| Green Goal 2010 The City of Cape Town is implementing "the official 2010 FIFA World Cup™ greening programme that aims to make the event as environmentally friendly as possible." |
| Sports - South Africa |
| South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) Section 21 company. |
| Sports - South Africa - Finance |
| Mass Sport & Recreation Participation Programme Grant National Treasury. |
| Sports and state - South Africa |
| South African Sports Commission Statutory body/National public entity. Dissolved 1 Aug. 2005. See also: SASC Archive on the |
| Sport and Recreation South Africa Government department. |
| Your Sport: Blogging about an Active and Winning Nation |
| Sports and state - South Africa - Western Cape |
| Mass Participation, Opportunity and Access, Development and Growth (MOD) Programme "one of the flagship initiatives of the Western Cape Government," "MOD Centres across the province providing sports and recreation activities" |
| Sports See also: Physical education and training |
| Spring Grove Dam (KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa) |
| Mooi-Mgeni Transfer Scheme Phase 2 (MMTS-2). Spring Grove Dam |
| Square Kilometre Array (South Africa : Telescope) |
| SKA South Africa = Square Kilometre Array South Africa. "South Africa is in the running to host the world’s most powerful radio telescope, the Square Kilometre Array (SKA)...The country’s bid is supported at the highest level of government, and also enjoys the support of neighbouring countries on the continent." |
| Strategic environmental assessment of the SKA phase 1 project in South Africa |
| Squatter settlements - South Africa |
| National Upgrading Support Programme (NUSP) "designed to support the National Department of Human Settlement (NDHS) in its implementation of the Upgrading Informal Settlements Programme (UISP) in the objective of eventually upgrading all informal settlements in the country." |
| Upgrading Informal Settlements Programme (UISP) |
| Squatter settlements - South Africa - Maps |
| Department of Human Settlements. Environmental Scan Maps |
| Stainless steel industry |
| Mpumalanga Stainless Initiative (MSI) "incubator" funded by Dept. of Trade and Industry, to equip SMMEs to manufacture stainless steel products. |
| Standardization - South Africa |
| National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications (NRCS). Established by Act 5 of 2008 as a public entity and a juristic person, "responsible to the Ministry of Trade and Industries for administration of technical regulations including compulsory specifications based on standards that protect human health and safety, and the environment ... NRCS administers the Trade Metrology Act on behalf of the Minister of Trade and Industries." |
| Standards, Engineering |
| 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. |
| State capture See: Corruption |
| State governments - South Africa |
| Dept. of Provincial and Local Government |
| Integrated Provincial Support Programme (IPSP). "a multi-year strategic programme of the South African Government to support targeted provincial governments to achieve and sustain poverty alleviation, the effective rendering of basic services and good governance through the implementation of their respective Provincial Growth and Development Strategy (PGDS)." |
| Provincial Government handbook : a complete guide to provincial government in South Africa |
| State-owned enterprises See: Government business enterprises ; Corporations, Government |
| Statistical services See:South Africa - Statistical services |
| Statistics - Terminology |
| ARC. Stone Fruit List |
| Multilingual statistical guide, 2008 |
| Stewardship, Biodiversity See: Biodiversity conservation |
| Stone fruit - South Africa |
| Deciduous Fruit Producers’ Trust (DFPT) |
| Hortgro Services Entity whichprovides the operational industry services and functions of the Deciduous Fruit Producers’ Trust (DFPT), |
| Stone fruit - South Africa - Databases |
| South African Deciduous Fruit Cultivars (Database) Agricultural Research Council database. |
| Storm sewers See also: Municipal water supply |
| Strategic fuels See: Petroleum reserves |
| Student aid - South Africa |
| Fundisa Fund "a three-year pilot fund that will offer financial assistance to academically deserving students, while rewarding parents for saving towards their children's education." Public-private partnership. |
| National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) The National Student Financial Aid Scheme Act 56 of 1999 established the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) incorporating the Tertiary Education Fund of South Africa (TEFSA). Juristic person/National public entity. |
| Subsidised housing See: Public housing, Housing subsidies |
| Substance abuse - South Africa |
| Central Drug Authority. Statutory body. |
| Succulent Karoo Ecosystem Programme (South Africa) |
| Succulent Karoo Ecosystem Programme |
| Succulent Karoo Ecosystem Programme (South Africa) - Bibliography |
| SKEP Database |
| Sugar -- Manufacture and refining -- South Africa |
| Sugar Industry Appeals tribunal "The Appeals Tribunal is accorded very wide and exclusive jurisdiction by the Sugar Industry Agreement." |
| Sugarcane industry - Environmental aspects - South Africa |
| Sustainable Sugarcane Farm Management System (SusFarMS) "SuSFarMS was developed by WWF, the Mondi Wetlands Project and the Noodsberg Canegrowers Association and has received widespread support from the South African Sugarcane Association, the South African Cane Growers and the Department of Water Affairs." |
| Supply chain management See: Business logistics, Industrial procurement |
| Surface water See: Groundwater |
| Surveying - South Africa |
| Chief Directorate: Surveys and Mapping |
| Surveying - Study and teaching - 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." |
| Sustainable agriculture - South Africa |
| ARC-Institute for Soil, Climate and Water (ISCW) |
| Conservation Agricultural Technology Programme (CATP) Launched in November 2012. |
| LandCare South Africa "a community based and government supported approach to the sustainable management and use of agricultural natural resources." |
| Sustainable building - South Africa |
| Green Building Council of South Africa. Non-government. |
| Sustainable development - South Africa |
| Goal Tracker South Africa Sustainable Development Goals site. |
| Incite. Integrated and sustainability reports |
| South African SDG Hub |
| Sustainable Development Through Mining (SDM) Dept. of Minerals and Energy Programme. |
| Sustainable development - South Africa - Berg River |
| Food, Energy, Water, Land and Biodiversity (FEWLB) Nexus "The Food, Energy, Water, Land and Biodiversity (FEWLB) Nexus project looks to inform decision making and project development to foster sustainable resource use and development within the Berg River catchment area. The project started in October 2013 and is funded by the British High Commission and the Cape Higher Education Consortium (CHEC). ACDI is implementing this project in collaboration with the Western Cape Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning." |
| Sustainable development - South Africa - Cape Town |
| Cape Town Green Map |
| Sustainable development - South Africa - North West |
| Support to Environment and Sustainable Development in the North West Province (SESDNW) "bilateral development co-operation project of the governments of Finland and South Africa." |
| Sustainable energy See: Renewable energy resources |
| Sustainable finance See:Finance - Environmental aspects - South Africa |
| Sustainable housing See: Dwellings - Environmental aspects |
| Sustainable infrastructure See: Infrastructure (Economics) - Environmental aspects |
| Sustainable urban development - South Africa |
| Urban Environmental Management Programme (UEMP). "a partnership between eleven government partner institutions of South Africa." "The Programme aims to alleviate poverty through improved service delivery within the environmental management of urban areas." |
| Swaziland - Census |
| LSE Digital Library. Collection UKLSE-DL1SA01 - South African Governmental Publications South African Census for 1911 to 1960, Cape of Good Hope Colony Census for 1865, 1875, 1891 and 1904, Natal Colony Census for 1904, Orange River Colony Census for 1904, Transvaal Colony and Swaziland Census for 1904, Report of the Registrar-General of Statistics, Cape of Good Hope. 1895-1906, Education Reports of Cape of Good Hope 1881-1985, and Education Statistics of Cape of Good Hope 1881-1985. |
| Sweden - Relations - South Africa |
| Swedish/South Africa Culture Partnership Programme "established in 2004 with a view to promote cultural exchange between South Africa and Sweden." Partnership between the Swedish National Council for Cultural Affairs and the South African Dept. of Arts and Culture. |
| Switzerland - Relations - South Africa |
| Swiss-South African Cooperation Initiative (SSACI). "The Swiss-South African Cooperation Initiative is a public-private partnership in development between the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and Swiss companies trading in South Africa. It opens up new pathways to employment for young South Africans through skills training and innovative development projects." |
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