Africa: Other Useful Resources Links & information This section contains links, with brief descriptions, to a number of (mainly South African) web sites and web pages (some progressive, others less so) that are likely to be useful resources for organised labour.

  Aardvark: the African Search Engine - using the Google search engine, this site helps you to find web pages in Africa and on the world-wide web. (South Africa)
  The Acacia Initiative - communities and the information society in Africa. (Africa)
  Afrol.com - news and other African online resources. The site aims to be "a high quality African site presenting some alternative points of view", and has interesting economics and media links, to name a few. (Africa)
  Agenda - a feminist project, committed to giving women a forum, a voice and skills to articulate their needs and interests towards transforming unequal gender relations (South Africa)
  allAfrica.com - aims to be a one-stop source for up-to-date information on all of Africa, with news from more than 60 different sources, including 40 top African news organizations, organised by region, country or topic.
  AIDS Law project - based at the Centre for Applied Legal Studies at the University of the Witwatersrand, the AIDS Law Project aims to counter discrimination against people with HIV and AIDS through litigation, free legal advice, research to support policy formulation and media production. (South Africa)
  Ananzi: the South African Search Engine - a search engine devoted to South African web sites, which currently indexes over 87 000 web pages, and which also hosts (amongst other additional features) a category-based catalogue of best sites. (South Africa)
  Business Day - online business news daily. (South Africa)
  CASE: Community Agency for Social Enquiry - a leading South African research agency, focusing on socio-economic and policy research from a development-oriented perspective, and in support of the democratic transformation of South Africa. The site includes a section on Labour and the Economy. (South Africa)
  CaseLaw: - subscription-based provider of employment case law research services - although it does offer a free newsletter. (South Africa)
  CDE: Centre for Development and Enterprise - a business-funded policy research and advocacy organisation that aims to develop policies on crucial national issues and thereby to influence national policies. (South Africa)
  CGE: Commission on Gender Equality - established in terms of South Africa's new constitution, the mission of the CGE is to promote gender equality and to advise and make recommendations to Parliament or any other legislature with regard to any laws or proposed legislation which affects gender equality and the status of women. (South Africa)
  Chamber of Mines of South Africa - a comprehensive cyber resource of news, data and policy information on mining from the perspective of business. (South Africa)
  CISA: Consumer Institute South Africa - making a contribution to the process of redressing fundamental imbalances in South Africa by transforming civil society into a consumer friendly and enabling environment where a culture of consumer rights and social justice prevails. (South Africa)
  COMESA: Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa - brings together 20 sovereign states with a population of 385 million into a major integrated trading block agreeing to co-operate in developing their natural and human resources for the good of their people. (Africa)
  CPS: Centre for Policy Studies - an independent policy research institution established at the University of the Witwatersrand committed to producing original and thought-provoking research on South Africa's most pressing political and social issues. (South Africa)
  CSIR: Council for Scientific and Industrial Research - Africa's largest scientific and technological research, development and implementation organisation, committed to the delivery of creative solutions and information to support sustainable development and economic growth in the context of national priorities. (South Africa)
    DISA: Digital Imaging South Africa - aims to make available online to researchers a selection of key periodicals relating to South Africa's struggle against apartheid and for democracy between 1960 and 1990. (South Africa)
  ECA: Economic Commission for Africa - one of the United Nations' 5 regional commissions, mandated to support economic and social development in Africa.
  eM&G: The Daily Mail and Guardian - South Africa's leading independent newspaper online daily. (South Africa)
  EPRI: Economic Policy Research Institute - supports the development of economic policy options that promote economic growth, social equity, job creation and redistribution in South Africa. (South Africa)
  ETU: Education and Training Unit - aims to deepen democracy and promote community involvement in development by providing training for community or mass-based organisations in the areas of campaigns, communications, community education, development work, elections, HIV / AIDS, local government, mobilisation, organisational development and planning. (South Africa)
  FXI: Freedom of Expression Institute - campaigns for and upholds the democratic values of freedom of speech and expression through monitoring (watchdog) and research functions, through litigation, educational activities and campaigns. (South Africa)
  GCIS: Government Communication and Information System - aims to provide a comprehensive communication system on behalf of government to facilitate optimum involvement of the majority of South Africans in the entire process of reconstruction and development, nation-building and reconciliation. (South Africa)
  GEM: Group for Environmental Monitoring - an NGO with a strong social justice commitment to the environmental impact of society upon the natural resource base. (South Africa)
  HIV / AIDS and STD Directorate of the Department of Health (South Africa)
  HSRC: Human Sciences Research Council - a statutory body promoting, supporting and facilitating research in the humanities and social sciences. (South Africa)
  IBA: The Independent Broadcasting Authority - an independent statutory body established to regulate the South African broadcasting industry, and to promote a diverse range of sound and television broadcasting services catering for all languages and cultural groups, and providing entertainment, education and information. (South Africa)
  IDASA - an independent public interest organisation committed to promoting a sustainable democracy in South Africa by building democratic institutions, educating citizens and advocating social justice. (South Africa)
  IDC: Industrial Development Corporation - a state-owned development finance institution aiming to contribute to the generation of balanced, sustainable economic growth in South Africa through promoting entrepreneurship and through building competitive industries and enterprises based on sound business principles. (South Africa)
  IEC: Independent Electoral Commission - created as an independent statutory body by the constitution of South Africa to promote and safeguard representative democracy in South Africa and to ensure the impartial management of free and fair elections at all levels of the government. (South Africa)
  LabourNet: Labour and Human Resources Services - provides South African employers with a variety of resources for mastering the diverse challenges of industrial relations. (South Africa)
  MBendi AfroPaedia: Africa's electronic encyclopaedia of business and commercial information - promotes African business opportunities, butncludes information on the business environment, on companies and organisations in the various industry sectors, on personalities, products, services, development projects, key African publications, and African Stock Exchanges.
  NCRF: National Community Radio Forum - lobbies for the diversification of the airwaves and a dynamic broadcasting environment in South Africa. Supports the establishment of community radio stations. (South Africa)
  OAU: Organisation of African Unity - established in 1963 to: promote the unity and solidarity of the African States; defend the sovereignty of members; eradicate all forms of colonialism; promote international cooperation; co-ordinate and harmonise Member States' economic, diplomatic, educational, health, welfare, scientific and defence policies.
  Parliament of South Africa - all the information about Parliament, including acts, bills, parliamentary papers, parliamentary diary, standing committees etc.
  PRODDER: Programme for Development Research - aims to provide an appropriate, comprehensive and dynamic information service on all Southern African development issues and role-players.
  Red Ribbon - dedicated to providing information resources as a key tool in the common fight against HIV / AIDS. The site also includes a worldwide HIV barometer. (South Africa)
  SADC: Southern African Development Community
  SA Web: South African Business Web - describes itself as "SA's Elite Business Website". (South Africa)
  SAHRC: SA Human Rights Commission - a statutory body promoting the observance, respect for and protection of fundamental rights. (South Africa)
  SALGA: South African Local Government Association - established to enable local government to speak with one voice, and to represent, promote and protect the interests of local government, to faciliate its transformation. (South Africa)
  SANGOCO: South African National NGO Coalition - the umbrella body of South African NGOs which aims to promote civil society by uniting and strengthening the NGO sector to enable it to influence development policy and which advocates people-centred development programmes that meet the needs of the poor. (South Africa)
  SARS: South African Revenue Service - government department responsible for the collection of taxes, surcharges and other revenue, and for advising the Minister of Finance on revenue-related matters. (South Africa)
  SchoolNet SA - a community of organisations and people pursuing the vision of using information and communications technologies to develop and support quality public education. (South Africa)
  SANGONeT's Labour and Economy Page - an index of Southern African and international links to labour and economy pages. (South Africa)
  SAQA: South African Qualifications Authority - aims to ensure the development and implementation of a National Qualifications Framework (NQF) which contributes to the full development of each learner and to the social and economic development of the nation at large. (South Africa)
  SATRA: South African Telecommunications Regulatory Authority - independent statutory body overseeing telecommunications development and regulation in order to promote a diversified, representative, competitive, innovative, robust telecommunications industry, and to ensure universal service and contribute to economic growth. (South Africa)
  South African Government Information Unwembi's comprehensive index page, providing access to a full range of government documents, structures, web sites etc. (South Africa)
  South African Crime Research Guide - an online criminal justice resource for academics, crime researchers and law enforcement officers. (South Africa)
  Speak Out - a resource site for rape survivors. Contains emergency rape information, stories of other survivors, facts and myths about rape, information about legal services and medical care, and more (South Africa)
  Statistics South Africa - timely, accurate and accessible official statistics to help advance economic growth, development and democracy. (South Africa)
  Stop Women Abuse: Getting Help - information on basic facts about women abuse, different organisations that work in the field of violence against women and the services they offer to help you. (South Africa)
  TAC: Treatment Action Campaign - fighting for affordable treatment for people with HIV. (South Africa)
  TIPS: Trade and Industrial Policy Secretariat - resource centre for trade and industrial policy research in South Africa. (South Africa)
  Truth & Reconciliation Commission: Truth, the Road to Reconciliation - established in terms of South Africa's 1993 Interim Constitution as a necessary exercise to enable South Africans to come to terms with their past on a morally accepted basis and to advance the cause of reconciliation. (South Africa)
  USA: Universal Service Agency - a statutory body established to promote affordable universal access and universal service in information and communications technologies for disadvantaged communities in South Africa, to facilitate development, empowerment and economic growth. (South Africa)
  USN: Urban Sector Network - a national association of South African NGO’s involved in housing, local government and service delivery issues, committed to democracy and social justice for all in a quality environment for ourselves and future generations, in which the poor equitably share the benefits. (South Africa)
  Women'sNet: Empowering Women through ICTs - a vibrant and innovative networking support programme designed to enable South African women to use the Internet to find the people, issues, resources and tools needed for women's social action. (South Africa)
  WorkInfo - Resources for today's workplace: aimed at human resource, industrial relations, training and employment equity practitioners. Provides access to policies, procedures, checklists, updates, links via both free and subscription services. (South Africa)
  Work Trauma: committed to dignity and respect at the workplace with help for targets of work trauma caused by bullying, abuse, harassment, discrimination and retrenchments. Research papers also available (South Africa)
  WOZA: - news site with business and political news, general news, African news, sport, jobs, with a news search engine and push-technology e-mail news services. Also includes sections on cyber news, motoring, women's issues, health matters, environmental news, and even a Gauteng page. (South Africa)
  Zebra: The Black & White Search Engine a search engine focusing on Southern African web sites, which currently indexes over 60 000 web pages, and which also offers a number of additional features.

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