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| | South Africa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | South Africa is one of the worst affected countries in the world when it comes to invasion by alien species with many e.g. | | | Major scandals have erupted when the press reported charges of corruption that were proven to be true in cases such as that of Schabir Shaik, in which deputy president Jacob Zuma was implicated, and the corruption allegations that led to the dismissal of Winnie Mandela from parliament. | | | The government has been accused of not devoting enough time and money to tackle the problem as opposed to other forms of violent crime, or simply inefficiency and incompetence. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa
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| | African Studies Center South Africa Page |
| | The interim 1994 Constitution has been planned for a transitional period of five years, providing for a government of national unity and building the bridge between the past regime of apartheid and the final Constitution which supposedly will be adopted in April 1999. | | | Links to websites that provide information about government, news, human rights, tourism, and political information. | | | Selected portions of Nelson Mandela's autobiography LONG WALK TO FREEDOM have been released online on the Internet |
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http://www.africa.upenn.edu/Country_Specific/S_Africa.html
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| | BBC NEWS World Africa Country profiles Country profile: South Africa |
| | South Africa faces major problems, but having held three successful national elections as well as local polls since the end of white rule, a democratic culture appears to be taking hold, allowing people at least some say in the search for solutions. | | | He has been criticised for questioning the link between HIV and Aids and for failing to join the West in condemning land invasions in Zimbabwe. | | | He was born in 1942 into one of the leading families of black politics and has been close to the heart of the struggle against apartheid all his life. |
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1071886.stm
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| | Indymedia South Africa |
| | The SASF 2005 provided a platform for networking against the world capitalist system that destroys lives for the sake of profits, and activists made sure that proposals were made to map out real alternatives. | | | Update: Letters of support from Zackie Achmat, Costa Gazi, Dennis Brutus, COMSA (UKZN's biggest union), academics from the University of Pretoria, Radio Al Ansaar and Monthly Review. | | | Finally, please email City Manager Mike Sutcliffe michael@demarcation.org.za to protest the brutal suppression of today's march. |
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http://southafrica.indymedia.org
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| | South Africa (03/06) |
| | The ability of the government and people to agree on many basic questions of how to order the country's new society will remain a critical challenge. | | | In order to heal the wounds created by apartheid, the government created the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) under the leadership of Archbishop Desmond Tutu. | | | South Africa is a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO). |
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http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2898.htm
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| | South Africa |
| | Mbeki has denied the link between HIV and AIDS and claimed that the West has exaggerated the epidemic to boost drug profits. | | | In Aug. 2003, after years of delay, Mbeki reversed his hands-off AIDS policy, but the government's deep ambivalence toward combating the epidemic persists. | | | South Africa, the country with the highest number of HIV-positive people in the world (6.5 million in 2005), has been hampered in fighting the epidemic by its president's highly controversial views. |
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http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107983.html
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| | South Africa Country Analysis Brief |
| | The Myburgh Commission, created by the government in 2002 to investigate allegations of currency manipulation, found no evidence of such in the rand’s depreciation. | | | Environmentalists oppose development of the PBMR, insisting that the scheme’s environmental impact assessment is flawed. | | | South Africa imports the majority of its crude oil from the Middle East, with Saudi Arabia and Iran as its chief suppliers. |
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http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/safrica.html
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| | IOL: South Africa |
| | [ South Africa ] The sentencing of offenders between the ages of 16 and 18 will come under the spotlight again when the four young men convicted of killing a homeless man appear in court for sentencing procedures. | | | [ South Africa ] The majority of Johannesburg police believe that illegal immigrants are involved in crime and many cannot make a distinction between people who have actually committed crimes and undocumented immigrants, a study has revealed. | | | SA is failing on human rights, claim lawyers |
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http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=13
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| | South Africa Travel Information Lonely Planet Destination Guide |
| | Travellers too are returning to a remarkable land that has been off the trail for way too long. | | | South Africa has more people with HIV/AIDS than any other country in the world. | | | Check out what other travellers are saying about South Africa. |
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http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/destinations/africa/south-africa
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| | Department of Foreign Affairs - South Africa |
| | Statement on the Death of South-Africans in the Bahrain Ferry Accident Tshwane: The Department of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that 4 South Africans lost their lives in the Bahrain ferry disaster that claimed the lives of more than 50 people on board. | | | I have been asked to speak on the topic: Perspectives on and of Africa. | | | Tshwane - South African President Thabo Mbeki will host his Tanzanian counterpart, President Jakaya Kikwete for bilateral political and economic discussions at the Presidential Guesthouse in Tshwane on Friday, 7 April 2006. |
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http://www.dfa.gov.za
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| | South African High Commission :: Home Page :: |
| | There is a section of the Webpage that deals extensively with "Advance Fee Fraud" or what is known as "419-Letter-Scams". | | | The South African High Commission accepts no responsibility whatsoever for the accuracy of such information, data or materials and therefore makes no representation concerning its completeness, truth, accuracy or its suitability for any particular purpose. | | | The South African Police Service is the principal Law Enforcement Agency in South Africa. |
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http://www.southafricahouse.com
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| | allAfrica.com: South Africa |
| | Emerging leaders on the continent need not conform to western definitions of leadership, according to the results of a survey carried out by Global Leaders Africa in association with New African/African Business magazines. | | | FORMER Finance and Economic Development Minister Chris Kuruneri, who is on trial for allegedly illegally exporting large sums of foreign currency to South Africa, is now appealing at the Supreme Court for a relaxation of his bail conditions. | | | SOUTH Africa is going all out to demonstrate that it should be the centre of the continent's literary and publishing marketplace, The Standard can reveal. |
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http://allafrica.com/southafrica
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| | Cricinfo - South Africa |
| | Cricinfo.com is part of The Wisden Group - Privacy policy | | | AB de Villiers struck a fine innings of 97 to wrestle back the initiative for South Africa on the third day of the first Test against New Zealand at Centurion. | | | With good support from the lower-order, and from Jacques Kallis earlier in the day, de Villiers has given South Africa a sizeable lead of 229 runs. |
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http://www.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/NATIONAL/RSA
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| | South Africa |
| | South Africa also has the highest incidence of reported rape in the world. | | | Persons violating South Africa laws, even unknowingly, may be expelled, arrested or imprisoned. | | | Engaging in sexual conduct with children or using or disseminating child pornography in a foreign country is a crime, prosecutable in the United States. |
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http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1008.html
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| | Mail & Guardian Online: Africa's first online newspaper |
| | Nine people were killed and dozens wounded in Israel's commercial capital Tel Aviv on Monday when a Palestinian bomber blew himself up in the deadliest suicide attack of the last 20 months. | | | The opposition party's call came after Afrikaans newspaper Rapport, reported that 52 people are killed daily, 1 566 per month and 18 793 annually in South Africa. | | | South Africa had a disastrous start to their second innings, losing three wickets before they had wiped out their 51 run first innings deficit. |
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http://www.mg.co.za
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| | South Africa Online - |
| | This good news is brought to you by Guy Lundy. | | | South Africa’s bid book presented 13 cities, but after awarding the right to host the 2010 World Cup, FIFA recommended reducing this number to 8. | | | They are also due to visit Maputo in Mozambique and Mbabane in Swaziland to inspect facilities and infrastructure there for fans that may opt to stay in those cities over the period of the World Cup. |
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http://www.southafrica.co.za
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| | South Africa |
| | "This court, the highest in South Africa on constitutional matters, was born of the country's first democratic Constitution in 1994. | | | Judgments of the Constitutional Court of South Africa | | | The CJI targets its support at projects that seek to benefit women, children and young people." |
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http://www.washlaw.edu/forint/africa/soaf.html
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| | GORP - Outdoor South Africa |
| | Through all the murkiness of South Africa's tumultuous history, one thing is clear: South Africa is a land that its peoples -- all of its peoples -- care passionately about. | | | For those who like to do their exploring on foot, a wonderful system of trails has been set up that allow you to get up close to the terrain and the wildlife. | | | But bicyclists and paddlers will also find many opportunities to use their transportation system of choice to see some wonderful country. |
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http://gorp.away.com/gorp/location/africa/southafr/out_saf.htm
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| | CIA - The World Factbook -- South Africa |
| | The 1990s brought an end to apartheid politically and ushered in black majority rule. | | | Congress of South African Trade Unions or COSATU [Zwelinzima VAVI, general secretary]; South African Communist Party or SACP [Blade NZIMANDE, general secretary]; South African National Civics Organization or SANCO [Mlungisi HLONGWANE, national president]; note - COSATU and SACP are in a formal alliance with the ANC | | | The Boers resisted British encroachments, but were defeated in the Boer War (1899-1902). |
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http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/sf.html
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| | Governments on the WWW: South Africa |
| | Refounded National Party of South Africa / Herstigte Nasionale Party van Suid-Afrika (HNP) | | | South African Consulate General in São Paulo, Brazil | | | South African Consulate General in New York, United States of America |
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http://www.gksoft.com/govt/en/za.html
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| | Embassy of South-Africa in The Hague, Netherlands |
| | Essentially, the Amendment Act provides that a South African citizen, who has dual nationality, can freely use his or her foreign passport outside South Africa. | | | South African Local Government Elections: 1 March 2006 | | | South African Government Services and Information Online: www.info.gov.za www.gcis.gov.za |
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http://www.zuidafrika.nl
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| | South Africa - Travel Guide and Tourist Information |
| | This is pretty much everything a guide book should be; plenty of detail on the mainstream stuff (where to stay and eat in Nairobi, how to organise a safari in the Maasai Mara), but plenty also on the areas off the beaten track. | | | Resembling an inverted saucer, the land rises steadily from west to east to the Drakensberg Mountains, the tallest of which is Mont-aux-Sources at 3,300m (10,823 ft). | | | From Drakensberg, the land falls towards the Indian Ocean in the rolling hills and valleys of Natal, which are covered with rich vegetation and, near the coast, subtropical plants, including sugarcane. |
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http://www.africaguide.com/country/safrica
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| | Welcome to South Africa |
| | For hundreds of years, the West Coast has been the fish basket of South Africa, and has developed a character and culture all its own. | | | ETEYA Emerging Tourism Entrepreneur of the Year 2006 Entry Form. | | | Find out more information about Indaba 2006 and register online. |
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http://www.southafrica.net
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| | South Africa's official gateway - investment, travel, country information - SouthAfrica.info |
| | While the transformation in South Africa's relationship with the rest of the world since 1990 has been nothing short of remarkable, The Economist observes in a special survey of the country, President Thabo Mbeki has "added his own distinctive twist to this natural resurgence" with a foreign policy based on African solutions to African problems. | | | South African Airways is on a roll: in the same week it has become the first African country to join Star Alliance, the world's leading airline network, and has clinched a three-year deal as the official airline of professional men's tennis body ATP. | | | Absa is to offer Virgin Money products and services in South Africa, the bank said after unveiling a joint venture with Sir Richard Branson's group. |
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http://www.southafrica.info
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| | South Africa and the IMF -- Page 1 of 5 |
| | Lecture to the Economic Society of South Africa | | | November 04, 2005 -- Transcript of an IMF Economic Forum--Reforming the IMF: Governance and the Executive Board | | | December 02, 2004 -- South Africa: 2004 Article IV Consultation--Staff Report; Staff Statement; and Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion |
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http://www.imf.org/external/country/ZAF
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| | IOL: News for South Africa and the World |
| | [ South Africa ] The pilot of a light aircraft carrying five people was forced to make an emergency landing on the Qolora coast, Eastern Cape police have said. | | | [ South Africa ] Five people will appear in the Cape Town magistrate's court on Tuesday in connection with the murders of Crazy Monkey - Straight Outta Benoni actor Brett Goldin and Richard Bloom. | | | Now you can get all your news - from politics in South Africa, the quirkiest stories in Step Beyond, the latest from the worlds of Motoring, Entertainment and Business - in one place. |
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http://www.int.iol.co.za
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| | South Africa Accommodation, Hotels / South Africa Travel |
| | South Africa, "a World in One Country"- an Introduction / South Africa is one of the most diverse, enchanting countries in the world. | | | Exotic combinations of landscapes, people, history and culture offer the traveller a unique experience. | | | South Africa Accommodation and South Africa Travel Network of Web Sites brought to you by and © SA-Venues.com and Südafrika Reise.net |
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http://www.sa-venues.com
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| | NISC South Africa - Publishers of bibliographic databases, academic journals and books for Africa |
| | Realising a need in Africa for indigenous information and a local service, National Inquiry Services Centre (NISC SA) opened in Grahamstown in May 1995. | | | NISC SA forms part of a global network with offices in USA, India and South Africa publishing over 70 world information databases available ONLINE and on DVD as well as a variety of specialist journals and books in print and online. | | | AJOL enhances access to the research output of Africa providing a collection of academic journals and journal articles published in Africa. |
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| | Interair South Africa |
| | Interair South Africa is headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa and with a fleet of Boeing 727 and 737 aircraft provides scheduled services within Africa and the Indian Ocean Islands. | | | Interair South Africa crew provide an onboard service meeting the highest standards in our Business and Economy Class cabins. | | | The company, a member of the International Air Transport Association (I.A.T.A),and the African Airlines Association (AFRAA) has established itself as one of the major regional carriers. |
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http://www.interair.co.za
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| | South Africa |
| | Older Documents on US - South Africa Bilateral Trade Dispute Over the Medicines Act | | | CPTech Time-line of Disputes over Compulsory Licensing and Parallel Importation in South Africa. | | | Court Case Between 39 Pharmaceutical Firms and The South African Government |
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http://www.cptech.org/ip/health/sa
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| | The South African Rock Encyclopedia |
| | All this information is made freely available to the public; and all additions, corrections, and contributions submitted are done so voluntarily and are also made freely available to anyone. | | | The online SA Rock Encyclopedia is an ever-growing "open-source" content resource, covering over fifty years of South African rock (and other) music and musicians. |
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http://www.rock.co.za
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| | SaRugby |
| | The South African Rugby Union has confirmed the match between a World XV and a Springbok XV on Saturday, 3 June 2006 at the Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg. | | | The Lions secured a 27-22 (halftime 10-10) Vodacom Cup victory over the South Western Districts Eagles in a scrappy match in George on Saturday. | | | Bulls coach Heyneke Meyer will have to take a few decisive steps this week to keep his team's hopes alive of qualifying for Super 14 series semifinals. |
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| | Volkswagen South Africa | 2006 |
| | During March 2006 a total of 41 950 new passenger cars were sold in South Africa, a record high for new car sales in the... | | | Volkswagen of South Africa's performance in the domestic and export vehicle markets reflects the buoyant conditions prevalent... | | | Volkswagen of South Africa has celebrated production of the 800 000th Golf at the Uitenhage factory. |
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http://www.vw.co.za
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| | Africa Travel and Africa Safaris Africa.com |
| | Browse our one-stop offering of high quality trips by clicking the map, or contact our travel booking experts today at 1-800-439-7567. | | | Botswana borders South Africa to the south and east, Zimbabwe to the northeast and Namibia to the north. | | | The best of South Africa is yours to explore on this spectacular 9-day tour with Mozambique extension! |
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http://www.africa.com
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| | Statistics South Africa - Home |
| | The results of this survey will help us align our products and services to better respond to your information expectations and needs.... | | | 2006 Africa Symposium On Statistical Development : The 2010 Round Of Population And Housing Censuses |
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