South Africa

Currency: South African rand (ZAR)

Timezone: South African Standard Time (UTC+2)

South Africa is a Southern Africa country located at the tip of the continent, sharing its borders with Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Eswatini, and Zimbabwe. The climate of the country is mostly sub-tropical along the coast and semi-arid inthe other parts of the country with a terrain that is mostly plateau with rugged hills. With a population of approximately 60 million people, South Africa is the most populous country in Southern Africa and contains a diverse ethnic group, including Black African, Whites, and Indian/Asian.

The official languages of the country are English, Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans, Pedi, Tswana, Southern Sotho, Venda, Tsonga, Swazi, Southern Ndebele. The country operates a parliamentary republic system of government which is administratively divided into nine (9) provinces, and Pretoria —the country’s capital. The South Africa economy is the second-largest economy in Africa by GDP and is widely regarded as a middle-income emerging economy that is rich in natural resources. The major source of foreign exchange for the country comes from the export of gold, diamond, wines, iron ore, platinum, non-ferrous metals. The major challenges facing the country are the prevalence of HIV/AIDs and public sector corruption.

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Water Management Areas of South Africa

Ministry of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation, South Africa

The notice details the nine water management areas of South Africa and major rivers, and boundary description.

South Africa 2016 Utilities

Establishment of Statutory Measure: Records and Returns by Milk Producers

Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Forestry,Ministry of Fisheries, South Africa

The statutory measure impels milk producers in South Africa to keep records and furnish returns with the milk producers’ organization. The registration will aid in liaising on legislation, training, and technology transfer. It aims to...

South Africa 2016 Agriculture and Rural Development

Norms and Standards for the Management of Protected Areas in South Africa

Ministry of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, South Africa

The act seeks to provide for the protection and conservation of ecologically viable areas that account for the bulk of South Africa’s biological diversity. It also establishes a national register of protected areas and their...

South Africa 2016 Environment and Climate Change

Guide to the Diagnosis and Management of Severe Malaria

Ministry of Health, South Africa

The document provides a step-by-step guide to diagnose and manage severe malaria at the district hospital level. It identifies ten steps and procedures for the process.

South Africa 2016 Health

Guidelines for the treatment of malaria 2016

Ministry of Health, South Africa

These guidelines have been compiled using both international and local information to prevent mortality; prevent disease progression and development of severe malaria, reduce morbidity; eliminate parasitemia and stop further transmission and limit the emergence and...

South Africa 2016 Health

Guidelines for Nursing Clinical Education and Training Units in South Africa

Ministry of Health, South Africa

These guidelines provide a mechanism for the standardization of clinical education in nurse training in South Africa. The document provides the re-establishment of clinical education and training platforms in health establishments/facilities to standardize the content...

South Africa 2016 Health

National Protected Area Expansion Strategy for South Africa (NPAES)

Ministry of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, South Africa

The NPAES is the 20-year strategy for the expansion of protected areas in South Africa. The strategy shall be periodically reviewed at 5-year intervals; the 2016 version serves as the first full revision of the...

South Africa 2016 Environment and Climate Change

Revised Five Year Strategic Plan 2015/16-2019/20

Ministry of Education, South Africa

This represents a review of the planning framework of the department of basic education (DBE), to reflect changes in functional areas, institutional structures, and plans and programmes at the national level; and allow for the...

South Africa 2016 Education

White Paper on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (WPRPD)

Ministry of Social Development, South Africa

The WPRPD applies to duty-bearers, oversight institutions, government institutions, the judiciary, the private sector, the media, law and policy makers, public servants, frontline staff, as well as representative organisations of persons with disabilities (inclusive of...

South Africa 2016 Gender and Human Rights

National Guide for Healthy Meal Provisioning in the Workplace

Ministry of Health, South Africa

This guide is for all staff particularly those responsible for planning, purchasing and preparing food and beverages for workplace functions and meetings, to assist them to provide healthy food and beverages as it guides on...

South Africa 2016 Health

Language Policy of the Government Communication and Information System

Communications, South Africa

The purpose of this policy is to comply with the legislative and constitutional mandate and to promote multilingualism to ensure effective and efficient communication between government and the public in accordance with the objectives of...

South Africa 2016 Information, Communication and Technology

Integrated Energy Plan

Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy, South Africa

This energy policy designed with eight key objectives to ensure security of supply, minimize the cost of the energy, promote the creation of jobs and localization, minimize negative environmental impacts from the energy sector, promote...

South Africa 2016 Energy

The Presidency Annual Performance Plan 2016/2017

Presidency, Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, South Africa

In this document, the Presidency identifies its key priorities for 2016/17 as follows: supporting the President and Deputy President to lead integrated planning and policy coherence in government to promote nation-building and social cohesion and...

South Africa 2016 Democracy and Governance

National Sanitation Policy 2016

Ministry of Human Settlements,Ministry of Water and Sanitation, South Africa

This policy review considers sanitation policy positions across the entire sanitation value chain that includes the collection, removal, disposal or treatment of human excreta and domestic wastewater, and the collection, treatment and disposal of industrial...

South Africa 2016 Democracy and Governance

Performing Animals Protection Amendment Act

Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Forestry,Ministry of Fisheries, South Africa

The act amends the “performing animals protection act” of 1935. It repeals sections and inserts new definitions. The insertions relate to the designation of a national licensing officer; with associated qualifications and functions; provisions for...

South Africa 2016 Agriculture and Rural Development