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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The Strategic Plan for South African Agriculture Executive summary (Sesotho)

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

The strategic plan consists of three core strategies: equitable access and participation, global competitiveness and profitability and sustainable resource management. It aims to enhance equitable access to and participation in agricultural opportunities, enhance profitability through...

South Africa • 2002 • Agriculture and Rural Development

The Strategic Plan for South African Agriculture Executive summary (Setswana)

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

The strategic plan consists of three core strategies: equitable access and participation, global competitiveness and profitability and sustainable resource management. It aims to enhance equitable access to and participation in agricultural opportunities, enhance profitability through...

South Africa • 2002 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Promotion of Administrative Justice Amendment Act

Ministry of Justice, South Africa

The notice represents an amendment to the promotion of the administrative justice act of 2000; it alters definitions and provides for the training of presiding officers in the magistrates’ courts for purposes of the act.

South Africa • 2002 • Justice

Land and Agricultural Development Bank Act

Ministry of Agriculture,Ministry of Land Reform,Ministry of Rural Development, South Africa

The act establishes the land and agricultural development bank as a juristic person. It seeks to promote changes in the patterns of land ownership via greater participation in the agricultural sector by disadvantaged persons through...

South Africa • 2002 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Regulations Regarding Activities Identified Under the Environment Conservation Act

Ministry of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, South Africa

The regulations specify rules relative to the application for and the granting of an authorization for the carrying out of activities identified under the relevant sections of the environment conservation act of 1989. Applications shall...

South Africa • 2002 • Environment and Climate Change

Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act

Ministry of Minerals and Energy, South Africa

TheAct recognizes the non-renewable nature of minerals and petroleum resources, the need to protect the environment by ensuring sustainable development of minerals and petroleum resources and to eradicate all discriminations in practices related to the...

South Africa • 2002 • Energy

Directions Regarding the Control and Management of General Communal and General Small Waste Disposal Sites

Ministry of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, South Africa

The directions serve as a guide for the registration of general communal and general small waste disposal sites, location, permissible waste, planning, design, construction, and commissioning, access control, operations, monitoring, and other maintenance activities involving...

South Africa • 2002 • Environment and Climate Change

Medicines and Related Substances Amendment Act

Ministry of Health, South Africa

The notice amends the medicines and related substances act of 1965. “Among others, it provides for the appointment of one or more Deputy Registrars; it provides for a term of office of members of the...

South Africa • 2002 • Health

National Curriculum Statement

National Department of Basic Education, South Africa

This policy aims to ensure the achievement of national standards set by the revised national curriculum statement, policy guidelines for relevant and appropriate learning programmes will be developed at the national level in collaboration with...

South Africa • 2002 • Education

Mental Health Care Act, 2002

Ministry of Health, South Africa

This Act aims to provide for the care, treatment and rehabilitation of persons who are mentally ill; to set out (different procedures to be followed in the admission of such persons; to establish Review Boards...

South Africa • 2002 • Health

Unemployment Insurance Act, 2001

Ministry of Labour, South Africa

This is an Act to establish the Unemployment Insurance Fund; to provide for the use of the Fund for unemployment benefits; to provide for the establishment of the Unemployment Insurance Board, the functions of the...

South Africa • 2001 • Labour

Minimum Standards on Shelters for Abused Women

Ministry of Women, Youth and Disabilities, South Africa

This policy document outlines the minimum standards for the operation and management of levels of shelters for abused, battered, and destitute women. The goal of these minimum standards is to ensure quality assurance and accountability...

South Africa • 2001 • Gender and Human Rights

Land Redistribution for Agricultural Development

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

Land Redistribution for Agricultural Development is designed to provide grants to black South African citizens to access land specifically for agricultural purposes. The strategic objectives of the sub-programme include: contributing to the redistribution of 30...

South Africa • 2001 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Land Affairs General Amendment Act

Ministry of Rural Development and Land Reform, South Africa

An alteration to the land reform (labour tenants) act of 1996. Issues altered include; redefinition of terms, the age limit for eviction, death-related grants and rants, and the extension of security of tenure act of...

South Africa • 2001 • Land, Housing and Natural Resources

Regulations: Compulsory National Standards and Measures to Conserve Water

Ministry of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation, South Africa

The regulations are subject to the water services act of 1997. It sets out details around basic sanitation, basic water supply, interruption in the provision of water services, quality of water, sewerage system, use of...

South Africa • 2001 • Utilities

Amendment of the Land Survey Regulations

Ministry of Rural Development and Land Reform, South Africa

These Regulations amend the Land Survey act of 1997. It inserts a new table of contents, and it mainly concerns “methods of measurement and survey, procedures for temporary and final approval of a survey by...

South Africa • 2001 • Land, Housing and Natural Resources

Declaration of Area as Marine Protected Area

Ministry of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, South Africa

The minister, under the marine living resources act of 1998. There is a description of the boundaries of marine protected areas and stipulations about the protected areas.

South Africa • 2001 • Environment and Climate Change

Protocol on Fisheries of the Southern African Development Community (SADC)

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

The protocol is based on sections of the treaty of the SADC enjoining member states to cooperate to foster regional development. The community recognizes the importance of fisheries to the social and economic livelihood of...

South Africa • 2001 • Agriculture and Rural Development