• Access to information is guaranteed in section 32 of the Constitution of South Africa. Offering citizens access to state-held information is "one of the...
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  • other African nations, open access in South Africa has grown quickly in recent years. According to UNESCO, South Africa is a leading African country in terms...
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    of information is freedom of a person or people to publish and have access to information. Access to information is the ability for an individual to seek...
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    The Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000 (or PAIA; Act No. 2 of 2000) is a freedom of information law in South Africa. It gives the constitutional...
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    work in conjunction with the Promotion of Access to Information Act. The President of South Africa assented to the Act on 19 November 2013. As part of the...
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    General elections were held in South Africa on 29 May 2024 to elect a new National Assembly as well as the provincial legislature in each of the nine provinces...
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    with the appropriate international access code and the country code +27. Numbers were allocated when South Africa had only four provinces, meaning that...
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    Education in South Africa is governed by two national departments, namely the Department of Basic Education (DBE), which is responsible for primary and...
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    South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA or R.S.A.), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by 2,798 kilometres...
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    1991, South African universities were connected through UNINET to the Internet. Commercial Internet access for businesses and private use began in June...
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    2024, South African citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 108 countries and territories, ranking the South African passport 53rd in the world...
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    Crime in South Africa includes all violent and non-violent crimes that take place in the country of South Africa, or otherwise within its jurisdiction...
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    South Africa's genocide case against Israel was brought before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on 29 December 2023 by South Africa regarding...
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    South Africa is a tourist destination with the tourist industry accounting for 2.34% of GDP in 2019 followed by a sharp drop in 2020 to 0.81% of GDP due...
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    institutionalised racial segregation that existed in South Africa and South West Africa (now Namibia) from 1948 to the early 1990s. Apartheid was characterised...
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  • Freedom of information laws allow access by the general public to data held by national governments and, where applicable, by state and local governments...
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    economy of South Africa is a mixed economy, emerging market, and upper-middle-income economy, one of only eight such countries in Africa. The economy...
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  • SOC Limited is a South African wireline and wireless telecommunications provider, operating in more than 38 countries across the African continent. Telkom...
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    South Africa is a Christian majority nation with Islam being a minority religion, practised by roughly 1.6% of the total population. Islam in South Africa...
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    found in Ethiopia, South Africa, and Morocco, date to circa 233,000, 259,000, and 300,000 years ago, respectively, and Homo sapiens is believed to have...
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  • Southern African Legal Information Institute (SAFLII) is the largest online free-access collection of legislation and case law from South Africa and other...
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    Corruption in South Africa includes the improper use of public resources for private ends, including bribery and improper favouritism. Corruption was...
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    The mass media in South Africa has a large mass media sector and is one of Africa's major media centres. While South Africa's many broadcasters and publications...
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  • 2024[update], citizens of South Africa enjoyed visa-free access to 108 countries, of which some may require pre-travel registration according to the Visa Restrictions...
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    In South Africa, the terms township and location usually refers to an underdeveloped racially segregated urban area, from the late 19th century until the...
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    bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in South Africa have the same legal rights as non-LGBT people. South Africa has a complex and diverse history regarding...
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    According to the 2022 census, the population of South Africa is about 62 million people of diverse origins, cultures, languages, and religions. The South African...
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  • the procurement of, and securing access to information resources on behalf of its members. The Coalition of South African Library Consortia (COSALC), a non-profit...
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    The Constitution of South Africa is the supreme law of the Republic of South Africa. It provides the legal foundation for the existence of the republic...
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  • South Africans lived there and most citizens couldn't access those gaming establishments. By 1995 an estimated 2000 illegal casinos were believed to be...
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