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<body> <p><font face="Arial"><small><small><small><script language="javascript"> if (top.location != location) top.location.href = location.href; </script> </small></small></small><font size="5"></font></font></p>  <p align="CENTER" class="Headings">General Information<br> on South Africa</p> <p align="CENTER"><img border="0" src="images/colorbar.gif" width="310" height="1" alt="line"></p> <p align="CENTER" class="Heading2">Links</p> <center> <table border="0" cellpadding="8" cellspacing="1"> <tr> <td valign="top"><img border="0" src="images/bullet_yellow.gif" alt="bullet" width="12" height="12"></td> <td valign="top"><a href="#sa_symbols">South African National Symbols</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><img border="0" src="images/bullet_yellow.gif" alt="bullet" width="12" height="12"></td> <td valign="top"><a href="#travel">Travel and Tourism in South Africa</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><img border="0" src="images/bullet_yellow.gif" alt="bullet" width="12" height="12"></td> <td valign="top"><a href="#arts_culture">Arts and Culture</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><img border="0" src="images/bullet_yellow.gif" alt="bullet" width="12" height="12"></td> <td valign="top"><a href="#history">History</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><img border="0" src="images/bullet_yellow.gif" alt="bullet" width="12" height="12"></td> <td valign="top"><a href="#overview">An overview of South Africa</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><img border="0" src="images/bullet_yellow.gif" alt="bullet" width="12" height="12"></td> <td valign="top"><a href="#foreign_reps">Foreign Representatives in South Africa</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><img border="0" src="images/bullet_yellow.gif" alt="bullet" width="12" height="12"></td> <td valign="top"><a href="#nepad">NEPAD</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><img border="0" src="images/bullet_yellow.gif" alt="bullet" width="12" height="12"></td> <td valign="top"><a href="#faq">Frequently Asked Questions</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><img border="0" src="images/bullet_yellow.gif" alt="bullet" width="12" height="12"></td> <td valign="top"><a href="#people">The land and its people</a></td> </tr> </table> </center> <p class="Heading2"><img border="0" src="images/line.gif" width="334" height="1" alt="line"></p> <p class="Heading2"> </p> <p class="Heading2"><a href="http://www.gov.za/symbols/index.html" target="_blank" name="sa_symbols">South African National Symbols</a></p> <center> <table border="0" cellpadding="8" cellspacing="1"> <tr> <td valign="top"><img border="0" src="images/bullet_yellow.gif" alt="bullet" width="12" height="12"></td> <td valign="top"><a href="http://www.gov.za/symbols/flag.htm" target="_blank">National Flag</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><img border="0" src="images/bullet_yellow.gif" alt="bullet" width="12" height="12"></td> <td valign="top"><a href="http://www.gov.za/symbols/anthem.htm" target="_blank">National Anthem</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><img border="0" src="images/bullet_yellow.gif" alt="bullet" width="12" height="12"></td> <td valign="top"><a href="http://www.gov.za/symbols/coatofarms.htm" target="_blank">Coat of Arms</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><img border="0" src="images/bullet_yellow.gif" alt="bullet" width="12" height="12"></td> <td valign="top"><a href="http://www.gov.za/symbols/orders.htm" target="_blank">National Orders</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><img border="0" src="images/bullet_yellow.gif" alt="bullet" width="12" height="12"></td> <td valign="top"><a href="http://www.gov.za/symbols/animal.htm" target="_blank">National Animal</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><img border="0" src="images/bullet_yellow.gif" alt="bullet" width="12" height="12"></td> <td valign="top"><a href="http://www.gov.za/symbols/bird.htm" target="_blank">National Bird</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><img border="0" src="images/bullet_yellow.gif" alt="bullet" width="12" height="12"></td> <td valign="top"><a href="http://www.gov.za/symbols/fish.htm" target="_blank">National Fish</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><img border="0" src="images/bullet_yellow.gif" alt="bullet" width="12" height="12"></td> <td valign="top"><a href="http://www.gov.za/symbols/flower.htm" target="_blank">National Flower</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><img border="0" src="images/bullet_yellow.gif" alt="bullet" width="12" height="12"></td> <td valign="top"><a href="http://www.gov.za/symbols/tree.htm" target="_blank">National Tree</a></td> </tr> </table> </center> <p class="Heading2"><img border="0" src="images/line.gif" width="334" height="1" alt="line"></p> <p class="Heading2"> </p> <p class="Heading2"><a name="travel"></a>Travel and Tourism in South Africa</p> <center> <table border="0" cellpadding="8" cellspacing="1"> <tr> <td valign="top"><img border="0" src="images/bullet_yellow.gif" alt="bullet" width="12" height="12"></td> <td valign="top"><a href="http://www.gov.za/sa_overview/sa_webs.htm#travel" target="_blank">http://www.gov.za/sa_overview/sa_webs.htm#travel</a></td> </tr> </table> </center> <p align="center"><img border="0" src="images/line.gif" width="334" height="1" alt="line"></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p class="Heading2"><a name="arts_culture"></a>Arts and Culture</p> <center> <table border="0" cellpadding="8" cellspacing="1"> <tr> <td valign="top"><img border="0" src="images/bullet_yellow.gif" alt="bullet" width="12" height="12"></td> <td valign="top"><a href="http://www.dac.gov.za" target="_blank">http://www.dac.gov.za</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><img border="0" src="images/bullet_yellow.gif" alt="bullet" width="12" height="12"></td> <td valign="top"><a href="http://www.gov.za/yearbook/2001/arts.html" target="_blank">http://www.gov.za/yearbook/2001/arts.html</a></td> </tr> </table> </center> <p class="Heading2"><img border="0" src="images/line.gif" width="334" height="1" alt="line"></p> <p class="Heading2"> </p> <p class="Heading2"><a name="history"></a>History</p> <center> <table border="0" cellpadding="8" cellspacing="1"> <tr> <td valign="top"><img border="0" src="images/bullet_yellow.gif" alt="bullet" width="12" height="12"></td> <td valign="top"><a href="http://www.gov.za/yearbook/2001/history.html" target="_blank">http://www.gov.za/yearbook/2001/history.html</a></td> </tr> </table> </center> <p align="center"><img border="0" src="images/line.gif" width="334" height="1" alt="line"></p> <p class="Heading2"> </p> <p class="Heading2"><a name="overview"></a>An overview of South Africa</p> <center> <table border="0" cellpadding="8" cellspacing="1"> <tr> <td valign="top"><img border="0" src="images/bullet_yellow.gif" alt="bullet" width="12" height="12"></td> <td valign="top"><a href="http://www.gov.za/sa_overview/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.gov.za/sa_overview/index.html</a></td> </tr> </table> </center> <p class="Heading2"><img border="0" src="images/line.gif" width="334" height="1" alt="line"></p> <p class="Heading2"> </p> <p class="Heading2"><a name="foreign_reps"></a>Foreign Representatives in South Africa</p> <center> <table border="0" cellpadding="8" cellspacing="1"> <tr> <td valign="top"><img border="0" src="images/bullet_yellow.gif" alt="bullet" width="12" height="12"></td> <td valign="top"><a href="http://www.dfa.gov.za/foreign-sa/fora.htm" target="_blank">http://www.dfa.gov.za/foreign-sa/fora.htm</a></td> </tr> </table> </center> <p align="center"><img border="0" src="images/line.gif" width="334" height="1" alt="line"></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a name="nepad"></a>AFRICA</p> <p class="Heading2">New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD)</p> <center> <table border="0" cellpadding="8" cellspacing="1"> <tr> <td valign="top"><img border="0" src="images/bullet_yellow.gif" alt="bullet" width="12" height="12"></td> <td valign="top"><a href="http://www.africanrecovery.com" target="_blank">http://www.africanrecovery.org/</a></td> </tr> </table> </center> <p align="center"><img border="0" src="images/line.gif" width="334" height="1" alt="line"></p> <p class="Heading2"> </p> <p class="Heading2"><a name="faq"></a>Frequently Asked Questions/Documents</p> <center> <table border="0" cellpadding="8" cellspacing="1"> <tr> <td valign="top"><img border="0" src="images/bullet_yellow.gif" alt="bullet" width="12" height="12"></td> <td valign="top"><a href="http://www.gov.za/faq/documents.htm" target="_blank">http://www.gov.za/faq/documents.htm</a></td> </tr> </table> </center> <p align="center"><img border="0" src="images/line.gif" width="334" height="1" alt="line"></p> <p class="Heading2"> </p> <p class="Heading2"><a name="people"></a>The Land and its People</p> <center> <table border="0" cellpadding="8" cellspacing="1"> <tr> <td valign="top"><img border="0" src="images/bullet_yellow.gif" alt="bullet" width="12" height="12"></td> </center> <td valign="top" colspan="2"><a href="http://www.gov.za/yearbook/2001/landpeople.html" target="_blank">http://www.gov.za/yearbook/2001/landpeople.html</a></td> </tr> <center> <tr> <td valign="top"></td> <td valign="top"><img border="0" src="images/bullet_yellow.gif" alt="bullet" width="12" height="12"></td> <td valign="top">(<a href="http://www.gov.za/yearbook/2001/landpeople.html#people" target="_blank">The people</a>)</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"></td> <td valign="top"><img border="0" src="images/bullet_yellow.gif" alt="bullet" width="12" height="12"></td> <td valign="top">(<a href="http://www.gov.za/yearbook/2001/landpeople.html#languages" target="_blank">Languages</a>)</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"></td> <td valign="top"><img border="0" src="images/bullet_yellow.gif" alt="bullet" width="12" height="12"></td> <td valign="top">(Official languages)</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"></td> <td valign="top"><img border="0" src="images/bullet_yellow.gif" alt="bullet" width="12" height="12"></td> <td valign="top">(Language policy)</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"></td> <td valign="top"><img border="0" src="images/bullet_yellow.gif" alt="bullet" width="12" height="12"></td> <td valign="top"><img src="http://www.gov.za/yearbook/2001/images/pubhol.jpg" width="224" height="195" alt="Public holidays"></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"></td> <td valign="top"><img border="0" src="images/bullet_yellow.gif" alt="bullet" width="12" height="12"></td> <td valign="top">(Language usage in government)</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"></td> <td valign="top"><img border="0" src="images/bullet_yellow.gif" alt="bullet" width="12" height="12"></td> <td valign="top">(Pan South African Language Board<br> (PANSALB))</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"></td> <td valign="top"><img border="0" src="images/bullet_yellow.gif" alt="bullet" width="12" height="12"></td> <td valign="top">(The functions of PANSALB)</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"></td> <td valign="top"><img border="0" src="images/bullet_yellow.gif" alt="bullet" width="12" height="12"></td> <td valign="top">(Khoi and San National Language Body)</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"></td> <td valign="top"><img border="0" src="images/bullet_yellow.gif" alt="bullet" width="12" height="12"></td> <td valign="top">(Protecting language rights)</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"></td> <td valign="top"><img border="0" src="images/bullet_yellow.gif" alt="bullet" width="12" height="12"></td> <td valign="top">(Draft Bill on the Commission for the<br> Promotion and Protection of Cultural,<br> Religious and Linguistic Communities)</td> </tr> </table> </center> <blockquote> </blockquote>  </body>