| Institute
for Justice and Reconciliation |
URL: http://www.ijr.org.za |
| TRC Research Website | "TRC
Research Website" is based at the department of African Languages
and Cultures at Ghent University, Belgium. It consists of a number of
publications, the bibliography of Annelies Verdoolaege (PhD student -
researching the TRC and more specifically looking at the Commission form
a linguistics point of view) and some background information with regard
to the researchers who are working on the TRC at Ghent University, Belgium.
The URL: http://africana.ugent.be/trc.htm |
| 'Mad Scientists' - South Africa's chemical and biological warfare project | Extensive links to information and articles about the Wouter Basson case, regularly updated. Also general TRC links. |
| Long Night's Journey into Day | The film about the TRC, by American filmmakers Frances Reid and Deborah Hoffman, won the Grand Jury Prize for best documentary at the Sundance Film Festival. The site includes excepts from the film including testimony from the hearings. |
| Beyond
Racism |
Contains information about the United Nations World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Forms of Intolerance, and free downloadable reports (in English and Portuguese) about racism in Brazil, South Africa and the United States, and strategies to promote movement beyond racism. |
| An apology to our black South African community | Initially created as a forum for people to apologise and forgive each other, this site now seems to be used mainly as a forum for people to voice racist opinions. |
| ReCONCILIATION NeT |
A Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) website dedicated to the study and practice of dealing with the past in countries in transition. |
| Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation | The CSVR is a South African non-governmental organisation "dedicated to making a meaningful contribution to peaceful and fundamental transformation in South Africa". |
| Freedom of Expression Institute | Formed from a merger of two organisations involved in campaigning for freedom of expression during the apartheid years, namely the Campaign for Open Media (COM) and the Anti-Censorship Action Group (ACAG). Carries section on the TRC including their submission |
| GCIS | Government Communication and Information System, formerly known as the SA Communication Service |
| SAPOHR | South African Prisoners' Organisation for Human Rights |
| Human Rights Watch | An
organisation dedicated to protecting the human rights of people around the world. |
| Africa Intelligence |
Comprehensive resource on news from all around Africa. Also available in French. |
| Global Citizen's Circle | "...to assemble a diverse group of concerned individuals for conversations on social, political, literary, and educational topics...". Includes "Creating True Reconciliation" |
| African National Congress | Democratic Party |
| National Party | Freedom Front |
| Inkatha Freedom Party | Herstige Nasionale Party |
If you know of any other South African political parties with active websites, please submit them.
| ANC's Daily Briefing | Great site, which compiles items from South African press agencies. "They are not a reflection of the views of the ANC." |
| Independent Online | Created by Independent News & Media, the biggest newspaper publisher in South Africa. |
| Mail & Guardian | Regularly updated online version of newspaper. Includes free e-mail headlines service. |
| Business Day | SA business news |
| SABC News | A new site from the radio and TV News Department of South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC). Regularly updated and covering South African and international news. |
| WOZA | Online newspaper incorporating headlines & global.co.za |
| South African Legislation | Brief explanation of SA legislative process and links to legal resources |
| South African Parliament | A resources of the latest and most important information about Parliament as it unfolds. |
| South African Legal Links | Well organised collection of links |
| Wits Law School | Carries Constitutional Court decisions |
| The SABC's TRC CD Collection,"South Africa's Human Spirit", an oral memoir of the TRC | The site contains the verbatim transcripts of the CD collection, an SABC/TRC collaboration funded by Norad (Norwegian Agency for Development Co-operation). The site aims to facilitate research on the TRC/SABC Radio storytelling/oral history. |
| South African Freedom Songs (music CD) | "Freedom Songs were at the heart of South Africa's liberation struggle... CD1 - The documentary tells the story behind some of these songs. CD2 - The Song Compilation includes some of the better known songs which galvanised rallies, marches, funerals and battles of the struggle." From http://www.oneworld.co.za, an online South African CD shop. |
| Jutastat | South African Electronic Publisher (includes TRC Report) |
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