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Documents

Where do I find the Government Gazette on the web?

Note: The Government Gazette as such is not available online.

Bills and Acts/legislation

Only Bills and Acts from 1993 onwards are accessible on government websites. Go to:

Printed (hard copy) Bills and Acts not older than three years are available from the Government Printing Works at minimal cost:

E-mail: montjane@gpw.gov.za
Tel: +27 (0)12 334 4653
Fax: +27 (0)12 323 9574
Postal address: Private Bag X85, PRETORIA, 0001
Street address: 149 Bosman Street, PRETORIA

Printed (hard copy) Bills and Acts older than three years are available from the National Library of South Africa:

E-mail: infodesk@nlsa.ac.za
Tel: +27 (0)12 321 8931
Fax: +27 (0)12 325 5984
Postal address: PO Box 397, PRETORIA, 0001
Street address: Corner Vermeulen and Andries Streets, PRETORIA

OR

E-mail: melanie.geustyn@nlsa.ac.za
Tel: +27 (0)21 424 6320
Fax: +27 (0)21 423 3359/424 4848
Postal address: PO Box 496, CAPE TOWN, 8000
Street address: 5 Queen Victoria Street, CAPE TOWN

Notices and Regulations

The Government Information website does not have a complete collection of Notices and Regulations.

Printed (hard copy) Notices and Regulations not older than three years are available from the Government Printing Works at minimal cost:

E-mail: jpe@print.pwv.gov.za
Tel: +27 (0)12 334 4508/9/10/11
Fax: +27 (0)12 323 0009
Postal address: Private Bag X85, PRETORIA, 0001
Street address: 149 Bosman Street, PRETORIA

Printed (hard copy) Notices and Regulations older than three years are available from the National Library of South Africa

E-mail: infodesk@nlsa.ac.za
Tel: +27 (0)12 321 8931
Fax: +27 (0)12 325 5984
Postal address: PO Box 397, PRETORIA, 0001
Street address: Corner Vermeulen and Andries Streets, PRETORIA

OR

E-mail: melanie.geustyn@nlsa.ac.za
Tel: +27 (0)21 424 6320
Fax: +27 (0)21 423 3359/424 4848
Postal address: PO Box 496, CAPE TOWN, 8000
Street address: 5 Queen Victoria Street, CAPE TOWN

The Tender Bulletin

The Tender Bulletin is available on the Government Information website every Friday not later than 14:00.

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How do I subscribe to the printed Government Gazette?

To subscribe to the printed (hard copy) of the Government Gazette, contact

The Government Printing Works
E-mail: jpe@print.pwv.gov.za
Tel: +27 (0)12 334 4734-6
Fax: +27 (0)12 677 6969
Postal address: Private Bag X85, PRETORIA, 0001
Street address: 149 Bosman Street, PRETORIA

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Where do I find the Government Tender Bulletin on the web?

The Tender Bulletin is available on the Government Information website every Friday not later than 14:00.

Other Tender documents

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Where can I access the South African Government Directory?

GCIS publishes the Government Directory on its website.

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Where can I access the Directory of Contacts?

GCIS publishes the Directory of Contacts on its website.

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Where can I obtain a copy of the Constitution (including the Bill of Rights)?

Printed copies are available from the Government Printing Works at minimal cost:

E-mail: jpe@print.pwv.gov.za
Tel: +27 (0)12 334 4508/9
Fax: +27 (0)12 323 0009
Postal address: Private Bag X85, PRETORIA, 0001
Street address: 149 Bosman Street, PRETORIA

Printed copies are available from the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development:

Contact: Joyce Leotwane
Tel: +27 (0)12 315 1065

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Where can I find the Promotion of Access to Information Act?

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Where can I find the latest Budget?

For the latest Budget speech and related documents go to Documents on the National Treasury website or visit the Speeches and Statements page.

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Where can I find legislation on smoking in public places?

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Where do I find other government documents on the web?

You can search for the most notable documents since 1993 by subject.

You can also go directly to the Documents index page on the Government Information website.

Documents relating to line functions of departments can also be found on the websites of these departments.

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Where do I find Growth and Development Summit documents?

Find information on the Growth and Development Summit on the Nedlac website.

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Where do I find Summit on World Sustainable Development resolutions?

Find information on the Summit on World Sustainable Development on the official summit website.

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Where do I find a copy of Towards a Ten Year Review?

  • Queries can be forwarded to: The Presidency at tel: +27 (0)12 300 5454

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Where do I find a copy of A Nation in the Making: a macro-social report?

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Where do I find a copy of the King II Report on Corporate Governance?

Find the Report on the Institute of Directors in Southern Africa website.

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How do I download documents to my PC?

First of all ensure that you have Acrobat Reader 4 or higher installed on your computer. Many documents are presented in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format to preserve the original layout. To open PDF documents, you need Acrobat Reader 4 installed on your computer.

Now follow the relevant set of instructions to download documents.

Internet Explorer users
  • With your mouse, right click on the link to the document you want to save
  • Choose 'Save Target As' in the drop down menu that appears
  • In the 'Save As' window select the location on your hard drive where you want to save the document to
  • Click on 'Save' and the document will now be downloaded to the location you specified
  • Now open the Acrobat reader application and open the document you have saved.
Netscape users
  • With your mouse, shift + left click on the link to the document you want to save
  • In the ‘Save as' window choose the location on your hard drive where you want to save the document to and click on the 'Save' button
  • The file will be downloaded to the location you specified
  • Now open the Acrobat reader application and open the document you have saved.

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What should I do when I experience problems downloading documents?

Ensure that you have Acrobat Reader 4 or higher installed on your computer.

To preserve the original layout many documents are presented in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format. To open these documents you need Acrobat Reader 4 or higher installed on your computer. The Reader will open documents directly in your browser.

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Last modified: 29 April 2008 11:24:03.

 
 

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