{"id":85,"date":"2024-09-21T12:44:13","date_gmt":"2024-09-21T12:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/bern\/information-on-sa\/"},"modified":"2025-05-07T06:46:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T06:46:11","slug":"information-on-sa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/berne\/information-on-sa\/","title":{"rendered":"INFORMATION ON SA"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"85\" class=\"elementor elementor-85\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f49c68a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1f49c68a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e4f7a48 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1e4f7a48\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1abff832 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1abff832\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">INFORMATION ON SA<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3103b2a7 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3103b2a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-element elementor-element-ce9d234 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ce9d234\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae71dd7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ae71dd7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac67f51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ac67f51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-699ddad e-con-full e-grid e-con e-child\" data-id=\"699ddad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8db8209 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8db8209\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dirco.gov.za\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/berne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/05\/sbar-1-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-869\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03c74fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"03c74fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.saps.gov.za\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"430\" height=\"161\" src=\"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/berne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/05\/sbar-6-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-872\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46e8f39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"46e8f39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.transport.gov.za\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/berne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/05\/sbar-4-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-875\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27e42ac elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"27e42ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedtic.gov.za\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"902\" src=\"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/berne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/05\/The-dtic-logo-trade-industry-competition-Full-C1-scaled-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-878\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/berne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/05\/The-dtic-logo-trade-industry-competition-Full-C1-scaled-2.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/berne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/05\/The-dtic-logo-trade-industry-competition-Full-C1-scaled-2-1536x541.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/berne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/05\/The-dtic-logo-trade-industry-competition-Full-C1-scaled-2-2048x722.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b069b5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b069b5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dod.mil.za\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"398\" src=\"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/berne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/05\/Department-of-Defence-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-881\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cb3293 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0cb3293\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dha.gov.za\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/berne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/05\/sbar-2-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-884\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec8938a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ec8938a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dalrrd.gov.za\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1810\" src=\"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/berne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/05\/Agriculture-Land-Reform-Rural-Development-Logo-RGB-scaled-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-887\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/berne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/05\/Agriculture-Land-Reform-Rural-Development-Logo-RGB-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/berne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/05\/Agriculture-Land-Reform-Rural-Development-Logo-RGB-scaled-1-1536x1086.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/berne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/05\/Agriculture-Land-Reform-Rural-Development-Logo-RGB-scaled-1-2048x1448.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b81ed7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5b81ed7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.gov.za\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"170\" src=\"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/berne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/05\/OIP.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-890\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2c3d42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a2c3d42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dsti.gov.za\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"359\" src=\"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/berne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/05\/R.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-894\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab9bdca elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ab9bdca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50dff6b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"50dff6b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1bca29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b1bca29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gcis.gov.za\/content\/resourcecentre\/sa-info\/yearbook\">News and Media<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-329d11a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"329d11a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bec0225 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bec0225\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5801e5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5801e5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gov.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">South Africa Government Online<\/a><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gcis.gov.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Government Communication and Information System<\/a><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sabcnews.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SABC News<\/a><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/pages\/world\/africa\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Times Coverage of Africa<\/a><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.search.yahoo.com\/search?ei=UTF-8&amp;fr=news-us-ss&amp;p=south+africa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yahoo Coverage of South Africa<\/a><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/topics\/CAAqIQgKIhtDQkFTRGdvSUwyMHZNR2g2YkhvU0FtVnVLQUFQAQ?oc=3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Coverage of South Africa<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9009f0e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9009f0e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91818ab e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"91818ab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2bb5be elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f2bb5be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5518ec6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5518ec6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.southafrica.net\/za\/en\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"479\" height=\"238\" src=\"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/berne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/05\/sbar-7-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-916\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74cfc7a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"74cfc7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/brandsouthafrica.com\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"479\" height=\"238\" src=\"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/berne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/05\/sbar-7-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-916\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbb523b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fbb523b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8a458e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f8a458e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bddd297 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bddd297\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PROVINCIAL INVESTMENT PROMOTION AGENCIES<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a1a5eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a1a5eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>\u00a0<\/h5><h5 class=\"block-title\"><a style=\"text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: white; font-size: 16.0016px;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fdc.co.za\/\">Free State:\u00a0 FDC<\/a><\/h5><h5 class=\"block-title\"><a style=\"text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: white; font-size: 16.0016px;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wesgro.co.za\/home_wesgro\">Western Cape: WESGRO<\/a><\/h5><h5 class=\"block-title\"><a style=\"text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: white; font-size: 16.0016px;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mega.gov.za\/\">Mpumalanga: MEGA<\/a><\/h5><h5 class=\"block-title\"><a style=\"text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: white; font-size: 16.0016px;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nceda.co.za\/\">Northern Cape: NCEDA<\/a><\/h5><h5 class=\"block-title\"><a style=\"text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: white; font-size: 16.0016px;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ecdc.co.za\/\">Eastern Cape: ECDC<\/a><\/h5><h5 class=\"block-title\"><a style=\"text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: white; font-size: 16.0016px;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lieda.co.za\/Wordpress\/\">Limpopo: LEDA<\/a><\/h5><h5 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