{"id":1294,"date":"2025-01-15T11:05:07","date_gmt":"2025-01-15T08:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/ethiopia\/?page_id=1294"},"modified":"2026-05-05T07:12:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T07:12:29","slug":"information-on-sa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/canberra\/information-on-sa\/","title":{"rendered":"Information on sa"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1294\" class=\"elementor elementor-1294\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-element elementor-element-7347109 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7347109\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fc444a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8fc444a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4f2f07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c4f2f07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4633541 e-con-full e-grid e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4633541\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e9e563 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9e9e563\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\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 decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/newyork\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2025\/04\/sbar-1-1.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e13f8f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2e13f8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\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 decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/newyork\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2025\/04\/sbar-2-1.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c523c63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c523c63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\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\" src=\"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/newyork\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2025\/04\/sbar-6-1.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf677d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bf677d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\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 decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/newyork\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2025\/04\/OIP.jpeg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a943df0 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a943df0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\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 decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/newyork\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2025\/04\/The-dtic-logo-trade-industry-competition-Full-C1-scaled-2.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34a5445 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"34a5445\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\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 fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/canberra\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2025\/10\/R-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2300\" 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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c1b38e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8c1b38e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1827\" height=\"1066\" src=\"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/canberra\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2025\/10\/South-African-Department-Of-Education-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2294\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/canberra\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2025\/10\/South-African-Department-Of-Education-1.jpg 1827w, https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/canberra\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2025\/10\/South-African-Department-Of-Education-1-1536x896.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1827px) 100vw, 1827px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2569bde elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2569bde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\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 decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/newyork\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2025\/04\/Agriculture-Land-Reform-Rural-Development-Logo-RGB-scaled-1.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-434298a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"434298a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepresidency.gov.za\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"180\" height=\"154\" src=\"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/canberra\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2026\/05\/coa-1-e1777888214194.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2971\" 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-64f351b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"64f351b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96eaed5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"96eaed5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc8d03e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fc8d03e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\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\">OFFICIAL GUIDE TO SOUTH AFRICA<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5778a7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b5778a7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc20164 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fc20164\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7588e1b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7588e1b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7965d4 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d7965d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInLeft&quot;,&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gcis.gov.za\/content\/resourcecentre\/sa-info\/yearbook\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"507\" src=\"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/canberra\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2026\/05\/Cover_0-1-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2981\" 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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-428d8cc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"428d8cc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a523f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a523f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Content of the quick-fact, easy-to-read publication is largely based on information contained in the latest edition of the South Africa Yearbook, which is also published by the Government Communication and Information System.<\/p><p>Similar to the objectives of the SA Yearbook, the Official Guide is also aimed at providing a useful reference tool to inform South Africans and the world of efforts of government and the people of South Africa to create a better life for all.<\/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-be8efae e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"be8efae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43635d3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"43635d3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e47b77f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e47b77f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-425fd93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"425fd93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\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\/canberra\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2026\/05\/sbar-7-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2967\" 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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-801b4ca e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"801b4ca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6734d68 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6734d68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-151c6ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"151c6ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">TRAVEL SMART WITH DIRCO<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-427388d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"427388d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/travelsmart.dirco.gov.za\/welcome\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1563\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/canberra\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2026\/05\/Digi-screen-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2985\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/canberra\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2026\/05\/Digi-screen-scaled.jpg 1563w, https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/canberra\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2026\/05\/Digi-screen-938x1536.jpg 938w, https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/canberra\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2026\/05\/Digi-screen-1251x2048.jpg 1251w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1563px) 100vw, 1563px\" \/>\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f86439 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0f86439\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2af5606 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2af5606\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-950741f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"950741f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65dd692 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65dd692\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>\u00a0<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: 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