At the Western Cape is Robben Island a former prison (now a national monument) which was home to many of South Africa’s freedom fighters including Nelson Mandela.
Capital Pretoria (name may change to Tshwane.) Cape Town is legislative capital.
Languages 11 official languages including English, Afrikaans, Sesotho, Setswana, Xhosa and Zulu.
Currency Rand
General Information
- The Ancestry24 beginner’s guide to research in South Africa
- Cyndi's List South African Links
- Genealogical Society of South Africa - eGSSA Website
- South African Department of Home Affairs
- National Archives of South Africa (NARS)
- South African Genealogy
- The South African Genealogist
- Jewish South Africa
- British South African Police. Includes a Memorial Roll of Deaths 1980-1989
- Lehmkuhl Family Home Page
- The National Huguenot Society
- South African Settlers
- South African Ancestry Research
- SA Identity Number - includes Ancestry links
Cemeteries
- FTF Guide: Cemeteries Online
Emigration, Immigration, Shipping and Passenger Lists
- FTF Guide: Emigration and Immigration
Military History
- The Anglo-Boer War Website
- Anglo-Boer War Centenary
- Anglo-Boer War Museum
- Concentration Camps during the Boer War 1899-1902
- South Africa Military History Journal
- The South African War. Original and Contemporary Sources
- The Siege at Elands River Post
- Index of Soldiers and Nurses of the Queen in the Second Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902
- FTF Guide: Military and Maritime
- FTF Guide: War Memorials: South Africa
Register Office
The Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages
Department of Home Affairs
Private Bag X114
Pretoria 0001,RSA
Tel: 00027 123148 911/109
Fax: 0027 123148416
Department of Home Affairs
Private Bag X114
Pretoria 0001,RSA
Tel: 00027 123148 911/109
Fax: 0027 123148416
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