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South African Airways ( SAA) is the flag carrier of South Africa. [4] Founded in 1934, the airline is headquartered in Airways Park at O. R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg and operates a hub-and-spoke network, serving ten destinations in Africa. [5] The carrier joined Star Alliance in April 2006, making it the first African carrier ...
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) was a court-like restorative justice body assembled in South Africa in 1996 after the end of apartheid. Authorised by Nelson Mandela and chaired by Desmond Tutu, the commission invited witnesses who were identified as victims of gross human rights violations to give statements about their experiences, and selected some for public hearings.
Armscor (stylized as ARMSCOR ), the Armaments Corporation of South Africa is the arms procurement agency of the South African Department of Defence. It was originally established in 1968 as an arms production company, by Freve and Rapelang. [2] primarily as a response to the international sanctions by the United Nations against South Africa due ...
The Department of Tourism is one of the departments of the South African government. It is responsible for promoting and developing tourism, both from other countries to South Africa, and within South Africa.. The current political head of the department is the Minister of Tourism, Patricia de Lille who replaced Lindiwe Sisulu in 2023. [1]
South African heraldry has a number of distinctive features: [6] [9] the use of indigenous animals, birds, fish, trees, and flowers as charges. the use of African traditional weapons, huts, and headdress as charges. the use of elements previously described in African praise poetry as charges and/or supporters.
Website. postoffice.co.za. South African Post Office ( SA Post Office) is the national postal service of South Africa and as a state owned enterprise, its only shareholder is the South African government. In terms of South African law, the Post Office is the only entity that is legally allowed to accept reserved mail, and as such, it operates a ...
Website. www .dmr .gov .za. The Department of Mineral Resources is a department of the national government of South Africa which is responsible for overseeing the mining industry of South Africa and the exploitation of the country's mineral resources. The department's origins lie the creation in the 1890s of the " Department van Mijnwezen ...
Website. resbank.co.za. The South African Reserve Bank ( SARB) is the central bank of South Africa. It was established in 1921 after Parliament passed an act, the "Currency and Bank Act of 10 August 1920", as a direct result of the abnormal monetary and financial conditions which World War I had brought. The SARB was only the fourth central ...