Links to Interesting Resources
Association of Democratic Alliance Councillors
If you would like to add a link to any of the link categories below or experience any problems with these websites/links, please contact the ADAC Co-ordinator, via info@adac.co.za.
Democratic Alliance
Democratic Alliance (DA)
www.da.org.za
The website of the official opposition in South Africa. Contains news and press releases, DA policy papers, contact details and issue-focused channels.
Democratic Alliance Johannesburg Caucus
www.dajhb.co.za
The DA caucus is committed to taking charge in 2011 in order to provide a better future for all Johannesburg's citizens.
Democratic Alliance Eastern Cape MPL website
South African National Government
South African Government Online
www.gov.za
This website provides online access to the South African Government, including all government departments, legislation, bills, acts and departmental publications.
The Department of Provincial and Local Government (DPLG)
www.dplg.gov.za
This website provides online access to the South African Department of Provincial and Local Government, including departmental projects, legislation and news.
South African Local Government Association (SALGA)
www.salga.net
The South African Local Government Association represents and renders a service and act in the interest of 284 Municipalities in South Africa. SALGA’s goal is to build an association that offers advice and value added service, whilst strengthening the community through supporting and helping localized issues.
Useful South African Organisations
Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNF)
www.fnf.org.za
The Friedrich Naumann Foundation is an independent, non-profit, nongovernmental organisation that is committed to promoting liberal policy and politics.
Helen Suzman Foundation (HSF)
www.hsf.org.za
The Helen Suzman Foundation promotes liberal values and solutions in South and southern Africa by (examples): Stimulating public debate on political and economic developments and speaking out if infringements of constitutional democracy occur or if progress is made in this sphere; Carrying out applied policy research so that practical policy alternatives are continuously fed into the political arena; Conducting focused political opinion research and making the results available on a non-partisan, public information basis.
Centre for Development and Enterprise (CDE)
www.cde.org.za
Funded by private donors, the Centre for Development and Enterprise (CDE) was established in August 1995 to play a critical role in post-apartheid South Africa. In essence, CDE is a business-funded policy research and advocacy organisation that aims to develop policies on crucial national issues. In so doing, CDE aims to influence national policies. CDE's audience is decision makers throughout the country - those in all levels of government, business, community organisations, trade unions, NGOs and the media.
Free Market Foundation (FMF)
www.freemarketfoundation.com
The Free Market Foundation is an independent policy research and education organisation founded in 1975 to promote the principles of limited government, economic freedom and individual liberty. Funding is received from members (corporate, organisational and individual), sponsorships and the sale of publications. Training and entrepreneurship development is provided in co-operation with the Foundation for Economic and Business Development
South African Institute of Race Relations (SAIRR)
www.sairr.org.za
The South African Institute of Race Relations stands for constitutional and economic liberalism. By this we mean a society based on: Respect for individual rights, the rule of just law, democratic governance, limited in scope but effective in impact, free enterprise, the creation of opportunities for the poor, racial goodwill. We work to promote each of these principles through for instance: Research and analysis, public education, Interaction with business and others who influence public opinion.
South African Liberal Students Association (SALSA)
www.salsa.ac.za
The South African Liberal Students Association is busy with issues like "Tolerance on the campus", human rights and other internal problems of the campus. SALSA is organised nationwide.
Institute for Voluntary Initiative (IVI)
www.bythepeople.org.za
Bythepeople.org.za is a project of the Institute for Voluntary Initiative (IVI). The IVI is a non-profit think tank aimed at promoting a greater role for private initiative in the provision of basic services such as education, security and healthcare, particularly for poor people. Private township schools and inner-city universities, corporate HIV programmes and church-run AIDS hospices, private police forces in areas like downtown Johannesburg - all of these initiatives offer an exciting glimpse of the potential of the private sector to provide solutions to our most pressing problems, and greater hope for our future.
Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC)
www.hsrc.ac.za
The Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa is a statutory body established in 1968. It primarily undertakes large-scale, policy-relevant, social-scientific projects for public-sector users, non-governmental organisations and international development agencies.
Institute for Democracy in South Africa (Idasa)
www.idasa.org.za
Idasa's mission is to promote a sustainable democracy in South Africa by building democratic institutions, educating citizens and advocating social justice. Idasa also supports empowerment of municipalities and their communities through its Local Government Centre, encouraging effective and accountable governance and service delivery.
Institute of Security Studies (ISS)
www.iss.co.za
ISS aims to conceptualise, inform and enhance the security debate in Africa, including work on corruption in government.
Impumelelo
www.impumelelo.org.za
The Impumelelo Innovation Awards Trust rewards exceptional projects that involve partnerships with the public sector that enhance the quality of life of poor communities in innovative ways.
Parliamentary Monitoring Group (PMG)
www.pmg.org.za
The PMG aims to make available minutes of the proceedings of South African Parliamentary Committees.
Independent Electoral Commission (IEC)
www.elections.org.za
The IEC works to strengthen constitutional democracy through the delivery of free and fair elections in which every voter is able to record his or her informed choice. The IEC website contains all national, provincial and local government election results and results of municipal by-elections. Citizens of South African can also check their voter registration details online.
Electoral Institute of Southern Africa (EISA)
www.eisa.org.za
The EISA’s mission is to strengthen electoral processes, good governance, human rights and democratic values through research, capacity building, advocacy and other targeted interventions.
South African Local Government Related Sites
The Institute for Local Government Management (ILGM)
www.ilgm.co.za
The vision of the ILGM is to enhance managerial expertise in Local Government in order to attain excellence in local government.
The Municipal Demarcation Board
www.demarcation.org.za
The Municipal Demarcation Board works in terms of the Municipal Demarcation Act and delimits wards, determines municipality categories and performs and advisory function, such as the alignment of functional service delivery boundaries with constitutional boundaries. The website contains demarcation maps, list of new municipal names, municipal profiles and more.
The Municipal Infrastructure Investment Unit (MIIU)
www.miiu.co.za
The Municipal Infrastructure Investment Unit (MIIU) is a Section 21 Company established by the government to help municipalities find innovative solutions to critical problems with the financing and management of essential municipal services such as water supply, sanitation, waste, energy, transport, etc.
Interesting International Local Government Related Sites
The Local Government Commission
www.lgc.org
The Local Government Commission is a non-profit, non-partisan membership organisation that provides inspiration, technical assistance, and networking to local elected officials and other dedicated community leaders who are working to create healthy, walkable and resource-efficient communities.
The Institute of Municipal Finance Officers
National Treasury-guidelines and circulars:
www.treasury.gov.za/legislation/MFMA/defauly.aspx
The New Local Government Network
www.nlgn.org.uk
A non-profit making, independent think-tank, NLGN seeks to transform public services, revitalise local political leadership and empower local communities.
Local Government Environmental Assistance Network
www.lgean.org
LGEAN is a ‘first-stop shop’ providing environmental management, planning, funding and regulatory information.
Improvement and Development Agency (IDEA)
www.idea.gov.uk
As an advocate of the best in local government, the IDEA aims to deliver practical solutions to improve local government performance and develop innovative approaches to ensure the transfer of knowledge within local government.
City Journal
www.city-journal.org
City Journal is America’s premier urban-policy magazine. City Journal offers a stimulating mix of hardheaded practicality and cutting-edge theory, with articles on everything from school financing, policing strategy, and welfare policy, to urban architecture, family policy and more.
International Liberal Democratic Organisations
British Liberal Democrats
www.libdems.org.uk
The British Liberal Democrats is a political party that exists to build and safeguard a fair, free and open society, in which they seek to balance the fundamental values of liberty, freedom and community, and in which no-one shall be enslaved by poverty, ignorance or conformity.
Liberal International
www.liberal-international.org
Liberal International is the world federation of liberal political parties. Founded in 1947 it has become a pre-eminent network for liberal parties and for the strengthening of liberal democracy around the world.
Cato Institute
www.cato.org
The Cato Institute is a non-profit public policy research foundation and is named for Cato’s Letters, a series of libertarian pamphlets that helped lay the philosophical foundation for the American Revolution.
Civil Society International
www.civilsoc.org
Civil Society International (CSI) assists independent organisations working for democracy and civil society in countries closed, or inhospitable, to these principles.
Foundation for Economic Education (FEE)
www.fee.org
FEE is the ‘home’ for friends of freedom everywhere. FEE works in the study of the moral and intellectual foundations or free society and to share its knowledge with individuals everywhere.
Centre for International Private Enterprise
www.cipe.org
The Centre for International Private Enterprise (CIPE), an affiliate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, works to build democracy and market economies throughout the world. CIPE works in four principal areas: a grants program currently supporting over 90 indigenous organizations in developing countries, an award winning communications strategy, training programs, and technical assistance through field offices.
Ludwig von Mises Institute
www.mises.org
The Ludwig von Mises Institute is the research and educational centre of classical liberalism, libertarian political theory and the Austrian School of Economics.
Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty
www.acton.org
Founded in 1990, “the mission of the Acton Institute is to promote a free and virtuous society characterised by individual liberty and sustained by religious principles.
Advocates for Self-Government
www.self-gov.org
The Advocates for Self-Government is a non-profit educational organization dedicated to helping individuals encounter, evaluate and embrace the ideas of liberty.
American Enterprise Institute
www.aei.org
The American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research is dedicated to preserving and strengthening the foundations of freedom – limited government, private enterprise, vital and political institutions, and a strong foreign policy and national defence – through research, open debate and publications.
Atlas Economic Research Foundation
www.atlasusa.org
Incorporated in 1981, the Atlas Economic Research Foundation helps to create, develop and support independent public policy research institutes internationally. Atlas serves institutes offering advice and referrals, financial assistance, informational workshop programmes, and access to an international network of leaders and scholars who share the common goal of promoting a free society.
Evergreen Freedom Foundation
www.effua.org
The mission of the Evergreen Freedom Foundation is to advance individual liberty, free enterprise and responsible government.
The Fraser Institute
www.fraserinstitute.ca
Free Market Solutions for Public Policy Problems
Free Market.Net
www.free-market.net
The world’s most comprehensive source for information on liberty
The Heritage Foundation
www.heritage.org
Founded in 1973, the heritage Foundation is a research and educational institute – whose mission is to formulate and promote conservative public policies based on the promotion of free enterprise, limited government and individual freedom.
The Independent Institute
www.independent.org
The mission of the Independent Institute is to transcend the all-too-common politicisation superficiality of public policy research and debate, redefine the debate over public issues and foster new and effective directions for government reform.
The Institute for Humane Studies
www.theihs.org
The Institute for Humane Studies is a unique organisation that assists undergraduate and graduate students worldwide with an interest in individual liberty.
John Locke Foundation
www.johnlocke.org
The John Locke Foundation is a non-profit, non-partisan policy institute. Its purpose is to conduct research, disseminate information, and advance public understanding of society based on the principles of individual liberty, the voluntary exchange in a free market economy and limited government.
Libertarian Press
www.libpress.com
Libertarian Press, was established in 1952 by Frederick Nymeyer, a businessman who understood the true nature of personal liberty, private property, and the profit motive.
Mannkal Economic Education Foundation
www.mannkal.org
The Mannkal Foundation is a registered non-profit organisation with an independent board. Your own libertarian/free-market/Objectivist/Austrian economics/input is invited.
National Centre for Policy Analysis
www.public-policy.org
The National Centre for Public Policy is dedicated to the constitutional principles of limited government, open markets and individual freedom and responsibility and serves to promote those ideals in the public policy of the United States.
Pioneer Institute
www.pioneerinstitute.org
Pioneer is a non-partisan think tank dedicated to challenging conventional wisdom through innovative solutions to public policy problems. Underlying all of our work is the belief that individual freedom and responsibility, limited and accountable government, and the expert application of free market principles contribute to greater human dignity, happiness and economic prosperity.
Pioneer Network
www.pioneernet.org
Pioneer Network is a virtual community gathers to discuss public policy questions. Every few weeks new research by different organisation is posted, about which members can engage in conversation through posting to the message board.
Political Economy Research Centre (PERC)
www.perc.org
PERC is a market-oriented think tank focusing on environmental and natural resource research and policy analysis.
The Reason Foundation
www.reason.org
The Reason Foundation is a national research and educational organisation that explores and promotes public policy based on rationality and freedom.
The Restoration
www.libertarians.com/restoration
The Restoration is a monthly journal of ideas that explores the implications of a free society dedicated to creating a new political, social and philosophical discussion among students.
American Law and Policy Foundation (ALPF)
www.legalpolicy.org
The American Law and Policy Foundation is an independent legal research and education non-profit organisation. ALPF was established to counter the anti-business, politically correct, and big government ideologies that frequently dominate legal discourse.
The Objectivist Centre
www.objectivistcenter.org
The goal of the Objectivist Centre is to help create a new culture in society, a culture in tune with the entrepreneurial spirit of the new economy, a culture that affirms the core objectivist value of reason, individualism, freedom and achievement.
The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE)
www.thefire.org
FIRE is a non-profit educational foundation devoted to free speech, individual liberty, religious freedom, the rights of conscience, legal equality, due process and academic freedom.
Adam Smith Institute (ASI)
www.adamsmith.org
ASI is described as the United Kingdom’s leading innovator pf practical market-economic policies. The Institute’s main focus is on reforming government and state enterprises in order to promote choice, competition, enterprise, and user-focus.