Nursing Library Guide

Laws of South Africa: consolidated legislation. Produced by the University of Pretoria, this is a reliable source of up to date legislation.

Government and Provincial Gazettes online

Library guide

Published by the South African Police Service

Library guide

Department of Health guidelines

Information about municipalities, local and national government. Includes maps, demographics and information relating to employment and services such as water and electricity supply

Defines a desired destination and identifies the role different sectors of society need to play in reaching that goal

Includes datasets from the South African Department of Basic Education and the National Income Dynamics Study (NIDS).

A guide to government information resources on poverty in South Africa

A library guide linking to government resources relating to children, families, poverty, substance abuse and other social issues

Portal for data, statistics and visualizations produced by Stats SA. Includes dataset browser (Data Catalog) for finding information on CPI, Demographics, Electricity, Household Expenditures, Living conditions, Malaria, Mortality, Poverty and Urbanization

Library guide

A selection of material available through UCT’s archival holdings including photographs

A database of resources covering mental health, substance abuse, disability, general health, human rights and development

Library guide

Draft copy produced by the Western Cape Department of Health

Socio-economic Profiles 2018

Official website

City of Cape Town Health Department

The latest Census in South Africa was undertaken in October 2011 and is the most comprehensive source of socio-economic and demographic information available for city-wide and local level analysis in Cape Town. Included here are Subcouncil, Suburb and individual Ward Profiles.

Find information on health care, facilities, transport and a map viewer showing community services for a specific area.

A publication that provides functional information for monitoring progress as a means to help improve health systems organization and delivery.

Includes population data, household information, data on service delivery, economics and education, devolving to suburb or community level.

Resources to help you find economic, health and population data in South Africa and worldwide.