About
the website
The "GICS -
Gazette In Cyber Space"
website is maintained by GICS
Purpose of the
website
The purpose
of the GICS website is to be the official Information point to South Africa
Government and Provincial Government Gazette.
To fulfill
this purpose, the objectives of the website are to:
- Provide access to online government Gazette
- Provide information about government and
Provincial laws.
The main
target audience of the website is:
- the broad public
- intermediaries - government officials and
other - for providing information to the broader public
- the media
- national, provincial and local government
officials
- private-sector organizations and business
- the international community.
Scope of information on
the website
The website
covers the following content:
- Information on South Africa public holidays.
- Government documents. This section includes
documents and publications such as the Constitution, Acts, Bills,
Regulations, Notices, policy documents, the Government Tender Bulletin, Government Gazette,
Provincial gazettes, etc.
Documents open for public comment are also published on the
website.
- Information on key issues.
- In Links to non-government websites with
content matter relevant to government's national priorities.
Other website
features
- Use the Client Comment page to comment or
enquire about the GICS website. You can also request additional government
information that is not available on this website.
- Subscribe to mailing lists. Revelant information that is published will be email
in a newsleter to subscribers.
- “What’s New” page provides a listing of the
latest information available on the website. Information is organised according to the main information categories
available on the website, while new website features are also announced
when relevant.
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs). This page contains questions and answers that
are frequently requested by users of the website. FAQs
on information as well as on website issues are provided.
Frequency of updating
The website
is updated on a daily basis. Our policy is to provide information as and when
it becomes available. However, the developers of the GICS website cannot
guarantee the currency of information that is published on other websites that
we link to. See Terms of
Conditions, par 4.3.
Help for accessing information on this
website
Additional
functionality
To enhance
access to the website, it provides the functionality to access information in
different ways, including:
- A search link is available on the website.
This search functionality only searches information that is available on
this website. It is not possible to search on other websites from this
website.
- The website provides menu’s to information
available on deeper levels of the website.
Recommended browsers
and screen resolution
Recommended browser for viewing the website are Internet Explorer 6.0.
A screen
resolution of 1024 X 768 pixels is recommended.
Document formats
The main format
for information on this website is PDF. PDF versions of documents are provided
to preserve the original layout thereof and to assist users in the downloading
thereof.
To open PDF
documents, you need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader 8 or higher
installed on your computer. It will open documents directly in your browser.
All Documents
are 2MB or smaller, sometimes it takes long to open PDF documents. In this
case, we recommend that you download it to your computer and open it from
there.
Tips to
download documents to your computer:
When using Internet Explorer as your
browser:
- With your mouse, right click on the link to
the document you want to download.
- In the drop-down menu, choose 'Save Target
as'.
- In the 'Save As' window choose the location on
your hard drive where you want to save the document and click on the
'Save' button. The file will be downloaded to the location you have
specified.
- Open your Acrobat Reader application and open
the documents that you have downloaded.
When using Netscape as your browser:
- With your mouse, shift and click (left mouse
click) on the link to the document you want to save.
- In the 'Save As' window choose the location on
your hard drive where you want to save the document and click on the
'Save' button. The file will be downloaded to the location you have
specified.
- Open your Acrobat Reader application and open
the documents that you have downloaded.
Need help with
problems experienced on the website?
Please
contact us (info@gics.co.za) if you
encounter problems with the website.
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