Government publications

What are government publications?

Government publications are all publications published by the government. They include law reports, statutes, government gazettes, Government Department annual, Commission Reports, debates of the Senate and National Assembly (Hansard), etc.

Where can you find government publications?

• Government publications in the Rhodes Library are housed in the Level 1 Books & Periodicals Store.

• Copies of government publications can be bought (at minimal cost) from the government printers. The Government Printing Works is situated at 90 Plein St., Cape Town. Tel nr.: (021) 465-7531. In Cape Town only government gazettes and acts are supplied.
• Many of these publications are also available on the Internet at South African Government Online.

Different types of government publications

The following are just a few types of government publications that are available in your Library:

	TYPE		DESCRIPTION
	Statutes		Statutes include all the acts that have been approved and are law in South Africa.
	Government Gazettes		All notices, changes to acts, acts, green papers, etc., are published in the government gazettes.
	SA Law Reports		Very significant court cases are published in SA Law Reports which are used for future references in court cases.
	SA Labour Law Reports		This is similar to SA Law Reports, except that these reports only focus on the labour law in South Africa. These reports include CCMA hearings, bargaining councils, proceedings, etc.

The Rhodes University Library subscribes to various online Government Publications via SABINET Online and Jutastat. See Rhodes Library Electronic Research Databases

A very useful resource on the Internet