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- The Government Gazette (Afrikaans: Staatskoerant) is the Gazette of record of South Africa. It is the "official organ of Government". The Government Gazette is used by the government as an official way of communicating to the general public.
- The Gazette includes proclamations by the President as well as both general and government notices made by its various departments.
- The Government Gazette publishes regulations and notices in terms of acts, changes of names, company registrations and deregistrations, financial statements, land restitution notices, liquor licence applications and transport permits. Board and legal notices are also published in the Gazette; these cover insolvencies, liquidation and estate notices.
Source: Wikipedia, Government Gazette of South Africa
- Gazettes are updated daily.
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- National Library, The (www.nlsa.ac.za)
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- Government Printing Works, The
E-mail: jpe@print.pwv.gov.za
Tel: +(012) 334 4734-6
Fax: +(012) 677 6969
Postal address: Private Bag X85, Pretoria, 0001
Street address: 149 Bosman Street, Pretoria
- Green Gazette SA does not offer legal advice, or recommend which attorneys and or law firms to appoint. You may consider contacting the Law Society (www.lssa.org.za) at;
- Law Society of South Africa
304 Brooks Street, Menlo Park, Pretoria
P O Box 36626, Menlo Park 0102
Docex 82, Pretoria
Tel: (012) 366 8800
Fax: (012) 362 0969
- Direct with the Government Printing Works. Dial (012) 334, then either 4591 / 4523 / 4673 / 4674 / 4685 / 4686 / 4687 / 5830 / 5840 or 5841.
- Closing times Liquor Licence applications
Publication dates of liquor licences in Gazettes are typically on the first Wednesday (Gauteng Province) or the first Friday (all other provinces) of every month. In some cases, publication dates for the Gauteng liquor licences is on the last Wednesday of the month. Kindly confirm exact dates directly with the Government Prining Works. - Notices to appear typically be received two weeks prior to publication by the Government Printing Works.
- Closing time for Legal Notices and other Departmental notices
The Government Gazette is typically published every Friday. Notices to appear typically recieved by the Government Printing Works by 15h00 the preceding Friday.