| About the South Africa Public Information Center  The South Africa Country Office Public Information Center(PIC)/Library is located in Pretoria, South Africa. It also oversees Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia and Swaziland, providing information services free of charge to the public.
The PIC's objective is to promote an understanding of the World Bank’s operations and to share knowledge through the use of and easy access to Bank information such as research information. Much of the information is available through hard-copy collections and some documents are available free of charge online on the World Development Sources website. The South Africa PIC/Library also serves as the central contact in the country for anyone seeking to obtain Bank documents or looking for other information. For information on the World Bank's policy on Information Disclosure click here. If you have any comments or suggestions, please e-mail us. Location Please be informed that as of Friday June 12th 2009, the World Bank office will relocate to its new premises, address below:
442 Rodericks Street
Lynnwood Road
Tshwane
0081
South Africa
Telephone.: +27 12 348 8895
Fax number 1 : +27 12 348 7120
Fax number 2: +27 12 348 7127 Directions
From Johannesburg:
Take the N1(North) Highway to Tshwane/Polokwane
Continue on the N1 North Tshwane/Witbank/Polokwane
Then take the Lynnwood Road off-ramp
Turn left at the robots (traffic lights) onto Lynnwood Road
Then turn right into Rodericks Street at the 1st robots (traffic lights)
World Bank office is the 1st building on the left From Tshwane Central:
Take Church street and pass over the bridge.
At the Y junction, turn right into Cussoonia.
Turn right into Meiring Naude Road at the 1st robots (traffic light).
Turn right into Kings Highway at the 4th robots (traffic light).
Then take a 2nd left into Rodericks Road
Cross stop street, Pass the traffic circle.
World Bank Office is on the right hand side From Polokwane
Take the N1 highway to Johannesburg
Take the Atterbury Road off-ramp
Continue and turn right at Lynnwood Road.
Then turn left into Rodericks Street
World Bank office is the 1st building on the left Mailing Address P. O. Box 12629
Hatfield, 0028
Pretoria Hours of Operation Monday - Thursday, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Friday, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm Services The PIC/Library provides and offers the following services and facilities: - Photocopy services
- Reference services
- Free access to World Bank online databases
- User education and training
- Information services
- Assistive technology for persons with visual disabilities
The World Bank Indigenous Knowledge for Development Program started in 1998 as a World Bank partnership with more than a dozen bilateral, multilateral and non-governmental organizations. The program’s main objectives are to raise awareness of and promote learning from indigenous knowledge systems to enrich the development process. Visit the IK website to learn more about the Indigenous Knowledge program. Services for Persons with Disabilities The PIC has Assistive Technologies that allow visually impaired persons to operate a computer independently, below are the different available resources - Zoom text Screen Magnifier, which enlarges text in a computer
- Desktop Video Magnifier Screen for persons with low vision, enabling easy reading of books and handwriting
- Sara Scanner / Reader, that allows a blind person to read the contents of a screen.
- Jaws Screen Reader, which converts a computer into a “talking computer” by reading web pages and documents aloud.
Development Information Centers - Lesotho Development Information Center (LDIC) at the National University of Lesotho
- Botswana Development Information Center (BDIC) at the Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis
- Namibia Development Information Center (NDIC) at the Namibia Polytechnic
- Swaziland Development Information Center (SDIC) at the University of Swaziland
- Johannesburg Development Information Center (JDIC) at the South African Institute of International Affairs
Purchase of World Bank Publications The PIC does not distribute or sell publications. World Bank publications can be purchased locally at: Blue Weaver
P.O. Box 30370
Tokai, 7966
Cape Town
Tel: (27 11) 807 4517
Fax: (27 866) 103 584
Contact: Neille Wrigley
Mobile; 2783 419 9991
E-mail: blueweaver@wrigley.co.za For direct orders from the World Bank, please visit World Bank Infoshop.
Other Facilities The PIC/Library has two public computers which are set aside for your use. They may be used for browsing CD-ROM materials, access to the World Bank’s website and to the Internet for on-line research only. Contacts Mmenyane Seoposengwe
Email: salibrary@worldbank.org
Telephone +2712 348 8895
Fax +2712 348 7120 |
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