There are exceptions and cases where government reports are made available on the internet, but my general impression is that at this stage government is not remotely fulfilling the potential of the new technology, even to talk to itself. There is also no strategy as far as I can see for talking to those who talk for government, to use modems and the web. Some of what government does in the form of speeches and papers is now available on the web. This is mainly through the efforts of the ANC which publishes its own and government's material on its website . There are other government sites.
Some authorities already do a very good job on the web.
Government must use the internet to communicate more effectively both internally and externally. This does not mean that people who do not have direct access to the internet will be deprived of the information which government makes available through it. Radio journalists, in particular, should be able to access the information and communicate it to poorer South Africans who do not have access to other media. There will be many points of contact, besides, through local and provincial governments, through non-governmental organisations and through political parties and their representatives such as members of Parliament. Another important point of contact should be through trade unions, both at the union offices and at the workplace.