Case:
Enter your search terms in lower case. The search
engine will find both the upper and lower case
instances of your search term.
Single words:
If you want to search for a specific word, literally
as it is, enclose it in double quotation marks,
e.g. "elections". The result will be all pages
containing the word elections, but not election.
String of words
or phrase:
If you want to search for a string
of words or a phrase, enter the string
in the specific order you want it, e.g. local
government. The result will be all pages containing
the two words exactly as you entered it.
Two or more
words:
If you want to search for pages with two or
more words appearing in it, but not necessary
side by side, e.g. Mbeki and elections, enter:
Mbeki AND elections. The result will be all
pages containing the words Mbeki as well as
elections.
If you want to search
for pages with either of these words appearing
in it, enter Mbeki OR elections. The result
will be all pages containing at least one of
your search terms (all pages containing the
word Mbeki, all pages containing the word elections
and all pages containing both these words.
Exclude pages that
are not relevant to your search by preceding
the search term NOT, e.g. Mbeki NOT elections.
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