dirco.gov.za

https://dirco.gov.za· First analyzed 29 Apr 2026· Updated 29 Apr 2026

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dirco.gov.za

Mobile

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Hosting Provider

Microsoft Azure

azure.microsoft.com

IP Address

102.37.152.220

Site Location

🇿🇦 South Africavia tld

Server Location

🇿🇦 Johannesburg, South Africa

ASN

AS8075

Organization

Microsoft Azure Cloud (southafricanorth)

Server

LiteSpeed

Nameservers

ns3.gov.za.ns1.openet.gov.za.

Performance

Core Web Vitals

Weight

First Contentful Paint

1.5 s10%

Speed Index

1.9 s10%

Largest Contentful Paint

—25%

Total Blocking Time

0.0 ms30%

Cumulative Layout Shift

0.00025%

7.3 MB

188 requests

Image Optimization

Lazy LoadResponsive

0–49

50–89

90–100

Architecture Stack

Monolithic

⚙️ SSR

WordPress

cms

Phlox Prov5.17.12Custom

by averta

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Technology Stack

35 Technologies Detected

Plugins

Stachethemes_Event_Calendar Bdthemes Element Pack Pdf Embedder Post Grid And Filter Ultimate Bwdsi Social Icon

Elementor

Auxin Elements 3D Flipbook Dflip Lite Popup Anything On Click Elementskit Lite

Elementor

Auxin Pro Tools

Google Analytics For Wordpress

All In One Wp Security And Firewall Premium Revslider Auxin The News Auxin Portfolio

Yoast SEO

Libraries

jQueryv3.7.1

jQuery UI

Underscore.js Moment.js

Analytics

CSS Frameworks

Frameworks

Other

Other

Icon Libraries

Fonts

Web Servers

Customer Support

SEO Analysis

B71/100

Meta Tags5/15

Content10/12

Headings3/8

Technical24/25

E-E-A-T2/7

Images3/7

Links5/5

URL5/5

Social4/5

Freshness4/4

Mobile3/4

Indexability3/3

dirco.gov.zadirco.gov.za

Home - DIRCO

Latest News More News Articles Calendar Ubuntu Radio

Title Length12 chars

Recommended: 50-60 chars (~77px / 580px)

Description Length52 chars

Recommended: 120-160 chars

Issues (2)

• Missing H1 tag — every page should have exactly one H1
• Most images missing alt text (6/6) — critical for accessibility and SEO

10 issues found

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Crawlability

Sitemap

Type: index

13 URLs

13 sub-sitemaps

robots.txt

21 rules

Sitemap reference found

Allows all crawlers

Local SEO

Local Search Readiness

34/100

Needs Work

9 9

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AI & LLM Readiness

D53/100

Bot Access

20/25

Machine Read.

10/25

Schema Data

8/25

Citation

15/25

AI Bot Access

14/14 accessible

AI Search

OAI-SearchBot

PerplexityBot

Claude-SearchBot

Gemini-Deep-Research

DuckAssistBot

Training

GPTBot

ClaudeBot

Google-Extended

Meta-ExternalAgent

Bytespiderinfo

Amazonbot

Applebot-Extended

CCBotinfo

Fetch

ChatGPT-User

Machine Readability

llms.txtinvalid

llms-full.txt

Semantic HTML

Heading Hierarchy

Text ratio:1%

Words:813

Token eff.:Optimal

Structured Data

4 JSON-LD

Organization×1.1WebSiteBreadcrumbListSearchAction

sameAs entity links

Citation Readiness

Opening Summary36w

Descriptive Headingsavg 14.7w

Canonical URL

Open Graph2/3

Twitter Card1/3

Language Tag

Publish Date

Author Info

Lists

Tables

TL;DR / Summary

About Page Link

Recommendations (10)

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Accessibility

WCAG 2.1 Compliance

Evaluates how accessible your website is for users with disabilities, based on WCAG 2.1 guidelines. Checks images, forms, keyboard navigation, ARIA roles, and color contrast.

73/100

Passed

Critical

Warnings

Images & Alt Text

20/20

Checks if images have descriptive alt text for screen readers and visually impaired users.

Semantic Structure

13/20

Evaluates proper use of HTML5 semantic elements (header, nav, main, footer) and heading hierarchy.

Forms & Inputs

5/15

Verifies form fields have labels, error messages are clear, and inputs are properly associated.

Color & Contrast

15/15

Tests text-to-background color contrast ratios against WCAG AA/AAA minimum requirements.

Keyboard & Focus

9/15

Ensures all interactive elements are reachable and operable via keyboard (tab, enter, escape).

ARIA & Roles

11/15

Checks correct use of WAI-ARIA attributes (roles, states, properties) for assistive technologies.

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Carbon Footprint

SWDM v4 · Eco-Score

Carbon emissions estimated using the Sustainable Web Design Model v4 (SWDM v4). Factors in data center, network, and device energy across new and returning visitors. Grade thresholds based on HTTP Archive percentiles.

38/100

756 mg

CO₂e / view

7.3 MB

Page Weight

Cleaner Than

New Visitor

864 mg

Returning (cached)

432 mg

Annual (10K/mo)

90.8 kg

Emission Segments

Data Center

37 mg

Network

222 mg

Device

497 mg

Resource Breakdown

JavaScript

1.1 MB

Images

3.1 MB

CSS

2.9 MB

Fonts

10.7 KB

HTML

63.7 KB

Other

75.0 KB

Green Hosting Verified

Microsoft Azure

Provider Match

7 recommendations

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Security Score

21%Critical

Interactive

HTTPS

No WAF

39d

Certificate Details

Type

Domain Validated (DV)

Certificate Authority

Let's Encrypt

Key Algorithm

RSA (2048 bit)

Signature

SHA-256 with RSA

TLS Version

TLSv1.3

HTTP Protocol

HTTP/2+H3

Valid From

10.03.2026

Valid Until

08.06.2026

Subject Alternative Names (2)

dirco.gov.zawww.dirco.gov.za

SHA-256 Fingerprint

55:CE:48:66:59:5C:46:32:FE:BA:DB:DC:72:7B:75:47:93:8E:24:C1...

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HTTP Headers

Developer Console

alt-svc

h3=":443"; ma=2592000, h3-29=":443"; ma=2592000, h3-Q050=":4...

content-encoding

📦 Gzip(gzip)

content-length

64880

content-type

text/html; charset=UTF-8

date

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 19:51:48 GMT

link

<https://dirco.gov.za/wp-json/>; rel="https://api.w.org/", <...

Good Warning Issue

Email Infrastructure

Microsoft 365

Score

100

SPF

DKIM

DMARC

DMARC Policy

Reject (Strictest)

MX Records (1)

dirco-gov-za.mail.protection.outlook.com

Domain Information

dirco.gov.za

DNSSEC

Not Enabled

Privacy & Compliance

Cookie Consent Banner

Mobile Compatibility

Viewport & Responsive Test

Tests how well your website works on mobile devices. Checks viewport configuration, responsive layout, touch targets, font readability, and simulates rendering across different screen sizes.

60/100

Mobile Friendly1 breakpoint

Viewport Meta

The viewport meta tag tells mobile browsers how to scale the page. Without it, mobile devices render at desktop width.

Responsive Design

Uses CSS media queries or flexible layouts to adapt content to different screen sizes automatically.

Touch Icons

Apple touch icons and favicons displayed when users add the site to their home screen on mobile devices.

Readable Font Size

Base font size should be at least 16px on mobile to ensure text is readable without zooming.

Relative Units

Using em, rem, %, or vw instead of fixed px values allows content to scale properly across screen sizes.

No H-Scroll Risk

No elements wider than the viewport that would cause horizontal scrolling on mobile devices.

Tap Targets OK

Interactive elements (buttons, links) are at least 48x48px with enough spacing to prevent accidental taps.

No Fixed Widths

No elements with fixed pixel widths that could overflow on smaller screens and break the layout.

Viewport

initial-scale=1,user-scalable=no,width=device-width

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Typography & Readability

Lato + Google Sans Flex

WCAG Partial

56/100

Readability

/30

23/30

16px · LH 1.50

Hierarchy

/20

7/20

WCAG

/25

16/25

1.22:1 min contrast

Performance

/25

10/25

3 fonts · 10 req

Heading Font

Lato

Sans

Body Font

Google Sans Flex

Sans16px

Contrast Ratio

1.22:1

14 issues

Reading Comfort

~33 CPL

Narrow lines

32px

16px

✅ Excellent readability: 16px body text is ideal for all devices.

✅ Optimal line spacing: 1.50 ratio (ideal range 1.4–1.6).

⚠️ Hard to read: Flesch score 36/100. Simplify sentences for wider reach.

⚠️ Partial contrast: 14 elements below WCAG AA threshold (min 1.2:1).

❌ Missing H1: Every page should have exactly one H1 element for SEO and accessibility.

✅ Smart font loading: font-display: swap prevents invisible text during load (FOIT).

GGoogle Fonts Buy on MyFontsFlesch 36

Color Palette

13 unique colors

3.93:1 AA Large Light

#83807d

Other· 11%

#ffffff

Text· 9%

#1bb0ce

Primary· 0%

#fba32e

Primary· 22.9%

#fdbb37

Accent· 13.200000000000001%

#112d1f

Secondary· 10.5%

#9a6f3f

Secondary· 5.4%

#ce8e44

Accent· 5.2%

Business & Marketing Stack

3 Tools Detected

Advanced

Behavior Analytics

Google AnalyticsFree

User behavior and product analytics

Advertising

Facebook PixelMid-Market

Ad platforms and retargeting pixels

Social Media

Facebook SDKFree

Social widgets and sharing tools

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Scripts & Styles

30 Resources

Scripts

Styles

Async

Defer

Top Script Sources

dirco.gov.za(14)connect.facebook.net(2)maps.googleapis.com(2)googletagmanager.com(1)widget.tagembed.com(1)

Website Identity

Department of International Relation and Cooperations

Organization

Department of International Relations & Cooperation

webmaster@dirco.gov.za

dirco.gov.za/

Location detected: 🇿🇦 South Africavia tld

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Last analyzed: 29 Apr 2026 at 19:52

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