For South Africa use the .co.za for searches and .co.uk for searches in the UK.
Try this method and see the different results for each.
Google imparts a subtle but distinct country bias in its search results that can have a profound impact on the likelihood of success with genealogy searches. Use this bias to your advantage.
Remember that Google is a general search engine and not optimized for specific genealogy searches. A couple of things to note about entering names in Google:
- Google is not case sensitive - enter all names in small cap form
- Try different spelling variations of the name
- Also look for variations of the form Last Name, First Name
- Look up women by their maiden name
- If someone has an uncommon first name, try looking them up only using their first name
