Also known as the Varktelers Genootskap van Suid Afrika, the Pig Breeders’ Society of South Africa (PBS) functions to ensure that breeders have one voice in complying with the legislation contained in the Livestock Development Act of South Africa.
Continue reading →North West Chamber of Commerce and Industry (also called the Kamer van Handel en Nyweheid) strives, as a confederation of business organisations, to protect and promote the collective interests of business in the North West Province based on the principles of justice, a free market system, entrepreneurship and equal opportunitiesWe strive as a confederation of business organisations to protect and promote the collective interests of business in the North West Province based on the principles of justice, a free market system, entrepreneurship and equal opportunities
Continue reading →The National Footwear and Leather Cluster is a not-for-profit company established by the Department of Trade and Industry within the administration of Vaal University of Technology.
This autonomous entity with head office based at VUT Technology station, in Sebokeng is controlled by an independent steering committee represented by its regional cluster members, labour, industry (SAFLIA), IDC and the DTI.
It has the function of creating a platform on which the Footwear industry can flourish.
Employers’ association for manufactured fibres
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Continue reading →The NHLS Biobank helps to secure and manage collections of biomaterials and its associated data for research, human health and biotechnology development, for the benefit of society.
The NHLS Biobank was established in response to the growing burden of communicable and non- communicable diseases in South Africa
Continue reading →The NHLS is a national public entity established in terms of the National Health Laboratory Service Act, No. 37 of 2000, governed by a Board to provide quality, affordable, and sustainable health laboratory services, training, and research. It was established in 2001, by amalgamating the former South African Institute for Medical Research (SAIMR), the National Institute for Virology and the National Centre for Occupational Health. It is managed according to the provisions of the National Health Laboratory Service Act, the NHLS Rules, and the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA), No. 1 of 1999 (as amended).
Through its countrywide network of quality-assured diagnostic laboratories, the NHLS is the sole provider of diagnostic pathology services to over 80 percent of the South African population. It also provides surveillance support for communicable diseases, occupational health and cancer..
Continue reading →The Pomegranate Producers Association of South Africa (POMASA) was established in 2009, with the main purpose of providing a structured platform through which industry specific matters could be addressed with a common benefit for its members.
The pomegranate industry gained popularity over recent years. As the industry became more commercialised, pomegranate producers realised the mutual benefits of forming an industry body through which common focus areas can be identified and addressed by the association.
Continue reading →The Post-Harvest Innovation (PHI) Programme is a public-private partnership between the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) and the Fresh Produce Exporters’ Forum (FPEF), with the FPEF as the implementing partner. The Programme is funded by the DSI’s Sector-Specific Innovation Fund. PHI is directed at developing innovative technology in the postharvest leg of the fresh fruit value chain, to develop and maintain the global competitiveness of the South African fresh fruit industry. The DSI’s premise for initiating and supporting the PHI Programme, launched in 2007, was based on the need to address the innovation challenges for building a competitive and sustainable fresh fruit export industry.
Continue reading →Plant Improvement South Africa (also known as Plantverbetering Suid-Afrika) is a non profit company incorporated under Schedule 5 of the Companies Act, 2008 (Act 71 of 2008). The company was registered in 2004 with the main objective of providing management and administrative services in support of plant improvement and plant certification in the interests of horticulture in South Africa.
The company is based in Paarl and currently provides services to the South African Deciduous Fruit Plant Certification Scheme and the South African Plant Certification Scheme for Vines.
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