- Academy of Prosthodontics South Africa (APSA)
- English Academy of Southern Africa (EASA)
- Indian Academy of South Africa (IASA)
- International Academy of Pathology, South African Division (IAPSA)
- South African Academy of Aesthetic Dentistry (SAAAD)
- South African Academy of Engineering (SAAE)
- South African Academy of Family Physicians (SAAFP)
- Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie Vir Wetenskap & Kuns (SAAWK)
What is an Academy?
In the South African context, an academy is an organization that is dedicated to advancing knowledge and education in a particular field or discipline. Academies … Continue reading →
- Dairy Standard Agency (DSA)
- Gauteng Growth and Development Agency (GGDA)
- Housing Development Agency (HDA)
- InvestSA (ISA)
- Italian Trade Agency (ITA)
- Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency (MPTA)
- Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA)
- Poultry Disease Management Agency (PDMA)
- SA Heritage Resoruces Agency (SAHRA)
- Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA)
- Small Enterprise Finance Agency (SEFA)
- South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA)
- South African National Space Agency (SANSA)
- Technology Innovation Agency (TIA)
- Western Cape Investment & Trade Promotion Agency (WESGRO)
What is an Agency?
In general terms, an agency is a business or organization that acts as a representative or intermediary between two or more parties. An agency can … Continue reading →
- Alliance for Children’s Entitlement To Social Security (ACESS)
- Alliance Francaise (AF)
- Alliance of South African Independent Practitioners Associations (ASAIPA)
- Business for South Africa (BSA)
- Construction Alliance South Africa (CASA)
- National Taxi Alliance (NTA)
- Professional Conference Organisers Alliance Network (PCO)
- Responsible Fisheries Alliance (RFA)
- Sentinel Ocean Alliance (SOA)
- South African Oil and Gas Alliance (SAOGA)
- South African SDI Alliance (SASDIA)
What is an Alliance?
An alliance refers to a partnership or collaboration between two or more organizations or groups, with the goal of achieving a shared objective. In South … Continue reading →
- Advertising Regulatory Board (ARB)
- Anglican Board of Education in Southern Africa (ABESA)
- Board of Airline Representatives of South Africa (BARSA)
- Construction Industries Development Board (CIDB)
- Electrical Conformance Board of South Africa (ECBSA)
- Financial Services Board (FSB)
- Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors (IRBA)
- National Accreditation Board for Family Mediators (NABFAM)
- National Gambling Board (NGB)
- North West Tourism Board (NWTB)
- Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB)
- Perishable Products Export Control Board (PPECB)
- Plumbing Industry Registration Board (PIRB)
- Professional Board for Psychology (PBP)
- SA Table Tennis Board (SATTB)
- SA Tourism Board (SATOUR)
- South African Board for People Practices (SABPP)
- South African Board of Jewish Education (SABJE)
What is a Board?
A board is a governing body that is responsible for the management and oversight of an organization or institution. A board typically consists of a … Continue reading →
- Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC)
- Automatic Sprinkler Inspection Bureau (ASIB)
- Bureau for Economic Research (BER)
- Bureau of Market Research (BMR)
- Bushveld Conservation Bureau (BCB)
- Langebaan Tourism Bureau (LTB)
- Montagu-Ashton Tourism Bureau (MTAB)
- Riversdale Tourism Bureau (RTB)
- South African Bureau of Standards (SABS)
- South African National Convention Bureau (SANCB)
- Worcester Tourism Bureau (WTB)
What is a Bureau?
A bureau refers to an organization or agency that is responsible for carrying out specific functions or duties. Bureaux in South Africa typically serve as … Continue reading →
- African Centre for Migration and Society (ACMS)
- Alexandra Development Centre (ADC)
- Bongani Community Development Centre (BCDC)
- Centre for Affordable Housing Finance in Africa (CAHF)
- Centre for AIDS Development, Research and Evaluation (CADRE)
- Centre for Competition, Regulation and Economic Development (CCRED)
- Centre for Development and Enterprise (CDE)
- Centre for Emerging Zoonotic and Parasitic Diseases (CEZPD)
- Centre for Enteric Diseases (CED)
- Centre for Healthcare-Associated Infections, Antimicrobial Resistance and Mycoses (CHARM)
- Centre for HIV and STIs (CHIVSTI)
- Centre for Research on Evaluation, Science and Technology (CREST)
- Centre for Respiratory Diseases and Meningitis (CRDM)
- Centre for Robotics and Future Production (CRFP)
- Centre for The Advancement of Scientific and Mathematics Education (CASME)
- Centre for Tuberculosis (CTB)
- Centre for Vaccines and Immunology (CVI)
- Contact Centre Management Group (CCMG)
- Energy Research Centre (ERC)
- Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC)
- Mental Health Information Centre of South Africa (MHICSA)
- National Aerospace Centre (NAC)
- National Cleaner Production Centre of South Africa (NCPC-SA)
- Performing Arts Centre of The Free State (PACOFS)
- South African Centre for Digital Language Resources (SADiLAR)
- South African Data Centre for Oceanography (SADCO)
- South African National Resource Centre (SANRC)
- South African Vaccination and Immunisation Centre (SAVIC)
What are Centres?
The term “centres” can refer to a variety of different organizations, each of which may have a different focus or purpose. However, some common types … Continue reading →
- Domestic Water Heating Manufacturers Cluster of South Africa (DWH-MANCOSA)
- eThekwini Maritime Cluster (EMC)
- Hydraulic and Pneumatic Export Cluster (HAPEC)
- Medical Device & Diagnostic Innovation Cluster (MeDDIC)
- South African Mineral Processing Equipment Cluster (SAMPEC)
- South African Pumps Cluster (SAPUMP)
- Valve and Actuator Manufacturers Cluster of South Africa (VAMCOSA)
What are Clusters?
Clusters are typically groups of businesses or organizations that can be located in close proximity to each other and are involved in similar or related … Continue reading →
- B-BEE Commission (BBBEEC)
- Broadcasting Complaints Commission of South Africa (BCCSA)
- Commission for Gender Equality (CGE)
- Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC)
- Competition Commission (CCSA)
- Financial and Fiscal Commission (FFC)
- Independent Electoral Commission (IEC)
- International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (ITAC)
- National Consumer Commission (NCC)
- National Lotteries Commission (NLC)
- South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC)
- Water Research Commission (WRC)
What are Commissions?
A commission a is a group of people appointed to perform a specific task or function, often for a government or public entity. Commissions in … Continue reading →
- Confederation of Associations in the Private Employment Sector (CAPES)
- Confederation of Employers In South Africa (COFESA)
- Confederation of Hunting Associations of South Africa (CHASA)
- National Arms And Ammunition Collector’s Confederation Of South Africa (NAACSA)
- SA Sport Anglers and Casting Confederation (SASACC)
- Southern African Energy Efficiency Confederation (SAEE)
- Western Cape Provincial Sport Confederation (WCPSC)
What are Confederations?
Confederations in South Africa refer to a group of organizations, unions, or associations, that are united for a common purpose or goal. In the South … Continue reading →
- Department: Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF)
- Department: Basic Education (DBE)
- Department: Civilian Secretariat for Police Service (DCSPS)
- Department: Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT)
- Department: Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA)
- Department: Correctional Services (DCSPS)
- Department: Employment and Labour (DEL)
- Department: Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE)
- Department: Government Communication and Information System (GCIS)
- Department: Government Pensions Administration Agency (GPAA)
- Department: Health (DH)
- Department: Higher Education and Training (DHET)
- Department: Home Affairs (DHA)
- Department: Human Settlements (DHS)
- Department: Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID)
- Department: International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO)
- Department: Justice and Constitutional Development (DOJCD)
- Department: Military Veterans (DMV)
- Department: Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE)
- Department: Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME)
- Department: Public Enterprises (DPE)
- Department: Public Service and Administration (DPSA)
- Department: Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI)
- Department: Science and Innovation (DSI)
- Department: Small Business Development (DSBD)
- Department: Social Development (DSD)
- Department: Sport, Arts and Culture (DSAC)
- Department: State Security Agency (DSSA)
- Department: Tourism (DT)
- Department: Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC)
- Department: Traditional Affairs (DTA)
- Department: Transport (DOT)
- Department: Water and Sanitation (DWS)
- Department: Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities (DWYPD)
- Government Printing Works (GPW)
- National School of Government (NSG)
- National Treasury (DNT)
- South African Police Service (SAPS)
- South African Revenue Service (SARS)
- Statistics South Africa (STATSSA)
What are Funds?
Funds refer to financial resources set aside for a specific purpose or group of purposes. They can be established for a variety of reasons, including … Continue reading →
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Support Group of South Africa (ADHASA)
- Autism Western Capew (AWS)
- Built Environment Support Group (BESG)
- Development Action Group (DAG)
- Dolphin Action and Protection Group (DAPG)
- Farmer Support Group (FSG)
- Geosynthetics Interest Group of South Africa (GIGSA)
- Headway Support Group Gauteng (HSGG)
- National Pathology Group (NPG)
- Overberg Crane Group (OCG)
- South African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG)
- The Compassionate Friends (TCF)
- Vultures (VULPRO)
- Waste Minimisation Recycling Interest Group (WMRIG)
What are Groups?
In South Africa, “groups” can refer to a variety of different organizations or collectives of individuals. The specific purpose, function, and activities of a group … Continue reading →
- Cape Guild of Weavers (CGoW)
- Port Elizabeth Woodturners Guild (PEWG)
- Professional Editors’ Guild (PEG)
- South African Cake Decorators Guild (SACDG)
- South African Guild of Actors (SAGA)
- South African Guild of Editors (SAGE)
- South African Guild of Motoring Journalists (SAGMJ)
- Writers Guild of South Africa (WGSA)
What is a Guild?
A guild is a professional organization or association of individuals working in a particular trade, craft, or industry. Guilds in South Africa generally serve to … Continue reading →
What is a League?
A league can refer to an association or organization of individuals or organizations who share common interests or goals, and work together to achieve them. … Continue reading →
What are Special Economic Zones?
According to InvestSA, Special Economic Zones (SEZs) are geographically designated areas of a country set aside for specifically targeted economic activities, supported through special arrangements … Continue reading →
- Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT)
- Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT)
- Environmental and Developmental Agency Trust (EDA)
- Health Systems Trust (HST)
- Hout Bay Youth Sailing Development Trust (HBYSDT)
- Independent Development Trust (IDT)
- Joint Education Trust (JET)
- Magqubu Ntombela Foundation Trust (NFT)
- Maize Trust (MT)
- Mohair Empowerment Trust (MET)
- Read Educational Trust (RET)
- Saldanha Bay Water Quality Forum Trust (SBWQFT)
- Sibaya Community Trust (SCT)
- Sorghum Trust (ST)
- South African Winter Cereal Industry Trust (SAWCIT)
- The Oil and Protein Seeds Development Trust (OPDT)
- Volkswagen Community Trust (VWCT)
- Wilderness Wildlife Trust (WWT)
What is a Trust?
In the South African context, a trust is a legal arrangement in which property or assets are held and managed by one or more individuals … Continue reading →