South African Power Flying Association (SAPFA)
SA Power Flying Association is a network of aviation enthusiasts hosting rallies and rally-flyring championships.
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East Cape Game Management Association (ECGMA)
ECGMA (also known as the Oos-Kaap Wildbestuurgenootskap) is a non-profit organisation that was established in 1980 by Eastern Cape game farmers to promote and protect the management of game. ECGMA is a diverse Association that caters for Recreational Hunters, Game Farmers, Professional Hunters and Conservancies. Our membership numbers have grown year on year and we have well over 1400 members.
Continue reading →Cotton South Africa (CSA)
Also known as Katoen SA, Cotton SA was formed in 1998 to represent all role-players in the cotton value chain. It provides the public infrastructure, supporting the cotton industry, raising awareness of critical issues, providing information necessary for decision-making, and facilitating cooperation on matters of shared interest. Cotton SA further acts as an industry forum and an advisory body to various government departments, applying appropriate statutory measures in terms of the Marketing of Agricultural Products Act and administering them accordingly
Continue reading →South African Booksellers Association (SABA)
South African Booksellers Association represents the retail book industry in South Africa.
- It strives to assist its members by:
- Providing access and disseminating industry information.
- Considering, coordinating and promoting the interests of booksellers and the trade as a whole.
- Liaising with government departments to ensure that methods of supply serve the interests of the departments, booksellers and the learners.
- Support government initiatives in promoting a literate nation and inculcating a culture of reading.
- Keeping them informed and improving co-operation and the communication among them.
- Promoting and encouraging small business development to grow a vibrant retail book trade.
- Bringing booksellers from around the country together annually to discuss matters of general interest.
- Collecting statistics and doing research for the benefit of members.
- Working with the Publishers’ Association of South Africa (PASA) to encourage healthy trade relations which recognise the respective roles within the book value chain, of the publishers as creators and wholesale distributors, and booksellers as the retailers of books. Continue reading →
Racehorse Owners Association (ROA)
The Racehorse Owners Association was incorporated in December 1997 following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Horseracing Industry in Gauteng and the Gauteng Provincial Government. The essence of the agreement, signed on 30 June 1997, was that the parties agreed to re-organise and restructure the business of the racing industry into a single corporate entity to be listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange as soon as practically possible. The new company would have a broad base of shareholders with specific emphasis on previously disadvantaged communities.
In terms of the agreement a ‘Racehorse Owners Association comprising owners and members of the previous turf clubs would make available the image of racing to the new company (Phumelela Gaming & Leisure Ltd) in exchange for a laid-down stakes policy which would be incorporated into the Phumelela / Racehorse Owners Association agreement’. The assets of the Totalisator Agency Board (TAB), the Highveld Racing Authority (HRA) and the previous Turf Clubs, including the racetracks, were transferred to Phumelela Gaming & Leisure Ltd as part of the corporatisation process.
When the Racehorse Owners Association was incorporated, its membership was made up of existing members of the turf clubs (Turffontein, Gosforth Park and Newmarket), plus existing members of the Gauteng Racehorse Owners Association (GROA) which was the final incarnation of the old Owners and Trainers structure. Following the inauguration of the Racehorse Owners Association, the assets of the clubs in the Free State, Northern Cape, Eastern Cape and at a later stage Western Cape were also transferred to Phumelela and their owners and members were automatically accepted by the Racehorse Owners Association.
Continue reading →Professional Hunters’ Association of South Africa (PHASA)
Supporting the conservation and ecologically sustainable development and use of natural resources, for the benefit of current and future generations, through the promotion of legal hunting.
Continue reading →Southern African Applied Linguistics Association (SAALA)
The Southern African Applied Linguistics Association (SAALA) is a professional association of scholars who are interested in, and actively contributing to, the multidisciplinary field of applied linguistics. Founded in 1980, SAALA’s prime objectives are to promote research by means of an annual conference and workshops; through affiliation with other organisations with similar interests, and through facilitating the distribution and exchange of information.
Continue reading →Banana Growers Association of South Africa (BGASA)
The Banana Growers’ Association of South Africa (BANANASA) represents the interests of banana growers in the country. Its primary objective is to promote the cultivation of bananas in South Africa and to advance the long-term sustainability of the industry.
Continue reading →Automotive Remanufacturers’ Association (ARA)
With a membership of 8 200, the RMI provides a very effective collective voice that gives members considerable clout in negotiating better trading conditions. As the lead voice in the motor industry, the RMI is a member-driven organisation that constantly seeks solutions to concerns raised by members in the day-to-day running of their businesses. Members needs are serviced through five regional offices, manned by 63 professional staff. In addition, the RMI is the major employer representative of the Motor Industry Bargaining Council, playing a significant role in labour negotiations as well as the industrys social benefit schemes, dispute resolution processes and exemption procedures.
Continue reading →Southern African Plant Breeders’ Association (SAPBA)
The Southern African Plant Breeders’ Association is dedicated to the promotion of the science and art of plant breeding as a profession through pro-active communication among private and public sector institutions, emphasising the need for cooperation and maintenance of high ethical standards and norms, thereby contributing toward stable, sustainable agriculture.
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