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Marine and Antarctic Research for Innovation and Sustainability (MARIS)

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MARIS (Marine and Antarctic Research for Innovation and Sustainability) is the new interdisciplinary center for Marine and Antarctic Science projects, involving multiple departments within the University of Cape Town: Biological Sciences, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Oceanography.

The centre is an aggregator of competence and expertise that considers academic and technological knowledge in relation to societal benefits, with the overarching aim of enhancing the production of knowledge and human capacity in marine and Antarctic research.

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Mammal Research Institute (MRI)

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The Mammal Research Institute (MRI) in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences at the University of Pretoria is dedicated to research and teaching on the biology and ecology of African mammals, including the conservation of our indigenous mammal fauna in the context of sustainable human development.

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Kara Heritage Institute (KHI)

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The Kara Heritage Institute is a leading South African organisation, working for the humanity of Africa by bringing our past African heritage into the present, and shaping our future.

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Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Study (JIAS)

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The Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Study (JIAS) is an institute based at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. Although only launched in May 2015 as the first fully-fledged institute for advanced learning in Gauteng, South Africa’s economic and political heartland, JIAS has grown to be one of the leading institutes of its kind based in the African continent. Its purpose is to promote advanced research in the humanities and natural sciences, beyond the regular teaching and research activities at institutions of higher learning.

JIAS aims to create the conditions in which scholars can deliver cutting-edge interdisciplinary thought and research at the highest academic level. This is done by reaching beyond the regular teaching and research routines of contemporary higher education, and by encouraging collaborative scholarly cooperation in both the humanities and natural sciences.

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International Institute of Construction Arbitrators (IICArb)

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The International Institute of Construction Arbitrators (“IICArb”) is an institution established to administer construction disputes both domestically and internationally. Disputants may use IICArb’s dispute procedures rules’ without IICArb administering the disputes. IICArb offers the following ADR Mechanisms: Mediation, Adjudication and Arbitration. IICArb offers the following membership: Panel Membership for individuals who wish to register on IICArb’s panel for mediators, adjudicators and/or arbitrators; Faculty Membership for individuals who wish to present training for IICArb.

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Institute of Retirement Funds Africa (IRFA)

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The Institute of Retirement Funds Africa (IRFA) is an association that represents and promotes the interests of the retirement industry in South Africa and across the continent, to the ultimate benefit of the members of retirement funds. The most important function of the IRFA is to represent the retirement industry in negotiations with government authorities and regulators, which would include commenting on legislation and tax matters affecting retirement funds/pensioners etc. The IRFA therefore depends on total support from all parties concerned with the retirement benefit provision industry.

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Institute of South African Municipal Accounting Officers (ISAMAO)

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The institute of South African Municipal Accounting Officers (ISAMAO) is a professional organisation for Municipal Managers in South Africa. It was officially launched on 27 November 2014. The aim of the Institute is the professionalisation of the position of the municipal manager. In terms of its Constitution, among others, it aims to ensure that the municipalities’ collective institutional memory is not lost to local government, generally , and to municipalities, specifically, while setting norms, standards and values for Municipal Accounting Officers.

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