Institute for Water Research (IWR)
The objectives of the IWR are to contribute to the knowledge of and promote the understanding and wise use of natural water resources in southern Africa.
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Institute of Packaging South Africa (IPSA)
IPSA aims to promote high standards and professionalism
in the packaging industry, to provide opportunities
for networking and education and to promote the
recognition of packaging as a profession.
Institute for Tropical and Subtropical Crops (ARC-ITSC)
The Tropical and Subtropical Crops Division of the Agricultural Research Centre (ARC) provides sustainable and appropriate technologies for production and post-harvest handling of citrus and subtropical crops in order to enhance food security and nutrition, global competitiveness and wealth creation by addressing national priori?ties through its research agenda and related activities.
Continue reading →Institute of South African Municipal Accounting Officers (ISAMAO)
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.
Continue reading →Institute for The Study of Englishes In Africa (ISEA)
The ISEA is a research institute of Rhodes University.
It was established in 1964 to study the problems of English in Africa and in the Republic in particular, as mother tongue, as an official language, and as a second language; how it is spoken and written by the main linguistic groups; how it is taught; to find out the weaknesses of the present system; and devise means to meet them: in fact, a Research Institute with a strong practical bias. – – – the Institute should sponsor research, collect information and organize training both for post-graduate students at the University and for teachers in service.
Today the Institute fulfils the aims of its founders in large-scale research and implementation projects in English education, in the publication of journals devoted to English language and literature in Africa and South Africand by providing a research base for scholars in the field covered by the Institute.
Continue reading →Economic Policy Research Institute (EPRI)
EPRI is a top-ranked global research institute located in Cape Town, South Africa.
As a not-for-profit institution incorporated under section 21 of the Companies Act, we equip governments, development partners, and civil society institutions with the knowledge to design, implement, monitor, and evaluate strategies, policies, and programs that support inclusive social development and equitable economic growth.
Continue reading →Corrosion Institute Southern Africa (CORRISA)
The Corrosion Institute of South Africa (CorrISA) exists to serve a broad spectrum of stakeholders with an interest in controlling the impact of corrosion on asset lifecycles, productivity and human life. These anti-corrosion experts ensure that legacies are preserved, economic imperatives are achieved and that human lives are enriched and safeguarded in the process.
Continue reading →Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB)
We are the world’s largest and most influential professional body for construction management and leadership. Our members work worldwide in the development, conservation, and improvement of the built environment. We accredit university degrees, educational courses, and training. Our professional and vocational qualifications are a mark of the highest levels of competence and professionalism, providing assurance to clients and other professionals procuring built assets.
Continue reading →Chartered Institute for Business Management (CIBM)
The Chartered Institute of Business Management is not an examining body but recognises subjects passed or exempted from the CGISA curriculum. The major difference is that students will be entitled to apply for membership of the Chartered Institute of Business Management at various levels after passing a minimum of five CGISA modules or if exemptions are granted and apply the appropriate designatory title after their names.
Continue reading →Africa Institute of South Africa (AISA)
The Africa Institute of SA (AISA) undertakes basic and applied policy-relevant research that focuses on the development challenges and opportunities facing the African continent. It seeks to provide leadership and harness African agency in the drive for the transformation of African societies into dynamic, peaceful, prosperous spaces. Founded in 1956 and incorporated into the HSRC in 2014, AISA takes its lead from Agenda 2063, Africa’s strategic framework that aims to deliver on its goal for inclusive and sustainable development. The Africa Institute of South Africa undertakes basic, applied and comparative research devoted to the study of Africa and African Diasporas. The centre also collaborates with and provides research-based policy advice to African multilateral organisations on public affairs. Its projects create platforms for dialogue, research dissemination, and capacity building through interventions such as the African Unity for Renaissance Conference, the African Young Graduates Conference and the Archie Mafeje Memorial Annual Lecture. AISA’s key stakeholders include the African Union, the United Nations, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, the Southern African Development Community, government departments, universities, science councils and civil society.
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