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National African Federated Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NAFCOC)

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The National African Federated Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NAFCOC) is federated chamber .It is one of the largest business chambers in South Africa with representation in all 9 provinces of South Africa. It was established in 1964 by black traders in Soweto. NAFCOC’s founding fathers include some of South Africa’s black business luminaries such as Dr Richard MaponyDr Sam Motseunyane , Bigvai Masekela and S.Z Conco. NAFCOC’s main objective is to promote and encourage the development of small business in South Africa and thereby draw the majority from the peripheries to the frontlines of economic activity and decision making.

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National Association for Clean Air (NACA)

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The National Association for Clean Air (NACA) is a non-profit organisation established on 21 April 1969 to promote the cause of clean air in South Africand is today the prime technical and scientific non-governmental body in the area of air quality management in South Africa. NACA has Branches around the country – the Northern Branch (Gauteng), the Western Cape Branch, the KwaZulu-Natal Branch and the North-West Branch. Branches are run by the local branch council, and regularly host seminars and discussion forums. The annual NACA Conference rotates between provinces, and the branches are generally the local organising committee of the conference. If there is not an active branch in your areyou will be allocated to the branch geographically closest to you.

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Natal Gem and Mineral Club (NGMC)

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From the outset, the club has held numerous interesting talks and many field trips, including outing to Inanda dam, Cato Ridge, Umgababa, Umzimkulu, Eshowe, Sinkwazi, Zululand, Nkandla Forest, Ngubevu, Tugela Valley, Shu-Shu and Jozini to name but a few. The club still undertakes trips to Jozini and Greytown. Sadly, many of the mines which were so richly explored by the club over the years no longer allow access to visitors.

The Natal Mineral and Gem Society is an active member of FOSAGAMS and has over the years hosted several gemborees

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National Teachers’ Union (NTU)

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Natu is not aligned to any political party, members can freely choose which party to support. Unlike other teacher unions who are aligned with other political parties, Natu is neutral. The union was born 97 years ago and has had leaders who come from different political parties. One such leader was President ZK Matthews, who was an astute academic and was a leader of the ANC. He is grandparent of the Senior ANC Minister Naledi Pandor. Natu caters for all age groups, young and old. We have branch leaders who are young and old and we even have members who don’t pay subscription in universities who are pursuing teaching qualifications. Natu is a member of Independent Labour Caucus and is also a member of Education Labour Relations in provinces. Although we are based in KZN, we do have a national presence with branches in Gauteng, MpumalangNorth West, Eastern Cape etc.

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National Woolgrowers’ Association of South Africa (NWGA)

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The National Woolgrowers Association of SA (NWGA), also known as the Nasionale Wolkwekersvereniging Van Suid Afrika (NWSA), having been founded in 1926 and established in 1929, is the oldest producer organisation serving the wooled sheep farmer. It has since developed into a countrywide association comprising of 6 provinces with a membership base of more than 4 500 commercial and 20 000 communal members. Branches can be found in all provinces.

Our motto is more sheep: more wool and this is achieved through the performance of Production Technology Services which is offered to commercial and communal farmers.

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