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Working on Fire (SATAS)

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Working on fire is an Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) aimed at providing work opportunities to young men and women. The Programme resides under, and is funded by, the Department of Environmental Affairs. Participants are recruited from marginalised communities and trained in fire awareness and education, fire prevention and fire suppression skills. In addition, they are also trained in skills such as first aid, carpentry, cooking, health and safety and communications. Working on Fire recruits and trains young men and women from across South Africa, with a strong focus on marginalized communities and people with disabilities. There are currently more than 5000 participants in the Programme, 94% of whom are youth, 31% are women (the highest level in any comparable fire service in the world) and 3% disabled.

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Crop Life South Africa (CLSA)

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CropLife South Africa is a non-profit industry association that serves and represents responsible manufacturers, suppliers and distributors of sustainable crop protection and public health solutions in the agricultural, public health, non-crop and consumer sectors of South Africa. Crop Life SA enable their members to be providers of environmentally compatible solutions that ensure sustainable & safe food production and food security in SA

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Potatoes South Africa (PSA)

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This organisation is also called Aartappels SA. Potatoes SA is a non-profit company of which our primary objective is to serve as the mouthpiece of the SA potato producers. Potatoes SA serves to establish and maintain a central representative body called the Potato Industry Forum, in respect of all potato affairs in which all the role players in the potato industry can participate and in doing so set industry strategies. Potatoes SA furthermore has the purpose to institute and endorse the maintenance of a national Potato Industry Development Trust (PIDT) which shall collect, distribute and govern industry levies in accordance to statutory strategies as set out in government notices. In terms of its role in the potato industry, Potatoes SA operates as an industry association and its structure represents a network of participating role players and individuals who are involved in various forums and committees. The vision of PSA is to build a viable potato industry in South Africa.

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Retail Motor Industry Organisation (RMI)

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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 industry’s social benefit schemes, dispute resolution processes and exemption procedures.

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Office of the Ombud for Financial Service Providers (FAISOmbud)

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The Office of the Ombud for Financial Services Providers (FAIS Ombud) was established in terms of the Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services Act, No 37 of 2002 (‘FAIS Act’). The FAIS Ombud’s objective is to consider and dispose of complaints in a procedurally fair, informal, economical and expeditious manner, and by reference to what is equitable in all circumstances.

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MyPlayers (MP)

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MyPlayers is the players’ organisation of all the professional rugby players in South Africa. Our main drive is to promote and to protect our players’ collective interest within the rugby industry, by representing them on a national and provincial level.

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National Empowerment Fund (NEF)

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The NEF’s vision is to become the leading provider of innovative transformation solutions for an economically inclusive South Africa. The National Empowerment Fund (the NEF) is a driver and thought-leader in promoting and facilitating black economic participation by providing financial and non-financial support to black-owned and managed businesses, and by promoting a culture of savings and investment among black people.

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