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Pretoria Society of Advocates (PSA)

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The Pretoria Society of Advocates, commonly known as the Pretoria Bar, is a voluntary association of advocates affiliated with a number of other Bars in the General Council of the Bar of South Africa (www.sabar.co.za). Such an association of practising advocates is traditionally referred to as a Bar. Apparently this tradition started in the United Kingdom when the newspapers of Fleet Street referred to barristers (the English equivalent of an advocate), then starting to appear in criminal courts in defence of an accused, as “the Gentlemen at the Bar”. This “bar” was a reference to the copper bar or railing in front of the accused in the dock, next to which his or her defender stood, and not a reference to a place serving beverages.

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Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority (PPRA)

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The Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority (PPRA) primary mandate includes, among others, regulating the affairs of all property practitioners; allowing for transformation in the property sector and to ensure consumer protection against undesirable practices and conduct of property practitioners.

The Property Practitioners Act (PPA) on which the PPRA derive its core mandate and responsibilities is a consumer-centric organisation whose primary aim is to protect consumers in the property industry as well as to instil transformation of the property practitioner industry and to maintain professional standards in the property practitioners sector.

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Philosophical Society of Southern Africa (PSSA)

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The PSSA is the professional association representing the interests of the academic philosophical community in Southern Africa. It aims to promote the professional interests of all academic philosophers and tertiary-level philosophy students in the Southern African region.
The PSSA organises an annual Conference in January.

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Petfood Industry Association of Southern Africa (PFI)

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The Pet Food Industry Association of Southern Africa (PFI) is a non-profit body formed by pet food manufacturers, dedicated to upholding quality standards that ensure the nutritional wellbeing of household pets. Representative of 62% of the pet food market in South Africa, each member commits to manufacture and market food that meets internationally accepted standards as set out in Act 36 of 1947. The Department of Agriculture’s regulatory authority manages Act 36.

The PFI aids industry in facilitating the complaint process, highlighting matters of non-compliance to the inspectorate of Act 36 for investigation.

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Pretoria Arms and Ammunition Association (PAAA)

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Also known as the Pretoria Wapen en Ammunisie Vereniging, the primary objectives of the PAAA are:

  • To promote the collecting, study, restoration, preservation and legitimate use of all arms and ammunition and related items;
  • to exchange information and knowledge amongst members and amongst associations and organisations with similar objectives;
  • to promote the safe handling and possession of arms and to establish sound arms etiquette;
  • to establish and maintain a sound knowledge of all relevant laws relating to firearms and ammunition; and
  • to encourage and assist members to apply for registration as collectors of firearms and ammunition;
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Paralegal Association of South Africa (PALSA)

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The Objective of PALSA is to unite all Paralegals, Legal Secretaries and Professional Legal Assistants. To bring full recognition and regulation to their profession. It is intended to promote and enable self-employed as well as to give Independent Paralegals the much needed platform and ability, along with the recognition and the support, to be able to work efficiently in their role. That their work be promoted, recognized and put forward as a necessary and vital part of the legal world, as well as be made a part of their communities. In fact, that their role both as independent or employed legal practitioners must be grown and acknowledged across all legal spectrums. To reflect that the paralegal, in any field, is a valuable and necessary part of the legal process and it’s functioning.

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