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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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Pomegranate Association of South Africa (POMASA)

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The Pomegranate Producers Association of South Africa (POMASA) was established in 2009, with the main purpose of providing a structured platform through which industry specific matters could be addressed with a common benefit for its members.

The pomegranate industry gained popularity over recent years. As the industry became more commercialised, pomegranate producers realised the mutual benefits of forming an industry body through which common focus areas can be identified and addressed by the association.

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Paraffin Safety Association of Southern Africa (PASASA)

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PASASA is a non-profit organization dedicated to ensuring the safe use of paraffin in the domestic. Paraffin Safety Association of South Africa was founded in 1996 by the petroleum industry of South Africa for avoiding paraffin incidents and poisoning amongst children at that time. PASASA is headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa and has offices in Durban, South Africa.

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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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