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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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Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB)

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In pursuance of its vision, the PanSALB mission is to:

  • promote multilingualism
  • create conditions for the development and use of all South African official languages, including the Khoi, Nama and San languages, and South African Sign Language
  • promote respect and recognition for all languages, including previously marginalised languages and all other languages commonly used by South African communities
  • promote the development of previously marginalised languages
    advocate for rights relating to language and the status of language
    initiate, enable, and conduct research in accordance with the PanSALB mandate
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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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Ports Regulator of South Africa (PRSA)

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The Regulator’s key function is economic regulation of the ports system in South Africa, in line with the strategic development context of the state. In accordance with this mandate, the Regulator performs certain functions and activities in the industry that relate mainly to regulation of pricing and other aspects of economic regulation, promotion of equity of access to ports facilities and services, monitoring the industry’s compliance with the regulatory framework and also hearing any complaints and appeals lodged with it.

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Plant Improvement South Africa (PLANTSA)

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Plant Improvement South Africa (also known as Plantverbetering Suid-Afrika) is a non profit company incorporated under Schedule 5 of the Companies Act, 2008 (Act 71 of 2008). The company was registered in 2004 with the main objective of providing management and administrative services in support of plant improvement and plant certification in the interests of horticulture in South Africa.

The company is based in Paarl and currently provides services to the South African Deciduous Fruit Plant Certification Scheme and the South African Plant Certification Scheme for Vines.

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