South Africa
Who's Who Top
Government
Governmental actors with a direct or indirect role in biosecurity and scientific oversight are included here. This is not a guide to overall governmental structure. Some departments listed here may have only a marginal interest or role in biosecurity. This is a “living” document and comments about the content or any potential omissions are welcome. Please contact webmaster@biosecuritycodes.org.
Office of the President
Comment: COMING SOON
Department / Ministry / Agency:
Agricultural Research Council
Comment: COMING SOON
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
Comment: COMING SOON
Division(s) within CSIR with a role or interest in biosecurity:
Specialized Institutes / Centers:
National Institute for Communicable Diseases
Comment: COMING SOON
South African Medical Research Council (MRC)
Comment: COMING SOON
Division(s) within MRC with a role or interest in biosecurity:
National Academies & Academia
Academic actors and national academies with a direct or indirect role in biosecurity and scientific oversight are included here. Some groups listed here may have only a marginal interest or role in biosecurity. This is a “living” document and comments about the content or any potential omissions are welcome. Please contact webmaster@biosecuritycodes.org.
National Academy:
Academy of Science of South Africa
Comment: COMING SOON
Contact: + 27 12 392 9393
Academia:
University of Pretoria: Faculty of Health Sciences Research Ethics Committee
Comment: COMING SOON
Contact: + 27 12 420-4111
Industry
Though research is ongoing, we currently have no information regarding South African companies actively working on biosecurity. Any information that should be included on this site can be sent to webmaster@biosecuritycodes.org.
Research Institutes & Non-Profits
Institutes and organisations with a direct or indirect role in biosecurity and scientific oversight are included here. Some groups listed here may have only a marginal interest or role in biosecurity. This is a “living” document and comments about the content or any potential omissions are welcome. Please contact webmaster@biosecuritycodes.org.
Institute for Security Studies (ISS)
Comment: COMING SOON
Contact: + 27 12 346 - 9500/2 or + 27 (0) 21 461 - 7211
Events Top
This is a list of events relevant to biosecurity. This is a “living” document and comments about the content or any potential omissions are welcome. Please contact webmaster@biosecuritycodes.org.
Interpol African Regional Training Workshop on Bioterrorism
Date: 21 - 23 November, 2005
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Participant(s): Interpol and police representatives from various African countries
Description: Interpol’s bio-terrorism prevention initiative is seeking to guide its 184 member countries toward improved awareness, preparedness and a clear understanding of the measures police agencies need to take to prevent bioterror attacks. Interpol will host regional training workshops with senior police officials that have operational and/or training responsibilities, as well as experts in the terrorism field to train them in the context of bio-terrorism prevention and first-response. South Africa will host the first of these workshops in November 2005, and others will follow in Singapore in March 2006 and Chile later in 2006.
Legislation Top
Below is a select list of laws in South Africa. As biosecurity is a relatively new and rapidly developing field, many countries have yet to devise or implement laws specific to biosecurity. Since biosecurity has much in common with national security, biosafety, bioterrorism, biological weapons, import / export of dual-use materials, and biodiversity, some countries may develop biosecurity legislation by adapting existing laws within these other areas. Therefore, biosecurity legislation and other laws that could potentially be used as background for biosecurity legislation are included here.
Biosecurity Code Examples Top
Though research is ongoing, we currently have no information regarding biosecurity codes in use or development in South Africa. Any information that should be included on this site can be sent to webmaster@biosecuritycodes.org.
