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inserted 4 April 2012
Survey firm found guilty of overcharging
The Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa - Judgment in the matter between - Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Municipality and various professional consultants.
Response from Mr Hemsley

inserted 8 March 2012
COMMENTS PLEASE
PLATO - Continued Professional Development (CPD) Notice - revised
PLATO is introducing compulsory CPD programme, adherance to which will be a requirement for renewal of registration in every five year cycle.
Please submit all comments to PLATO Registrar

inserted 4 September 2011
FIG Africa Task Force: Regional Africa Workshop
Building Resilience in the Profeswsion: A focus on Young people and Women
University of Cape Town, South Africa
1 - 2 December 2011 (pdf 3 pages, 3MB size)

inserted 26 August 2011
Draft Green Paper on Land Reform
Dept of Rural Development and land Reform (pdf 22 pages)

inserted 16 August 2011
FIG August 2011 e-Newsletter
Articles with links (pdf 8 pages)

inserted 20 July 2011
FIG Working Week 2011 Report
Bridging the gap between cultures, Marrakech, Morocco, 18-22 May 2011 (pdf 8 pages)
for all the relevant links mentioned in the FIG Working week 2011 go to FIG website

inserted 8 June 2011
Article
Professionalism and Professional Ethics by CheeHai TEO, FIG Vice President, Malaysia
International Federation of Surveyors: Article of the month - January 2010

inserted 8 June 2011
Government Gazette No 30666, 18 January 2008
The Engineering Council of South Africa
Amendment to Rules: Continuing Professional Development and Renewal of Registration

inserted 8 June 2011
Article
Statement of Ethical Principles and Model Code of Professional Conduct
International Federation of Surveyors: FIG Publication No 17
http://www.fig.net/pub/figpub/pub17/figpub17.htm

inserted 7 June 2011
Government Gazette No 34319, 30 May 2011
The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform
invites any interested person or body to provide comments on the DRAFT GEOMATICS PROFESSION BILL. (No 34319 notice 311 of 2011)
pdf 57 pages and 2MB in size.
Comments are to be submitted by 20 June 2011.
Please see page 1 of this document for details of where to submit your comment.