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Ian Bratt, Committee Member, Retired

Patricia Forbes, Chairperson/ Professor & Research Chair, University of Pretoria

Alida-Louise Henning, Treasurer/ Senior Chemist, Impala Platinum Ltd - Refineries

Amanda-Lee Manicum, Committee Member/ Lecturer, Tshwane University of Technology

Bice Martincigh, Committee Member/ Professor, University of KwaZulu-Natal

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Vincent Nyamori, Committee Member/ Professor, University of KwaZulu-Natal

Lynne Pilcher, Secretary/Associate Professor, University of Pretoria

Thishana Singh , Committee Member/ Senior Lecturer, University of KwaZulu-Natal

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