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332font-family: 'Hind', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif!important;
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348
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354
355
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363    justify-content: center;
364    -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
365    -webkit-box-direction: normal;
366    -webkit-flex-direction: column;
367    -moz-box-orient: vertical;
368    -moz-box-direction: normal;
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370    flex-direction: column;
371    width: auto;
372        position: relative;
373    top: 5px;
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376
377
378.main-header-bar {
379    border-bottom-width: 1px;
380 
381}
382
383
384.sp-post-carousel-section #sp-post-carousel-1140.sp-post-carousel-area .slick-arrow {
385    color: #ffffff;
386    background-color: #d18122!important;
387}
388
389
390
391
392
393header.entry-header.ast-no-meta {
394    display: none;
395}
396
397.site-header {
398	    z-index: 1;
399    width: 100%;
400	 border-bottom: solid 1px #b9b9b9;
401
402    position: relative !important;
403
404}
405.ast-mobile-menu-buttons {
406    display: none !important;
407}
408
409#masthead .ast-container {
410    padding-left: 0px;
411    padding-right: 0px;
412}
413
414.comments-area {
415    border-top: 1px solid #eee;
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417}
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419.ast-footer-overlay {
420    padding-top: 0;
421    padding-bottom: 0;
422    color: black;
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424
425.entry-content h3, h3 {
426    color: #808285;
427    
428}
429
430
431#primary {
432    margin: 8em 0;
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434    padding: 15px 15px 0px 15px;
435}
436
437
438.header-main-layout-1 .ast-main-header-bar-alignment {
439    margin: auto auto;
440    padding-top: 0px;
441
442}
443
444div.site-content {
445    overflow: visible;
446    padding-top: 50px;
447}
448
449.sow-accordion-panel-header {
450    padding: 5px 10px !important;
451}
452
453.sp-post-carousel-section .sp-pc-post-image img {
454    background-size: 244.8px 163.8px;
455}
456
457    .sp-post-carousel-section .sp-pc-post-image img:hover {
458        background-size: 272px 182px;
459    }
460
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462    width: 35%;
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468    padding: 0px 10px;
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477input.search-submit {
478    padding: 3px 0px !important;
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485input:focus, input[type="text"]:focus, input[type="email"]:focus, input[type="url"]:focus, input[type="password"]:focus, input[type="reset"]:focus, input[type="search"]:focus, textarea:focus {
486    border-color: #336b33;
487}
488
489.ast-site-identity {
490    padding: 1em 2em;
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492
493.main-header-bar {
494    border-bottom-width: 1px;
495}
496
497
498#primary {
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509
510
511.main-header-menu .menu-item, .main-header-bar .ast-masthead-custom-menu-items {
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514
515
516
517
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532
533
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536    left: -10px;
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544}
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549}
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554        padding-left: 15px;
555        padding-right: 15px;
556    }
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559.search-page-title {
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561    font-size: 34px;
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563    letter-spacing: 2px;
564    line-height: 50px;
565    text-align: center;
566    display: block;
567    text-transform: uppercase;
568    padding-top: 50px;
569    padding-bottom: 25px;
570}
571
572.search-post-title {
573    font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;
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576    letter-spacing: 2px;
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578    text-align: left;
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580}
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582.search-post-link {
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588    text-align: left;
589    display: block;
590}
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596    letter-spacing: 2px;
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600}
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604    margin: auto;
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608    #ss-search-page-form .search-field {
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610        border-radius: 4px;
611        width: 60%;
612        margin-top: 20px;
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614
615    #ss-search-page-form .search-submit {
616        padding: 10px 10px;
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619    }
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623    margin: auto;
624    padding-top: 0px;
625    margin: 0 0 40px;
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629        border: 1px solid #dddddd;
630        border-radius: 4px;
631        width: 30%;
632        margin-top: 20px;
633    }
634
635    #ss-search-page-form .search-submit {
636        padding: 10px 10px;
637        margin-bottom: 5px;
638        text-transform: uppercase;
639    }
640
641
642.search-container {
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645    padding-right: 100px;
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647    padding-top: 80px;
648    margin: auto;
649}
650
651.search-container {
652    width: 60%;
653    padding-left: 100px;
654    padding-right: 100px;
655    padding-bottom: 200px;
656    padding-top: 80px;
657    margin: auto;
658}
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665
666
667.pagetitle {
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680        position: absolute;
681        left: 0;
682        top: 0;
683        width: 100%;
684        height: 100%;
685        background-color: #272727;
686        opacity: 0.6;
687    }
688
689
690
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692    color: #fff;
693}
694
695
696.ast-container {
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703
704.breadcrumb {
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706}
707
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714
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718
719
720
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740}
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742.search-result {
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744}
745
746.breadcrumb a:hover {
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750div#secondary {
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755
756section#content {
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763
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769
770div#main {
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789
790    .widget ul li a {
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793    color: white;
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796.site-footer a:focus, .site-footer a:hover {
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798}
799
800
801.widget_search .search-field, .widget_search .search-field:focus {
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804}
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827
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841    transition: all 0.3s ease;
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843
844
845.pagetitle .pagetitle-title {
846    margin: 0;
847    font-size: 3em;
848    
849}
850
851
852.widget_search .search-form .search-field {
853    background: #ffffff;
854    border-width: 1px;
855    border-color: #eaeaea;
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857    border-radius: 2px;
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859
860
861
862a, .page-title {
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869
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874
875
876span.seprater {
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884}
885
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891}
892
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894	width: 3425px !important;
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896}
897
898
899
900
901article {
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903}
904
905
906
907
908
909
910
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915
916
917    .sp-post-carousel-section .sp-pc-post-imaged img:hover {
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919    }
920
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923    height: 238px;
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925}
926
927
928
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930    margin: 0 0 0.5em 35px;
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932
933.sow-accordion-panel-border ul {
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941
942
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952    margin-block-end: 0.83em;
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956}
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980#single-post #main td {
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985}
986
987
988td {
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990}
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992.elementor-text-editor ul {
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994    margin-top: 5px;
995}
996
997.search-byline {
998    color: #919191;
999}
1000
1001
1002
1003
1004header.entry-header {
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1006}
1007
1008
1009
1010
1011.post .post-byline {
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1015    color: #aaa;
1016}
1017
1018.post-byline div {
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1022    margin-bottom: 10px;
1023}
1024
1025.post .post-tags {
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1027    margin: 0 0;
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1029}
1030
1031    .post .post-tags a {
1032        display: inline-block;
1033        padding: 2px 5px;
1034        border: 1px solid #ddd;
1035        border-radius: 50px;
1036        margin: 0 10px 10px 0;
1037    }
1038
1039.post-body {
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1041    padding: 0px 5px;
1042}
1043
1044.entry-content p {
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1047    text-align: justify;
1048}
1049
1050
1051.ast-pagination .next.page-numbers, .ast-pagination .prev.page-numbers, .post-navigation a {
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1074    padding: 0;
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1086    top: 9% !important;
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1090    background-color: #ffffff;
1091}
1092
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1095    border-top: solid 1px #f8f8f8;
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1097
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1099    margin-bottom: 0;
1100}
1101
1102#secondary .widget > ul li, #secondary .widget_nav_menu ul li {
1103    padding: 5px 0px 5px 10px;
1104    border-top: 1px solid #fff;
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1120
1121#secondary ul {
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1126
1127
1128#secondary li a {
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1148.pagination {
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1189
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1196
1197
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1206
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1210
1211#main #search_table tr {
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1216
1217#main td {
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1221
1222#search_table a {
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1225
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1229
1230
1231
1232.recent-post-slider.design-4 .post-list-content .wp-medium-7 {
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1235
1236.recent-post-slider.design-4 .wp-medium-5 {
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1238    display: none;
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1240
1241.wp-medium-12.wpcolumns {
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1245
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1263
1264span.date {
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1270
1271
1272.display-posts-listing.image-left .listing-item {
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1275    width: 100%;
1276}
1277
1278.display-posts-listing.image-left .date {
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1281}
1282
1283.display-posts-listing.image-left .title {
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1286
1287.display-posts-listing.image-left .excerpt-dash {
1288    display: none;
1289}
1290
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1300
1301h3.rpc-post-title {
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1306
1307.rpc-post-para.rpc-content {
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1311    margin-bottom: 5px;
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1313
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1315    padding: 2px 45px !important;
1316    font-size: 14px;
1317    line-height: 22px;
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1319    margin-top: 22px;
1320    border-radius: 2px;
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1322
1323    .wcp-carousel-main-wrap .rpc-post-carousel3 .rpc-post-category:before {
1324        background-color: #fff !important;
1325        margin-left: 7px !important;
1326    }
1327
1328    .wcp-carousel-main-wrap .rpc-post-carousel3 .rpc-post-category:after {
1329        background-color: #fdfdfd !important;
1330        margin-right: 7px !important;
1331    }
1332
1333    .wcp-carousel-main-wrap .rpc-post-carousel3 .rpc-post-category a {
1334        color: #fff !important;
1335    }
1336
1337.wcp-carousel-main-wrap .rpc-post-carousel3 .rpc-desc-box {
1338    border-radius: 3px;
1339
1340}
1341
1342.rpc-post-title a:hover {
1343    color: #d18122 !important;
1344    text-decoration: underline !important;
1345}
1346
1347.rpc-post-para.rpc-content {
1348    text-align: justify;
1349    padding: 0 0;
1350}
1351
1352.news .news-title {
1353    font-family: inherit;
1354    line-height: 1;
1355}
1356
1357.rpc-post-image {
1358    margin: 0 0;
1359    background-color: #eaeaea;
1360    background-image: url(https://www.thedtic.gov.za/wp-content/uploads/images-2.jpg);
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1362    background-repeat: no-repeat;
1363    background-size: inherit;
1364    border-radius: 5px 5px 0 0;
1365}
1366
1367
1368.wcp-carousel-main-wrap .rpc-post-carousel4 .rpc-post-category a {
1369    background: #227b49 !important;
1370}
1371
1372
1373.slick-slide {
1374    background-color: transparent;
1375    border-radius: 4px;
1376}
1377
1378
1379
1380.wcp-carousel-main-wrap .rpc-post-carousel4 .rpc-post-category {
1381    display: inline-block;
1382}
1383
1384.news-title a {
1385    font-size: 18px !important;
1386    line-height: 26px !important;
1387    text-decoration: none !important;
1388    color: #3a3a3a !important;
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1390    font-weight: 400 !important;
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1392
1393    .news-title a:hover {
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1395    }
1396
1397.news-more-link {
1398    padding: 0px 5px;
1399    background: #3a3a3a !important;
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1401
1402.menu-toggle, button, .ast-button, .button, input#submit, input[type="button"], input[type="submit"], input[type="reset"] {
1403    border-radius: 2px;
1404    padding: 0px 8px;
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1409
1410.post-content-text {
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1413    float: left;
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1415
1416
1417.news-col-1 .news-inner-wrap-view, .news-col-list .news-inner-wrap-view {
1418    border-bottom: 1px solid #d1d1d1;
1419    padding-bottom: 10px;
1420    margin-bottom: 0px;
1421    padding-top: 10px;
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1423
1424.date-post span {
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1426    color: #222;
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1428    margin: 0 auto;
1429    padding-bottom: 2px;
1430    border-bottom: 1px dotted #C0C0C0;
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1433
1434.type-news:last-child .news-inner-wrap-view {
1435    padding-bottom: 15px;
1436    padding-top: 10px;
1437}
1438
1439.wcp-carousel-main-wrap .slick-track a {
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1442
1443    .wcp-carousel-main-wrap .slick-track a:hover {
1444        color: #D7CCC8;
1445    }
1446
1447.footer-adv-overlay {
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1449    padding-top: 70px;
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1451    margin: 0 auto;
1452    width: 57%;
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1454
1455.footer-adv.footer-adv-layout-4 {
1456    background-color: #3a3a3a;
1457}
1458
1459a.foot_button {
1460    padding: 3px 10px !important;
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1462}
1463
1464    a.foot_button:hover {
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1466        background: #607D8B !important;
1467    }
1468
1469ul.list-unstyled {
1470    list-style-type: none;
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1472}
1473
1474
1475img.foot_img {
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1479}
1480
1481.foot_head {
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1485}
1486
1487.hilite {
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1490}
1491
1492
1493li.foot_sub_header {
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1496}
1497
1498.news.wpnaw-first {
1499    margin-top: 15px;
1500}
1501
1502
1503ul.list-unstyled a {
1504    color: #d18122;
1505}
1506
1507#mysticky-nav.wrapfixed {
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1509
1510}
1511
1512#mysticky-nav .myfixed {
1513    width: 100% !important;
1514}
1515
1516.footer-sml-layout-2 .ast-small-footer-section-1 {
1517    text-align: center;
1518}
1519
1520.ast-page-builder-template.ast-right-sidebar #secondary {
1521    padding-right: 15px;
1522}
1523
1524
1525
1526#secondary li:last-child {
1527    margin-bottom: 0;
1528    border-bottom: solid 1px #f8f8f8 !important;
1529}
1530
1531.elementor-text-editor.elementor-clearfix {
1532    text-align: justify;
1533}
1534
1535.widget {
1536    margin: 0 0 1em 0 !important;
1537}
1538
1539
1540
1541
1542
1543h2, .entry-content h2 {
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1549    /* line-height: 1; */
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1551
1552h1, .entry-content h1 {
1553    font-size: 30px;
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1555}
1556
1557.ast-left-sidebar #secondary {
1558    padding-right: 20px;
1559    margin-top: 40px;
1560}
1561
1562#single-post h3 {
1563    font-size: 23px !important;
1564    font-weight: normal;
1565    font-family: inherit;
1566    word-spacing: normal;
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1574
1575#single-post article {
1576    padding: 0;
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1578
1579
1580.bt1 {
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1583    color: #ffffff;
1584    background-color: #616161;
1585    padding: 10px;
1586    border-left: 5px solid #d18122;
1587    border-right: 5px solid #d18122;
1588    display: block;
1589}
1590
1591.menu li a {
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1593    padding: 3px 3px 3px 20px;
1594    border-left: none;
1595    border-right: none;
1596    background-color: #eee;
1597    text-decoration: none;
1598    width: auto;
1599    color: #333 !important;
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1603    transition: background-color 1s ease-out;
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1605
1606    .menu li a:hover {
1607        border-left: none;
1608        border-right: none;
1609        background-color: #d18122;
1610        color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.96) !important;
1611    }
1612
1613
1614.menu {
1615    width: 100%;
1616    padding: 0 0 0 0;
1617    margin-bottom: 1em;
1618    font-size: 11px;
1619    font-weight: normal;
1620    background-color: #6d7a86;
1621    color: #333;
1622}
1623
1624    .menu li {
1625        padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px !important;
1626        border-top: 1px solid #ffffff !important;
1627        border-bottom: 1px solid #cecdcd !important;
1628        font-weight: 500;
1629    }
1630
1631
1632
1633aside.widget_text {
1634    margin-bottom: 0 !important;
1635}
1636
1637
1638
1639
1640
1641
1642.menu li.current-menu-item a {
1643    border-left: none;
1644    border-right: none;
1645    background-color: #d18122;
1646    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.96) !important;
1647}
1648
1649
1650
1651
1652
1653
1654table#search_table {
1655    border: none;
1656}
1657
1658h2.post-title {
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1660    font-weight: normal;
1661    font-family: inherit;
1662    word-spacing: normal;
1663    font-family: Verdana;
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1665    color: #d18122;
1666    display: block;
1667    font-weight: bold;
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1671
1672#mega-menu-wrap-primary #mega-menu-primary > li.mega-menu-megamenu > ul.mega-sub-menu > li.mega-menu-item li.mega-menu-item > a.mega-menu-link, #mega-menu-wrap-primary #mega-menu-primary > li.mega-menu-megamenu > ul.mega-sub-menu li.mega-menu-column > ul.mega-sub-menu > li.mega-menu-item li.mega-menu-item > a.mega-menu-link {
1673    line-height: 1;
1674    padding: 5px 0px;
1675    border-bottom: solid 1px #bdbdbd4a;
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1677
1678#mega-menu-wrap-primary, #mega-menu-wrap-primary #mega-menu-primary, #mega-menu-wrap-primary #mega-menu-primary ul.mega-sub-menu, #mega-menu-wrap-primary #mega-menu-primary li.mega-menu-item, #mega-menu-wrap-primary #mega-menu-primary li.mega-menu-row, #mega-menu-wrap-primary #mega-menu-primary li.mega-menu-column, #mega-menu-wrap-primary #mega-menu-primary a.mega-menu-link {
1679    padding: 0px 0px;
1680}
1681
1682.sm-back {
1683    cursor: pointer;
1684    display: block;
1685    padding: 6px 3px 5px 2px;
1686    border-left: none;
1687    border-right: none;
1688    background-color: #b5b5b447;
1689    text-decoration: none;
1690    width: auto;
1691    color: inherit;
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1696    border-top: none;
1697    border-bottom: solid 1px #fffdfd;
1698    font-size: 12px;
1699    border-left: 5px solid #f8f8f8;
1700    border-right: 5px solid #f8f8f8;
1701    text-transform: capitalize;
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1703
1704    .sm-back:hover {
1705        background-color: #e4e4e447;
1706        border-bottom: solid 1px #e8e8e8;
1707        color: #d18122;
1708    }
1709
1710    .sm-back a {
1711        color: #333 !important;
1712    }
1713
1714    .sm-back::after {
1715        display: block;
1716        position: relative;
1717        content: "«";
1718        left: 0px;
1719        font-size: 20px;
1720        color: #191919;
1721        top: -3px;
1722        bottom: 0px;
1723        font-weight: 100;
1724        line-height: 1;
1725        padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;
1726        float: left;
1727    }
1728
1729.linker::before {
1730    display: block;
1731    position: relative;
1732    content: "»";
1733    left: 0px;
1734    font-size: 17px;
1735    color: #d18122;
1736    top: 3px;
1737    bottom: 0px;
1738    font-weight: 100;
1739    line-height: 1;
1740    padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;
1741    float: right;
1742}
1743
1744.sm-back:hover:after {
1745    color: #d18122;
1746}
1747
1748.linker:hover:before {
1749    color: white;
1750}
1751
1752b, strong {
1753    font-weight: 1000;
1754}
1755
1756
1757
1758div#pushed_footer {
1759    width: 100%;
1760    float: left;
1761    padding: 5px;
1762    border-top: solid #f78800 1px;
1763    background-color: white;
1764}
1765
1766.pushed_footer_image {
1767    float: left;
1768    width: 10%;
1769    text-align: center;
1770    margin-top: 5px;
1771}
1772
1773.pushed_footer_tag_line {
1774    float: left;
1775    width: 80%;
1776    text-align: center;
1777    font-weight: 800;
1778    margin-top: 5px;
1779}
1780
1781.pushed_footer_right_image {
1782    float: right;
1783    width: 10%;
1784    text-align: right;
1785}
1786
1787img.pushed_foot_right_img {
1788    width: 80px;
1789    display: block;
1790    margin-left: auto;
1791    margin-right: auto;
1792}
1793
1794.pushed_footer_tag_line p {
1795    color: black;
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1798    margin-bottom: 0;
1799}
1800
1801    .pushed_footer_tag_line p span {
1802        color: #d18122;
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1805
1806.pushed_footer_tag_line {
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1809    text-align: center;
1810    font-weight: 800;
1811    margin-top: 5px;
1812    display: block;
1813    margin-left: auto;
1814    margin-right: auto;
1815}
1816
1817.spoken-word-playback-controls__button {
1818    cursor: pointer;
1819    height: 24px;
1820    color: white;
1821}
1822
1823button:focus, .menu-toggle:hover, button:hover, .ast-button:hover, .button:hover, input[type=reset]:hover, input[type=reset]:focus, input#submit:hover, input#submit:focus, input[type="button"]:hover, input[type="button"]:focus, input[type="submit"]:hover, input[type="submit"]:focus {
1824    color: #ffffff;
1825    border-color: white;
1826    background-color: #555;
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1828    transition: all .5s linear;
1829}
1830
1831
1832.p_footer_inner {
1833    margin: 0 auto;
1834    width: 60%;
1835}
1836
1837img.pushed_foot_img {
1838       max-width: inherit;
1839    display: block;
1840    margin-left: auto;
1841    margin-right: auto;
1842}
1843
1844div.printfriendly {
1845    margin: 12px 12px 12px 0px;
1846    position: relative;
1847    z-index: 1000;
1848}
1849
1850.pf-alignleft {
1851    float: none;
1852}
1853
1854p.sub_text {
1855    font-size: 14px;
1856    font-weight: 300;
1857}
1858
1859
1860.pt-cv-wrapper .btn {
1861    display: none;
1862}
1863
1864
1865.pt-cv-wrapper .pagination > .active > a, .pt-cv-wrapper .pagination > .active > a:focus, .pt-cv-wrapper .pagination > .active > a:hover, .pt-cv-wrapper .pagination > .active > span, .pt-cv-wrapper .pagination > .active > span:focus, .pt-cv-wrapper .pagination > .active > span:hover {
1866    z-index: 0;
1867}
1868
1869.eae-flip-box-wrapper {
1870    cursor: pointer;
1871}
1872
1873.pt-cv-wrapper .pagination > .active > a, .pt-cv-wrapper .pagination > .active > a:focus, .pt-cv-wrapper .pagination > .active > a:hover, .pt-cv-wrapper .pagination > .active > span, .pt-cv-wrapper .pagination > .active > span:focus, .pt-cv-wrapper .pagination > .active > span:hover {
1874    z-index: 2;
1875    color: #fff;
1876    background-color: #d18122;
1877    border-color: #795548;
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2507    padding-top: 50px;
2508}
2509
2510.sow-accordion-panel-header {
2511    padding: 5px 10px !important;
2512}
2513
2514.sp-post-carousel-section .sp-pc-post-image img {
2515    background-size: 244.8px 163.8px;
2516}
2517
2518    .sp-post-carousel-section .sp-pc-post-image img:hover {
2519        background-size: 272px 182px;
2520    }
2521
2522img.attachment-medium-thumb.size-medium-thumb.wp-post-image {
2523    width: 35%;
2524    margin: 0 auto;
2525    display: block;
2526}
2527
2528input.search-field {
2529    padding: 0px 10px;
2530    width: 100%;
2531    background-color: white;
2532}
2533
2534a:hover, a:focus {
2535    color: #d18122;
2536}
2537
2538input.search-submit {
2539    padding: 3px 0px !important;
2540    margin-top: 10px;
2541    width: 100%;
2542    color: white;
2543    background-color: #d18122;
2544}
2545
2546input:focus, input[type="text"]:focus, input[type="email"]:focus, input[type="url"]:focus, input[type="password"]:focus, input[type="reset"]:focus, input[type="search"]:focus, textarea:focus {
2547    border-color: #336b33;
2548}
2549
2550.ast-site-identity {
2551    padding: 1em 2em;
2552}
2553
2554.main-header-bar {
2555    border-bottom-width: 1px;
2556}
2557
2558
2559#primary {
2560    margin: 0px 0;
2561    background-color: #ffffff;
2562    padding: 0px 15px 0px 15px !important;
2563    background-image: url(https://www.thedtic.gov.za/wp-content/uploads/bg_body.jpg);
2564    min-height: 500px;
2565    background-attachment: fixed;
2566    background-position: top center;
2567    background-repeat: no-repeat;
2568    background-size: inherit;
2569}
2570
2571
2572.main-header-menu .menu-item, .main-header-bar .ast-masthead-custom-menu-items {
2573    top: 3px;
2574}
2575
2576
2577
2578
2579button:focus, .menu-toggle:hover, button:hover, .ast-button:hover, .button:hover, input[type=reset]:hover, input[type=reset]:focus, input#submit:hover, input#submit:focus, input[type="button"]:hover, input[type="button"]:focus, input[type="submit"]:hover, input[type="submit"]:focus {
2580    color: #ffffff;
2581    border-color: #0a0000;
2582    background-color: #666;
2583}
2584
2585
2586.sow-accordion-panel-border ul li span a:hover {
2587    color: #d18122 !important;
2588}
2589
2590.sow-accordion-panel-border {
2591    border: solid 1px #d6d6d6;
2592}
2593
2594
2595.elementor-394 .elementor-element.elementor-element-34aa0cb {
2596    position: fixed;
2597    left: -10px;
2598    bottom: 10px;
2599}
2600
2601main#main {
2602    margin-top: 40px;
2603    padding: 0px 5px;
2604    margin-bottom: 0px;
2605}
2606
2607.main-header-bar {
2608    border-bottom-width: 1px;
2609    border-bottom-color: rgba(0,0,0,.0001);
2610}
2611
2612@media only screen and (max-width: 768px) {
2613    .search-container {
2614        width: 100%;
2615        padding-left: 15px;
2616        padding-right: 15px;
2617    }
2618}
2619
2620.search-page-title {
2621    font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;
2622    font-size: 34px;
2623    font-weight: 300 !important;
2624    letter-spacing: 2px;
2625    line-height: 50px;
2626    text-align: center;
2627    display: block;
2628    text-transform: uppercase;
2629    padding-top: 50px;
2630    padding-bottom: 25px;
2631}
2632
2633.search-post-title {
2634    font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;
2635    font-size: 18px;
2636    font-weight: 600 !important;
2637    letter-spacing: 2px;
2638    line-height: 50px;
2639    text-align: left;
2640    display: block;
2641}
2642
2643.search-post-link {
2644    font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;
2645    font-size: 14px;
2646    font-weight: 300 !important;
2647    letter-spacing: 2px;
2648    line-height: 20px;
2649    text-align: left;
2650    display: block;
2651}
2652
2653.search-post-excerpt {
2654    font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;
2655    font-size: 12px;
2656    font-weight: 400 !important;
2657    letter-spacing: 2px;
2658    line-height: 15px;
2659    text-align: left;
2660    display: block;
2661}
2662
2663#ss-search-page-form {
2664    text-align: center;
2665    margin: auto;
2666    padding-top: 50px;
2667}
2668
2669    #ss-search-page-form .search-field {
2670        border: 2px solid #dddddd;
2671        border-radius: 4px;
2672        width: 60%;
2673        margin-top: 20px;
2674    }
2675
2676    #ss-search-page-form .search-submit {
2677        padding: 10px 10px;
2678        margin-bottom: 5px;
2679        text-transform: uppercase;
2680    }
2681
2682#ss-search-page-form {
2683    text-align: center;
2684    margin: auto;
2685    padding-top: 0px;
2686    margin: 0 0 40px;
2687}
2688
2689    #ss-search-page-form .search-field {
2690        border: 1px solid #dddddd;
2691        border-radius: 4px;
2692        width: 30%;
2693        margin-top: 20px;
2694    }
2695
2696    #ss-search-page-form .search-submit {
2697        padding: 10px 10px;
2698        margin-bottom: 5px;
2699        text-transform: uppercase;
2700    }
2701
2702
2703.search-container {
2704    width: 60%;
2705    padding-left: 100px;
2706    padding-right: 100px;
2707    padding-bottom: 200px;
2708    padding-top: 80px;
2709    margin: auto;
2710}
2711
2712.search-container {
2713    width: 60%;
2714    padding-left: 100px;
2715    padding-right: 100px;
2716    padding-bottom: 200px;
2717    padding-top: 80px;
2718    margin: auto;
2719}
2720
2721.hilite {
2722    background-color: yellow;
2723    font-weight: normal;
2724    color: black;
2725}
2726
2727
2728.pagetitle {
2729        overflow: hidden;
2730    position: relative;
2731    background: #3a3a3a;
2732    background-size: cover;
2733    background-position: 0px -250px;
2734    text-align: center;
2735    padding: 110px 0;
2736    background-attachment: fixed;
2737    background-repeat: no-repeat;
2738}
2739
2740    .pagetitle .pagetitle__overlays {
2741        position: absolute;
2742        left: 0;
2743        top: 0;
2744        width: 100%;
2745        height: 100%;
2746        background-color: #272727;
2747        opacity: 0.6;
2748    }
2749
2750
2751
2752body .dark h1, body .dark h2, body .dark h3, body .dark h4, body .dark h5, body .dark h6, body .dark .heading, body .dark a:link, body .dark a:visited, body .dark a:hover {
2753    color: #fff;
2754}
2755
2756
2757.ast-container {
2758    margin-left: auto;
2759    margin-right: auto;
2760    padding-left: 0px;
2761    padding-right: 0px;
2762    margin-bottom: 0px;
2763}
2764
2765.breadcrumb {
2766    margin: 20px 0 0;
2767}
2768
2769.ast-search-menu-icon.ast-dropdown-active .search-field {
2770    width: 200px;
2771    /* border: solid 1px red; */
2772    padding: 5px;
2773    float: left;
2774}
2775
2776form {
2777    margin: 30px 0px;
2778}
2779
2780
2781
2782button.searchb {
2783    border-radius: 2px;
2784    padding: 0px 25px;
2785    color: #ffffff;
2786    border-color: #d18122;
2787    background-color: #d18122;
2788}
2789
2790#pagetitle .container {
2791    max-width: 1180px;
2792    margin: 0 auto;
2793    position: relative;
2794    color: #ffffff;
2795}
2796
2797.container {
2798    max-width: 1180px;
2799    margin: 0 auto;
2800    margin-top: 30px;
2801}
2802
2803.search-result {
2804    margin: 0 0 30px;
2805}
2806
2807.breadcrumb a:hover {
2808    text-decoration: underline;
2809}
2810
2811div#secondary {
2812    float: left;
2813    width: 25%;
2814    margin: 0 0 2.5em;
2815}
2816
2817section#content {
2818    float: left;
2819    width: 100%;
2820    margin: 0 4% 30px 0;
2821    padding: 0;
2822    box-sizing: border-box;
2823}
2824
2825div#main {
2826    margin: 0 auto;
2827    width: 100%;
2828    margin-top: 20px;
2829}
2830
2831div#main {
2832    margin: 0 auto;
2833    width: 100%;
2834}
2835
2836.entry-content h4, h4 {
2837    line-height: 1.2;
2838}
2839
2840#secondary {
2841    margin: 4em 0 2.5em;
2842    word-break: break-word;
2843    line-height: 1.2em;
2844}
2845
2846.widget ul {
2847    margin: 0;
2848    list-style-type: disc;
2849}
2850
2851    .widget ul li a {
2852        font-size: 12px;
2853			   
2854    color: white;
2855}
2856
2857.site-footer a:focus, .site-footer a:hover {
2858    color: #d18122;
2859}
2860
2861
2862.widget_search .search-field, .widget_search .search-field:focus {
2863    width: 100%;
2864    padding: 0px 10px;
2865}
2866
2867.widget-title {
2868    font-size: 21px;
2869    font-size: 1.0rem;
2870    color: #2e2e2e;
2871    font-size: 12px !important;
2872    font-size: 10px;
2873    color: #ffffff;
2874    background-color: #616161;
2875    padding: 10px;
2876    border-left: 5px solid #d18122;
2877    margin-bottom: 0px;
2878    display: block;
2879}
2880
2881h4, .entry-content h4 {
2882    font-size: 1.1rem;
2883}
2884
2885.pagetitle .pagetitle-title {
2886    margin: 0;
2887    font-size: 3em;
2888
2889}
2890
2891#speeching_button, #wplc_start_chat_btn, #wplc_na_msg_btn {
2892    font-weight: normal !important;
2893    border-radius: 10px !important;
2894    padding-top: 7px !important;
2895    padding-bottom: 7px !important;
2896    padding-left: 10px !important;
2897    padding-right: 10px !important;
2898
2899    -webkit-transition: all 0.3s ease;
2900    -moz-transition: all 0.3s ease;
2901    -o-transition: all 0.3s ease;
2902    transition: all 0.3s ease;
2903}
2904
2905
2906.pagetitle .pagetitle-title {
2907    margin: 0;
2908    font-size: 3em;
2909    
2910}
2911
2912
2913.widget_search .search-form .search-field {
2914    background: #ffffff;
2915    border-width: 1px;
2916    border-color: #eaeaea;
2917    -webkit-border-radius: 2px;
2918    border-radius: 2px;
2919}
2920
2921
2922
2923a, .page-title {
2924    color: #e47f0d;
2925    font-weight: 100 !important;
2926    font-family: Verdana;
2927    text-decoration: underline;
2928}
2929
2930
2931div.ast-container .main {
2932    height: 100%;
2933    width: 60%;
2934}
2935
2936
2937span.seprater {
2938    margin: 0 10px;
2939    color: white;
2940}
2941
2942.ast-right-sidebar #primary {
2943    padding-right: 15px;
2944    padding: 0 20px 0 20px !important;
2945}
2946
2947video .elementor-html5-video {
2948    -o-object-fit: cover;
2949    object-fit: cover;
2950    height: 116%!important;
2951    object-position: 50% 15%!important;
2952}
2953
2954.header-background-video-stretch video.elementor-html5-video {
2955	width: 3425px !important;
2956	height: 100% !important;
2957}
2958
2959
2960
2961
2962article {
2963    padding-top: 0px;
2964}
2965
2966
2967
2968
2969
2970
2971
2972.sp-post-carousel-section .sp-pc-post-imaged img {
2973    transform-origin: 50% 50%;
2974    transition: transform 30s linear;
2975}
2976
2977
2978    .sp-post-carousel-section .sp-pc-post-imaged img:hover {
2979        transform: scale(2) rotate(0.1deg);
2980    }
2981
2982.sp-post-carousel-section .sp-pc-post-image img {
2983    background-size: cover;
2984    height: 238px;
2985    object-fit: cover;
2986}
2987
2988
2989
2990ol, ul {
2991    margin: 0 0 0.5em 35px;
2992}
2993
2994.sow-accordion-panel-border ul {
2995    list-style: none;
2996    margin-left: 0px !important;
2997}
2998
2999h4 {
3000    font-size: 1.3em !important;
3001}
3002
3003
3004
3005.elementor-text-editor h2 {
3006    font-size: 30px;
3007    font-size: 2rem;
3008    font-family: Verdana;
3009    font-size: 10pt;
3010    color: #d18122 !important;
3011    display: block;
3012    margin-block-start: 0.83em;
3013    margin-block-end: 0.83em;
3014    margin-inline-start: 0px;
3015    margin-inline-end: 0px;
3016    font-weight: bold;
3017}
3018
3019table {
3020    white-space: normal;
3021    line-height: normal;
3022    font-weight: normal;
3023    font-size: medium;
3024    font-style: normal;
3025    color: -internal-quirk-inherit;
3026    text-align: start;
3027    font-variant: normal;
3028    display: table;
3029    border-collapse: separate;
3030    border-spacing: 2px;
3031    border-color: grey;
3032    font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
3033    font-size: 11pt;
3034    color: #3a3a3a;
3035}
3036
3037#single-post table {
3038    border: none;
3039}
3040
3041#single-post #main td {
3042    padding: 0px;
3043    border: none;
3044    line-height: 1.5em;
3045    text-align: justify;
3046}
3047
3048
3049td {
3050    padding-left: 5px;
3051}
3052
3053.elementor-text-editor ul {
3054    margin-left: 42px !important;
3055    margin-top: 5px;
3056}
3057
3058.search-byline {
3059    color: #919191;
3060}
3061
3062
3063
3064
3065header.entry-header {
3066    display: none;
3067}
3068
3069
3070
3071
3072.post .post-byline {
3073    overflow: hidden;
3074    position: relative;
3075    margin: 0px 0 16px;
3076    color: #aaa;
3077}
3078
3079.post-byline div {
3080    float: left;
3081    position: relative;
3082    padding: 0 22px 0 0;
3083    margin-bottom: 10px;
3084}
3085
3086.post .post-tags {
3087    display: block;
3088    margin: 0 0;
3089    margin-top: 30px;
3090}
3091
3092    .post .post-tags a {
3093        display: inline-block;
3094        padding: 2px 5px;
3095        border: 1px solid #ddd;
3096        border-radius: 50px;
3097        margin: 0 10px 10px 0;
3098    }
3099
3100.post-body {
3101    margin-top: 0px;
3102    padding: 0px 5px;
3103}
3104
3105.entry-content p {
3106    margin-bottom: 1em;
3107    font-size: 14px;
3108    text-align: justify;
3109}
3110
3111
3112.ast-pagination .next.page-numbers, .ast-pagination .prev.page-numbers, .post-navigation a {
3113    padding: 0;
3114    height: 2.33333em;
3115    line-height: -webkit-calc(2.33333em - 3px);
3116    line-height: calc(2.33333em - 3px);
3117}
3118
3119.post-navigation a {
3120    font-size: 12px;
3121}
3122
3123.ast-pagination a, .page-links .page-link, .single .post-navigation a {
3124    color: #045303;
3125}
3126
3127.wp-caption .wp-caption-text {
3128    margin: 0;
3129    background: #33333312;
3130}
3131
3132.ast-search-menu-icon form {
3133    border: 1px solid #e7e7e7;
3134    line-height: normal;
3135    padding: 0;
3136    -webkit-border-radius: 2px;
3137    border-radius: 2px;
3138    display: inline-block;
3139    -webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;
3140    backface-visibility: hidden;
3141    position: relative;
3142    color: inherit;
3143    background-color: #fff;
3144    width: 269px;
3145    position: fixed !important;
3146    right: 19em !important;
3147    top: 9% !important;
3148}
3149
3150.ast-theme-transparent-header .main-header-bar, .ast-theme-transparent-header.ast-header-break-point .main-header-menu, .ast-theme-transparent-header.ast-header-break-point .main-header-bar {
3151    background-color: #ffffff;
3152}
3153
3154#secondary .widget > ul li:first-child, #secondary .widget > ul li:hover, #secondary .widget_nav_menu ul li:first-child, #secondary .wid
3154get_nav_menu ul li:hover {
3155    border-left: none;
3156    border-top: solid 1px #f8f8f8;
3157}
3158
3159#secondary .widget li:not(:last-child) {
3160    margin-bottom: 0;
3161}
3162
3163#secondary .widget > ul li, #secondary .widget_nav_menu ul li {
3164    padding: 5px 0px 5px 10px;
3165    border-top: 1px solid #fff;
3166    border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;
3167    background-color: #f5f5f5;
3168    font-weight: 500;
3169    -webkit-transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;
3170    -moz-transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;
3171    -ms-transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;
3172    -o-transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;
3173    transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;
3174}
3175
3176#secondary ul {
3177    margin: 0;
3178    padding: 0;
3179    list-style: none;
3180}
3181
3182#secondary ul {
3183    margin: 0 !important;
3184    padding: 0 !important;
3185    list-style: none;
3186}
3187
3188
3189#secondary li a {
3190    color: #808285;
3191}
3192
3193    #secondary li a:hover {
3194        color: #d18122;
3195    }
3196
3197.widget_search form.search-form input[type="search"] {
3198    padding: 10px 55px 10px 5px;
3199    height: 40px;
3200    background-color: #fff;
3201    border: 1px solid #ddd;
3202    -webkit-transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;
3203    -moz-transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;
3204    -ms-transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;
3205    -o-transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;
3206    transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;
3207}
3208
3209.pagination {
3210    overflow: hidden;
3211    margin: 0 0 30px;
3212    text-align: center;
3213}
3214
3215    .pagination ul {
3216        display: block;
3217    }
3218
3219        .pagination ul li {
3220            display: inline-block;
3221            list-style: none;
3222            margin: 0;
3223            padding: 0;
3224        }
3225
3226    .pagination .current {
3227        color: #fff;
3228        background-color: #22c0e3;
3229    }
3230
3231.page-numbers.current {
3232    background: #f79600;
3233    padding: 7px 10px;
3234    border: 1px solid #f1f1f1;
3235}
3236
3237.pagination span, .pagination a {
3238    border-radius: 30px;
3239    padding: 8px 18px;
3240    border: 1px solid #eee;
3241}
3242
3243.pagination span, .pagination a {
3244    display: block;
3245    margin: 0 1px;
3246    padding: 5px 15px;
3247    border-radius: 3px;
3248}
3249
3250
3251.ast-right-sidebar #secondary {
3252    border-left: solid 1px #f8f8f8;
3253    margin-left: 0px;
3254    margin: 0 0;
3255    padding: 15px;
3256}
3257
3258
3259#main #search_table th {
3260    padding: 5px;
3261    font-weight: bold;
3262    text-align: left;
3263    background-color: #d18122;
3264    color: #fff;
3265}
3266
3267
3268#main #search_table tbody tr:nth-child(even) {
3269    background-color: #f1f1f1;
3270}
3271
3272#main #search_table tr {
3273    background: #f8f8f8;
3274    border: 1px solid #ddd;
3275    padding: 25px;
3276}
3277
3278#main td {
3279    padding: 5px;
3280    border: solid 1px grey;
3281}
3282
3283#search_table a {
3284    color: #555;
3285}
3286
3287    #search_table a:hover {
3288        color: #d18122;
3289    }
3290
3291
3292
3293.recent-post-slider.design-4 .post-list-content .wp-medium-7 {
3294    width: 100%;
3295}
3296
3297.recent-post-slider.design-4 .wp-medium-5 {
3298    padding: 0px 10px 0 0;
3299    display: none;
3300}
3301
3302.wp-medium-12.wpcolumns {
3303    padding-left: 0;
3304    padding-right: 0;
3305}
3306
3307img.attachment-.size-.wp-post-image {
3308    background-size: cover;
3309    height: 315px;
3310    object-fit: cover;
3311    border-radius: 3px;
3312}
3313ul#category-posts-REPLACE_TO_ID-internal {
3314    list-style: none;
3315    margin-left: 0px !important;
3316}
3317
3318a.title {
3319    width: 100%;
3320    float: left;
3321    font-size: 20px;
3322    font-weight: 100;
3323}
3324
3325span.date {
3326    float: left;
3327    height: 65px;
3328    border: solid 1px;
3329    width: 100px;
3330}
3331
3332
3333.display-posts-listing.image-left .listing-item {
3334    overflow: hidden;
3335    margin-bottom: 32px;
3336    width: 100%;
3337}
3338
3339.display-posts-listing.image-left .date {
3340    float: left;
3341    margin: 0 42px 0 0;
3342}
3343
3344.display-posts-listing.image-left .title {
3345    display: block;
3346}
3347
3348.display-posts-listing.image-left .excerpt-dash {
3349    display: none;
3350}
3351
3352a.rpc-title {
3353    font-size: 18px !important;
3354    color: #d08022 !important;
3355    line-height: 1.2 !important;
3356    font-weight: 300 !important;
3357    margin-bottom: 8px;
3358    margin-top: 0;
3359    padding: 0;
3360}
3361
3362h3.rpc-post-title {
3363    line-height: 0.9;
3364    margin-top: 10px !important;
3365    padding: 0px 0px;
3366}
3367
3368.rpc-post-para.rpc-content {
3369    font-size: 12px;
3370    color: #9E9E9E;
3371    line-height: 1.5;
3372    margin-bottom: 5px;
3373}
3374
3375.wcp-carousel-main-wrap .rpc-post-carousel3 .rpc-post-category {
3376    padding: 2px 45px !important;
3377    font-size: 14px;
3378    line-height: 22px;
3379    background-color: #80746569;
3380    margin-top: 22px;
3381    border-radius: 2px;
3382}
3383
3384    .wcp-carousel-main-wrap .rpc-post-carousel3 .rpc-post-category:before {
3385        background-color: #fff !important;
3386        margin-left: 7px !important;
3387    }
3388
3389    .wcp-carousel-main-wrap .rpc-post-carousel3 .rpc-post-category:after {
3390        background-color: #fdfdfd !important;
3391        margin-right: 7px !important;
3392    }
3393
3394    .wcp-carousel-main-wrap .rpc-post-carousel3 .rpc-post-category a {
3395        color: #fff !important;
3396    }
3397
3398.wcp-carousel-main-wrap .rpc-post-carousel3 .rpc-desc-box {
3399    border-radius: 3px;
3400
3401}
3402
3403.rpc-post-title a:hover {
3404    color: #d18122 !important;
3405    text-decoration: underline !important;
3406}
3407
3408.rpc-post-para.rpc-content {
3409    text-align: justify;
3410    padding: 0 0;
3411}
3412
3413.news .news-title {
3414    font-family: inherit;
3415    line-height: 1;
3416}
3417
3418.rpc-post-image {
3419    margin: 0 0;
3420    background-color: #eaeaea;
3421    background-image: url(https://www.thedtic.gov.za/wp-content/uploads/images-2.jpg);
3422    background-position: center;
3423    background-repeat: no-repeat;
3424    background-size: inherit;
3425    border-radius: 5px 5px 0 0;
3426}
3427
3428
3429.wcp-carousel-main-wrap .rpc-post-carousel4 .rpc-post-category a {
3430    background: #227b49 !important;
3431}
3432
3433
3434.slick-slide {
3435    background-color: transparent;
3436    border-radius: 4px;
3437}
3438
3439
3440
3441.wcp-carousel-main-wrap .rpc-post-carousel4 .rpc-post-category {
3442    display: inline-block;
3443}
3444
3445.news-title a {
3446    font-size: 18px !important;
3447    line-height: 26px !important;
3448    text-decoration: none !important;
3449    color: #3a3a3a !important;
3450    line-height: 1.2 !important;
3451    font-weight: 400 !important;
3452}
3453
3454    .news-title a:hover {
3455        color: #d18122 !important;
3456    }
3457
3458.news-more-link {
3459    padding: 0px 5px;
3460    background: #3a3a3a !important;
3461}
3462
3463.menu-toggle, button, .ast-button, .button, input#submit, input[type="button"], input[type="submit"], input[type="reset"] {
3464    border-radius: 2px;
3465    padding: 0px 8px;
3466    color: rgba(240, 240, 240, 0.88);
3467    border-color: #dd9933;
3468    background-color: #d18122;
3469}
3470
3471.post-content-text {
3472    width: 87%;
3473    margin-left: 0;
3474    float: left;
3475}
3476
3477
3478.news-col-1 .news-inner-wrap-view, .news-col-list .news-inner-wrap-view {
3479    border-bottom: 1px solid #d1d1d1;
3480    padding-bottom: 10px;
3481    margin-bottom: 0px;
3482    padding-top: 10px;
3483}
3484
3485.date-post span {
3486    display: block;
3487    color: #222;
3488    font-size: 30px;
3489    margin: 0 auto;
3490    padding-bottom: 2px;
3491    border-bottom: 1px dotted #C0C0C0;
3492    width: 50px;
3493}
3494
3495.type-news:last-child .news-inner-wrap-view {
3496    padding-bottom: 15px;
3497    padding-top: 10px;
3498}
3499
3500.wcp-carousel-main-wrap .slick-track a {
3501    color: #6D4C41;
3502}
3503
3504    .wcp-carousel-main-wrap .slick-track a:hover {
3505        color: #D7CCC8;
3506    }
3507
3508.footer-adv-overlay {
3509    background-color: #3a3a3a;
3510    padding-top: 70px;
3511    padding-bottom: 70px;
3512    margin: 0 auto;
3513    width: 57%;
3514}
3515
3516.footer-adv.footer-adv-layout-4 {
3517    background-color: #3a3a3a;
3518}
3519
3520a.foot_button {
3521    padding: 3px 10px !important;
3522    background: #455A64 !important;
3523}
3524
3525    a.foot_button:hover {
3526        color: white;
3527        background: #607D8B !important;
3528    }
3529
3530ul.list-unstyled {
3531    list-style-type: none;
3532    margin-left: 0px !important;
3533}
3534
3535
3536img.foot_img {
3537    max-width: 40%;
3538    margin-left: -10px;
3539    margin-top: -10px;
3540}
3541
3542.foot_head {
3543    height: 50px;
3544	font-size: 1.4em!important;
3545    
3546}
3547
3548.hilite {
3549    background-color: #da9630;
3550    color: white;
3551}
3552
3553
3554li.foot_sub_header {
3555    font-size: 1.2em;
3556    text-decoration: underline;
3557}
3558
3559.news.wpnaw-first {
3560    margin-top: 15px;
3561}
3562
3563
3564ul.list-unstyled a {
3565    color: #d18122;
3566}
3567
3568#mysticky-nav.wrapfixed {
3569	border-bottom: solid 1px #cacaca;
3570
3571}
3572
3573#mysticky-nav .myfixed {
3574    width: 100% !important;
3575}
3576
3577.footer-sml-layout-2 .ast-small-footer-section-1 {
3578    text-align: center;
3579}
3580
3581.ast-page-builder-template.ast-right-sidebar #secondary {
3582    padding-right: 15px;
3583}
3584
3585
3586
3587#secondary li:last-child {
3588    margin-bottom: 0;
3589    border-bottom: solid 1px #f8f8f8 !important;
3590}
3591
3592.elementor-text-editor.elementor-clearfix {
3593    text-align: justify;
3594}
3595
3596.widget {
3597    margin: 0 0 1em 0 !important;
3598}
3599
3600
3601
3602
3603
3604h2, .entry-content h2 {
3605      /* font-family: Verdana; */
3606    /* font-size: 16pt; */
3607    /* color: #d18122; */
3608    /* display: block; */
3609    /* font-weight: normal; */
3610    /* line-height: 1; */
3611}
3612
3613h1, .entry-content h1 {
3614    font-size: 30px;
3615        color: #e47f0d;
3616}
3617
3618.ast-left-sidebar #secondary {
3619    padding-right: 20px;
3620    margin-top: 40px;
3621}
3622
3623#single-post h3 {
3624    font-size: 23px !important;
3625    font-weight: normal;
3626    font-family: inherit;
3627    word-spacing: normal;
3628    font-size: 14pt;
3629    color: #d18122;
3630    display: block;
3631    font-weight: 400;
3632    line-height: 1.2em;
3633    text-align: left;
3634}
3635
3636#single-post article {
3637    padding: 0;
3638}
3639
3640
3641.bt1 {
3642    font-size: 12px !important;
3643    font-size: 10px;
3644    color: #ffffff;
3645    background-color: #616161;
3646    padding: 10px;
3647    border-left: 5px solid #d18122;
3648    border-right: 5px solid #d18122;
3649    display: block;
3650}
3651
3652.menu li a {
3653    display: block;
3654    padding: 3px 3px 3px 20px;
3655    border-left: none;
3656    border-right: none;
3657    background-color: #eee;
3658    text-decoration: none;
3659    width: auto;
3660    color: #333 !important;
3661    -webkit-transition: background-color 1s ease-out;
3662    -moz-transition: background-color 1s ease-out;
3663    -o-transition: background-color 1s ease-out;
3664    transition: background-color 1s ease-out;
3665}
3666
3667    .menu li a:hover {
3668        border-left: none;
3669        border-right: none;
3670        background-color: #d18122;
3671        color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.96) !important;
3672    }
3673
3674
3675.menu {
3676    width: 100%;
3677    padding: 0 0 0 0;
3678    margin-bottom: 1em;
3679    font-size: 11px;
3680    font-weight: normal;
3681    background-color: #6d7a86;
3682    color: #333;
3683}
3684
3685    .menu li {
3686        padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px !important;
3687        border-top: 1px solid #ffffff !important;
3688        border-bottom: 1px solid #cecdcd !important;
3689        font-weight: 500;
3690    }
3691
3692
3693
3694aside.widget_text {
3695    margin-bottom: 0 !important;
3696}
3697
3698
3699
3700
3701
3702
3703.menu li.current-menu-item a {
3704    border-left: none;
3705    border-right: none;
3706    background-color: #d18122;
3707    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.96) !important;
3708}
3709
3710
3711
3712
3713
3714
3715table#search_table {
3716    border: none;
3717}
3718
3719h2.post-title {
3720    font-size: 28px;
3721    font-weight: normal;
3722    font-family: inherit;
3723    word-spacing: normal;
3724    font-family: Verdana;
3725    font-size: 14pt;
3726    color: #d18122;
3727    display: block;
3728    font-weight: bold;
3729    line-height: 1.5em;
3730    margin-bottom: 10px;
3731}
3732
3733#mega-menu-wrap-primary #mega-menu-primary > li.mega-menu-megamenu > ul.mega-sub-menu > li.mega-menu-item li.mega-menu-item > a.mega-menu-link, #mega-menu-wrap-primary #mega-menu-primary > li.mega-menu-megamenu > ul.mega-sub-menu li.mega-menu-column > ul.mega-sub-menu > li.mega-menu-item li.mega-menu-item > a.mega-menu-link {
3734    line-height: 1;
3735    padding: 5px 0px;
3736    border-bottom: solid 1px #bdbdbd4a;
3737}
3738
3739#mega-menu-wrap-primary, #mega-menu-wrap-primary #mega-menu-primary, #mega-menu-wrap-primary #mega-menu-primary ul.mega-sub-menu, #mega-menu-wrap-primary #mega-menu-primary li.mega-menu-item, #mega-menu-wrap-primary #mega-menu-primary li.mega-menu-row, #mega-menu-wrap-primary #mega-menu-primary li.mega-menu-column, #mega-menu-wrap-primary #mega-menu-primary a.mega-menu-link {
3740    padding: 0px 0px;
3741}
3742
3743.sm-back {
3744    cursor: pointer;
3745    display: block;
3746    padding: 6px 3px 5px 2px;
3747    border-left: none;
3748    border-right: none;
3749    background-color: #b5b5b447;
3750    text-decoration: none;
3751    width: auto;
3752    color: inherit;
3753    -webkit-transition: background-color 1s ease-out;
3754    -moz-transition: background-color 0.3s ease-out;
3755    -o-transition: background-color 0.3s ease-out;
3756    transition: background-color 0.3s ease-out;
3757    border-top: none;
3758    border-bottom: solid 1px #fffdfd;
3759    font-size: 12px;
3760    border-left: 5px solid #f8f8f8;
3761    border-right: 5px solid #f8f8f8;
3762    text-transform: capitalize;
3763}
3764
3765    .sm-back:hover {
3766        background-color: #e4e4e447;
3767        border-bottom: solid 1px #e8e8e8;
3768        color: #d18122;
3769    }
3770
3771    .sm-back a {
3772        color: #333 !important;
3773    }
3774
3775    .sm-back::after {
3776        display: block;
3777        position: relative;
3778        content: "«";
3779        left: 0px;
3780        font-size: 20px;
3781        color: #191919;
3782        top: -3px;
3783        bottom: 0px;
3784        font-weight: 100;
3785        line-height: 1;
3786        padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;
3787        float: left;
3788    }
3789
3790.linker::before {
3791    display: block;
3792    position: relative;
3793    content: "»";
3794    left: 0px;
3795    font-size: 17px;
3796    color: #d18122;
3797    top: 3px;
3798    bottom: 0px;
3799    font-weight: 100;
3800    line-height: 1;
3801    padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;
3802    float: right;
3803}
3804
3805.sm-back:hover:after {
3806    color: #d18122;
3807}
3808
3809.linker:hover:before {
3810    color: white;
3811}
3812
3813b, strong {
3814    font-weight: 1000;
3815}
3816
3817
3818
3819div#pushed_footer {
3820    width: 100%;
3821    float: left;
3822    padding: 5px;
3823    border-top: solid #f78800 1px;
3824    background-color: white;
3825}
3826
3827.pushed_footer_image {
3828    float: left;
3829    width: 10%;
3830    text-align: center;
3831    margin-top: 5px;
3832}
3833
3834.pushed_footer_tag_line {
3835    float: left;
3836    width: 80%;
3837    text-align: center;
3838    font-weight: 800;
3839    margin-top: 5px;
3840}
3841
3842.pushed_footer_right_image {
3843    float: right;
3844    width: 10%;
3845    text-align: right;
3846}
3847
3848img.pushed_foot_right_img {
3849    width: 80px;
3850    display: block;
3851    margin-left: auto;
3852    margin-right: auto;
3853}
3854
3855.pushed_footer_tag_line p {
3856    color: black;
3857    font-size: 22px;
3858    font-weight: 600;
3859    margin-bottom: 0;
3860}
3861
3862    .pushed_footer_tag_line p span {
3863        color: #d18122;
3864        font-weight: 600;
3865    }
3866
3867.pushed_footer_tag_line {
3868    float: left;
3869    /* width: 66%; */
3870    text-align: center;
3871    font-weight: 800;
3872    margin-top: 5px;
3873    display: block;
3874    margin-left: auto;
3875    margin-right: auto;
3876}
3877
3878.spoken-word-playback-controls__button {
3879    cursor: pointer;
3880    height: 24px;
3881    color: white;
3882}
3883
3884button:focus, .menu-toggle:hover, button:hover, .ast-button:hover, .button:hover, input[type=reset]:hover, input[type=reset]:focus, input#submit:hover, input#submit:focus, input[type="button"]:hover, input[type="button"]:focus, input[type="submit"]:hover, input[type="submit"]:focus {
3885    color: #ffffff;
3886    border-color: white;
3887    background-color: #555;
3888    -webkit-transition: all .5s linear;
3889    transition: all .5s linear;
3890}
3891
3892
3893.p_footer_inner {
3894    margin: 0 auto;
3895    width: 60%;
3896}
3897
3898img.pushed_foot_img {
3899       max-width: inherit;
3900    display: block;
3901    margin-left: auto;
3902    margin-right: auto;
3903}
3904
3905div.printfriendly {
3906    margin: 12px 12px 12px 0px;
3907    position: relative;
3908    z-index: 1000;
3909}
3910
3911.pf-alignleft {
3912    float: none;
3913}
3914
3915p.sub_text {
3916    font-size: 14px;
3917    font-weight: 300;
3918}
3919
3920
3921.pt-cv-wrapper .btn {
3922    display: none;
3923}
3924
3925
3926.pt-cv-wrapper .pagination > .active > a, .pt-cv-wrapper .pagination > .active > a:focus, .pt-cv-wrapper .pagination > .active > a:hover, .pt-cv-wrapper .pagination > .active > span, .pt-cv-wrapper .pagination > .active > span:focus, .pt-cv-wrapper .pagination > .active > span:hover {
3927    z-index: 0;
3928}
3929
3930.eae-flip-box-wrapper {
3931    cursor: pointer;
3932}
3933
3934.pt-cv-wrapper .pagination > .active > a, .pt-cv-wrapper .pagination > .active > a:focus, .pt-cv-wrapper .pagination > .active > a:hover, .pt-cv-wrapper .pagination > .active > span, .pt-cv-wrapper .pagination > .active > span:focus, .pt-cv-wrapper .pagination > .active > span:hover {
3935    z-index: 2;
3936    color: #fff;
3937    background-color: #d18122;
3938    border-color: #795548;
3939    cursor: default;
3940}
3941
3942.pt-cv-wrapper .pagination > li > a:focus, .pt-cv-wrapper .pagination > li > a:hover, .pt-cv-wrapper .pagination > li > span:focus, .pt-cv-wrapper .pagination > li > span:hover {
3943    z-index: 3;
3944    color: #000000;
3945    background-color: #eee;
3946    border-color: #ddd;
3947}
3948
3949div.printfriendly {
3950    z-index: 0;
3951}
3952
3953
3954a._self {
3955    color: #d08022 !important;
3956    line-height: 1.2 !important;
3957    font-weight: 300 !important;
3958    margin-bottom: 8px;
3959    margin-top: 0;
3960    padding: 0;
3961}
3962
3963    a._self:hover {
3964        text-decoration: underline !important;
3965        color: #a05a04;
3966    }
3967
3968.pt-cv-thumbnail.pull-left {
3969    margin-right: 15px !important;
3970    display: none;
3971}
3972
3973.pt-cv-pagination-wrapper {
3974    clear: both;
3975    position: relative;
3976    display: none;
3977}
3978
3979.pt-cv-meta-fields a {
3980    color: #3a8f61;
3981}
3982
3983
3984div#main {
3985    margin: -15px auto;
3986    width: 100%;
3987}
3988
3989
3990#search_table a {
3991    text-decoration: initial;
3992    font-size: 12px;
3993}
3994
3995
3996#search_table td {
3997    padding: 5px;
3998    border: solid 1px white;
3999}
4000
4001ul li a {
4002    text-decoration: none;
4003}
4004
4005
4006
4007
4008
4009.pt-cv-content {
4010    color: #616161;
4011    font-size: 14px;
4012}
4013
4014time {
4015    font-size: 12px;
4016    /* float: right; */
4017    padding-top: 14px;
4018}
4019
4020.pt-cv-view .pt-cv-title {
4021    margin-bottom: 10px;
4022    font-size: 18px !important;
4023}
4024
4025
4026
4027
4028.DisplayCategoriesWidget select {
4029width: 100%;
4030    padding: 3px 2px;
4031    background-color: white;
4032    border: solid 1px #cecece;
4033	    cursor: pointer;
4034}
4035
4036.DisplayCategoriesWidget form {
4037    margin: 6px 0px;
4038}
4039
4040div#pf-ft {
4041    display: none;
4042}
4043
4044.btn-next-section {
4045    text-align: center;
4046    position: absolute;
4047    left: 50%;
4048    z-index: 0;
4049    color: #fff;
4050    cursor: pointer;
4051    width: 60px;
4052    width: 3.75rem;
4053    height: 60px;
4054    height: 3.75rem;
4055    bottom: 30px;
4056    bottom: 1.875rem;
4057    margin-left: -30px;
4058    margin-left: -1.875rem;
4059    -webkit-border-radius: 4px;
4060    -moz-border-radius: 4px;
4061    border-radius: 4px;
4062background-color: #ff980066;
4063}
4064
4065.btn-next-section:before {
4066    -webkit-transform: rotate(-135deg);
4067    -moz-transform: rotate(-135deg);
4068    -ms-transform: rotate(-135deg);
4069    -o-transform: rotate(-135deg);
4070    bottom: 30px;
4071    bottom: 1.875rem;
4072    left: 5px;
4073    left: 0.3125rem;
4074}
4075.btn-next-section:before, .btn-next-section:after {
4076    width: 30px;
4077    width: 1.875rem;
4078    height: 1px;
4079    height: 0.0625rem;
4080    background: #fff;
4081    content: " ";
4082    display: block;
4083    position: absolute;
4084}
4085
4086.btn-next-section:after {
4087    -webkit-transform: rotate(135deg);
4088    -moz-transform: rotate(135deg);
4089    -ms-transform: rotate(135deg);
4090    -o-transform: rotate(135deg);
4091    bottom: 30px;
4092    bottom: 1.875rem;
4093    right: 5px;
4094    right: 0.3125rem;
4095}
4096
4097 .btn-next-section:hover {
4098    background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
4099}
4100
4101
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4280				<ul class="mega-sub-menu">
4281<li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-17041' id='mega-menu-item-17041'><a class="mega-menu-link" href="https://www.thedtic.gov.za/financial-and-non-financial-support/incentives/critical-infrastructure-programme/cipr/">Critical Infrastructure Reconstruction Programme (CIRP)</a></li>				</ul>
4282</li><li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-17264' id='mega-menu-item-17264'><a class="mega-menu-link" href="https://www.thedtic.gov.za/financial-and-non-financial-support/incentives/clothing-textiles-footwear-and-leather-growth-programme-ctflgp/">Clothing, Textiles, Footwear and Leather Growth Programme (CTFLGP)</a></li><li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-13708' id='mega-menu-item-13708'><a class="mega-menu-link" href="https://www.thedtic.gov.za/financial-and-non-financial-support/incentives/export-marketing-and-investment-assistance/">Export Marketing and Investment Assistance (EMIA)</a></li><li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-has-children mega-menu-item-13710' id='mega-menu-item-13710'><a class="mega-menu-link" href="https://www.thedtic.gov.za/financial-and-non-financial-support/incentives/film-incentive/" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">Film Incentive<span class="mega-indicator"></span></a>
4283				<ul class="mega-sub-menu">
4284<li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-13711' id='mega-menu-item-13711'><a class="mega-menu-link" href="https://www.thedtic.gov.za/financial-and-non-financial-support/incentives/film-incentive/foreign-film-and-television-production-and-post-production-incentive-foreign-film/">Foreign Film and Television Production and Post-Production Incentive (Foreign Film)</a></li><li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-13712' id='mega-menu-item-13712'><a class="mega-menu-link" href="https://www.thedtic.gov.za/financial-and-non-financial-support/incentives/film-incentive/sa-film-tv-production-and-co-production-sa-film/">SA Film &#038; TV Production and Co-production (SA Film)</a></li><li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-13715' id='mega-menu-item-13715'><a class="mega-menu-link" href="https://www.thedtic.gov.za/financial-and-non-financial-support/incentives/film-incentive/south-african-film-and-television-production-incentive-3/">South African Film and Television Production Incentive</a></li><li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-13716' id='mega-menu-item-13716'><a class="mega-menu-link" href="https://www.thedtic.gov.za/financial-and-non-financial-support/incentives/film-incentive/sa-emerging-black-film/">SA Black Film</a></li>				</ul>
4285</li>			</ul>
4286</li>		</ul>
4287</li><li class='mega-menu-column mega-menu-columns-6-of-12' id='mega-menu-13657-0-1'>
4288		<ul class="mega-sub-menu">
4289<li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-has-children mega-disable-link mega-menu-item-13697' id='mega-menu-item-13697'><a class="mega-menu-link" tabindex="0">INCENTIVES<span class="mega-indicator"></span></a>
4290			<ul class="mega-sub-menu">
4291<li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-13719' id='mega-menu-item-13719'><a class="mega-menu-link" href="https://www.thedtic.gov.za/financial-and-non-financial-support/incentives/global-business-servicescopy/">Global Business Service (GBS)</a></li><li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-13731' id='mega-menu-item-13731'><a class="mega-menu-link" href="https://www.thedtic.gov.za/financial-and-non-financial-support/incentives/innovation-and-technology-funding-instruments/">Innovation and Technology Funding instruments</a></li><li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-13732' id='mega-menu-item-13732'><a class="mega-menu-link" href="https://www.thedtic.gov.za/financial-and-non-financial-support/incentives/mcep/">
4291Manufacturing Competitiveness Enhancement Programme (MCEP)</a></li><li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-13733' id='mega-menu-item-13733'><a class="mega-menu-link" href="https://www.thedtic.gov.za/financial-and-non-financial-support/incentives/production-incentive/">Production Incentive (PI)</a></li><li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-22393' id='mega-menu-item-22393'><a class="mega-menu-link" href="https://www.thedtic.gov.za/financial-and-non-financial-support/incentives/manufacturing-support-programme-msp/">Manufacturing Support Programme (MSP)</a></li><li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-13734' id='mega-menu-item-13734'><a class="mega-menu-link" href="https://www.thedtic.gov.za/financial-and-non-financial-support/incentives/sector-specific-assistance-scheme/">Sector Specific Assistance Scheme (SSAS)</a></li><li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-13735' id='mega-menu-item-13735'><a class="mega-menu-link" href="https://www.thedtic.gov.za/financial-and-non-financial-support/incentives/strategic-partnership-programme/">Strategic Partnership Programme (SPP)</a></li><li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-13736' id='mega-menu-item-13736'><a class="mega-menu-link" href="https://www.thedtic.gov.za/financial-and-non-financial-support/incentives/support-programme-for-industrial-innovation-spii/">Support Programme for Industrial Innovation (SPII)</a></li><li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-13737' id='mega-menu-item-13737'><a class="mega-menu-link" href="https://www.thedtic.gov.za/financial-and-non-financial-support/incentives/technology-and-human-resource-for-industry-programme/">Technology and Human Resource for Industry Programme (THRIP)</a></li><li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-13738' id='mega-menu-item-13738'><a class="mega-menu-link" href="https://www.thedtic.gov.za/financial-and-non-financial-support/incentives/workplace-challenge-programme/">Workplace Challenge Programme (WPC)</a></li><li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-post mega-menu-item-25702' id='mega-menu-item-25702'><a class="mega-menu-link" href="https://www.thedtic.gov.za/khoebo-innovation-promotion-programme-kipp/">Khoebo Innovation Promotion Programme (KIPP)</a></li>			</ul>
4292</li>		</ul>
4293</li>	</ul>
4294</li></ul>
4295</li><li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-has-children mega-align-bottom-left mega-menu-flyout mega-has-icon mega-icon-left mega-disable-link mega-menu-item-13753' id='mega-menu-item-13753'><a class="dashicons-star-half mega-menu-link" tabindex="0" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false" role="button">Sectors and Service<span class="mega-indicator"></span></a>
4296<ul class="mega-sub-menu">
4297<li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-13824' id='mega-menu-item-13824'><a class="mega-menu-link" href="https://www.thedtic.gov.za/sectors-and-services-2/industrial-development/sectors/">Sectors</a></li><li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-has-children mega-disable-link mega-menu-item-13739' id='mega-menu-item-13739'><a class="mega-menu-link" tabindex="0" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false" role="button">B-BBEE<span class="mega-indicator"></span></a>
4298	<ul class="mega-sub-menu">
4299<li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-13740' id='mega-menu-item-13740'><a class="mega-menu-link" href="https://www.thedtic.gov.za/financial-and-non-financial-support/b-bbee/broad-based-black-economic-empowerment/">Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment</a></li><li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-13741' id='mega-menu-item-13741'><a class="mega-menu-link" href="https://www.thedtic.gov.za/financial-and-non-financial-support/b-bbee/b-bbee-codes-b-bbee-acts-strategies-policies/">B-BBEE Codes, B-BBEE Acts, Strategies &#038; Policies</a></li><li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-13742' id='mega-menu-item-13742'><a class="mega-menu-link" href="https://www.thedtic.gov.za/financial-and-non-financial-support/b-bbee/b-bbee-charters/">B-BBEE Charters</a></li><li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-13743' id='mega-menu-item-13743'><a class="mega-menu-link" href="https://www.thedtic.gov.za/financial-and-non-financial-support/b-bbee/b-bbee-procurement-transformation-verification/">B-BBEE Procurement, Transformation &#038; Verification</a></li><li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-13744' id='mega-menu-item-13744'><a class="mega-menu-link" href="https://www.thedtic.gov.za/financial-and-non-financial-support/b-bbee/bee-advisory-council/">BEE Advisory Council</a></li><li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-13745' id='mega-menu-item-13745'><a class="mega-menu-link" href="https://www.thedtic.gov.za/financial-and-non-financial-support/b-bbee/equity-equivalent-programmes-for-multinationals/">Equity Equivalent Programmes for Multinationals</a></li><li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-13746' id='mega-menu-item-13746'><a class="mega-menu-link" href="https://www.thedtic.gov.za/financial-and-non-financial-support/b-bbee/fronting/">Fronting</a></li><li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-13748' id='mega-menu-item-13748'><a class="mega-menu-link" href="https://www.thedtic.gov.za/financial-and-non-financial-support/b-bbee/institutional-support/">Institutional Support</a></li><li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-14972' id='mega-menu-item-14972'><a class="mega-menu-link" href="https://www.thedtic.gov.za/financial-and-non-financial-support/b-bbee/b-bbee-archive/">B-BBEE Archive</a></li><li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-19467' id='mega-menu-item-19467'><a class="mega-menu-link" href="https://www.thedtic.gov.za/financial-and-non-financial-support/b-bbee/faqs/">FAQs</a></li>	</ul>
4300</li><li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-13829' id='mega-menu-item-13829'><a class="mega-menu-link" href="https://www.thedtic.gov.za/sectors-and-services-2/industrial-development/special-economic-zones/">Special Economic Zones</a></li><li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-has-children mega-menu-item-13749' id='mega-menu-item-13749'><a class="mega-menu-link" href="https://www.thedtic.gov.za/sectors-and-services-2/industrial-development/" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">Industrial Development<span class="mega-indicator"></span></a>
4301	<ul class="mega-sub-menu">
4302<li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-13825' id='mega-menu-item-13825'><a class="mega-menu-link" href="https://www.thedtic.gov.za/sectors-and-services-2/industrial-development/industrial-procurement/">Industrial Procurement</a></li><li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-13826' id='mega-menu-item-13826'><a class="mega-menu-link" href="https://www.thedtic.gov.za/sectors-and-services-2/industrial-development/national-industrial-policy-framework/">National Industrial Policy Framework</a></li><li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-13827' id='mega-menu-item-13827'><a class="mega-menu-link" href="https://www.thedtic.gov.za/sectors-and-services-2/industrial-development/national-industrial-participation-programme/">National Industrial Participation Programme</a></li><li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-13828' id='mega-menu-item-13828'><a class="mega-menu-link" href="https://www.thedtic.gov.za/sectors-and-services-2/industrial-development/chemicals-controlled-by-international-conventions/">Chemicals controlled by International Conventions</a></li><li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-13831' id='mega-menu-item-13831'><a class="mega-menu-link" href="https://www.thedtic.gov.za/sectors-and-services-2/industrial-development/technical-barriers-to-trade/">Technical Barriers to Trade</a></li><li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-13832' id='mega-menu-item-13832'><a class="mega-menu-link" href="https://www.thedtic.gov.za/sectors-and-services-2/industrial-development/id-institutional-support/">Institutional Support</a></li><li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-13834' id='mega-menu-item-13834'><a class="mega-menu-link" href="https://www.thedtic.gov.za/sectors-and-services-2/industrial-development/research-reports/">Research Reports</a></li>	</ul>
4303</li><li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-has-children mega-disable-link mega-menu-item-13750' id='mega-menu-item-13750'><a class="mega-menu-link" tabindex="0" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false" role="button">Trade and Export<span class="mega-indicator"></span></a>
4304	<ul class="mega-sub-menu">
4305<li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-13980' id='mega-menu-item-13980'><a class="mega-menu-link" href="https://www.thedtic.gov.za/foreign-economic-representatives/">Foreign Economic Representatives</a></li><li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-has-children mega-menu-item-13782' id='mega-menu-item-13782'><a class="mega-menu-link" href="https://www.thedtic.gov.za/sectors-and-services-2/1-4-2-trade-and-export/market-access/" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">Market Access<span class="mega-indicator"></span></a>
4306		<ul class="mega-sub-menu">
4307<li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-13792' id='mega-menu-item-13792'><a class="mega-menu-link" href="https://www.thedtic.gov.za/sectors-and-services-2/1-4-2-trade-and-export/market-access/trade-agreements/">Trade Agreements</a></li><li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-13793' id='mega-menu-item-13793'><a class="mega-menu-link" href="https://www.thedtic.gov.za/sectors-and-services-2/1-4-2-trade-and-export/market-access/world-trade-organisation/">World Trade Organisation</a></li><li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-13794' id='mega-menu-item-13794'><a class="mega-menu-link" href="https://www.thedtic.gov.za/sectors-and-services-2/1-4-2-trade-and-export/market-access/african-regional-integration/">African Regional Integration</a></li><li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-13795' id='mega-menu-item-13795'><a class="mega-menu-link" href="https://www.thedtic.gov.za/sectors-and-services-2/1-4-2-trade-and-export/market-access/tariffs/">Tariffs</a></li><li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-13796' id='mega-menu-item-13796'><a class="mega-menu-link" href="https://www.thedtic.gov.za/sectors-and-services-2/1-4-2-trade-and-export/market-access/trade-negotiations/">Trade Negotiations</a></li>
4307		</ul>
4308</li><li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-has-children mega-menu-item-13783' id='mega-menu-item-13783'><a class="mega-menu-link" href="https://www.thedtic.gov.za/sectors-and-services-2/1-4-2-trade-and-export/export-development-and-promotion/" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">Export Development and Promotion<span class="mega-indicator"></span></a>
4309		<ul class="mega-sub-menu">
4310<li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-13797' id='mega-menu-item-13797'><a class="mega-menu-link" href="https://www.thedtic.gov.za/sectors-and-services-2/1-4-2-trade-and-export/export-development-and-promotion/learn-to-export/">Learn to Export</a></li><li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-13798' id='mega-menu-item-13798'><a class="mega-menu-link" href="https://www.thedtic.gov.za/sectors-and-services-2/1-4-2-trade-and-export/export-development-and-promotion/export-promotion/">Export Promotion</a></li><li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-13799' id='mega-menu-item-13799'><a class="mega-menu-link" href="https://www.thedtic.gov.za/sectors-and-services-2/1-4-2-trade-and-export/export-development-and-promotion/exporter-registration/">Exporter Registration</a></li><li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-13800' id='mega-menu-item-13800'><a class="mega-menu-link" href="https://www.thedtic.gov.za/sectors-and-services-2/1-4-2-trade-and-export/export-development-and-promotion/export-organisations/">Export Organisations</a></li><li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-13801' id='mega-menu-item-13801'><a class="mega-menu-link" href="https://www.thedtic.gov.za/sectors-and-services-2/1-4-2-trade-and-export/export-development-and-promotion/export-opportunities/">Export Opportunities</a></li><li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-13802' id='mega-menu-item-13802'><a class="mega-menu-link" href="https://www.thedtic.gov.za/sectors-and-services-2/1-4-2-trade-and-export/export-development-and-promotion/national-exporter-development-programme-nedp/">National Exporter Development Programme (NEDP)</a></li>		</ul>
4311</li><li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-has-children mega-menu-item-13785' id='mega-menu-item-13785'><a class="mega-menu-link" href="https://www.thedtic.gov.za/sectors-and-services-2/1-4-2-trade-and-export/investment-promotion/" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">Investment promotion<span class="mega-indicator"></span></a>
4312		<ul class="mega-sub-menu">
4313<li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-13803' id='mega-menu-item-13803'><a class="mega-menu-link" href="https://www.thedtic.gov.za/sectors-and-services-2/1-4-2-trade-and-export/investment-promotion/business-permits/">Business Permits</a></li><li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-13804' id='mega-menu-item-13804'><a class="mega-menu-link" href="https://www.thedtic.gov.za/sectors-and-services-2/1-4-2-trade-and-export/investment-promotion/why-invest-in-sa/">Why invest in SA</a></li><li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-13805' id='mega-menu-item-13805'><a class="mega-menu-link" href="https://www.thedtic.gov.za/sectors-and-services-2/1-4-2-trade-and-export/investment-promotion/how-to-do-business-in-sa/">How to do Business in SA</a></li><li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-13806' id='mega-menu-item-13806'><a class="mega-menu-link" href="https://www.thedtic.gov.za/sectors-and-services-2/1-4-2-trade-and-export/investment-promotion/sector-opportunities/">Sector Opportunities</a></li>		</ul>
4314</li><li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-13786' id='mega-menu-item-13786'><a class="mega-menu-link" href="https://www.thedtic.gov.za/sectors-and-services-2/1-4-2-trade-and-export/business-facilitation-and-aftercare/">Business Facilitation and Aftercare</a></li><li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-has-children mega-menu-item-13788' id='mega-menu-item-13788'><a class="mega-menu-link" href="https://www.thedtic.gov.za/sectors-and-services-2/1-4-2-trade-and-export/export-marketing-and-investment-assistance-emia/" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">Export Marketing and Investment Assistance (EMIA)<span class="mega-indicator"></span></a>
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4445		<h2>Minister Parks Tau</h2>
4446<p><img decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-23237 alignright" src="https://www.thedtic.gov.za/wp-content/uploads/Minister-official-Picture.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="533" srcset="https://www.thedtic.gov.za/wp-content/uploads/Minister-official-Picture.jpg 400w, https://www.thedtic.gov.za/wp-content/uploads/Minister-official-Picture-225x300.jpg 225w" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 100v
4446w, 400px" /><strong>National Executive Committee (NEC) Member of the African National Congress (ANC)</strong></p>
4447<p>Mr Parks Franklyn Mpho Tau is the former Deputy Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs. He is a former Member of the Executive Council (MEC) responsible for the Department of Economic Development, Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development in the Gauteng Provincial Government. He is also a former provincial treasurer of the ANC in Gauteng and former chairperson of the Gauteng Legislature Portfolio Committee on Finance.</p>
4448<p>Minister Tau has completed studies in Public Management from Regenesys Business School, and holds a Master’s degree in Public Policy and Management from the University of London.</p>
4449<p><strong>Historical reflection</strong></p>
4450<p>Minister Tau is a seasoned local government practitioner and is a former councillor in the Johannesburg Metro. In 2000, Minister Tau was appointed as Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) for Development Planning, Transportation, and Environment. From 2003 to 2011, Minister Tau served as MMC of the Finance and Economic Development portfolio in the City of Johannesburg. He was elected as the Executive Mayor of the City of Johannesburg, where he served from 2011 to 2016. He was the second democratically elected Mayor after Mr Amos Masondo.</p>
4451<p>Minister Tau has served in many organisations during his years as a public representative.</p>
4452<ul>
4453<li>He is a former president of the South African Local Government Association (SALGA).</li>
4454<li>He is also former president of United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG).</li>
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4455He was appointed co-chairperson of the UN High-Level Independent Panel, established to oversee the effectiveness of the UN-Habitat programme.</li>
4456<li>He is a member of the World Resource Institute and the Coalition for Urban Transitions.</li>
4457<li>He is a former chairperson of SA Cities Network.</li>
4458<li>He is a former deputy chairperson of the UN Special Advisory Committee on Safer Cities.</li>
4459<li>He is a member of the C40 Climate Change Network Steering Committee.</li>
4460<li>He is a former co-president of Metropolis – a network of metropolitans established to build resilient and sustainable cities.</li>
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4462<p>In 2019, Minister Tau was appointed to the position of Deputy Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs. He served in this position until he was appointed to the GPG in December 2020. Minister Tau has served as part of the ANC Greater Johannesburg Regional Executive Committee as regional secretary and regional chairperson. He is the former provincial treasurer in Gauteng and current member of the ANC NEC. He was appointed and currently serves as the Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition (<strong>the dtic</strong>) in the 7<sup>th</sup> Administration.</p>
4463<p>Minister Tau can be reached on social media via; Twitter &#8211; @TauParks, Facebook – Mpho Parks Tau</p>
4464<p>Please direct Enquiries/correspondence to: <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p>
4465<p><strong>Ministerial spokesperson:</strong><br />
4466Mr Kaamil Alli<br />
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4783																	<div class="cli-tab-section">
4784						<div class="cli-tab-header">
4785							<a role="button" tabindex="0" class="cli-nav-link cli-settings-mobile" data-target="advertisement" data-toggle="cli-toggle-tab">
4786								Advertisement							</a>
4787															<div class="cli-switch">
4788									<input type="checkbox" id="wt-cli-checkbox-advertisement" class="cli-user-preference-checkbox"  data-id="checkbox-advertisement" />
4789									<label for="wt-cli-checkbox-advertisement" class="cli-slider" data-cli-enable="Enabled" data-cli-disable="Disabled"><span class="wt-cli-sr-only">Advertisement</span></label>
4790								</div>
4791													</div>
4792						<div class="cli-tab-content">
4793							<div class="cli-tab-pane cli-fade" data-id="advertisement">
4794								<div class="wt-cli-cookie-description">
4795									Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with relevant ads and marketing campaigns. These cookies track visitors across websites and collect information to provide customized ads.
4796								</div>
4797							</div>
4798						</div>
4799					</div>
4800																	<div class="cli-tab-section">
4801						<div class="cli-tab-header">
4802							<a role="button" tabindex="0" class="cli-nav-link cli-settings-mobile" data-target="others" data-toggle="cli-toggle-tab">
4803								Others							</a>
4804															<div class="cli-switch">
4805									<input type="checkbox" id="wt-cli-checkbox-others" class="cli-user-preference-checkbox"  data-id="checkbox-others" />
4806									<label for="wt-cli-checkbox-others" class="cli-slider" data-cli-enable="Enabled" data-cli-disable="Disabled"><span class="wt-cli-sr-only">Others</span></label>
4807								</div>
4808													</div>
4809						<div class="cli-tab-content">
4810							<div class="cli-tab-pane cli-fade" data-id="others">
4811								<div class="wt-cli-cookie-description">
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4813								</div>
4814							</div>
4815						</div>
4816					</div>
4817										</div>
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4820		  </div>
4821		  <div class="cli-modal-footer">
4822			<div class="wt-cli-element cli-container-fluid cli-tab-container">
4823				<div class="cli-row">
4824					<div class="cli-col-12 cli-align-items-stretch cli-px-0">
4825						<div class="cli-tab-footer wt-cli-privacy-overview-actions">
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4827															<a id="wt-cli-privacy-save-btn" role="button" tabindex="0" data-cli-action="accept" class="wt-cli-privacy-btn cli_setting_save_button wt-cli-privacy-accept-btn cli-btn">SAVE &amp; ACCEPT</a>
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4829						
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4834	</div>
4835  </div>
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4837<div class="cli-modal-backdrop cli-fade cli-settings-overlay"></div>
4838<div class="cli-modal-backdrop cli-fade cli-popupbar-overlay"></div>
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4871
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4883
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vendor: 1 bytes, line 4885
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4894
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4895
4896<script type='text/javascript' id='welcomebar-frontjs-js-extra'>
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vendor: 1 bytes, line 4902
4902
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vendor: 1 bytes, line 4903
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vendor: 1 bytes, line 4910
4910
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vendor: 1 bytes, line 4911
4911
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4919
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vendor: 1 bytes, line 4920
4920
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vendor: 1 bytes, line 4926
4926
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