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380.sp-post-carousel-section #sp-post-carousel-1140.sp-post-carousel-area .slick-arrow {
381    color: #ffffff;
382    background-color: #d18122!important;
383}
384
385
386
387
388
389header.entry-header.ast-no-meta {
390    display: none;
391}
392
393.site-header {
394	    z-index: 1;
395    width: 100%;
396	 border-bottom: solid 1px #b9b9b9;
397
398    position: relative !important;
399
400}
401.ast-mobile-menu-buttons {
402    display: none !important;
403}
404
405#masthead .ast-container {
406    padding-left: 0px;
407    padding-right: 0px;
408}
409
410.comments-area {
411    border-top: 1px solid #eee;
412    margin-top: 2em;
413}
414
415.ast-footer-overlay {
416    padding-top: 0;
417    padding-bottom: 0;
418    color: black;
419}
420
421.entry-content h3, h3 {
422    color: #808285;
423    
424}
425
426
427#primary {
428    margin: 8em 0;
429    background-color: #fbfbfb!important;
430    padding: 15px 15px 0px 15px;
431}
432
433
434.header-main-layout-1 .ast-main-header-bar-alignment {
435    margin: auto auto;
436    padding-top: 0px;
437
438}
439
440div.site-content {
441    overflow: visible;
442    padding-top: 50px;
443}
444
445.sow-accordion-panel-header {
446    padding: 5px 10px !important;
447}
448
449.sp-post-carousel-section .sp-pc-post-image img {
450    background-size: 244.8px 163.8px;
451}
452
453    .sp-post-carousel-section .sp-pc-post-image img:hover {
454        background-size: 272px 182px;
455    }
456
457img.attachment-medium-thumb.size-medium-thumb.wp-post-image {
458    width: 35%;
459    margin: 0 auto;
460    display: block;
461}
462
463input.search-field {
464    padding: 0px 10px;
465    width: 100%;
466    background-color: white;
467}
468
469a:hover, a:focus {
470    color: #d18122;
471}
472
473input.search-submit {
474    padding: 3px 0px !important;
475    margin-top: 10px;
476    width: 100%;
477    color: white;
478    background-color: #d18122;
479}
480
481input: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 {
482    border-color: #336b33;
483}
484
485.ast-site-identity {
486    padding: 1em 2em;
487}
488
489.main-header-bar {
490    border-bottom-width: 1px;
491}
492
493
494#primary {
495    margin: 0px 0;
496    background-color: #ffffff;
497    padding: 0px 15px 0px 15px !important;
498    background-image: url(https://www.thedtic.gov.za/wp-content/uploads/bg_body.jpg);
499    min-height: 500px;
500    background-attachment: fixed;
501    background-position: top center;
502    background-repeat: no-repeat;
503    background-size: inherit;
504}
505
506
507.main-header-menu .menu-item, .main-header-bar .ast-masthead-custom-menu-items {
508    top: 3px;
509}
510
511
512
513
514button: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 {
515    color: #ffffff;
516    border-color: #0a0000;
517    background-color: #666;
518}
519
520
521.sow-accordion-panel-border ul li span a:hover {
522    color: #d18122 !important;
523}
524
525.sow-accordion-panel-border {
526    border: solid 1px #d6d6d6;
527}
528
529
530.elementor-394 .elementor-element.elementor-element-34aa0cb {
531    position: fixed;
532    left: -10px;
533    bottom: 10px;
534}
535
536main#main {
537    margin-top: 40px;
538    padding: 0px 5px;
539    margin-bottom: 0px;
540}
541
542.main-header-bar {
543    border-bottom-width: 1px;
544    border-bottom-color: rgba(0,0,0,.0001);
545}
546
547@media only screen and (max-width: 768px) {
548    .search-container {
549        width: 100%;
550        padding-left: 15px;
551        padding-right: 15px;
552    }
553}
554
555.search-page-title {
556    font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;
557    font-size: 34px;
558    font-weight: 300 !important;
559    letter-spacing: 2px;
560    line-height: 50px;
561    text-align: center;
562    display: block;
563    text-transform: uppercase;
564    padding-top: 50px;
565    padding-bottom: 25px;
566}
567
568.search-post-title {
569    font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;
570    font-size: 18px;
571    font-weight: 600 !important;
572    letter-spacing: 2px;
573    line-height: 50px;
574    text-align: left;
575    display: block;
576}
577
578.search-post-link {
579    font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;
580    font-size: 14px;
581    font-weight: 300 !important;
582    letter-spacing: 2px;
583    line-height: 20px;
584    text-align: left;
585    display: block;
586}
587
588.search-post-excerpt {
589    font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;
590    font-size: 12px;
591    font-weight: 400 !important;
592    letter-spacing: 2px;
593    line-height: 15px;
594    text-align: left;
595    display: block;
596}
597
598#ss-search-page-form {
599    text-align: center;
600    margin: auto;
601    padding-top: 50px;
602}
603
604    #ss-search-page-form .search-field {
605        border: 2px solid #dddddd;
606        border-radius: 4px;
607        width: 60%;
608        margin-top: 20px;
609    }
610
611    #ss-search-page-form .search-submit {
612        padding: 10px 10px;
613        margin-bottom: 5px;
614        text-transform: uppercase;
615    }
616
617#ss-search-page-form {
618    text-align: center;
619    margin: auto;
620    padding-top: 0px;
621    margin: 0 0 40px;
622}
623
624    #ss-search-page-form .search-field {
625        border: 1px solid #dddddd;
626        border-radius: 4px;
627        width: 30%;
628        margin-top: 20px;
629    }
630
631    #ss-search-page-form .search-submit {
632        padding: 10px 10px;
633        margin-bottom: 5px;
634        text-transform: uppercase;
635    }
636
637
638.search-container {
639    width: 60%;
640    padding-left: 100px;
641    padding-right: 100px;
642    padding-bottom: 200px;
643    padding-top: 80px;
644    margin: auto;
645}
646
647.search-container {
648    width: 60%;
649    padding-left: 100px;
650    padding-right: 100px;
651    padding-bottom: 200px;
652    padding-top: 80px;
653    margin: auto;
654}
655
656.hilite {
657    background-color: yellow;
658    font-weight: normal;
659    color: black;
660}
661
662
663.pagetitle {
664        overflow: hidden;
665    position: relative;
666    background: #3a3a3a;
667    background-size: cover;
668    background-position: 0px -250px;
669    text-align: center;
670    padding: 110px 0;
671    background-attachment: fixed;
672    background-repeat: no-repeat;
673}
674
675    .pagetitle .pagetitle__overlays {
676        position: absolute;
677        left: 0;
678        top: 0;
679        width: 100%;
680        height: 100%;
681        background-color: #272727;
682        opacity: 0.6;
683    }
684
685
686
687body .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 {
688    color: #fff;
689}
690
691
692.ast-container {
693    margin-left: auto;
694    margin-right: auto;
695    padding-left: 0px;
696    padding-right: 0px;
697    margin-bottom: 0px;
698}
699
700.breadcrumb {
701    margin: 20px 0 0;
702}
703
704.ast-search-menu-icon.ast-dropdown-active .search-field {
705    width: 200px;
706    /* border: solid 1px red; */
707    padding: 5px;
708    float: left;
709}
710
711form {
712    margin: 30px 0px;
713}
714
715
716
717button.searchb {
718    border-radius: 2px;
719    padding: 0px 25px;
720    color: #ffffff;
721    border-color: #d18122;
722    background-color: #d18122;
723}
724
725#pagetitle .container {
726    max-width: 1180px;
727    margin: 0 auto;
728    position: relative;
729    color: #ffffff;
730}
731
732.container {
733    max-width: 1180px;
734    margin: 0 auto;
735    margin-top: 30px;
736}
737
738.search-result {
739    margin: 0 0 30px;
740}
741
742.breadcrumb a:hover {
743    text-decoration: underline;
744}
745
746div#secondary {
747    float: left;
748    width: 25%;
749    margin: 0 0 2.5em;
750}
751
752section#content {
753    float: left;
754    width: 100%;
755    margin: 0 4% 30px 0;
756    padding: 0;
757    box-sizing: border-box;
758}
759
760div#main {
761    margin: 0 auto;
762    width: 100%;
763    margin-top: 20px;
764}
765
766div#main {
767    margin: 0 auto;
768    width: 100%;
769}
770
771.entry-content h4, h4 {
772    line-height: 1.2;
773}
774
775#secondary {
776    margin: 4em 0 2.5em;
777    word-break: break-word;
778    line-height: 1.2em;
779}
780
781.widget ul {
782    margin: 0;
783    list-style-type: disc;
784}
785
786    .widget ul li a {
787        font-size: 12px;
788			   
789    color: white;
790}
791
792.site-footer a:focus, .site-footer a:hover {
793    color: #d18122;
794}
795
796
797.widget_search .search-field, .widget_search .search-field:focus {
798    width: 100%;
799    padding: 0px 10px;
800}
801
802.widget-title {
803    font-size: 21px;
804    font-size: 1.0rem;
805    color: #2e2e2e;
806    font-size: 12px !important;
807    font-size: 10px;
808    color: #ffffff;
809    background-color: #616161;
810    padding: 10px;
811    border-left: 5px solid #d18122;
812    margin-bottom: 0px;
813    display: block;
814}
815
816h4, .entry-content h4 {
817    font-size: 1.1rem;
818}
819
820.pagetitle .pagetitle-title {
821    margin: 0;
822    font-size: 3em;
823
824}
825
826#speeching_button, #wplc_start_chat_btn, #wplc_na_msg_btn {
827    font-weight: normal !important;
828    border-radius: 10px !important;
829    padding-top: 7px !important;
830    padding-bottom: 7px !important;
831    padding-left: 10px !important;
832    padding-right: 10px !important;
833
834    -webkit-transition: all 0.3s ease;
835    -moz-transition: all 0.3s ease;
836    -o-transition: all 0.3s ease;
837    transition: all 0.3s ease;
838}
839
840
841.pagetitle .pagetitle-title {
842    margin: 0;
843    font-size: 3em;
844    
845}
846
847
848.widget_search .search-form .search-field {
849    background: #ffffff;
850    border-width: 1px;
851    border-color: #eaeaea;
852    -webkit-border-radius: 2px;
853    border-radius: 2px;
854}
855
856
857
858a, .page-title {
859    color: #e47f0d;
860    font-weight: 100 !important;
861    font-family: Verdana;
862    text-decoration: underline;
863}
864
865
866div.ast-container .main {
867    height: 100%;
868    width: 60%;
869}
870
871
872span.seprater {
873    margin: 0 10px;
874    color: white;
875}
876
877.ast-right-sidebar #primary {
878    padding-right: 15px;
879    padding: 0 20px 0 20px !important;
880}
881
882video .elementor-html5-video {
883    -o-object-fit: cover;
884    object-fit: cover;
885    height: 116%!important;
886    object-position: 50% 15%!important;
887}
888
889.header-background-video-stretch video.elementor-html5-video {
890	width: 3425px !important;
891	height: 100% !important;
892}
893
894
895
896
897article {
898    padding-top: 0px;
899}
900
901
902
903
904
905
906
907.sp-post-carousel-section .sp-pc-post-imaged img {
908    transform-origin: 50% 50%;
909    transition: transform 30s linear;
910}
911
912
913    .sp-post-carousel-section .sp-pc-post-imaged img:hover {
914        transform: scale(2) rotate(0.1deg);
915    }
916
917.sp-post-carousel-section .sp-pc-post-image img {
918    background-size: cover;
919    height: 238px;
920    object-fit: cover;
921}
922
923
924
925ol, ul {
926    margin: 0 0 0.5em 35px;
927}
928
929.sow-accordion-panel-border ul {
930    list-style: none;
931    margin-left: 0px !important;
932}
933
934h4 {
935    font-size: 1.3em !important;
936}
937
938
939
940.elementor-text-editor h2 {
941    font-size: 30px;
942    font-size: 2rem;
943    font-family: Verdana;
944    font-size: 10pt;
945    color: #d18122 !important;
946    display: block;
947    margin-block-start: 0.83em;
948    margin-block-end: 0.83em;
949    margin-inline-start: 0px;
950    margin-inline-end: 0px;
951    font-weight: bold;
952}
953
954table {
955    white-space: normal;
956    line-height: normal;
957    font-weight: normal;
958    font-size: medium;
959    font-style: normal;
960    color: -internal-quirk-inherit;
961    text-align: start;
962    font-variant: normal;
963    display: table;
964    border-collapse: separate;
965    border-spacing: 2px;
966    border-color: grey;
967    font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
968    font-size: 11pt;
969    color: #3a3a3a;
970}
971
972#single-post table {
973    border: none;
974}
975
976#single-post #main td {
977    padding: 0px;
978    border: none;
979    line-height: 1.5em;
980    text-align: justify;
981}
982
983
984td {
985    padding-left: 5px;
986}
987
988.elementor-text-editor ul {
989    margin-left: 42px !important;
990    margin-top: 5px;
991}
992
993.search-byline {
994    color: #919191;
995}
996
997
998
999
1000header.entry-header {
1001    display: none;
1002}
1003
1004
1005
1006
1007.post .post-byline {
1008    overflow: hidden;
1009    position: relative;
1010    margin: 0px 0 16px;
1011    color: #aaa;
1012}
1013
1014.post-byline div {
1015    float: left;
1016    position: relative;
1017    padding: 0 22px 0 0;
1018    margin-bottom: 10px;
1019}
1020
1021.post .post-tags {
1022    display: block;
1023    margin: 0 0;
1024    margin-top: 30px;
1025}
1026
1027    .post .post-tags a {
1028        display: inline-block;
1029        padding: 2px 5px;
1030        border: 1px solid #ddd;
1031        border-radius: 50px;
1032        margin: 0 10px 10px 0;
1033    }
1034
1035.post-body {
1036    margin-top: 0px;
1037    padding: 0px 5px;
1038}
1039
1040.entry-content p {
1041    margin-bottom: 1em;
1042    font-size: 14px;
1043    text-align: justify;
1044}
1045
1046
1047.ast-pagination .next.page-numbers, .ast-pagination .prev.page-numbers, .post-navigation a {
1048    padding: 0;
1049    height: 2.33333em;
1050    line-height: -webkit-calc(2.33333em - 3px);
1051    line-height: calc(2.33333em - 3px);
1052}
1053
1054.post-navigation a {
1055    font-size: 12px;
1056}
1057
1058.ast-pagination a, .page-links .page-link, .single .post-navigation a {
1059    color: #045303;
1060}
1061
1062.wp-caption .wp-caption-text {
1063    margin: 0;
1064    background: #33333312;
1065}
1066
1067.ast-search-menu-icon form {
1068    border: 1px solid #e7e7e7;
1069    line-height: normal;
1070    padding: 0;
1071    -webkit-border-radius: 2px;
1072    border-radius: 2px;
1073    display: inline-block;
1074    -webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;
1075    backface-visibility: hidden;
1076    position: relative;
1077    color: inherit;
1078    background-color: #fff;
1079    width: 269px;
1080    position: fixed !important;
1081    right: 19em !important;
1082    top: 9% !important;
1083}
1084
1085.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 {
1086    background-color: #ffffff;
1087}
1088
1089#secondary .widget > ul li:first-child, #secondary .widget > ul li:hover, #secondary .widget_nav_menu ul li:first-child, #secondary .widget_nav_menu ul li:hover {
1090    border-left: none;
1091    border-top: solid 1px #f8f8f8;
1092}
1093
1094#secondary .widget li:not(:last-child) {
1095    margin-bottom: 0;
1096}
1097
1098#secondary .widget > ul li, #secondary .widget_nav_menu ul li {
1099    padding: 5px 0px 5px 10px;
1100    border-top: 1px solid #fff;
1101    border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;
1102    background-color: #f5f5f5;
1103    font-weight: 500;
1104    -webkit-transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;
1105    -moz-transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;
1106    -ms-transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;
1107    -o-transition: all 
11070.3s ease-in-out;
1108    transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;
1109}
1110
1111#secondary ul {
1112    margin: 0;
1113    padding: 0;
1114    list-style: none;
1115}
1116
1117#secondary ul {
1118    margin: 0 !important;
1119    padding: 0 !important;
1120    list-style: none;
1121}
1122
1123
1124#secondary li a {
1125    color: #808285;
1126}
1127
1128    #secondary li a:hover {
1129        color: #d18122;
1130    }
1131
1132.widget_search form.search-form input[type="search"] {
1133    padding: 10px 55px 10px 5px;
1134    height: 40px;
1135    background-color: #fff;
1136    border: 1px solid #ddd;
1137    -webkit-transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;
1138    -moz-transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;
1139    -ms-transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;
1140    -o-transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;
1141    transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;
1142}
1143
1144.pagination {
1145    overflow: hidden;
1146    margin: 0 0 30px;
1147    text-align: center;
1148}
1149
1150    .pagination ul {
1151        display: block;
1152    }
1153
1154        .pagination ul li {
1155            display: inline-block;
1156            list-style: none;
1157            margin: 0;
1158            padding: 0;
1159        }
1160
1161    .pagination .current {
1162        color: #fff;
1163        background-color: #22c0e3;
1164    }
1165
1166.page-numbers.current {
1167    background: #f79600;
1168    padding: 7px 10px;
1169    border: 1px solid #f1f1f1;
1170}
1171
1172.pagination span, .pagination a {
1173    border-radius: 30px;
1174    padding: 8px 18px;
1175    border: 1px solid #eee;
1176}
1177
1178.pagination span, .pagination a {
1179    display: block;
1180    margin: 0 1px;
1181    padding: 5px 15px;
1182    border-radius: 3px;
1183}
1184
1185
1186.ast-right-sidebar #secondary {
1187    border-left: solid 1px #f8f8f8;
1188    margin-left: 0px;
1189    margin: 0 0;
1190    padding: 15px;
1191}
1192
1193
1194#main #search_table th {
1195    padding: 5px;
1196    font-weight: bold;
1197    text-align: left;
1198    background-color: #d18122;
1199    color: #fff;
1200}
1201
1202
1203#main #search_table tbody tr:nth-child(even) {
1204    background-color: #f1f1f1;
1205}
1206
1207#main #search_table tr {
1208    background: #f8f8f8;
1209    border: 1px solid #ddd;
1210    padding: 25px;
1211}
1212
1213#main td {
1214    padding: 5px;
1215    border: solid 1px grey;
1216}
1217
1218#search_table a {
1219    color: #555;
1220}
1221
1222    #search_table a:hover {
1223        color: #d18122;
1224    }
1225
1226
1227
1228.recent-post-slider.design-4 .post-list-content .wp-medium-7 {
1229    width: 100%;
1230}
1231
1232.recent-post-slider.design-4 .wp-medium-5 {
1233    padding: 0px 10px 0 0;
1234    display: none;
1235}
1236
1237.wp-medium-12.wpcolumns {
1238    padding-left: 0;
1239    padding-right: 0;
1240}
1241
1242img.attachment-.size-.wp-post-image {
1243    background-size: cover;
1244    height: 315px;
1245    object-fit: cover;
1246    border-radius: 3px;
1247}
1248ul#category-posts-REPLACE_TO_ID-internal {
1249    list-style: none;
1250    margin-left: 0px !important;
1251}
1252
1253a.title {
1254    width: 100%;
1255    float: left;
1256    font-size: 20px;
1257    font-weight: 100;
1258}
1259
1260span.date {
1261    float: left;
1262    height: 65px;
1263    border: solid 1px;
1264    width: 100px;
1265}
1266
1267
1268.display-posts-listing.image-left .listing-item {
1269    overflow: hidden;
1270    margin-bottom: 32px;
1271    width: 100%;
1272}
1273
1274.display-posts-listing.image-left .date {
1275    float: left;
1276    margin: 0 42px 0 0;
1277}
1278
1279.display-posts-listing.image-left .title {
1280    display: block;
1281}
1282
1283.display-posts-listing.image-left .excerpt-dash {
1284    display: none;
1285}
1286
1287a.rpc-title {
1288    font-size: 18px !important;
1289    color: #d08022 !important;
1290    line-height: 1.2 !important;
1291    font-weight: 300 !important;
1292    margin-bottom: 8px;
1293    margin-top: 0;
1294    padding: 0;
1295}
1296
1297h3.rpc-post-title {
1298    line-height: 0.9;
1299    margin-top: 10px !important;
1300    padding: 0px 0px;
1301}
1302
1303.rpc-post-para.rpc-content {
1304    font-size: 12px;
1305    color: #9E9E9E;
1306    line-height: 1.5;
1307    margin-bottom: 5px;
1308}
1309
1310.wcp-carousel-main-wrap .rpc-post-carousel3 .rpc-post-category {
1311    padding: 2px 45px !important;
1312    font-size: 14px;
1313    line-height: 22px;
1314    background-color: #80746569;
1315    margin-top: 22px;
1316    border-radius: 2px;
1317}
1318
1319    .wcp-carousel-main-wrap .rpc-post-carousel3 .rpc-post-category:before {
1320        background-color: #fff !important;
1321        margin-left: 7px !important;
1322    }
1323
1324    .wcp-carousel-main-wrap .rpc-post-carousel3 .rpc-post-category:after {
1325        background-color: #fdfdfd !important;
1326        margin-right: 7px !important;
1327    }
1328
1329    .wcp-carousel-main-wrap .rpc-post-carousel3 .rpc-post-category a {
1330        color: #fff !important;
1331    }
1332
1333.wcp-carousel-main-wrap .rpc-post-carousel3 .rpc-desc-box {
1334    border-radius: 3px;
1335
1336}
1337
1338.rpc-post-title a:hover {
1339    color: #d18122 !important;
1340    text-decoration: underline !important;
1341}
1342
1343.rpc-post-para.rpc-content {
1344    text-align: justify;
1345    padding: 0 0;
1346}
1347
1348.news .news-title {
1349    font-family: inherit;
1350    line-height: 1;
1351}
1352
1353.rpc-post-image {
1354    margin: 0 0;
1355    background-color: #eaeaea;
1356    background-image: url(https://www.thedtic.gov.za/wp-content/uploads/images-2.jpg);
1357    background-position: center;
1358    background-repeat: no-repeat;
1359    background-size: inherit;
1360    border-radius: 5px 5px 0 0;
1361}
1362
1363
1364.wcp-carousel-main-wrap .rpc-post-carousel4 .rpc-post-category a {
1365    background: #227b49 !important;
1366}
1367
1368
1369.slick-slide {
1370    background-color: transparent;
1371    border-radius: 4px;
1372}
1373
1374
1375
1376.wcp-carousel-main-wrap .rpc-post-carousel4 .rpc-post-category {
1377    display: inline-block;
1378}
1379
1380.news-title a {
1381    font-size: 18px !important;
1382    line-height: 26px !important;
1383    text-decoration: none !important;
1384    color: #3a3a3a !important;
1385    line-height: 1.2 !important;
1386    font-weight: 400 !important;
1387}
1388
1389    .news-title a:hover {
1390        color: #d18122 !important;
1391    }
1392
1393.news-more-link {
1394    padding: 0px 5px;
1395    background: #3a3a3a !important;
1396}
1397
1398.menu-toggle, button, .ast-button, .button, input#submit, input[type="button"], input[type="submit"], input[type="reset"] {
1399    border-radius: 2px;
1400    padding: 0px 8px;
1401    color: rgba(240, 240, 240, 0.88);
1402    border-color: #dd9933;
1403    background-color: #d18122;
1404}
1405
1406.post-content-text {
1407    width: 87%;
1408    margin-left: 0;
1409    float: left;
1410}
1411
1412
1413.news-col-1 .news-inner-wrap-view, .news-col-list .news-inner-wrap-view {
1414    border-bottom: 1px solid #d1d1d1;
1415    padding-bottom: 10px;
1416    margin-bottom: 0px;
1417    padding-top: 10px;
1418}
1419
1420.date-post span {
1421    display: block;
1422    color: #222;
1423    font-size: 30px;
1424    margin: 0 auto;
1425    padding-bottom: 2px;
1426    border-bottom: 1px dotted #C0C0C0;
1427    width: 50px;
1428}
1429
1430.type-news:last-child .news-inner-wrap-view {
1431    padding-bottom: 15px;
1432    padding-top: 10px;
1433}
1434
1435.wcp-carousel-main-wrap .slick-track a {
1436    color: #6D4C41;
1437}
1438
1439    .wcp-carousel-main-wrap .slick-track a:hover {
1440        color: #D7CCC8;
1441    }
1442
1443.footer-adv-overlay {
1444    background-color: #3a3a3a;
1445    padding-top: 70px;
1446    padding-bottom: 70px;
1447    margin: 0 auto;
1448    width: 57%;
1449}
1450
1451.footer-adv.footer-adv-layout-4 {
1452    background-color: #3a3a3a;
1453}
1454
1455a.foot_button {
1456    padding: 3px 10px !important;
1457    background: #455A64 !important;
1458}
1459
1460    a.foot_button:hover {
1461        color: white;
1462        background: #607D8B !important;
1463    }
1464
1465ul.list-unstyled {
1466    list-style-type: none;
1467    margin-left: 0px !important;
1468}
1469
1470
1471img.foot_img {
1472    max-width: 40%;
1473    margin-left: -10px;
1474    margin-top: -10px;
1475}
1476
1477.foot_head {
1478    height: 50px;
1479	font-size: 1.4em!important;
1480    
1481}
1482
1483.hilite {
1484    background-color: #da9630;
1485    color: white;
1486}
1487
1488
1489li.foot_sub_header {
1490    font-size: 1.2em;
1491    text-decoration: underline;
1492}
1493
1494.news.wpnaw-first {
1495    margin-top: 15px;
1496}
1497
1498
1499ul.list-unstyled a {
1500    color: #d18122;
1501}
1502
1503#mysticky-nav.wrapfixed {
1504	border-bottom: solid 1px #cacaca;
1505
1506}
1507
1508#mysticky-nav .myfixed {
1509    width: 100% !important;
1510}
1511
1512.footer-sml-layout-2 .ast-small-footer-section-1 {
1513    text-align: center;
1514}
1515
1516.ast-page-builder-template.ast-right-sidebar #secondary {
1517    padding-right: 15px;
1518}
1519
1520
1521
1522#secondary li:last-child {
1523    margin-bottom: 0;
1524    border-bottom: solid 1px #f8f8f8 !important;
1525}
1526
1527.elementor-text-editor.elementor-clearfix {
1528    text-align: justify;
1529}
1530
1531.widget {
1532    margin: 0 0 1em 0 !important;
1533}
1534
1535
1536
1537
1538
1539h2, .entry-content h2 {
1540      /* font-family: Verdana; */
1541    /* font-size: 16pt; */
1542    /* color: #d18122; */
1543    /* display: block; */
1544    /* font-weight: normal; */
1545    /* line-height: 1; */
1546}
1547
1548h1, .entry-content h1 {
1549    font-size: 30px;
1550        color: #e47f0d;
1551}
1552
1553.ast-left-sidebar #secondary {
1554    padding-right: 20px;
1555    margin-top: 40px;
1556}
1557
1558#single-post h3 {
1559    font-size: 23px !important;
1560    font-weight: normal;
1561    font-family: inherit;
1562    word-spacing: normal;
1563    font-size: 14pt;
1564    color: #d18122;
1565    display: block;
1566    font-weight: 400;
1567    line-height: 1.2em;
1568    text-align: left;
1569}
1570
1571#single-post article {
1572    padding: 0;
1573}
1574
1575
1576.bt1 {
1577    font-size: 12px !important;
1578    font-size: 10px;
1579    color: #ffffff;
1580    background-color: #616161;
1581    padding: 10px;
1582    border-left: 5px solid #d18122;
1583    border-right: 5px solid #d18122;
1584    display: block;
1585}
1586
1587.menu li a {
1588    display: block;
1589    padding: 3px 3px 3px 20px;
1590    border-left: none;
1591    border-right: none;
1592    background-color: #eee;
1593    text-decoration: none;
1594    width: auto;
1595    color: #333 !important;
1596    -webkit-transition: background-color 1s ease-out;
1597    -moz-transition: background-color 1s ease-out;
1598    -o-transition: background-color 1s ease-out;
1599    transition: background-color 1s ease-out;
1600}
1601
1602    .menu li a:hover {
1603        border-left: none;
1604        border-right: none;
1605        background-color: #d18122;
1606        color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.96) !important;
1607    }
1608
1609
1610.menu {
1611    width: 100%;
1612    padding: 0 0 0 0;
1613    margin-bottom: 1em;
1614    font-size: 11px;
1615    font-weight: normal;
1616    background-color: #6d7a86;
1617    color: #333;
1618}
1619
1620    .menu li {
1621        padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px !important;
1622        border-top: 1px solid #ffffff !important;
1623        border-bottom: 1px solid #cecdcd !important;
1624        font-weight: 500;
1625    }
1626
1627
1628
1629aside.widget_text {
1630    margin-bottom: 0 !important;
1631}
1632
1633
1634
1635
1636
1637
1638.menu li.current-menu-item a {
1639    border-left: none;
1640    border-right: none;
1641    background-color: #d18122;
1642    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.96) !important;
1643}
1644
1645
1646
1647
1648
1649
1650table#search_table {
1651    border: none;
1652}
1653
1654h2.post-title {
1655    font-size: 28px;
1656    font-weight: normal;
1657    font-family: inherit;
1658    word-spacing: normal;
1659    font-family: Verdana;
1660    font-size: 14pt;
1661    color: #d18122;
1662    display: block;
1663    font-weight: bold;
1664    line-height: 1.5em;
1665    margin-bottom: 10px;
1666}
1667
1668#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 {
1669    line-height: 1;
1670    padding: 5px 0px;
1671    border-bottom: solid 1px #bdbdbd4a;
1672}
1673
1674#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 {
1675    padding: 0px 0px;
1676}
1677
1678.sm-back {
1679    cursor: pointer;
1680    display: block;
1681    padding: 6px 3px 5px 2px;
1682    border-left: none;
1683    border-right: none;
1684    background-color: #b5b5b447;
1685    text-decoration: none;
1686    width: auto;
1687    color: inherit;
1688    -webkit-transition: background-color 1s ease-out;
1689    -moz-transition: background-color 0.3s ease-out;
1690    -o-transition: background-color 0.3s ease-out;
1691    transition: background-color 0.3s ease-out;
1692    border-top: none;
1693    border-bottom: solid 1px #fffdfd;
1694    font-size: 12px;
1695    border-left: 5px solid #f8f8f8;
1696    border-right: 5px solid #f8f8f8;
1697    text-transform: capitalize;
1698}
1699
1700    .sm-back:hover {
1701        background-color: #e4e4e447;
1702        border-bottom: solid 1px #e8e8e8;
1703        color: #d18122;
1704    }
1705
1706    .sm-back a {
1707        color: #333 !important;
1708    }
1709
1710    .sm-back::after {
1711        display: block;
1712        position: relative;
1713        content: "«";
1714        left: 0px;
1715        font-size: 20px;
1716        color: #191919;
1717        top: -3px;
1718        bottom: 0px;
1719        font-weight: 100;
1720        line-height: 1;
1721        padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;
1722        float: left;
1723    }
1724
1725.linker::before {
1726    display: block;
1727    position: relative;
1728    content: "»";
1729    left: 0px;
1730    font-size: 17px;
1731    color: #d18122;
1732    top: 3px;
1733    bottom: 0px;
1734    font-weight: 100;
1735    line-height: 1;
1736    padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;
1737    float: right;
1738}
1739
1740.sm-back:hover:after {
1741    color: #d18122;
1742}
1743
1744.linker:hover:before {
1745    color: white;
1746}
1747
1748b, strong {
1749    font-weight: 1000;
1750}
1751
1752
1753
1754div#pushed_footer {
1755    width: 100%;
1756    float: left;
1757    padding: 5px;
1758    border-top: solid #f78800 1px;
1759    background-color: white;
1760}
1761
1762.pushed_footer_image {
1763    float: left;
1764    width: 10%;
1765    text-align: center;
1766    margin-top: 5px;
1767}
1768
1769.pushed_footer_tag_line {
1770    float: left;
1771    width: 80%;
1772    text-align: center;
1773    font-weight: 800;
1774    margin-top: 5px;
1775}
1776
1777.pushed_footer_right_image {
1778    float: right;
1779    width: 10%;
1780    text-align: right;
1781}
1782
1783img.pushed_foot_right_img {
1784    width: 80px;
1785    display: block;
1786    margin-left: auto;
1787    margin-right: auto;
1788}
1789
1790.pushed_footer_tag_line p {
1791    color: black;
1792    font-size: 22px;
1793    font-weight: 600;
1794    margin-bottom: 0;
1795}
1796
1797    .pushed_footer_tag_line p span {
1798        color: #d18122;
1799        font-weight: 600;
1800    }
1801
1802.pushed_footer_tag_line {
1803    float: left;
1804    /* width: 66%; */
1805    text-align: center;
1806    font-weight: 800;
1807    margin-top: 5px;
1808    display: block;
1809    margin-left: auto;
1810    margin-right: auto;
1811}
1812
1813.spoken-word-playback-controls__button {
1814    cursor: pointer;
1815    height: 24px;
1816    color: white;
1817}
1818
1819button: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 {
1820    color: #ffffff;
1821    border-color: white;
1822    background-color: #555;
1823    -webkit-transition: all .5s linear;
1824    transition: all .5s linear;
1825}
1826
1827
1828.p_footer_inner {
1829    margin: 0 auto;
1830    width: 60%;
1831}
1832
1833img.pushed_foot_img {
1834       max-width: inherit;
1835    display: block;
1836    margin-left: auto;
1837    margin-right: auto;
1838}
1839
1840div.printfriendly {
1841    margin: 12px 12px 12px 0px;
1842    position: relative;
1843    z-index: 1000;
1844}
1845
1846.pf-alignleft {
1847    float: none;
1848}
1849
1850p.sub_text {
1851    font-size: 14px;
1852    font-weight: 300;
1853}
1854
1855
1856.pt-cv-wrapper .btn {
1857    display: none;
1858}
1859
1860
1861.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 {
1862    z-index: 0;
1863}
1864
1865.eae-flip-box-wrapper {
1866    cursor: pointer;
1867}
1868
1869.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 {
1870    z-index: 2;
1871    color: #fff;
1872    background-color: #d18122;
1873    border-color: #795548;
1874    cursor: default;
1875}
1876
1877.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 {
1878    z-index: 3;
1879    color: #000000;
1880    background-color: #eee;
1881    border-color: #ddd;
1882}
1883
1884div.printfriendly {
1885    z-index: 0;
1886}
1887
1888
1889a._self {
1890    color: #d08022 !important;
1891    line-height: 1.2 !important;
1892    font-weight: 300 !important;
1893    margin-bottom: 8px;
1894    margin-top: 0;
1895    padding: 0;
1896}
1897
1898    a._self:hover {
1899        text-decoration: underline !important;
1900        color: #a05a04;
1901    }
1902
1903.pt-cv-thumbnail.pull-left {
1904    margin-right: 15px !important;
1905    display: none;
1906}
1907
1908.pt-cv-pagination-wrapper {
1909    clear: both;
1910    position: relative;
1911    display: none;
1912}
1913
1914.pt-cv-meta-fields a {
1915    color: #3a8f61;
1916}
1917
1918
1919div#main {
1920    margin: -15px auto;
1921    width: 100%;
1922}
1923
1924
1925#search_table a {
1926    text-decoration: initial;
1927    font-size: 12px;
1928}
1929
1930
1931#search_table td {
1932    padding: 5px;
1933    border: solid 1px white;
1934}
1935
1936ul li a {
1937    text-decoration: none;
1938}
1939
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944.pt-cv-content {
1945    color: #616161;
1946    font-size: 14px;
1947}
1948
1949time {
1950    font-size: 12px;
1951    /* float: right; */
1952    padding-top: 14px;
1953}
1954
1955.pt-cv-view .pt-cv-title {
1956    margin-bottom: 10px;
1957    font-size: 18px !important;
1958}
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963.DisplayCategoriesWidget select {
1964width: 100%;
1965    padding: 3px 2px;
1966    background-color: white;
1967    border: solid 1px #cecece;
1968	    cursor: pointer;
1969}
1970
1971.DisplayCategoriesWidget form {
1972    margin: 6px 0px;
1973}
1974
1975div#pf-ft {
1976    display: none;
1977}
1978
1979.btn-next-section {
1980    text-align: center;
1981    position: absolute;
1982    left: 50%;
1983    z-index: 0;
1984    color: #fff;
1985    cursor: pointer;
1986    width: 60px;
1987    width: 3.75rem;
1988    height: 60px;
1989    height: 3.75rem;
1990    bottom: 30px;
1991    bottom: 1.875rem;
1992    margin-left: -30px;
1993    margin-left: -1.875rem;
1994    -webkit-border-radius: 4px;
1995    -moz-border-radius: 4px;
1996    border-radius: 4px;
1997background-color: #ff980066;
1998}
1999
2000.btn-next-section:before {
2001    -webkit-transform: rotate(-135deg);
2002    -moz-transform: rotate(-135deg);
2003    -ms-transform: rotate(-135deg);
2004    -o-transform: rotate(-135deg);
2005    bottom: 30px;
2006    bottom: 1.875rem;
2007    left: 5px;
2008    left: 0.3125rem;
2009}
2010.btn-next-section:before, .btn-next-section:after {
2011    width: 30px;
2012    width: 1.875rem;
2013    height: 1px;
2014    height: 0.0625rem;
2015    background: #fff;
2016    content: " ";
2017    display: block;
2018    position: absolute;
2019}
2020
2021.btn-next-section:after {
2022    -webkit-transform: rotate(135deg);
2023    -moz-transform: rotate(135deg);
2024    -ms-transform: rotate(135deg);
2025    -o-transform: rotate(135deg);
2026    bottom: 30px;
2027    bottom: 1.875rem;
2028    right: 5px;
2029    right: 0.3125rem;
2030}
2031
2032 .btn-next-section:hover {
2033    background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
2034}
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2036
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2646.search-post-excerpt {
2647    font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;
2648    font-size: 12px;
2649    font-weight: 400 !important;
2650    letter-spacing: 2px;
2651    line-height: 15px;
2652    text-align: left;
2653    display: block;
2654}
2655
2656#ss-search-page-form {
2657    text-align: center;
2658    margin: auto;
2659    padding-top: 50px;
2660}
2661
2662    #ss-search-page-form .search-field {
2663        border: 2px solid #dddddd;
2664        border-radius: 4px;
2665        width: 60%;
2666        margin-top: 20px;
2667    }
2668
2669    #ss-search-page-form .search-submit {
2670        padding: 10px 10px;
2671        margin-bottom: 5px;
2672        text-transform: uppercase;
2673    }
2674
2675#ss-search-page-form {
2676    text-align: center;
2677    margin: auto;
2678    padding-top: 0px;
2679    margin: 0 0 40px;
2680}
2681
2682    #ss-search-page-form .search-field {
2683        border: 1px solid #dddddd;
2684        border-radius: 4px;
2685        width: 30%;
2686        margin-top: 20px;
2687    }
2688
2689    #ss-search-page-form .search-submit {
2690        padding: 10px 10px;
2691        margin-bottom: 5px;
2692        text-transform: uppercase;
2693    }
2694
2695
2696.search-container {
2697    width: 60%;
2698    padding-left: 100px;
2699    padding-right: 100px;
2700    padding-bottom: 200px;
2701    padding-top: 80px;
2702    margin: auto;
2703}
2704
2705.search-container {
2706    width: 60%;
2707    padding-left: 100px;
2708    padding-right: 100px;
2709    padding-bottom: 200px;
2710    padding-top: 80px;
2711    margin: auto;
2712}
2713
2714.hilite {
2715    background-color: yellow;
2716    font-weight: normal;
2717    color: black;
2718}
2719
2720
2721.pagetitle {
2722        overflow: hidden;
2723    position: relative;
2724    background: #3a3a3a;
2725    background-size: cover;
2726    background-position: 0px -250px;
2727    text-align: center;
2728    padding: 110px 0;
2729    background-attachment: fixed;
2730    background-repeat: no-repeat;
2731}
2732
2733    .pagetitle .pagetitle__overlays {
2734        position: absolute;
2735        left: 0;
2736        top: 0;
2737        width: 100%;
2738        height: 100%;
2739        background-color: #272727;
2740        opacity: 0.6;
2741    }
2742
2743
2744
2745body .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 {
2746    color: #fff;
2747}
2748
2749
2750.ast-container {
2751    margin-left: auto;
2752    margin-right: auto;
2753    padding-left: 0px;
2754    padding-right: 0px;
2755    margin-bottom: 0px;
2756}
2757
2758.breadcrumb {
2759    margin: 20px 0 0;
2760}
2761
2762.ast-search-menu-icon.ast-dropdown-active .search-field {
2763    width: 200px;
2764    /* border: solid 1px red; */
2765    padding: 5px;
2766    float: left;
2767}
2768
2769form {
2770    margin: 30px 0px;
2771}
2772
2773
2774
2775button.searchb {
2776    border-radius: 2px;
2777    padding: 0px 25px;
2778    color: #ffffff;
2779    border-color: #d18122;
2780    background-color: #d18122;
2781}
2782
2783#pagetitle .container {
2784    max-width: 1180px;
2785    margin: 0 auto;
2786    position: relative;
2787    color: #ffffff;
2788}
2789
2790.container {
2791    max-width: 1180px;
2792    margin: 0 auto;
2793    margin-top: 30px;
2794}
2795
2796.search-result {
2797    margin: 0 0 30px;
2798}
2799
2800.breadcrumb a:hover {
2801    text-decoration: underline;
2802}
2803
2804div#secondary {
2805    float: left;
2806    width: 25%;
2807    margin: 0 0 2.5em;
2808}
2809
2810section#content {
2811    float: left;
2812    width: 100%;
2813    margin: 0 4% 30px 0;
2814    padding: 0;
2815    box-sizing: border-box;
2816}
2817
2818div#main {
2819    margin: 0 auto;
2820    width: 100%;
2821    margin-top: 20px;
2822}
2823
2824div#main {
2825    margin: 0 auto;
2826    width: 100%;
2827}
2828
2829.entry-content h4, h4 {
2830    line-height: 1.2;
2831}
2832
2833#secondary {
2834    margin: 4em 0 2.5em;
2835    word-break: break-word;
2836    line-height: 1.2em;
2837}
2838
2839.widget ul {
2840    margin: 0;
2841    list-style-type: disc;
2842}
2843
2844    .widget ul li a {
2845        font-size: 12px;
2846			   
2847    color: white;
2848}
2849
2850.site-footer a:focus, .site-footer a:hover {
2851    color: #d18122;
2852}
2853
2854
2855.widget_search .search-field, .widget_search .search-field:focus {
2856    width: 100%;
2857    padding: 0px 10px;
2858}
2859
2860.widget-title {
2861    font-size: 21px;
2862    font-size: 1.0rem;
2863    color: #2e2e2e;
2864    font-size: 12px !important;
2865    font-size: 10px;
2866    color: #ffffff;
2867    background-color: #616161;
2868    padding: 10px;
2869    border-left: 5px solid #d18122;
2870    margin-bottom: 0px;
2871    display: block;
2872}
2873
2874h4, .entry-content h4 {
2875    font-size: 1.1rem;
2876}
2877
2878.pagetitle .pagetitle-title {
2879    margin: 0;
2880    font-size: 3em;
2881
2882}
2883
2884#speeching_button, #wplc_start_chat_btn, #wplc_na_msg_btn {
2885    font-weight: normal !important;
2886    border-radius: 10px !important;
2887    padding-top: 7px !important;
2888    padding-bottom: 7px !important;
2889    padding-left: 10px !important;
2890    padding-right: 10px !important;
2891
2892    -webkit-transition: all 0.3s ease;
2893    -moz-transition: all 0.3s ease;
2894    -o-transition: all 0.3s ease;
2895    transition: all 0.3s ease;
2896}
2897
2898
2899.pagetitle .pagetitle-title {
2900    margin: 0;
2901    font-size: 3em;
2902    
2903}
2904
2905
2906.widget_search .search-form .search-field {
2907    background: #ffffff;
2908    border-width: 1px;
2909    border-color: #eaeaea;
2910    -webkit-border-radius: 2px;
2911    border-radius: 2px;
2912}
2913
2914
2915
2916a, .page-title {
2917    color: #e47f0d;
2918    font-weight: 100 !important;
2919    font-family: Verdana;
2920    text-decoration: underline;
2921}
2922
2923
2924div.ast-container .main {
2925    height: 100%;
2926    width: 60%;
2927}
2928
2929
2930span.seprater {
2931    margin: 0 10px;
2932    color: white;
2933}
2934
2935.ast-right-sidebar #primary {
2936    padding-right: 15px;
2937    padding: 0 20px 0 20px !important;
2938}
2939
2940video .elementor-html5-video {
2941    -o-object-fit: cover;
2942    object-fit: cover;
2943    height: 116%!important;
2944    object-position: 50% 15%!important;
2945}
2946
2947.header-background-video-stretch video.elementor-html5-video {
2948	width: 3425px !important;
2949	height: 100% !important;
2950}
2951
2952
2953
2954
2955article {
2956    padding-top: 0px;
2957}
2958
2959
2960
2961
2962
2963
2964
2965.sp-post-carousel-section .sp-pc-post-imaged img {
2966    transform-origin: 50% 50%;
2967    transition: transform 30s linear;
2968}
2969
2970
2971    .sp-post-carousel-section .sp-pc-post-imaged img:hover {
2972        transform: scale(2) rotate(0.1deg);
2973    }
2974
2975.sp-post-carousel-section .sp-pc-post-image img {
2976    background-size: cover;
2977    height: 238px;
2978    object-fit: cover;
2979}
2980
2981
2982
2983ol, ul {
2984    margin: 0 0 0.5em 35px;
2985}
2986
2987.sow-accordion-panel-border ul {
2988    list-style: none;
2989    margin-left: 0px !important;
2990}
2991
2992h4 {
2993    font-size: 1.3em !important;
2994}
2995
2996
2997
2998.elementor-text-editor h2 {
2999    font-size: 30px;
3000    font-size: 2rem;
3001    font-family: Verdana;
3002    font-size: 10pt;
3003    color: #d18122 !important;
3004    display: block;
3005    margin-block-start: 0.83em;
3006    margin-block-end: 0.83em;
3007    margin-inline-start: 0px;
3008    margin-inline-end: 0px;
3009    font-weight: bold;
3010}
3011
3012table {
3013    white-space: normal;
3014    line-height: normal;
3015    font-weight: normal;
3016    font-size: medium;
3017    font-style: normal;
3018    color: -internal-quirk-inherit;
3019    text-align: start;
3020    font-variant: normal;
3021    display: table;
3022    border-collapse: separate;
3023    border-spacing: 2px;
3024    border-color: grey;
3025    font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
3026    font-size: 11pt;
3027    color: #3a3a3a;
3028}
3029
3030#single-post table {
3031    border: none;
3032}
3033
3034#single-post #main td {
3035    padding: 0px;
3036    border: none;
3037    line-height: 1.5em;
3038    text-align: justify;
3039}
3040
3041
3042td {
3043    padding-left: 5px;
3044}
3045
3046.elementor-text-editor ul {
3047    margin-left: 42px !important;
3048    margin-top: 5px;
3049}
3050
3051.search-byline {
3052    color: #919191;
3053}
3054
3055
3056
3057
3058header.entry-header {
3059    display: none;
3060}
3061
3062
3063
3064
3065.post .post-byline {
3066    overflow: hidden;
3067    position: relative;
3068    margin: 0px 0 16px;
3069    color: #aaa;
3070}
3071
3072.post-byline div {
3073    float: left;
3074    position: relative;
3075    padding: 0 22px 0 0;
3076    margin-bottom: 10px;
3077}
3078
3079.post .post-tags {
3080    display: block;
3081    margin: 0 0;
3082    margin-top: 30px;
3083}
3084
3085    .post .post-tags a {
3086        display: inline-block;
3087        padding: 2px 5px;
3088        border: 1px solid #ddd;
3089        border-radius: 50px;
3090        margin: 0 10px 10px 0;
3091    }
3092
3093.post-body {
3094    margin-top: 0px;
3095    padding: 0px 5px;
3096}
3097
3098.entry-content p {
3099    margin-bottom: 1em;
3100    font-size: 14px;
3101    text-align: justify;
3102}
3103
3104
3105.ast-pagination .next.page-numbers, .ast-pagination .prev.page-numbers, .post-navigation a {
3106    padding: 0;
3107    height: 2.33333em;
3108    line-height: -webkit-calc(2.33333em - 3px);
3109    line-height: calc(2.33333em - 3px);
3110}
3111
3112.post-navigation a {
3113    font-size: 12px;
3114}
3115
3116.ast-pagination a, .page-links .page-link, .single .post-navigation a {
3117    color: #045303;
3118}
3119
3120.wp-caption .wp-caption-text {
3121    margin: 0;
3122    background: #33333312;
3123}
3124
3125.ast-search-menu-icon form {
3126    border: 1px solid #e7e7e7;
3127    line-height: normal;
3128    padding: 0;
3129    -webkit-border-radius: 2px;
3130    border-radius: 2px;
3131    display: inline-block;
3132    -webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;
3133    backface-visibility: hidden;
3134    position: relative;
3135    color: inherit;
3136    background-color: #fff;
3137    width: 269px;
3138    position: fixed !important;
3139    right: 19em !important;
3140    top: 9% !important;
3141}
3142
3143.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 {
3144    background-color: #ffffff;
3145}
3146
3147#secondary .widget > ul li:first-child, #secondary .widget > ul li:hover, #secondary .widget_nav_menu ul li:first-child, #secondary .widget_nav_menu ul li:hover {
3148    border-left: none;
3149    border-top: solid 1px #f8f8f8;
3150}
3151
3152#secondary .widget li:not(:last-child) {
3153    margin-bottom: 0;
3154}
3155
3156#secondary .widget > ul li, #secondary .widget_nav_menu ul li {
3157    padding: 5px 0px 5px 10px;
3158    border-top: 1px solid #fff;
3159    border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;
3160    background-color: #f5f5f5;
3161    font-weight: 500;
3162    -webkit-transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;
3163    -moz-transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;
3164    -ms-transit
3164ion: all 0.3s ease-in-out;
3165    -o-transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;
3166    transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;
3167}
3168
3169#secondary ul {
3170    margin: 0;
3171    padding: 0;
3172    list-style: none;
3173}
3174
3175#secondary ul {
3176    margin: 0 !important;
3177    padding: 0 !important;
3178    list-style: none;
3179}
3180
3181
3182#secondary li a {
3183    color: #808285;
3184}
3185
3186    #secondary li a:hover {
3187        color: #d18122;
3188    }
3189
3190.widget_search form.search-form input[type="search"] {
3191    padding: 10px 55px 10px 5px;
3192    height: 40px;
3193    background-color: #fff;
3194    border: 1px solid #ddd;
3195    -webkit-transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;
3196    -moz-transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;
3197    -ms-transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;
3198    -o-transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;
3199    transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;
3200}
3201
3202.pagination {
3203    overflow: hidden;
3204    margin: 0 0 30px;
3205    text-align: center;
3206}
3207
3208    .pagination ul {
3209        display: block;
3210    }
3211
3212        .pagination ul li {
3213            display: inline-block;
3214            list-style: none;
3215            margin: 0;
3216            padding: 0;
3217        }
3218
3219    .pagination .current {
3220        color: #fff;
3221        background-color: #22c0e3;
3222    }
3223
3224.page-numbers.current {
3225    background: #f79600;
3226    padding: 7px 10px;
3227    border: 1px solid #f1f1f1;
3228}
3229
3230.pagination span, .pagination a {
3231    border-radius: 30px;
3232    padding: 8px 18px;
3233    border: 1px solid #eee;
3234}
3235
3236.pagination span, .pagination a {
3237    display: block;
3238    margin: 0 1px;
3239    padding: 5px 15px;
3240    border-radius: 3px;
3241}
3242
3243
3244.ast-right-sidebar #secondary {
3245    border-left: solid 1px #f8f8f8;
3246    margin-left: 0px;
3247    margin: 0 0;
3248    padding: 15px;
3249}
3250
3251
3252#main #search_table th {
3253    padding: 5px;
3254    font-weight: bold;
3255    text-align: left;
3256    background-color: #d18122;
3257    color: #fff;
3258}
3259
3260
3261#main #search_table tbody tr:nth-child(even) {
3262    background-color: #f1f1f1;
3263}
3264
3265#main #search_table tr {
3266    background: #f8f8f8;
3267    border: 1px solid #ddd;
3268    padding: 25px;
3269}
3270
3271#main td {
3272    padding: 5px;
3273    border: solid 1px grey;
3274}
3275
3276#search_table a {
3277    color: #555;
3278}
3279
3280    #search_table a:hover {
3281        color: #d18122;
3282    }
3283
3284
3285
3286.recent-post-slider.design-4 .post-list-content .wp-medium-7 {
3287    width: 100%;
3288}
3289
3290.recent-post-slider.design-4 .wp-medium-5 {
3291    padding: 0px 10px 0 0;
3292    display: none;
3293}
3294
3295.wp-medium-12.wpcolumns {
3296    padding-left: 0;
3297    padding-right: 0;
3298}
3299
3300img.attachment-.size-.wp-post-image {
3301    background-size: cover;
3302    height: 315px;
3303    object-fit: cover;
3304    border-radius: 3px;
3305}
3306ul#category-posts-REPLACE_TO_ID-internal {
3307    list-style: none;
3308    margin-left: 0px !important;
3309}
3310
3311a.title {
3312    width: 100%;
3313    float: left;
3314    font-size: 20px;
3315    font-weight: 100;
3316}
3317
3318span.date {
3319    float: left;
3320    height: 65px;
3321    border: solid 1px;
3322    width: 100px;
3323}
3324
3325
3326.display-posts-listing.image-left .listing-item {
3327    overflow: hidden;
3328    margin-bottom: 32px;
3329    width: 100%;
3330}
3331
3332.display-posts-listing.image-left .date {
3333    float: left;
3334    margin: 0 42px 0 0;
3335}
3336
3337.display-posts-listing.image-left .title {
3338    display: block;
3339}
3340
3341.display-posts-listing.image-left .excerpt-dash {
3342    display: none;
3343}
3344
3345a.rpc-title {
3346    font-size: 18px !important;
3347    color: #d08022 !important;
3348    line-height: 1.2 !important;
3349    font-weight: 300 !important;
3350    margin-bottom: 8px;
3351    margin-top: 0;
3352    padding: 0;
3353}
3354
3355h3.rpc-post-title {
3356    line-height: 0.9;
3357    margin-top: 10px !important;
3358    padding: 0px 0px;
3359}
3360
3361.rpc-post-para.rpc-content {
3362    font-size: 12px;
3363    color: #9E9E9E;
3364    line-height: 1.5;
3365    margin-bottom: 5px;
3366}
3367
3368.wcp-carousel-main-wrap .rpc-post-carousel3 .rpc-post-category {
3369    padding: 2px 45px !important;
3370    font-size: 14px;
3371    line-height: 22px;
3372    background-color: #80746569;
3373    margin-top: 22px;
3374    border-radius: 2px;
3375}
3376
3377    .wcp-carousel-main-wrap .rpc-post-carousel3 .rpc-post-category:before {
3378        background-color: #fff !important;
3379        margin-left: 7px !important;
3380    }
3381
3382    .wcp-carousel-main-wrap .rpc-post-carousel3 .rpc-post-category:after {
3383        background-color: #fdfdfd !important;
3384        margin-right: 7px !important;
3385    }
3386
3387    .wcp-carousel-main-wrap .rpc-post-carousel3 .rpc-post-category a {
3388        color: #fff !important;
3389    }
3390
3391.wcp-carousel-main-wrap .rpc-post-carousel3 .rpc-desc-box {
3392    border-radius: 3px;
3393
3394}
3395
3396.rpc-post-title a:hover {
3397    color: #d18122 !important;
3398    text-decoration: underline !important;
3399}
3400
3401.rpc-post-para.rpc-content {
3402    text-align: justify;
3403    padding: 0 0;
3404}
3405
3406.news .news-title {
3407    font-family: inherit;
3408    line-height: 1;
3409}
3410
3411.rpc-post-image {
3412    margin: 0 0;
3413    background-color: #eaeaea;
3414    background-image: url(https://www.thedtic.gov.za/wp-content/uploads/images-2.jpg);
3415    background-position: center;
3416    background-repeat: no-repeat;
3417    background-size: inherit;
3418    border-radius: 5px 5px 0 0;
3419}
3420
3421
3422.wcp-carousel-main-wrap .rpc-post-carousel4 .rpc-post-category a {
3423    background: #227b49 !important;
3424}
3425
3426
3427.slick-slide {
3428    background-color: transparent;
3429    border-radius: 4px;
3430}
3431
3432
3433
3434.wcp-carousel-main-wrap .rpc-post-carousel4 .rpc-post-category {
3435    display: inline-block;
3436}
3437
3438.news-title a {
3439    font-size: 18px !important;
3440    line-height: 26px !important;
3441    text-decoration: none !important;
3442    color: #3a3a3a !important;
3443    line-height: 1.2 !important;
3444    font-weight: 400 !important;
3445}
3446
3447    .news-title a:hover {
3448        color: #d18122 !important;
3449    }
3450
3451.news-more-link {
3452    padding: 0px 5px;
3453    background: #3a3a3a !important;
3454}
3455
3456.menu-toggle, button, .ast-button, .button, input#submit, input[type="button"], input[type="submit"], input[type="reset"] {
3457    border-radius: 2px;
3458    padding: 0px 8px;
3459    color: rgba(240, 240, 240, 0.88);
3460    border-color: #dd9933;
3461    background-color: #d18122;
3462}
3463
3464.post-content-text {
3465    width: 87%;
3466    margin-left: 0;
3467    float: left;
3468}
3469
3470
3471.news-col-1 .news-inner-wrap-view, .news-col-list .news-inner-wrap-view {
3472    border-bottom: 1px solid #d1d1d1;
3473    padding-bottom: 10px;
3474    margin-bottom: 0px;
3475    padding-top: 10px;
3476}
3477
3478.date-post span {
3479    display: block;
3480    color: #222;
3481    font-size: 30px;
3482    margin: 0 auto;
3483    padding-bottom: 2px;
3484    border-bottom: 1px dotted #C0C0C0;
3485    width: 50px;
3486}
3487
3488.type-news:last-child .news-inner-wrap-view {
3489    padding-bottom: 15px;
3490    padding-top: 10px;
3491}
3492
3493.wcp-carousel-main-wrap .slick-track a {
3494    color: #6D4C41;
3495}
3496
3497    .wcp-carousel-main-wrap .slick-track a:hover {
3498        color: #D7CCC8;
3499    }
3500
3501.footer-adv-overlay {
3502    background-color: #3a3a3a;
3503    padding-top: 70px;
3504    padding-bottom: 70px;
3505    margin: 0 auto;
3506    width: 57%;
3507}
3508
3509.footer-adv.footer-adv-layout-4 {
3510    background-color: #3a3a3a;
3511}
3512
3513a.foot_button {
3514    padding: 3px 10px !important;
3515    background: #455A64 !important;
3516}
3517
3518    a.foot_button:hover {
3519        color: white;
3520        background: #607D8B !important;
3521    }
3522
3523ul.list-unstyled {
3524    list-style-type: none;
3525    margin-left: 0px !important;
3526}
3527
3528
3529img.foot_img {
3530    max-width: 40%;
3531    margin-left: -10px;
3532    margin-top: -10px;
3533}
3534
3535.foot_head {
3536    height: 50px;
3537	font-size: 1.4em!important;
3538    
3539}
3540
3541.hilite {
3542    background-color: #da9630;
3543    color: white;
3544}
3545
3546
3547li.foot_sub_header {
3548    font-size: 1.2em;
3549    text-decoration: underline;
3550}
3551
3552.news.wpnaw-first {
3553    margin-top: 15px;
3554}
3555
3556
3557ul.list-unstyled a {
3558    color: #d18122;
3559}
3560
3561#mysticky-nav.wrapfixed {
3562	border-bottom: solid 1px #cacaca;
3563
3564}
3565
3566#mysticky-nav .myfixed {
3567    width: 100% !important;
3568}
3569
3570.footer-sml-layout-2 .ast-small-footer-section-1 {
3571    text-align: center;
3572}
3573
3574.ast-page-builder-template.ast-right-sidebar #secondary {
3575    padding-right: 15px;
3576}
3577
3578
3579
3580#secondary li:last-child {
3581    margin-bottom: 0;
3582    border-bottom: solid 1px #f8f8f8 !important;
3583}
3584
3585.elementor-text-editor.elementor-clearfix {
3586    text-align: justify;
3587}
3588
3589.widget {
3590    margin: 0 0 1em 0 !important;
3591}
3592
3593
3594
3595
3596
3597h2, .entry-content h2 {
3598      /* font-family: Verdana; */
3599    /* font-size: 16pt; */
3600    /* color: #d18122; */
3601    /* display: block; */
3602    /* font-weight: normal; */
3603    /* line-height: 1; */
3604}
3605
3606h1, .entry-content h1 {
3607    font-size: 30px;
3608        color: #e47f0d;
3609}
3610
3611.ast-left-sidebar #secondary {
3612    padding-right: 20px;
3613    margin-top: 40px;
3614}
3615
3616#single-post h3 {
3617    font-size: 23px !important;
3618    font-weight: normal;
3619    font-family: inherit;
3620    word-spacing: normal;
3621    font-size: 14pt;
3622    color: #d18122;
3623    display: block;
3624    font-weight: 400;
3625    line-height: 1.2em;
3626    text-align: left;
3627}
3628
3629#single-post article {
3630    padding: 0;
3631}
3632
3633
3634.bt1 {
3635    font-size: 12px !important;
3636    font-size: 10px;
3637    color: #ffffff;
3638    background-color: #616161;
3639    padding: 10px;
3640    border-left: 5px solid #d18122;
3641    border-right: 5px solid #d18122;
3642    display: block;
3643}
3644
3645.menu li a {
3646    display: block;
3647    padding: 3px 3px 3px 20px;
3648    border-left: none;
3649    border-right: none;
3650    background-color: #eee;
3651    text-decoration: none;
3652    width: auto;
3653    color: #333 !important;
3654    -webkit-transition: background-color 1s ease-out;
3655    -moz-transition: background-color 1s ease-out;
3656    -o-transition: background-color 1s ease-out;
3657    transition: background-color 1s ease-out;
3658}
3659
3660    .menu li a:hover {
3661        border-left: none;
3662        border-right: none;
3663        background-color: #d18122;
3664        color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.96) !important;
3665    }
3666
3667
3668.menu {
3669    width: 100%;
3670    padding: 0 0 0 0;
3671    margin-bottom: 1em;
3672    font-size: 11px;
3673    font-weight: normal;
3674    background-color: #6d7a86;
3675    color: #333;
3676}
3677
3678    .menu li {
3679        padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px !important;
3680        border-top: 1px solid #ffffff !important;
3681        border-bottom: 1px solid #cecdcd !important;
3682        font-weight: 500;
3683    }
3684
3685
3686
3687aside.widget_text {
3688    margin-bottom: 0 !important;
3689}
3690
3691
3692
3693
3694
3695
3696.menu li.current-menu-item a {
3697    border-left: none;
3698    border-right: none;
3699    background-color: #d18122;
3700    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.96) !important;
3701}
3702
3703
3704
3705
3706
3707
3708table#search_table {
3709    border: none;
3710}
3711
3712h2.post-title {
3713    font-size: 28px;
3714    font-weight: normal;
3715    font-family: inherit;
3716    word-spacing: normal;
3717    font-family: Verdana;
3718    font-size: 14pt;
3719    color: #d18122;
3720    display: block;
3721    font-weight: bold;
3722    line-height: 1.5em;
3723    margin-bottom: 10px;
3724}
3725
3726#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 {
3727    line-height: 1;
3728    padding: 5px 0px;
3729    border-bottom: solid 1px #bdbdbd4a;
3730}
3731
3732#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 {
3733    padding: 0px 0px;
3734}
3735
3736.sm-back {
3737    cursor: pointer;
3738    display: block;
3739    padding: 6px 3px 5px 2px;
3740    border-left: none;
3741    border-right: none;
3742    background-color: #b5b5b447;
3743    text-decoration: none;
3744    width: auto;
3745    color: inherit;
3746    -webkit-transition: background-color 1s ease-out;
3747    -moz-transition: background-color 0.3s ease-out;
3748    -o-transition: background-color 0.3s ease-out;
3749    transition: background-color 0.3s ease-out;
3750    border-top: none;
3751    border-bottom: solid 1px #fffdfd;
3752    font-size: 12px;
3753    border-left: 5px solid #f8f8f8;
3754    border-right: 5px solid #f8f8f8;
3755    text-transform: capitalize;
3756}
3757
3758    .sm-back:hover {
3759        background-color: #e4e4e447;
3760        border-bottom: solid 1px #e8e8e8;
3761        color: #d18122;
3762    }
3763
3764    .sm-back a {
3765        color: #333 !important;
3766    }
3767
3768    .sm-back::after {
3769        display: block;
3770        position: relative;
3771        content: "«";
3772        left: 0px;
3773        font-size: 20px;
3774        color: #191919;
3775        top: -3px;
3776        bottom: 0px;
3777        font-weight: 100;
3778        line-height: 1;
3779        padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;
3780        float: left;
3781    }
3782
3783.linker::before {
3784    display: block;
3785    position: relative;
3786    content: "»";
3787    left: 0px;
3788    font-size: 17px;
3789    color: #d18122;
3790    top: 3px;
3791    bottom: 0px;
3792    font-weight: 100;
3793    line-height: 1;
3794    padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;
3795    float: right;
3796}
3797
3798.sm-back:hover:after {
3799    color: #d18122;
3800}
3801
3802.linker:hover:before {
3803    color: white;
3804}
3805
3806b, strong {
3807    font-weight: 1000;
3808}
3809
3810
3811
3812div#pushed_footer {
3813    width: 100%;
3814    float: left;
3815    padding: 5px;
3816    border-top: solid #f78800 1px;
3817    background-color: white;
3818}
3819
3820.pushed_footer_image {
3821    float: left;
3822    width: 10%;
3823    text-align: center;
3824    margin-top: 5px;
3825}
3826
3827.pushed_footer_tag_line {
3828    float: left;
3829    width: 80%;
3830    text-align: center;
3831    font-weight: 800;
3832    margin-top: 5px;
3833}
3834
3835.pushed_footer_right_image {
3836    float: right;
3837    width: 10%;
3838    text-align: right;
3839}
3840
3841img.pushed_foot_right_img {
3842    width: 80px;
3843    display: block;
3844    margin-left: auto;
3845    margin-right: auto;
3846}
3847
3848.pushed_footer_tag_line p {
3849    color: black;
3850    font-size: 22px;
3851    font-weight: 600;
3852    margin-bottom: 0;
3853}
3854
3855    .pushed_footer_tag_line p span {
3856        color: #d18122;
3857        font-weight: 600;
3858    }
3859
3860.pushed_footer_tag_line {
3861    float: left;
3862    /* width: 66%; */
3863    text-align: center;
3864    font-weight: 800;
3865    margin-top: 5px;
3866    display: block;
3867    margin-left: auto;
3868    margin-right: auto;
3869}
3870
3871.spoken-word-playback-controls__button {
3872    cursor: pointer;
3873    height: 24px;
3874    color: white;
3875}
3876
3877button: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 {
3878    color: #ffffff;
3879    border-color: white;
3880    background-color: #555;
3881    -webkit-transition: all .5s linear;
3882    transition: all .5s linear;
3883}
3884
3885
3886.p_footer_inner {
3887    margin: 0 auto;
3888    width: 60%;
3889}
3890
3891img.pushed_foot_img {
3892       max-width: inherit;
3893    display: block;
3894    margin-left: auto;
3895    margin-right: auto;
3896}
3897
3898div.printfriendly {
3899    margin: 12px 12px 12px 0px;
3900    position: relative;
3901    z-index: 1000;
3902}
3903
3904.pf-alignleft {
3905    float: none;
3906}
3907
3908p.sub_text {
3909    font-size: 14px;
3910    font-weight: 300;
3911}
3912
3913
3914.pt-cv-wrapper .btn {
3915    display: none;
3916}
3917
3918
3919.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 {
3920    z-index: 0;
3921}
3922
3923.eae-flip-box-wrapper {
3924    cursor: pointer;
3925}
3926
3927.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 {
3928    z-index: 2;
3929    color: #fff;
3930    background-color: #d18122;
3931    border-color: #795548;
3932    cursor: default;
3933}
3934
3935.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 {
3936    z-index: 3;
3937    color: #000000;
3938    background-color: #eee;
3939    border-color: #ddd;
3940}
3941
3942div.printfriendly {
3943    z-index: 0;
3944}
3945
3946
3947a._self {
3948    color: #d08022 !important;
3949    line-height: 1.2 !important;
3950    font-weight: 300 !important;
3951    margin-bottom: 8px;
3952    margin-top: 0;
3953    padding: 0;
3954}
3955
3956    a._self:hover {
3957        text-decoration: underline !important;
3958        color: #a05a04;
3959    }
3960
3961.pt-cv-thumbnail.pull-left {
3962    margin-right: 15px !important;
3963    display: none;
3964}
3965
3966.pt-cv-pagination-wrapper {
3967    clear: both;
3968    position: relative;
3969    display: none;
3970}
3971
3972.pt-cv-meta-fields a {
3973    color: #3a8f61;
3974}
3975
3976
3977div#main {
3978    margin: -15px auto;
3979    width: 100%;
3980}
3981
3982
3983#search_table a {
3984    text-decoration: initial;
3985    font-size: 12px;
3986}
3987
3988
3989#search_table td {
3990    padding: 5px;
3991    border: solid 1px white;
3992}
3993
3994ul li a {
3995    text-decoration: none;
3996}
3997
3998
3999
4000
4001
4002.pt-cv-content {
4003    color: #616161;
4004    font-size: 14px;
4005}
4006
4007time {
4008    font-size: 12px;
4009    /* float: right; */
4010    padding-top: 14px;
4011}
4012
4013.pt-cv-view .pt-cv-title {
4014    margin-bottom: 10px;
4015    font-size: 18px !important;
4016}
4017
4018
4019
4020
4021.DisplayCategoriesWidget select {
4022width: 100%;
4023    padding: 3px 2px;
4024    background-color: white;
4025    border: solid 1px #cecece;
4026	    cursor: pointer;
4027}
4028
4029.DisplayCategoriesWidget form {
4030    margin: 6px 0px;
4031}
4032
4033div#pf-ft {
4034    display: none;
4035}
4036
4037.btn-next-section {
4038    text-align: center;
4039    position: absolute;
4040    left: 50%;
4041    z-index: 0;
4042    color: #fff;
4043    cursor: pointer;
4044    width: 60px;
4045    width: 3.75rem;
4046    height: 60px;
4047    height: 3.75rem;
4048    bottom: 30px;
4049    bottom: 1.875rem;
4050    margin-left: -30px;
4051    margin-left: -1.875rem;
4052    -webkit-border-radius: 4px;
4053    -moz-border-radius: 4px;
4054    border-radius: 4px;
4055background-color: #ff980066;
4056}
4057
4058.btn-next-section:before {
4059    -webkit-transform: rotate(-135deg);
4060    -moz-transform: rotate(-135deg);
4061    -ms-transform: rotate(-135deg);
4062    -o-transform: rotate(-135deg);
4063    bottom: 30px;
4064    bottom: 1.875rem;
4065    left: 5px;
4066    left: 0.3125rem;
4067}
4068.btn-next-section:before, .btn-next-section:after {
4069    width: 30px;
4070    width: 1.875rem;
4071    height: 1px;
4072    height: 0.0625rem;
4073    background: #fff;
4074    content: " ";
4075    display: block;
4076    position: absolute;
4077}
4078
4079.btn-next-section:after {
4080    -webkit-transform: rotate(135deg);
4081    -moz-transform: rotate(135deg);
4082    -ms-transform: rotate(135deg);
4083    -o-transform: rotate(135deg);
4084    bottom: 30px;
4085    bottom: 1.875rem;
4086    right: 5px;
4087    right: 0.3125rem;
4088}
4089
4090 .btn-next-section:hover {
4091    background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
4092}
4093
4094
4095#mega-menu-wrap-primary #mega-menu-primary > li.mega-menu-megamenu > ul.mega-sub-menu > 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 > a.mega-menu-link {
4096    color: #555;
4097    font-family: inherit;
4098    font-size: 18px;
4099    text-transform: inherit;
4100    text-decoration: none;
4101    font-weight: bold;
4102    text-align: left;
4103    margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;
4104    padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;
4105    vertical-align: top;
4106    display: block;
4107    border: 0;
4108    text-decoration: none;
4109    font-weight: bolder;
4110    font-family: fantasy;
4111}
4112
4113
4114#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:hover, #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:hover, #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:focus, #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:focus {
4115    color: #ff8f00;
4116    font-weight: normal;
4117    text-decoration: none;
4118    background: rgba(204, 204, 204, 0.16);
4119}
4120
4121.col-xs-1,
4122.col-xs-2,
4123.col-xs-3,
4124.col-xs-4,
4125.col-xs-5,
4126.col-xs-6,
4127.col-xs-7,
4128.col-xs-8,
4129.col-xs-9,
4130.col-xs-10,
4131.col-xs-11,
4132.col-xs-12,
4133.col-sm-1,
4134.col-sm-2,
4135.col-sm-3,
4136.col-sm-4,
4137.col-sm-5,
4138.col-sm-6,
4139.col-sm-7,
4140.col-sm-8,
4141.col-sm-9,
4142.col-sm-10,
4143.col-sm-11,
4144.col-sm-12,
4145.col-md-1,
4146.col-md-2,
4147.col-md-3,
4148.col-md-4,
4149.col-md-5,
4150.col-md-6,
4151.col-md-7,
4152.col-md-8,
4153.col-md-9,
4154.col-md-10,
4155.col-md-11,
4156.col-md-12,
4157.col-lg-1,
4158.col-lg-2,
4159.col-lg-3,
4160.col-lg-4,
4161.col-lg-5,
4162.col-lg-6,
4163.col-lg-7,
4164.col-lg-8,
4165.col-lg-9,
4166.col-lg-10,
4167.col-lg-11,
4168.col-lg-12 {
4169  position: relative;
4170  min-height: 1px;
4171  padding-right: 15px;
4172  padding-left: 15px;
4173}
4174
4175
4176@media (min-width: 768px) {
4177
4178	.col-sm-1,
4179  .col-sm-2,
4180  .col-sm-3,
4181  .col-sm-4,
4182  .col-sm-5,
4183  .col-sm-6,
4184  .col-sm-7,
4185  .col-sm-8,
4186  .col-sm-9,
4187  .col-sm-10,
4188  .col-sm-11 {
4189    float: left;
4190  }
4191  .col-sm-2 {
4192    width: 16.666666666666664%;
4193  }
4194	  .col-sm-8 {
4195    width: 66.66666666666666%;
4196  }
4197}
4198
4199.has_eae_slider.elementor-element.elementor-element-2097ba2.elementor-section-stretched.elementor-section-full_width.elementor-section-height-full.elementor-section-content-middle.elementor-section-height-default.elementor-section-items-middle.elementor-section.elementor-top-section {
4200    margin-top: -40px;
4201}
4202
4203
4204.site-footer {
4205
4206    position: inherit;
4207}		</style>
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4284<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/">
4284Manufacturing 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>
4285</li>		</ul>
4286</li>	</ul>
4287</li></ul>
4288</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>
4289<ul class="mega-sub-menu">
4290<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>
4291	<ul class="mega-sub-menu">
4292<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>
4293</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>
4294	<ul class="mega-sub-menu">
4295<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>
4296</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>
4297	<ul class="mega-sub-menu">
4298<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>
4299		<ul class="mega-sub-menu">
4300<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>
4300		</ul>
4301</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>
4302		<ul class="mega-sub-menu">
4303<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>
4304</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>
4305		<ul class="mega-sub-menu">
4306<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>
4307</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>
4308		<ul class="mega-sub-menu">
4309<li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-13808' id='mega-menu-item-13808'><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/group-offerings/">Group Offerings</a></li><li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-13809' id='mega-menu-item-13809'><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/evaluation-of-emia/">Evaluation of EMIA</a></li><li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-13810' id='mega-menu-item-13810'><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/sic-codes/">SIC Codes</a></li><li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-13811' id='mega-menu-item-13811'><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/upplier-maintenance-form/">Supplier Maintenance Form</a></li><li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-13812' id='mega-menu-item-13812'><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/ssas/">Sector Specific Assistance Scheme (SSAS) – Export Organisations</a></li><li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-13813' id='mega-menu-item-13813'><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/cpfp/">Capital Projects Feasibility Programme (CPFP)</a></li><li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-13816' id='mega-menu-item-13816'><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/np/">Contact</a></li>
4309		</ul>
4310</li><li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-13789' id='mega-menu-item-13789'><a class="mega-menu-link" href="https://www.thedtic.gov.za/sectors-and-services-2/1-4-2-trade-and-export/trade-invest-africa/">Trade Invest Africa</a></li><li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-13790' id='mega-menu-item-13790'><a class="mega-menu-link" href="https://www.thedtic.gov.za/sectors-and-services-2/1-4-2-trade-and-export/trade-institutional-support/">Trade Institutional Support</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-23158' id='mega-menu-item-23158'><a class="mega-menu-link" tabindex="0" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false" role="button">BRICS<span class="mega-indicator"></span></a>
4311		<ul class="mega-sub-menu">
4312<li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-23157' id='mega-menu-item-23157'><a class="mega-menu-link" href="https://www.thedtic.gov.za/contact-group-for-economic-and-trade-issues-cgeti/">Contact Group for Economic and Trade Issues (CGETI)</a></li>		</ul>
4313</li><li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-24064' id='mega-menu-item-24064'><a class="mega-menu-link" href="https://www.thedtic.gov.za/sectors-and-services-2/1-4-2-trade-and-export/afcfta-2/">AfCFTA</a></li>	</ul>
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4968
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4992
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5007
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5008
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5016
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5017
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5023
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