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Manager of NAUI Services Southern Africa Announces Retirement
After more than 22 years of support to NAUI, Michael van Niekerk has announced his retirement as Manager of NAUI Services Southern Africa, which was effective as of last Thursday (June 30, 2016).
In addition to his management of operations in Southern Africa, van Niekerk, NAUI #16899, served as a member of the NAUI Board of Directors during two terms from 2006 to 2009 and 2010 to 2013.
“Mike and Ursula are a great team and have worked diligently to grow and improve NAUI efforts in Southern Africa,” said NAUI Executive Director Dallas Edmiston. “They will be missed, but we wish them well in retirement.”
While stepping down from the day-to-day management of NAUI member service and support, van Niekerk still plans to remain active as a NAUI leader.
“Ursula and I have truly enjoyed our time with NAUI Services Group Southern Africa,” said van Niekerk. “Now it’s time to focus more on us than on NAUI. We still plan to remain involved as members of this great Association but at a pace and on a scale that’s more in-tune with our lifestyle at this time.”
Quintin de Boer, NAUI #48271, assumed the role as manager of NAUI Services Southern Africa on Friday of last week 1st July 2016). Physical operations at the old service center ceased on July 1, 2016, and resumed at the below location yesterday (4th July, 2016). All correspondence concerning NAUI products and services in Southern Africa should be sent to the address below.
NAUI Services Southern Africa
70 Van Gorkom Street
Elarduspark x 1
Pretoria
Gauteng
South Africa
0181
Send correspondence to:
NAUI Services Southern Africa
PostNet Suite #507
Private Bag x 10
Elarduspark
Gauteng
South Africa
0047
+27 (0) 79 718 7604
Email: admin@naui-safrica.com
Over the next 12 months, specialist scuba holiday company Dive Worldwide will be supporting Bite-Back Shark & Marine Conservation with donations collected from client bookings to any one of its stunning dive destinations around the world. The independently-owned operator expects to raise £3000 for the UK charity.
Manager at Dive Worldwide, Phil North, said: “We’re especially excited to work with Bite-Back and support its intelligent, creative and results-driven campaigns to end the UK trade in shark products and prompt a change in attitudes to the ocean’s most maligned inhabitant.”
Bite-Back is running campaigns to hold the media to account on the way it reports shark news along with a brand new nationwide education programme. Last year the charity was credited for spearheading a UK ban on the import and export of shark fins.
Campaign director at Bite-Back, Graham Buckingham, said: “We’re enormously grateful to Dive Worldwide for choosing to support Bite-Back. The company’s commitment to conservation helps set it apart from other tour operators and we’re certain its clients admire and respect that policy. For us, the affiliation is huge and helps us look to the future with confidence we can deliver against key conservation programmes.”
To launch the fundraising initiative, Phil North presented Graham Buckingham with a cheque for £1,000.
Visit Dive Worldwide to discover its diverse range of international scuba adventures and visit Bite-Back to learn more about the charity’s campaigns.
MORE INFORMATION
Call Graham Buckingham on 07810 454 266 or email graham@bite-back.com
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