South African Bureau of Standards

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South African Bureau of Standards

Standards testing and accreditation overview
Formed	1 September 1945; 79 years ago (1945-09-01)[1]
Headquarters	Pretoria, South Africa 25°46′10.61″S 28°12′45.53″E / 25.7696139°S 28.2126472°E / -25.7696139; 28.2126472
Employees	738[2]
Minister responsible	Ebrahim Patel, Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition
Standards testing and accreditation executives	Jodi Scholtz, Lead Administrator Dr Tshenge Demana, Co-Administrator
Parent department	Department of Trade, Industry and Competition
Key documents	Standards Act, 1945 Standards Act, 2008
Website	https://www.sabs.co.za/

The South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) is a South African statutory body established in terms of the Standards Act (Act No. 24 of 1945).^[3] It continues to operate in terms of the latest edition of the Standards Act (Act No. 29 of 2008) as the national institution for the promotion and maintenance of standardization and quality in connection with commodities and the rendering of services.