In May 2016, the South African authorities had to ask the military to intervene when several Chinese fishing vessels were found to be in South Africa’s waters without permits. The vessels had been instructed to head to different ports for inspection, but most ignored the order. The Chinese embassy in South Africa referred to the incident as a “misunderstanding”.
Training is no longer the stuffy classroom environment accompanied by reams of paper. Instead, an innovative approach to reinforcing the practical application of new skills, is using virtual games to reset participant concentration and energy levels. Which is exactly what Nelson Mandela University’s FishFORCE Academy has done to help law enforcement officers.
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