South Africa

Global Sustainability Challenge

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The Global Sustainability Challenge is a prestigious annual competition open to university students worldwide including those from South Africa inviting bold, tangible solutions to sustainability challenges. Backed by Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability, SEforALL, and a network of global partners, the challenge empowers student teams to address pressing issues under two transformative pillars: Sustainable Energy and Adaptation & Resilience.

Participants move through three high-impact phases:

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Magebandabezitha Trading

Magebandabezitha Trading, founded in 2023, is a chemical manufacturing startup specialising in domestic and industrial detergent production. Our mission is to deliver sustainable, high-performance cleaning solutions and to become a leading force in the chemical and detergent industries.

Funding Opportunity: FemFocus – Encouraging Women’s Entrepreneurship

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The FemFocus - Encouraging Women’s Entrepreneurship programme, funded by the Government of the Netherlands and administered by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is designed to accelerate women’s economic empowerment in selected African countries. Targeting civil society organizations (CSOs), FemFocus supports sustainable business growth through substantial financial grants and comprehensive capacity-building initiatives. The programme focuses on two strategic tracks:

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Making the WTO Work for Business and Consumers: A South-South Dialogue on WTO Reform

GENEVA - African stakeholders and the broader Global South convened at the South African Permanent Mission on 17 September 2025 to press for urgent reforms to the World Trade Organization (WTO). The roundtable, titled “Making the WTO Work for Business and Consumers: A South-South Dialogue on WTO...

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EL Compliance Solutions

EL Compliance Solutions exists to help organisations achieve and maintain health and safety compliance through:

  • Developing user-friendly systems aligned with current legislation.
  • Ensuring solutions are easy to implement, maintain, and continuously improve.
  • Providing expert guidance that fosters a culture of safety, accountability, and legal confidence.

Inhlalonhle Group (Pty) Ltd

Inhlalonhle Group is a 100% black-owned (Level 1 B-BBEE) digital solutions provider, launching in December 2025 to bridge the gap between enterprise-level digital transformation and individual empowerment. Our mission is to foster economic resilience and inclusion by de-risking and accelerating digital growth for South Africa's SMEs and individuals.

We operate a unique, integrated "one-stop-shop" model across four synergistic divisions:

  • B2B Services: Expert consulting for SMEs in Digitilising Operations (DigOps), Risk & Cybersecurity, Digital Business Projects, and FinTech.
  • B2C Services: A suite

Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance 2026 Call for Ideas Now Open | Up to USD 250K in Funding

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The Lab (Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance) has officially launched its 2026 Call for Ideas, inviting high-impact, scalable climate finance solutions from innovators around the world. The Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) serves as the Lab Secretariat.

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TR CIVIL AND CONSULTING

TR Civil and Consulting (Pty) Ltd is a 100% Black youth-owned company established in 2022 by two founders who serve as shareholders and are actively involved in the day-to-day operations of the business, both full-time and part-time.

Our team brings extensive experience across multiple areas of the construction and engineering sectors, including:

  • Civil engineering and consulting
  • Road construction
  • Building and design
  • Mining services
  • Quantity surveying
  • Project and geological services

At TR Civil and Consulting (Pty) Ltd, we take pride in the quality of our services and our commitment to skills

Promotion of cooperation between German and African research institutions under the funding line “Ladenburg Horizons”

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The Daimler and Benz Foundation is promoting this cooperation in view of the increasing scientific and political significance of African countries. This initiative aims to establish or maintain contacts between scientists in Germany and African partners.

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Call for Applications: Innovation, Transformation & Resilience for Sustainable Development (2025/2026), Fully Funded Capacity Development Programme

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This initiative is a High-Level Capacity Development Programme developed under the African Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators (ASTII) Framework. It is formally known as the ASTII Phase 4 Capacity Building Programme.

• Organised by: The programme is delivered in partnership with Lund University (Sweden), the African Union Development Agency – NEPAD (AUDA-NEPAD), and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida).

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