Connecting Africa: what the opening of GEC+Africa 2026 asks of South Africa's innovation ecosystem

The opening of the continent's largest entrepreneurship gathering set out the cost of a fragmented Africa, the narrowing of global capital, and the standard against which our ecosystems should be measured.

Part 1 of the GEC+Africa 2026 series | Innovation Bridge Portal

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Beyond publication: the SAWiSA category ISEP sponsors rewards research that reached the point of use

South Africa does not have a research shortage it has a translation gap. At the 2026 South African Women in Science Awards, the Innovation Support and Enablement Programme sponsored the one category that rewards what happens after publication. Meet its two winners.

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Vonnie Projects

Vonnie Projects is an award winning South African agritech and circular economy enterprise that converts underutilised agricultural and plant biomass into sustainable livestock feed and bioenergy products. Our flagship innovations, Tokosickle™ Feed, and Dungbrix Biofuel Briquettes™, address critical challenges related to livestock feed affordability, agricultural waste management, energy access and rural economic development.

Tokosickle™ Feed is currently in small-scale production for validation and pre-commercial deployment. The product has undergone nutritional and microbiological testing and

ICC TradeRoots Africa Programme – Unlocking Trade for African SMEs

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The ICC TradeRoots Africa Programme, led by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Centre of Entrepreneurship, is designed to help African SMEs build the knowledge, tools, connections and capabilities needed to expand into African markets under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and Regional Economic Communities (RECs).

The programme will support 1,000 SMEs through its first tier and provide a structured pathway from export readiness to concrete market opportunities, trade finance and export transactions. 

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Green Economy Accelerator: Empowering KZN Enterprises

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The Green Economy Accelerator, powered by Nedbank and delivered by Innovate Durban, is an 18-month enterprise development programme designed to support and scale green businesses operating in KwaZulu-Natal.

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Associação Moçambicana de Reciclagem (AMOR)

AMOR – Associação Moçambicana de Reciclagem is a Mozambican non-profit organisation founded in 2009 and based in Maputo, with an operational office in Beira (Sofala). AMOR promotes the circular economy through community-based collection, sorting and valorisation of recyclable solid waste, with a strong focus on coastal and marine litter. Its flagship mechanism, Blue Coins, rewards local collectors, many of them women and youth, for recovering plastic and other recyclables. Collected volumes are traced through the KOLEKT digital platform. AMOR works with communities, protected areas

Ekhasa Projects Primary Co-Operative Limited

Co-operative Overview

Ekhasa Projects Primary Co-operative Limited is a community-based agricultural co-operative operating from approximately 12 hectares of land at Mpandela Location in the King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality, Eastern Cape. The co-operative is focused on developing an integrated farming enterprise combining poultry, piggery and crop production, with the long-term objective of strengthening local food production, creating employment and developing sustainable agricultural opportunities for its members and surrounding community.

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Online Course: Agroforestry for Climate Resilience and Sustainable Landscapes

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BluoVerda Deutschland e.V. is inviting applications for an online course focused on agroforestry, climate resilience and sustainable landscapes.

The course explores how agroforestry approaches can contribute to more resilient, biodiverse and sustainable landscapes, while providing participants with practical perspectives for applying these approaches in different contexts.

The programme combines theoretical e-learning modules with five live Zoom sessions and is delivered in English.

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PtX Grant Competition – South Africa

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The PtX Grant Competition, launched by GIZ South Africa, Lesotho & eSwatini, provides grant funding for tangible, operating demonstrations of green hydrogen and Power-to-X (PtX) applications in South Africa.

The competition is focused on projects that can contribute to job creation, skills development, reduced carbon intensity and the development of South Africa’s green hydrogen value chain.

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Gauteng Accelerator Programme (GAP) – Innovation Competition

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The Gauteng Accelerator Programme (GAP) is a flagship innovation initiative of The Innovation Hub designed to identify, support and accelerate high-potential innovations with the potential to become viable, market-ready solutions.

Through its innovation competitions and development platforms, GAP provides a pathway for innovators, researchers and entrepreneurs to develop and strengthen technologies that can contribute to economic growth and societal impact.

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