South Africa

Skilling for Employment Programme (SEP) Phase 2 Strategic Intervention: Empowering SMMEs for Market Entry in the Just Energy Transition (JET)

Overview of your opportunity

The National Business Initiative (NBI) is driving this campaign, focusing on the IRM Initiative. 

Target Beneficiaries: Local Small, Medium, and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs), township enterprises, TVET students, youth entrepreneurs, and artisans.

The goal is to empower SMMEs by removing technical, financial, and market barriers, enabling them to create more jobs and play a key role in building a sustainable and inclusive Just Energy Transition (JET). 

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API Innovation Cluster (APIIC) Expression of Interest

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The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is inviting suitable candidates to express their interest in joining a national initiative known as the Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients Innovation Cluster (APIIC). This cluster is driven by the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI) and the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA), with the CSIR serving as the host.

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MMS AFRICA

MMS Africa is a leading broadcast software development company that specialises in providing comprehensive media management solutions tailored to the unique needs of African broadcasters. With a keen understanding of the local market, we have developed PfunzoIR4, an advanced and integrated airtime and content management tool. Our software empowers media owners to efficiently oversee the entire value chain, encompassing advertising inventory, pricing, content management, and robust business intelligence through an advanced analytics database.


In a rapidly evolving media landscape, MMS Africa has

Aurora Panel Assembling Enterprise CC

Aurora Panel Assembling Enterprise is a 100% South African Black-owned company specialising in Power System Equipment Manufacturing (Panel Building) and Installation. The company operates in full engineering partnership with Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (Pty) Ltd, providing end-to-end design and engineering solutions across a comprehensive range of products and services for the protection, control, automation, metering, monitoring, and communication of critical infrastructure systems.

Our solutions cover the full energy spectrum — from generation and transmission protection to

Call for bilateral academic and scientific cooperation on developing frugal AI

Overview of your opportunity

The French Embassy invites researchers and academics from France, South Africa, Lesotho, and Malawi to take part in a new initiative supporting collaboration in digital and green innovation.

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Ecocomfort Essentials

EcoComfort Essentials is a purpose-driven social enterprise founded by Shaquille R Gould on 15 September 2025. We manufacture biodegradable sanitary pads and baby diapers using sugarcane bagasse — an agricultural by-product often burned or discarded in KwaZulu-Natal.

We’re not just making hygiene products.
We’re building a circular economy where waste becomes worth, and dignity is designed into every fiber.

Call for Applications: The Tender Solution – Platform Built for SMEs

Overview of your opportunity

Fund The People is calling for applications for the Tender Solution Platform Built for SMEs. Fund The People provides quick, accessible funding solutions that empower South African SMMEs to take on tenders, deliver large orders, and scale confidently without taking on risky loans or giving up equity. They assist with purchase orders starting from R150,000.

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Call for Applications: Allan Gray Centre for Africa Entrepreneurship PhD and Master’s Scholarships

Overview of your opportunity

The Allan Gray Centre for Africa Entrepreneurship (AGCAE), based at Stellenbosch University, in collaboration with the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, through the Innovation Bridge Portal is pleased to announce the opening of applications for its prestigious PhD and Master’s scholarships for the 2026 academic year. These scholarships are designed to support exceptional emerging researchers who are passionate about contributing to original, high-impact research in the field of entrepreneurship in Africa.

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Call for Applications: Business Infrastructure Support Programme

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The Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) invites qualifying applicants to apply for support under the Business Infrastructure Support Programme (BISP). BISP aims to support MSMEs with Business enabling machinery, equipment, tools, technology, energy support and Infrastructure (newly built or refurbished) and enable market access for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs).

WHAT SUPPORT IS OFFERED?

Applicants may apply for the following support components:

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Kasi Money

Kasi Money is a digital banking platform built for the 8.2 million+ South Africans who earn irregular or cash income, including gig workers, freelancers, and informal traders. These workers are underserved not because they lack income, but because their earnings are volatile, fragmented across sources, and often still in cash.

We provide:

  • Five-minute account opening with a South African ID, passport, or asylum document
  • Cash deposits at more than 400,000 spaza shops and retailers
  • A Mastercard Debit Card with full payment functionality 

Access to cash advances, investments, and insurance that flex