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The Technology Innovation Agency (TIA), in partnership with the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI), Space Infrastructure Hub (SIH) and South African National Space Agency (SANSA), is inviting applications for the Space Innovation Initiative Call for Proposals.

The call aims to strengthen South Africa's capabilities in Space Science and Technology by supporting the development and commercialisation of locally developed, sovereign space innovations.

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C3 EmpowerHer Climate 2026 is a six-month programme supporting women-led and women-benefitting climate resilience ventures across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).

Funded by the Resilient Futures Fund (RFF) and delivered by C3 – Companies Creating Change, the programme combines business support, technical expertise, mentorship, market access and catalytic funding to help early-stage climate resilience ventures strengthen their solutions and become investment-ready.

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The ZacMulti-Kiosk™ Mobile Express is an all-in-one, self-service digital services hub brought to market by Zac-Mokoena Trading and Investment. It consolidates multiple premium capabilities—including document services (printing, copying, and high-speed A4/legal scanning), digital identity...

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Applications are now open for the Common Good Cyber Fund (CGCF) Grant Program, a global funding initiative established by the Internet Society Foundation to strengthen the public-interest cybersecurity ecosystem.

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Applications are now open for UPSTREAM Open Call 2: Prevention & Zero-Waste, a cascade funding opportunity under the UPSTREAM Horizon Europe project that supports regional and local public authorities in designing, piloting and scaling innovative solutions to prevent plastic pollution in rivers and connected waterways.

With €140,000 available under this call, UPSTREAM aims to help regions implement circular economy and zero-waste measures that reduce plastic leakage at source while contributing to the objectives of the EU Mission Restore Our Ocean and Waters.

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IBP Growth trading as IsoGuard.ai is a South African technology company delivering AI-driven safety and machine intelligence solutions to the mining and heavy industrial sectors. The company's core offering comprises two complementary product lines: IsoGuard, a computer vision platform that analyses a site's existing CCTV infrastructure in real time to detect PPE non-compliance, restricted-zone breaches, and unsafe behaviour; and Pulse, an OEM-agnostic underground mining machine intelligence platform using CANbus/J1939 data acquisition with a store-and-forward architecture suited to

Locallio (Pty) Ltd is a South African technology company developing a digital marketplace that connects customers with local service providers and small businesses.

The company was established to address the difficulty many consumers face when searching for reliable local services, while also helping informal, semi-formal and emerging businesses improve their visibility, credibility and access to customers.

Through its mobile-friendly platform, Locallio enables service providers to create digital business profiles displaying their services, skills, operating areas, images and contact information

Finding a reliable local service provider in South Africa is still largely a matter of word-of-mouth or guesswork. Households struggle to find vetted, trustworthy professionals, while skilled service providers and small tradespeople often lack visibility and consistent access to customers. The result is a fragmented local services market where trust, discovery, and booking are all inefficient.

ServeSA solves this with a two-sided marketplace connecting Johannesburg residents with verified local service providers, from home repairs to personal services, through a mobile-first platform. Providers

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​Crimson Botanica (Pty) Ltd

​Organization Overview / Executive Summary

​Crimson Botanica (Pty) Ltd is an innovation-driven South African private enterprise specializing in technology development, indigenous botanical research, and digital utility solutions. The company develops scalable, high-impact digital tools and specialized products aimed at emergency response optimization, environmental management, and advanced health and wellness solutions across Southern Africa.

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​Digital Public Safety & Utility Solutions: Design and deployment of

MAC Holdings is a South African innovation and technology company focused on developing African-led solutions that combine artificial intelligence, creativity, culture, and human-centred design to solve real-world challenges.

The company serves as the parent organisation for a growing portfolio of technology, media, and creative ventures dedicated to improving communication, education, business productivity, and digital inclusion across Africa.

Our mission is to build intelligent products that are accessible, culturally relevant, and capable of empowering individuals, communities, businesses