Human health and social work activities

Sol Plaatje University (SPU) opened in 2014, the first of two new universities to be established in post-apartheid South Africa. It is also the first university to be established in the Northern Cape Province.

Positioning itself as a niche university, SPU offers academic programmes of a high intellectual nature in fields that meet the needs of the South African thrust to develop a nation that is proud of its heritage and roots.

Hospi-Furn’ is the largest hospital bed manufacturer in Sub-Saharan Africa and is the market-leading supplier of manual beds in South Africa. The company’s product portfolio consists of a full range of hospital beds and accessories and various items of hospital furniture including bedside lockers, overbed tables and mattresses. Hospi-Furn adheres to International design standards for medical beds but also ensures compliance with local specifications resulting in affordable products truly suitable for the African market.

The company operates from a large factory and office block located in the

mLab is a tech-centred business working alongside partners to build a vibrant, robust innovation ecosystem. We do this by identifying and nurturing the tech-talent among our youth, supporting budding tech-entrepreneurs and their fledgling businesses, and creating tech that brings about change and improves the lives of all South Africans. We also run a number of pan-African programmes to broaden the reach and impact of our participants and stakeholders alike.

mLab Southern Africa is a registered nonprofit organisation and Level 1 B-BBEE service provider focusing on Skills and Enterprise

United Youth for Sustainable Globe (UYSG) is one of the Global Youth Voluntary ideas transforming organization. Started in Nigeria 2020 and has grown to do the Advocacy movement involving Youth from around the globe.  

The main aim of UYSG is to motivate and empower young minds, promote entrepreneurship, development socially and economically, strengthening the democracy social justice, creating a platform for communication and opportunities, building a global network for making a sustainable, liveable and peaceful world. 

The vision of UYSG is to empower youth and build their capacities for

At RIIS, we work right at the intersection of corporate strategy, socio-economic development and entrepreneurship & innovation. By combining these three disciplines and not treating them as mutually exclusive areas, we have continuously partnered with our clients to drive them to new levels of success.



We have worked with a range of private and public sector organisations to improve the way in which they can plan for and respond to a changing world. In particular, we help organisations accelerate their innovation programmes through collaboration and partnerships across their value chain. In

The Nelson Mandela Bay iHub is a business incubator located in Port Elizabeth that supports businesses in ICT. The iHub has a specific focus on technologies that have the potential to disrupt existing value chains and facilitate market access for our incubatees whilst contributing to social development. Our sectors of interest include (but not limited to) educational technology, smart agriculture, automation and robotics, big data analytics, cloud computing and blockchain technology.

The main service offerings of the iHub are:

• Business Development - The centre offers business development

Hope Medical and Engineering Suppliers specialise in the supply of medical and engineering consumables and equipment.