Professional, scientific and technical activities

AWIEF2025 Conference & Exhibition

The Africa Women Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) calls for registrations for the AWIEF2025 Conference & Exhibition. AWIEF is a premier platform that brings together thought leaders, policymakers, women entrepreneurs, investors, and change-makers from across Africa and beyond to discuss...

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Africa Tech Festival 2025

Join the Africa Tech Festival 2025, the continent’s most influential technology, telecommunications, and digital transformation event.

Whether you are a policymaker, tech entrepreneur, innovator, investor, or future industry leader, this is your chance to:

  • Connect with global and African tech...
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Winsome Africa

Winsome Africa is a purpose-driven, accounting consulting and business transformation firm, founded to serve as a catalyst for economic justice, business resilience, and enterprise excellence. Based in South Africa, our mission is to empower organisations to make sound, forward-looking financial decisions by simplifying complexity through innovation, automation, and strategic insight.

We specialise in automated financial reporting, accounting compliance, risk management, and business advisory. Our clients range from SMEs and non-profits to public entities and private corporations. Through

A Recombinant Dual Vaccine to Immunise Cattle Against Lump Skin Disease Virus

The recombinant LSDV-BCoV vaccine is an innovative dual vaccine designed to provide simultaneous protection against Lumpy Skin Disease Virus (LSDV) and Bovine Coronavirus (BCoV). It utilises a recombinant LSDV vector to express key BCoV antigens, including the spike (S1 and S2 subunits) and...

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Biomanufacturing process for the production of lactic acid

The CSIR has established a bioconversion platform that focuses on alternative pathways for chemical production. The platform is geared towards local production and replacing imports of bio-based platform chemicals, including lactic acid. This shift will have a direct impact on the bioeconomy. The...

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Call for Proposals: South Africa-Russia Joint Innovation Call

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The Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) jointly with the Foundation for Assistance to Small Innovative Enterprises (FASIE) hereby invite Proposals for funding joint call initiative for the South Africa-Russia call to be implemented in the 2024/25 financial year. 

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Global SME Ministerial Meeting 2025

The International Trade Centre and the Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) invite you to the Global SME Ministerial Meeting 2025. This landmark event brings together ministers, policymakers, private sector leaders, and entrepreneurs to elevate the global small business agenda. Under the...

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Call for Proposals: Circular Economy Demonstration Fund

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The Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI) is pleased to announce an Open Call for Proposals for Circular Economy Demonstration Projects commencing in January 2026. 

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Call for Proposals: Circular Economy Science, Technology and Innovation

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The Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI) is pleased to announce an Open Call for Proposals for circular economy related research projects commencing in January 2026. Through the strategic investment in science, technology and innovation (STI), the DSTI aims to support South Africa’s transition to a more circular economy by eliminating waste and pollution; (ii) keeping products and materials in use at their highest value; and (iii) regenerating natural systems, in a manner that will provide maximum environmental, social and economic benefit for the country.

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Irish Tech Challenge South Africa 2025

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Join the Irish Tech Challenge South Africa 2025 and seize the opportunity to change the tech landscape while making a global impact.

The Irish Tech Challenge South Africa is a collaborative initiative that is spearheaded by the Embassy of Ireland in South Africa, the Tshimologong Digital Innovation Precinct, the Department of Science, Techology and Innovation (DSTI) and the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA). It aims to fuse Irish technology expertise with the innovation of South African tech entrepreneurs.

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