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Applications are now open for the Milken-Motsepe Prize in Circular Economy, a global innovation prize that seeks to identify and support high-growth, technology-enabled companies transforming circular economy practices across Africa.

With US$2 million in total prize funding, the competition recognises commercially viable businesses that reduce waste, extend the lifecycle of materials, and create measurable environmental, economic and social impact through circular business models.

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Applications are now open for TerraFoundry Cohort 2, a six-month climate-tech accelerator designed to support high-potential startups developing innovative solutions for South Africa's green economy.

Delivered by French South African Tech Labs (FSAT Labs), the programme helps Western Cape-based startups strengthen their products, validate their markets, prepare for investment and access regional and international growth opportunities.

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DAS Africa serves as a climate risk and supply chain intelligence layer that transforms raw supplier data into verified ESG profiles, climate risk scores, and financial inclusion assessments, giving agribusinesses, retailers, financial institutions, and investors the data infrastructure to manage risk, meet reporting obligations, and unlock green finance across Africa's agricultural value chains.

Agri-Elites Club is a community-based agricultural cooperative established by five members with the vision of empowering young people and local communities through sustainable agriculture, agribusiness training, and food production. The project seeks funding to establish a diversified farming enterprise comprising crop production, hydroponics, poultry, livestock, seedling propagation, and organic compost manufacturing. Through modern farming methods, climate-smart agriculture, and strong governance, The Club aims to address unemployment, food insecurity, and limited access to agricultural

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Applications are now open for FS4Africa Open Call 2 (OC2), an initiative funded by the European Union that aims to strengthen food safety innovation ecosystems across Africa by supporting innovation hubs that can mentor, train and accelerate food safety entrepreneurs and innovators.

Unlike traditional innovation grants that fund technology development, Open Call 2 invests in organisations capable of building entrepreneurial capacity, strengthening innovation ecosystems, and helping promising food safety solutions reach commercial and societal impact.

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ScaleUp helps founder-led businesses grow from small/medium to large enterprises, with clarity and focus. We take companies from founder vision to repeatable growth by building the strategy, structure and rhythm needed to scale.

We use the Scaling Up® methodology (Verne Harnish), facilitated by an experienced entrepreneur who acts as an objective voice in the room, asking the tough questions & offering guidance that drive growth beyond start-up.

We work with ambitious founders who want to get the joy back from running their company by having the ability to step back while their team stays

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The Science Granting Councils Initiative (SGCI) has launched its 2026 Multilateral Research Call to support African-led, multi-country research projects that advance the Science, Technology and Innovation Strategy for Africa (STISA 2034).

Backed by US$12 million in research funding, the programme seeks to strengthen cross-border scientific collaboration, generate policy-relevant research, and accelerate innovation that addresses Africa's most pressing development challenges.

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Green Integration Solutions Ltd (GISL) is a Tanzanian agribusiness, youth development, and innovation-focused company dedicated to advancing sustainable agriculture, enterprise development, employment creation, and inclusive economic growth. The company specializing in the innovation, design, and distribution of climate-smart agriculture technologies including but not limited to irrigation systems, greenhouses, water harvest and storage systems, post-harvest handling technologies, simple farm machineries, organic agricultural inputs etc.  The company also, specializes in designing and

Smart Amalgamation is an Urban and Regional Planning professional, researcher, and development practitioner with growing experience in spatial planning, transport research, and national policy support in South Africa. I hold a bachelor’s degree in urban and Regional Planning from the University of Venda, where I developed a strong grounding in spatial development frameworks, land-use planning, policy analysis, and sustainable development.


My academic and research interests focus on urban decay, rural town development, spatial inequality, and infrastructure planning, particularly within

ecotera home is a U.S.-based social enterprise and technology developer focused on democratizing environmental monitoring through portable, AI-powered solutions. Founded in 2025, we developed the EcoExposure™ platform, a field-deployable system that combines biodegradable plant-derived reagents, zero-shear optical interaction, and smartphone-based computer vision to rapidly detect and quantify environmental contaminants in water and other complex liquids without laboratory infrastructure.

The platform has been demonstrated across diverse real-world matrices and geographies, including freshwater