Human health activities

The Cape Innovation & Technology Initiative (CiTi) is a Non-Profit Company with a mission to build a future-proof, inclusive society through technology and innovation. 

CiTi was established in 1999 and works at the intersection of business, government and society to positively shape the future of the economy and society with the use of innovation and technology. Its headquarters are located in the Western Cape province of South Africa.

Citi has niche-specific programmes: 

1. BioCiT is a platform for biotech entrepreneurs to turn ideas into creative solutions.
2. Injini is Africa's edtech

The eKasiLabs programme is a micro innovation hub facility spread across the five economic corridors in Gauteng, South Africa where it fosters and cultivates a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship in townships.

Its facilities are located in Mohlakeng, Sebokeng, Garankuwa, Soweto, Tembisa, Alexandra, Mamelodi, Kagiso, Kathorus and Mabopane.

The programme has an emphasis on innovative solutions that have the potential to impact different spheres of society, such as business, government, and civil societies.

eKasiLabs offers two development programmes in skills and enterprise development

Startupbootcamp AfriTech is an accelerator for start-ups, supporting and scaling innovative and disruptive technology companies across the African continent. 

Its office is located in the old Foundry in Green Point, Cape Town, at Ideas Cartel, which operates under Inner City Ideas Cartel.

Startupbootcamp AfriTech is currently running the ASIP Accelerator Program, which is anchored by corporate sponsor Telecel Group.

Telecel aims to support the next generation of early-stage African tech start-ups disrupting key industry verticals, including FinTech, InsureTech, AgriTech, eCommerce, Digital

Alpha and Omega MedTech is South Africa's Medical Device & Pharmaceutical Holding company that focuses on acquiring manufacturing and distribution companies of medical devices, therapeutics and IVD diagnostics, recognised as the World’s First China-Africa Healthcare Innovation Platform, with a model for partnerships. The vision is to establish and develop an AOM Group as the hub of medical excellence in South Africa. A Center of Excellence where quality medical facilities are clustered. The hub is envisaged as a cluster of medical interrelated facilities and activities that operates at a high

Impact Tank is a registered non-profit and Namibia's first social impact venture builder. Impact Tank ideate and design interventions that seek to address systemically broken social issues. They validate these models, then build and grow profitable businesses that drive towards sustainable change. Activities are organised into three thematic areas ensuring focus for the team, clear alignment to our funding partners and improving the ability to stay abreast with the latest developments within those communities.

These thematic areas are:

1. The Green Economy,
2. Food Security; and
3. Human Capital

myScript is a web application that replaces paper-based prescriptions. Our mission is to empower patients by providing them with unrestricted and secure access to their medical data on demand.

We manufacture a breastfeeding tonic that enhances breastmilk production. Also provides lactation support and assist with the breastfeeding journey.  We are a 100% woman owned organisation and our product is manufactured in South Africa. 

Doctors E-Consult is an online platform that is bringing together doctors, patients and pharmacies from all over the country into one application. Having seen the devastating effects which resulted from the Coronavirus. We noticed that access to healthcare was very limited due to the restrictions and curfews that were put in place by the government as a way to help stop the spread of the deadly virus. But prior to the pandemic, our health facilities are usually very congested. Not only that specialist doctors are concentrated in the capital city making it financially burdensome on those people