Aurora Panel Assembling Enterprise is a 100% South African Black-owned company specialising in Power System Equipment Manufacturing (Panel Building) and Installation. The company operates in full engineering partnership with Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (Pty) Ltd, providing end-to-end design and engineering solutions across a comprehensive range of products and services for the protection, control, automation, metering, monitoring, and communication of critical infrastructure systems.

Our solutions cover the full energy spectrum — from generation and transmission protection to

Overview of the Africa Food Show

The Africa Food Show is scheduled for three days: Wednesday to Friday, 10 – 12 June 2026. The event runs daily from 10AM to 5PM.

The show is hosted in Cape Town, South Africa, at the Cape Town International Convention Centre 1 (CTICC 1).

Historically, the 2026 event...

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The present invention relates to methods and compositions for modulating the control of apoptosis, specifically for modulating the interaction between hnRNP-K and lincRNA-p21 to induce or prevent apoptosis in the cell.

The present invention relates to methods for the identification of anti-HIV miRNAs and anti-HIV pharmaceutical compounds using high-throughput screening methods, comprising: transfecting reporter cells with a panel of miRNAs, infecting the reporter cells with HIV, screening the cells to identify...

The present invention relates to methods for modulating the production of ELR+ proinflammatory chemokines in a subject or a cell using either UMLiLO IncRNA inhibitors to decrease production of ELR+ proinflammatory cytokines or using UMLILO IncRNA to increase the production of ELR+ proinflammatory...

This invention relates to a single-cell assay designed to determine how chromosomal contacts influence the transcriptional activity of genes of interest. It also includes methods for silencing gene expression by disrupting gene regulatory elements involved in these chromosomal interactions.

The Department of Science, Technology and Innovation, together with the Science Diplomacy Capital for Africa, invites participants to the Science Forum South Africa 2025. The Forum provides a dynamic platform for open and inclusive debate on the role of science, technology and innovation in society...

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Jali UniMats is a South African startup that creates innovative mouse pads embedded with study notes, formulas, and productivity tips, making learning practical, accessible, and effortless. The company aims to become a leading provider of functional study tools across South Africa and Africa by offering affordable, high-quality, and customizable educational products.

UniMats solves the problem of bulky and costly study resources by integrating essential academic content into everyday stationery. Its product range includes general study-tip mouse pads, subject-specific designs (e.g., Mathematics

EcoComfort Essentials is a purpose-driven social enterprise founded by Shaquille R Gould on 15 September 2025. We manufacture biodegradable sanitary pads and baby diapers using sugarcane bagasse — an agricultural by-product often burned or discarded in KwaZulu-Natal.

We’re not just making hygiene products.
We’re building a circular economy where waste becomes worth, and dignity is designed into every fiber.

The CSIR has developed the next-generation ground-based surveillance and classification radar that enables automated detection and classification of movement over a wide area, enabling proactive protection of wildlife and other security applications.

With the insights gained from Meerkat 1, the CSIR...