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AFRICA ENERGY INDABA 2026

The Africa Energy Indaba 2026 is a high-level, in‑person energy week that brings together CEOs, ministers, investors, project developers, financiers, utilities, regulators and technology providers to drive dialogue, deal‑making and collaboration across Africa’s energy landscape. Hosted at the CTICC...

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Call for African Innovators: Turn Bold Ideas into Real Impact on Plastic Circularity

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Deadline: 15 February 2026, 23:59 SAST
Funding: Up to $120,000 USD in tiered grants
Organizer: OceanHub Africa in partnership with The Coca-Cola Foundation
Eligibility: Pan-African – open to innovators, scientists, researchers, startups, and teams from all African countries
Apply: Submit your 5-minute video application here (video submission required)

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Adaptation Fund short-term consultancy: Developing Innovation Strategy Directions

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The Adaptation Fund is seeking an experienced consultant to develop an Innovation Directions document that will shape how the Fund approaches climate innovation within its next Medium-Term Strategy (provisionally 2027–2031). Since 2010, the Fund has committed over US$1,5 billion to climate adaptation and resilience, supporting more than 217 locally driven projects that benefit over 50 million people in vulnerable developing-country communities, and has played a pioneering role in Direct Access, locally led adaptation and its dedicated Innovation Facility.​

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Energy Sustainability Program (ESP) 2026 - Global sustainability and climate action programme for students and young professionals

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The Energy Sustainability Program (ESP) 2026 is now open for applications, offering a global learning and engagement opportunity for students and young professionals who are passionate about energy, sustainability and climate action. The programme brings together motivated individuals from around the world to build knowledge, practical skills and networks needed to help shape a more sustainable future.​

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Steenhuisen: How 2025 strengthened South African agriculture

In a year-end message, Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen reflects on how 2025 strengthened South Africa’s agricultural sector across seven core priorities: partnerships, regulation, market access, farmer support, biosecurity, advocacy and food security. He notes that despite global economic...

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Uzushi Fab

We are a small custom fabrication and manufacturing firm specialising in the production of steel and wooden components for the architecture, industrial, mining, agricultural, transport, and infrastructure sectors.

Our operations are driven by precision manufacturing methods, including CNC cutting and profiling, CNC bending, CAD-based design, and other technologically enabled manufacturing processes to ensure accuracy, quality, and consistency across all projects.

Call for Proposals: Bioindustries Funding

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Business Partners launches Basadi Fund to close gender financing gap

The GEM SA Special Report: Women’s Entrepreneurship in South Africa (2024) shows that women entrepreneurs are exiting their businesses at higher rates than they are starting and running them, with access to finance emerging as a key driver of this attrition. Around 21.5% of women entrepreneurs cite...

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UNDP, UNCDF, DBSA and African Bank launch Township Spark to ignite inclusive growth in South Africa’s township economies

15 December 2025

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in South Africa, the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), and partners including the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) and African Bank have officially launched Township Spark, a new blended-finance guarantee...

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Second Call for PhD Research Grant Program - ReCIPE Programme

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The Reducing Conflict and Improving Performance in the Economy (ReCIPE) Programme invites applications for its second Call for PhD Research Grants. The programme supports high-quality doctoral research that advances understanding of how economic growth, or the lack thereof, interacts with conflict, fragility, and peace, with strong emphasis on policy relevance in low- and middle-income countries.

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