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Empowering Innovation: A Deep Dive into the Western Cape’s Research, Development, and Innovation Incentives Guide

The Western Cape Government’s Department of Economic Development and Tourism (DEDAT) has released the Research, Development and Innovation (R&D&I) Incentives Guide, a strategic resource designed to bolster the provincial economy. Published in September 2025, this comprehensive booklet serves as a

Solar-powered cold chain logistics - The Western Cape's agricultural export sector

High-Potential Green Energy and Circular Economy Opportunities in the Western Cape

South Africa’s Western Cape is emerging as a prime testing ground for high-impact, commercially viable green energy and circular economy solutions. With a strong agricultural export base, growing manufacturing sector, world-class wind and solar resources, and acute pressure from load-shedding and

MIDTERM SYMPOSIUM ‘Integrating health approaches and the Water- Energy-Food Nexus’

From Silos to Systems: How South Africa and the Netherlands Are Rewriting the Playbook on Water, Energy, Food, and Health (NRF–NWO Midterm Symposium)

On 5 March 2026, the National Research Foundation (NRF) in Pretoria hosted the Midterm Symposium on Integrating Health Approaches and the Water–Energy–Food (WEF) Nexus, a half-day convening that brought together researchers, policymakers, and practitioners from two continents. The event marked the