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Calling all young innovators, creators, and change-makers
TIA is proud to partner with SAIS to bring you the first-ever South Africa Innovation Week - a national platform designed to unlock opportunity, showcase talent, and accelerate innovation.

Whether you’re a start-up founder, student, researcher, or tech enthusiast - this is your moment to plug into the innovation ecosystem.

Learn. Network. Showcase. Grow.

16–20 March 2026 NASREC, Johannesburg

Your ideas matter. Your future starts here.

Register Here: https://tr.ee/fYEsF-41eL
to secure your spot!

Innovate. Connect. Transform.

REMINDER: Today is the third and final day of “A ten-year showcase of waste research, development and innovation in South Africa”.

This Waste Research, Development and Innovation (RD&I) Roadmap virtual conference will reflect on the outcomes and impact of the Waste Roadmap and on the fundamental role the Department of Science,Technology and Innovation SA has played in supporting South Africa’s waste sector through the investment RD&I.

We'll see you online:
📆 5 March 2026
⏰ 14:30 -16:30
📖 Programme:https://www.csir.co.za/sites/default/files/2026-02/Final%20Programme_Waste%20Research%2C%20Development%20and%20Innovation%20Roadmap%20Conference.pdf

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ℹ️ www.csir.co.za/Waste-Research-Development-and-Innovation-Roadmap-Conference

NEWS: Climate Finance Accelerator (CFA) SA 2026 launches call for proposals

Read more: https://lnkd.in/dNvYhKBU

The Climate Finance Accelerator helps make climate projects more bankable and attractive to investors by providing tailored support. Selected businesses will benefit from group workshops and one-to-one guidance from financial, technical, and gender equality, disability and social inclusion experts, increasing their chances of securing funding.

Applicants to CFA South Africa 2026 should: a) Require a minimum investment of USD $3 million and b) Have completed a full feasibility study – which is a technical and financial assessment confirming engineering design, costs, risks, and viability preferably at Technology Readiness Level 7 (system commissioning where full-scale pilot/product/service is demonstrating performance for the operational environment) or above.

CFA is funded by the UK Government and implemented in South Africa by the National Business Initiative (NBI)

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Welcome to story nr. 34 - our series spotlighting women driving and .

This week, we rise with Christine Masaiti, founder and CEO of Grandstage Trading in South Africa. 🥑

Through the Strengthened Adaptation for a Green and Resilient Economy in South Africa project, funded by the Government of Flanders and implemented by together with the Technology Innovation Agency and the National Cleaner Production Centre, Christine turned her vision of zero-waste avocado processing into a thriving green enterprise.

The AvoEcoPower model transforms avocados into oil, animal feed, and biomass fuel while creating rural jobs and advancing sustainable industrialization. 🌍💡

👉Read her story: https://bit.ly/ELLEvate34

Inspired by Christine Masaiti’s journey? There’s more to come. We’ll be spotlighting powerful stories of women driving change at the upcoming General Conference in Riyadh.

🔗 Discover more here and stay tuned: https://gc21.unido.org


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