South Africa

PAYS Industry Brief: An innovative finance approach for the roll out of electric buses 
  10/12/2018     News, Library, South Africa, Industry Brief, Energy Efficiency, Energy Services
Public transport systems are primarily there to serve the poor and disenfranchised. These South Africans usually live the furthest from places of employment and spend ~43% of their monthly household... Read more

Case Study: ACA Threads reduce water consumption by 70% over five years 
  29/10/2018     News, Library, Document, water, South Africa, Case Study, water sector desk
GreenCape has been working with companies to showcase examples of alternative and reduced water use in their respective business sectors. Read more

How to Invest in the Atlantis SEZ 
  23/08/2018     News, Library, Document, Atlantis, South Africa, business, opportunity, greentech, green economy, Green Tech, Atlantis SEZ, Renewable Energy, international
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B-BBEE Information Sheet 
  06/08/2018     Library, Document, Careers, South Africa, business, Policies
South Africa’s unique history of institutionalised racial discrimination, which systematically excluded non-white people from meaningful participation in the national economy, necessitates specific measures to address race-based social and economic inequality. Read more

RFQ: Conceptual design for the provision of Non-Motorised Transport (NMT) facilities along the Kuilsrivier River Corridor 
  11/06/2018     News, general, GreenCape, South Africa, Cape Town, business, opportunity, manufacturing, greentech, green economy, Green Tech, RFQ
The City of Cape Town, assisted by GreenCape, is inviting people to submit quotes for a conceptual design for the provision of Non-Motorised Transport (NMT) facilities along the Kuilsrivier River Corridor. Read more

First solar powered desalination plant launched in South Africa 
  21/05/2018     News, water, South Africa, energy, solar, renewable, green economy, Renewable Energy
The first highly cost-effective solar powered desalination plant in South Africa will be commissioned by the end of October 2018 at Witsand, Hessequa Municipality, Western Cape. Read more

GIBS Business Boost Programme - Call for Applications 
  14/05/2018     News, general, South Africa, business, training, opportunity, green economy
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City of Cape Town looking to make best use of digital technology and data 
  23/01/2018     News, general, South Africa, Cape Town, opportunity, green economy, research
On 19 January 2018 the City of Cape Town released a request for ideas (RFI) to the marketplace on how the City can make use of digital technology and data... Read more

WISP claim runner-up for Davos circular economy award  
  23/01/2018     News, Wisp, general, event, waste, GreenCape, carbon, South Africa, business, recycling, green economy
The Western Cape Industrial Symbiosis Programme (WISP), a free facilitation service to companies, has been selected as runner-up in the Circular Economy: Public Sector award of The Circulars 2018. Read more

USTDA Connects U.S. Companies To Natural Gas Opportunities In South Africa 
  07/11/2017     News, GreenCape, South Africa, energy, Gas
GreenCape is delighted and grateful to have received a grant from the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) for a feasibility study to assess the market demand, socio-economic impacts, and key... Read more