The inaugural Gauteng Accelerating Township Economy (GATE) Innovation Competition is inviting entrepreneurs, innovators, researchers and business owners based in Gauteng townships to submit innovative concepts for selection as winners in the five provincial corridors: Central (Johannesburg), Western (West Rand), Northern (Tshwane), Eastern (Ekurhuleni) and Southern (Sedibeng), focusing on the following sectors: ICT, Green Economy, Manufacturing, Public Health/ Medical and Biosciences.

Fifteen winners (3 from each corridor) will receive incubation services from The Innovation Hub’s eKasiLabs. In addition, winners receive seed funding: First place in each corridor: R50,000 Second place in each corridor: R30,000 Third place in each corridor: R20,000 The seed funding may be paid out in tranches based on incubation progress.
Entries close 31 August 2016. For more information, click here.