BIS
Supports research teams and institutions for BIS in manufacturing, energy systems, and aerospace.
The Black Industrialists Scheme (BIS) is a South African government programme administered by the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic) to support black-owned enterprises building value-adding industrial capacity in manufacturing. A qualifying black industrialist is defined as a juristic person with more than 51% black ownership — held by South African citizens of African, Colou…
Manufacturing investment by >51% black-owned SA enterprises in IPAP priority sectors: clean energy, aerospace, automotive, agro-processing, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, textiles, ocean economy.
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