| Banks and banking, Central - South Africa |
| South African Reserve Bank (SARB) |
| Banks and banking, Co-operative - South Africa |
| Co-operative Banks Development Agency |
| Betting - South Africa - Eastern Cape |
| Eastern Cape Gambling and Betting Board. Statutory body. |
| Beverage industry - Employees - Training of |
| Food and Beverages Manufacturing Industry Sector Education and Training Authority (FOODBEV) Statutory body established in terms of the Skills Development Act 97 of 1998, by the Department of Labour. National public entity. |
| Biodiversity - South Africa |
| Biodiversity Advisor "SANBI’s Biodiversity Advisor makes it easy to navigate to the right information and tools among the range of resources provided by SANBI." |
| Biodiversity Biobanks South Africa "A research infrastructure project funded by the Department of Science & Innovation’s SA Research Infrastructure Roadmap (SARIR)." |
| Municipal Biodiversity Summaries and Plan Index |
| Municipal Biodiversity Summary Project |
| National Research Foundation. Heritage Repository Articles on biodiversity and natural science history, cultural history and political history. |
| South African Biodiversity Information Facility (SABIF) South African Node of the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). "intends to create an enabling platform for end users to discover and put to use vast quantities of global biodiversity data." |
| South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) Formerly National Botanical Institute. Juristic person in terms of the National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act 10 of 2004. |
| Biodiversity - South Africa - Cape Agulhas |
| Agulhas Biodiversity Initiative |
| Biodiversity - South Africa - Cape Town |
| 2017 City of Cape Town's Biodiversity Network |
| Biodiversity - South Africa - Cederberg |
| Greater Cederberg Biodiversity Corridor (GCBC) Implemented by CapeNature under the auspices of C.A.P.E. |
| Biodiversity - South Africa - Eastern Cape |
| Eastern Cape Biodiversity Conservation Land Use Decision Support System |
| SANBI. Eastern Cape biodiversity conservation plan. Includes maps. |
| Biodiversity - South Africa - Geographic information systems |
| BiodiversityGIS. Maps |
| Biodiversity - South Africa - Gouritsmond |
| Gouritz Biodiversity Corridor |
| Biodiversity - South Africa - Western Cape |
| Cape Action for People and the Environment (C.A.P.E.) "a |
| Biodiversity - South Africa - Witzenberg |
| Witzenberg Municipality Critical Biodiversity Areas |
| Biodiversity - Study and teaching - South Africa |
| Groen Sebenza "Jobs Fund Partnership Project. Groen Sebenza is aimed at developing priority skills in the biodiversity sector to create sustainable job opportunities for 800 unemployed graduates and matriculants." |
| Biodiversity conservation - South Africa |
| Biodiversity Stewardship SA Programme of the Department of Environmental Affairs. |
| Biodiversity Stewardship South Africa (BSSA) Initiative of the national Department of Environmental Affairs in partnership with key conservation organisations. |
| Biodiversity conservation - South Africa - Finance |
| Biodiversity Sector Investment Portal "Championed by the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE), supported by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN), this Biodiversity Sector Investment Portal promotes bankable Investment Opportunities (Investees)." |
| Biodiversity conservation - South Africa - Great Karoo |
| Central Karoo District Municipality (CKDM) including Cape Winelands District Municipal Area (DMA02) Biodiversity Assessment |
| Biodiversity conservation - South Africa - Little Karoo |
| Little Karoo Critical Biodiversity Areas |
| Biodiversity conservation - South Africa - Western Cape |
| C.A.P.E. Enabling Stewardship CapeNature Conservation Stewardship Programme |
| C.A.P.E. Stewardship Programme |
| CapeNature Conservation Stewardship Programme Stewardship within CapeNature and CAPE (Cape Action for People and the Environment) |
| Biodiversity stewardship See: Biodiversity conservation |
| Bioeconomy See:Biotechnology - Economic aspects - South Africa |
| Bioenergy See:Biomass energy |
| Biological invasions - Research |
| Biological invasions - South Africa |
| DST-NRF Centre of Excellence for Invasion Biology (CIB) Established by the Dept. of Science and Technology. |
| Invasive Species South Africa Public-private partnership. |
| Biological invasions - South Africa - Cape Town |
| Cape Town Invasives City of Cape Town project. |
| Biomass energy |
| BIOenergy Systems Sustainability Assessment and Management Portal (BIOSSAM) Developed by researchers at the CSIR. |
| Biomass energy - South Africa |
| Bioenergy Atlas for South Africa Funded by the Department of Science and Technology and co-ordinated by SAEON. |
| Biomes See: Ecological regions |
| Bioprospecting See: Biotechnology |
| Biosphere reserves - South Africa |
| Cape West Coast Biosphere Reserve |
| Gouritz Cluster Biosphere Reserve |
| Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve |
| Kruger to Canyons Biosphere |
| Magaliesberg Biosphere Project |
| Man and the Biosphere Reserves (MAB) programme |
| UNESCO. MAB Biosphere Reserves Directory. South Africa |
| Biosphere reserves - South Africa - Limpopo |
| Kruger to Canyons Biosphere Reserve |
| Vhembe Biosphere Reserve |
| Waterberg Biosphere Reserve |
| Biosphere reserves - South Africa - Western Cape |
| Cape West Coast Biosphere |
| Cape West Coast Biosphere Reserve |
| Cape Winelands Biosphere Reserve |
| Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve |
| Biosystematics, plant See:Botany - Classification |
| Biotechnology - Economic aspects - South Africa |
| Bioeconomy SA Portal " a national initiative to promote and harness bio-innovation for economic growth and social development. ... It is coordinated by the Department of Science and Innovation and powered by a wide range of public-private partnerships and investments." |
| Biotechnology - South Africa |
| Access and Benefit-Sharing (BABS) Clearing House of the Republic of South Africa "information node on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization (ABS). " |
| BioPAD. Biotechnology Regional Innovation Centre (BRIC), established by the Dept. of Science and Technology. |
| Cape Biotech Trust. Biotechnology Regional Innovation Centre (BRIC), established by the Dept. of Science and Technology. |
| LIFElab. Biotechnology Regional Innovation Centre (BRIC), established by the Dept. of Science and Technology. |
| PlantBio Biotechnology Regional Innovation Centre (BRIC), established by the Dept. of Science and Technology. |
| Biotechnology - South Africa - Cape Town |
| International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology ICGEB Cape Town Component, University of Cape Town UN research, training and technology sharing agency. |
| Blind - Books and reading |
| South African Blindworkers Organisation/Literature for the Visually Handicapped Section 21 company/National public entity. De-listed, 31 March 2006. |
| South African Library for the Blind (Grahamstown) National public entity, statutory body established in terms of the South African Library for the Blind Act 91 of 1998. |
| Book industries and trade |
| Print Industries Cluster Council (PICC). "represents the whole book value chain in South Africa and operates as Public Private Partnership (PPP)." |
| South African Book Development Council "represents the whole book value chain in South Africa and operates as Public Private Partnership (PPP)." Changed from the Print Industries Cluster Council. |
| Book industries and trade - Employees - Training of - South Africa |
| Create SA (Creative Research Education And Training Enterprise South Africa) "National Skills Fund strategic project of the MAPPP-SETA implemented in partnership with the Department of Arts and Culture, The National Arts Council and the National Film and Video Foundation." |
| Fibre Processing & Manufacturing Sector Education and Training Authority (FP&MSETA) Amalgamation of the former Clothing, Textiles, Footwear and Leather (CTFL) SETA, the Forest Industries Education and Training Authority (FIETA) and subsectors of the Media, Advertising, Publishing, printing and Packaging SETA. |
| Media, Advertising, Publishing, Printing and Packaging SETA (MAPPP) Statutory body established in terms of the Skills Development Act 97 of 1998, by the Department of Labour. National public entity. Delisted by Government notice no. 979 in SA Government gazette no. 34631 of 30 Sept. 2011. |
| Border security - South Africa |
| Border Management Authority (BMA) "In June 2013 Cabinet made the decision to establish a Border Management Agency under the guidance of the DHA." "The BMA will be formally established as Schedule 3A Public Entity on 1 April 2023. This follows the President’s assent of the BMA Act, 2020 in July 2020. In the interim, the BMA is currently incubated in the Department of Home Affairs as a Special Branch and reports against the Department’s Annual Performance Plan." |
| Botany - Classification |
| South African Biosystematics Initiative (SABI). NRF initiative. |
| Boxing Boxing South Africa. Public entity established in May 2002. |
| Brand South Africa |
| International Marketing Council (IMC) "A public-private sector partnership mandated to position South Africa as one of the highly considered, non-traditional markets in terms of world trade, investment and tourism by 2010." Established in Aug. 2000. National public entity. Succeeded by Brand South Africa. |
| BRICS |
| South African BRICS Think Tank (SABTT) " established through a 2013 Cabinet decision. This decision allowed the SABTT to take its place alongside the other four think tanks in a formally constituted body called the BRICS Think Tank's Council (BTTC)." |
| Broadband communication systems - South Africa |
| Broadband InfraCo (Pty) Ltd. (Infrastructure Company). To be converted to public company. |
| National Broadband Advisory Council (NBAC) "To advise the Minister of Communications on the implementation of “South Africa Connect”, the Broadband policy and strategy." Launched March 2014. |
| SA Connect "SA Connect is the implementation of the national broadband policy that was approved by Cabinet in 2013." |
| SA Connect (Phase 2) "SA Connect is National wide government broadband connectivity project aimed at connecting government facilities (Schools, clinics, Thusong centre etc.) " |
| Broadcasting - South Africa |
| Dept. of Communications (Formerly: Dept. of Posts and Telecommunications) |
| Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) Regulator of telecommunications and the broadcasting sectors, established in July 2000 in terms of the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa Act No.13 of 2000. Merger of two previous regulators, the South African Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (SATRA) and the Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA). Constitutional institution. |
| SABC News |
| Sentech "Sentech began operations in 1992 under the auspices of the SABC, as a signal distributor for all transmissions related to the SABC." It was converted to a public company by the Sentech Act 63 of 1996. National government enterprise, broadcasting signal distributor. |
| South African Broadcast Production Advisory Board Advisory body to the Minister of Communications on local content. Established by section 38 of the Broadcasting Act 4 of 1999. |
| South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) Statutory body/Major public entity. |
| Buck See: Antelope |
| Budget - South Africa |
| Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) |
| Budget - South Africa - Databases |
| Vulekamali: SA Online Budget Data "National Treasury in partnership with IMALI YETHU." |
| Vulekamali: SA Online Budget Data "Vulekamali is a project by the South African National Treasury and Imali Yethu with the goal of making government budget data and processes accessible to all citizens & interested parties." |
| Building - Environmental aspects - South Africa |
| Built Environment Knowledge Dissemination Portal. "This portal is a joint initiative between the CSIR and other government departments and organisations active in the built environment field." |
| Building - Environmental aspects - South Africa -Congresses |
| Greening Infrastructure Programmes in South Africa Knowledge Week, 2011 |
| Building laws - South Africa |
| SANS 10400 Building Regulations |
| Building trades - South Africa |
| Built environment professions See: Construction industry - South Africa - Employees ; Architects ; Engineers ; Quantity surveyors |
| Bus rapid transit - South Africa - Johannesburg |
| Rea Vaya Bus Rapid Transit City of Johannesburg project. |
| Business enterprises - South Africa |
| Business Referral and Information Network (BRAIN) |
| Enterprise Investment Programme (EIP). Dept. of Trade and Industry programme. |
| South Africa Government Services. Business incentives |
| Business enterprises, Black - South Africa |
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| B-BBEE (Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment) DTI website. |
| Black Business Supplier Development Programme (BBSDP) |
| Business logistics - South Africa |
| Centurion Aerospace Village (CAV) "an initiative of the dti to develop a High - tech Advanced Manufacturing, Aero - mechanical and Defence Cluster adjacent to the Waterkloof Airforce base in Centurion, Tshwane. The primary purpose of CAV is to develop a sub-tier supply chain which is aimed at integrating the local aerospace and defence companies into the global supply chains and becoming suppliers of choice to Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) such as Boeing, Airbus, Spirit Aviation, Labinal, etc." |
| Competitive Supplier Development Programme (CSDP) See: Introduction to the Competitive Supplier Development Programme: http://www.info.gov.za/view/DownloadFileAction?id=95793 |
| Durban-Gauteng-Free State Logistics Industrial Corridor |
| Business process outsourcing (BPO) See: Contracting out |
| Businesswomen - South Africa |
| BWA South African Women in Leadership Census. Covers 2004 to date. |
| Isivande Women’s Fund "managed by the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) on behalf of the dti " |
| Women Empowerment Fund (WEF) Administered by the National Empowerment Fund. |
| Women Entrepreneurial Fund Administered by the Industrial Development Corporation |
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