| Table Mountain Group Aquifer (South Africa) |
| Table Mountain Group Aquifer Feasibility Study & Pilot Project |
| Tanzania - Foreign economic relations - South Africa South Africa-Tanzania Head of State Economic Bilateral Forum. Special Commission supported by Economic Ministries, to assess progress in economic |
| Tariff - Rates - South Africa |
| Tariff - South Africa |
| International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (ITAC). Has Reports on Investigations. |
| Tax administration and procedure - South Africa |
| Commission of Inquiry into tax administration and governance by the South African Revenue Service "Robert Nugent as Commissioner." |
| South African Revenue Service (SARS) |
| Tax administration and procedure - South Africa - Statistics |
| Southern Africa - Towards Inclusive Economic Development (SA-TIED) "In collaboration with the National Treasury (NT), the South African Revenue Service (SARS) and the United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), anonymized administrative tax data is made available for research purposes." |
| Tax incentives - South Africa |
| South African Revenue Service. Tax and Urban Development Zones |
| The Enterprise Organisation (TEO). Division of the Dept. of Trade and Industry, its "purpose is to stimulate and facilitate the development of sustainable competitive enterprises through the efficient provision of effective and accessible supply-side incentive measures." |
| Tax incentives See also: Research and development tax credit |
| Taxation - South Africa |
| Davis Tax Committee "The Committee’s objective is to assess South Africa’s tax policy framework and its role in supporting the objectives of inclusive growth, employment, development and fiscal sustainability." It is chaired by Judge Dennis Davis. |
| Taxation - South Africa - Geographic information systems |
| Spatial Economic Activity Data: South Africa (SEAD-SA) National Treasury and the Human Sciences Research Council. |
| Teachers - South Africa |
| South African Council for Educators (SACE) National public entity/Juristic person in terms of the South African Council for Educators Act 31 of 2000. National public entity. "aims to enhance the status of the teaching profession, and to promote the development of educators and their professional conduct." |
| Teachers' unions - South Africa |
| Education Labour Relations Council (ELRC) Statutory body. Removed from the public entities Schedule 3 Part A with effect from 31 March 2015 by Notice 358 in SA Govt. gazette no. 38735 of 30 April 2015. |
| Technological innovations - Environmental aspects - South Africa |
| Global Change Grand Challenge |
| Global Cleantech Innovation Programme- South Africa (GCIP-SA) |
| Technological innovations - South Africa |
| Advanced Manufacturing Technology Strategy (AMTS) A South African Government initiative to improve the competitiveness of South Africa's manufacturing sector. |
| Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators (CeSTII) In the HSRC. "established to undertake regular national R&D and innovation surveys on behalf of the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and to produce national indicators from the survey results to provide inputs for policy makers and a basis for international comparisons." Old site: http://www.hsrc.ac.za/en/departments/cestii |
| ESASTAP Plus "Strengthening Technology, Research and Innovation Cooperation between Europe and South Africa." |
| Innovation Bridge Department of Science and Innovation portal. |
| Meraka Institute Derives its mandate as a national strategic initiative from President Mbeki’s 2002 State of the Nation Address. "African advanced institute for information & communication technology." |
| National Advisory Council on Innovation (NACI) Statutory body established in terms of the National Advisory Council on Innovation Act 55 of 1997, to advise Government on "the role and contribution of science, mathematics, innovation and technology, including indigenous technologies, in promoting and achieving national objectives." |
| National Advisory Council on Innovation (NACI). STI Indicators Reports |
| National Science Technology and Innovation Information Portal (NSTIIP) |
| National Science, Technology and Innovation Information Portal (NSTIIP) "a central repository of useful and up-to-date science, technology and innovation data and information within a national system of innovation (NSI)." |
| National System of Innovation (NSI) Co-ordinated by the National Council on Innovation (NACI). |
| Southern Education & Research Alliance (SERA) "inclusive strategic alliance between the CSIR and the University of Pretoria whose purpose is to strengthen the National System of Innovation and contribute to South Africa's international competitiveness." |
| Support Programme for Industrial Innovation (SPII) Dept. of Trade and Industry programme. |
| Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) Public entity established in terms of the Teccnology Innovation Agency Act 26 of 2008. Incorporates the following: Biotechnology Regional Innovation Centres (BRICs), The Innovation Fund, AMTS, and Tshumisano. |
| Technology Stations Programme (TSP) "established to enable Universities to provide technology development services to small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The Technology Stations (TSs) provide innovative Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) solutions for complex engineering challenges within the relevant industrial sectors aimed at supporting government's socio-economic priorities. The Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) provides financial support through TIA, to Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) which house Technology Stations to provide technical support to SMEs in terms of solutions for services and training." |
| TT100 Business Awards Programme "with support from various partners such as Eskom and government was launched in 1991 by the South African Engineering Association (SAVI). The programme has been focused on drawing attention to the importance of developing a local culture of technological innovation and excellence. ... Since 1994, TT100 has enjoyed strong endorsement by the Department of Science & Technology (DST) as the major government sponsor." |
| Technological innovations - South Africa - Eastern Cape |
| Regional Innovation Networking Platform (RINP) "an initiative of the Department of Science & Innovation (DSI) in support of Eastern Cape innovation community." |
| Technological innovations - South Africa - Environmental aspects |
| Technological innovations - South Africa - Management |
| Technology and Human Research for Industry Programme (THRIP) "Partnership programme which challenges companies to match government funding for innovative research and development in South Africa. ...Managed by the National Research Foundation (NRF) on behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry (the dti)." |
| Technological innovations - South Africa - North West |
| Mahikeng Digital Innovation Hub (MDiHub) Supported by the North West Provincial Department of Economic Development, Environment, Conservation and Tourism. |
| Technology - South Africa |
| Council for Mineral Technology (Mintek) Statutory body, science council, national public entity. |
| South African Agency for Science and Technology Advancement (SAASTA) |
| Technology - South Africa - International cooperation |
| ESASTAP Plus "Strengthening Technology, Research and Innovation Cooperation between Europe and South Africa." |
| Swiss South Africa Joint Research Programme (SSAJRP) |
| Technology and civilization |
| 4IRSA Partnership "The 4IRSA Partnership (derived from a “Partnership for the 4th Industrial Revolution in South Africaâ€) is an alliance between the Department Of Telecommunications & Postal Services (DTPS), Telkom, and the Universities of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg and Fort Hare. Its purpose is to stimulate and facilitate an inclusive national dialogue to shape a coherent national response to the 4th Industrial Revolution in South Africa1. It aims to complement and support other national activities relating to the 4th IR, most notably the Presidential Commission on the 4th IR." |
| Technology Innovation Agency (TIA). Public entity. Incorporates the following: Biotechnology Regional Innovation Centres (BRICs), The Innovation Fund, AMTS, and Tshumisano. |
| Technology Top 100 (TT100) National programme " mandated by the Dept. of Science and Technology to celebrate South Africa's role-models in science and technology. Eskom is the premier corporate partner and additional private sector partners include the South African Academy of Engineering, TBM Communications, and Financial Mail Innovations. TT100 is a member of the Da Vinci group of companies." |
| Technology transfer - India |
| Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) |
| Technology transfer - South Africa |
| Godisa "After just over three years of operating as a Programme within the Technology Transfer sub-programme of the Department of Science and Technology, the GODISA Trust was formally registered in October 2003. The Trust was further listed as a Schedule 3A Public Entity in the Government Gazette of 25 June 2004. The GODISA Trust was created by the Government to provide technology and business development support to small enterprises." In 2006 became the Seda Technology Programme. |
| National Technology Transfer Centre (NTTC) "initiative by the dti to facilitate technology transfer and diffusion to SMMEs with a specific focus on the Second Economy." |
| Seda Technology Programme "(originally the Godisa Trust), a special initiative of the national Department of Trade and Industry (the dti), is responsible for technology transfer and business incubation." |
| Teenagers - Health See: Preventive health services for teenagers |
| Telecommunication - South Africa |
| Dept. of Communications (Formerly: Dept. of Posts and Telecommunications) |
| Electronic Communications Security (Pty) Ltd (Comsec) Juristic person established in terms of the Electronic Communications Security (Pty) Ltd Act 68 of 2002. |
| 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. |
| Neotel Second national telecommunication operator, with State-Owned Enterprises (Transnet/Eskom) 30 shareholding. |
| 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. |
| Telkom Centre of Excellence National Programme With links to CoE research sites. |
| Telkom SA Statutory body/Major public entity. |
| Transtel Telecommunications business division of Transnet. |
| Universal Service and Access Agency Of South Africa (USAASA) (Formerly: Universal Service Agency (USA). Statutory body/National public entity. Mandate is "to promote, facilitate and monitor the achievement of universal service and access in under-serviced areas." |
| Telecommunication in medicine |
| Ministerial Advisory Committee on e- Health Established by Govt. Norice No. 595, SA Govt. Gazette No. 38981 of 10 July 2015. |
| National Telemedicine Lead Programme. Medical Research Council's centre of excellence in Telemedicine. Successor to the Telemedicine Research Centre. |
| Telescopes - Design and construction |
| Southern African Large Telescope (SALT) |
| Telescopes See also: Very large array telescopes |
| Television - Production and direction - South Africa |
| Film and Television Production Incentive |
| Television in agriculture - South Africa |
| AgriTV |
| Tenders See: Public contracts |
| Tertiary education See: Postsecondary education |
| Testing laboratories - Accreditation - South Africa |
| South African National Accreditation System (SANAS) Section 21 company and juristic person in terms of the Accreditation for Conformity Assessment, Calibration and Good Laboratory Practice Act 19 of 2006. Public entity from 2008. |
| Textile industry - South Africa |
| Clothing and Textiles Competitiveness Programme (CTCP) |
| National Fibre, Textile and Clothing Centre (NFTCC). "of CSIR Manufacturing and Materials Technology, promotes the growth and global competitiveness of the South African textile pipeline." |
| Textile and Clothing Industry Development Programme (TCIDP) |
| Textile industry - South Africa - Western Cape |
| Cape Clothing and Textile Cluster (CCTC) Public-private partnership facilitated by the Western Cape Provincial Government for medium-sized and larger enterprises. |
| CLOTEX. Section 21 company. Public-private partnership facilitated by the Western Cape Provincial Government for small and micro enterprises. |
| Textile workers - Training of - South Africa |
| Clothing, Textiles, Footwear and Leather Sector Education and Training Authority. Statutory body established in terms of the Skills Development Act 97 of 1998, by the Department of Labour. National public entity. |
| 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. |
| Theatres |
| Artscape (Cape Town) Arts institution, national public entity. |
| Market Theatre (Johannesburg) Arts institution, national public entity. |
| Performing Arts Centre of the Free State National public entity/cultural institution. |
| Playhouse Company (Durban). National public entity/Arts institution. |
| State Theatre (Pretoria) Arts institution/National public entity. |
| Windybrow Theatre (Johannesburg) Cultural institution from 1 April 2005. National public entity. |
| Tobacco industry - South Africa |
| Tobacco Institute of Southern Africa (TISA).Non-government, represents the non-commercial, common interests of both the manufacturers of tobacco products and tobacco growers. |
| Toll roads - South Africa - Eastern Cape |
| Proposed N2 Wild Coast Toll Highway |
| Tooling See:Machine-tools |
| Total quality management - South Africa |
| South African Quality Institute (SAQI) Public private partnership. |
| Tourism - Government policy - South Africa - Cape Town |
| Responsible Tourism Cape Town |
| Tourism - South Africa |
| Dept. of Tourism. Responsible Tourism |
| DTI. Tourism Investment |
| DTI. Tourism Sector |
| South African Tourism Juristic person known as the South African Tourism Board, in terms of the Tourism Act 72 of 1993. National public entity. |
| Tourism BEE Charter Council Established in terms of the Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment Act 53 of 2003 and Statement 010 of the draft Codes of Good Practice. |
| Tourism Empowerment Council of South Africa (TECSA). |
| Tourism Enterprise Programme (TEP) "Public-private partnership between the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism and the Business Trust and implemented by Imbumba Tourism Services ... to facilitate the growth and expansion of small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) in the tourism economy." |
| Tourism Knowledge Portal "The purpose of this Knowledge Portal is to allow those in the Tourism Sector to keep abreast of the latest news, research reports, and statistical analysis, and to enable them to share innovative ideas and practices." |
| Tourism Support Programme (TSP) A sub programme of the Enterprise Investment Programme (EIP) of the Dept. of Trade and Industry since 2008. Administration transferred to the Dept. of Tourism in October 2012. http://www.services.gov.za/services/content/Home/OrganisationServices/businessincentives/tourismsupport/en_ZA |
| Vaya Mzansi : It’s Here South Africa Tourism campaign. |
| Tourism - South Africa - Cape Town |
| Cape Town Tourism "the City of Cape Town's official regional tourism organisation, responsible for destination marketing, visitor and industry services." |
| Tourism - South Africa - Eastern Cape |
| Eastern Cape Parks and Tourism Agency |
| Tourism - South Africa - Gauteng |
| Dinokeng. Tourism project of the Gauteng Provincial Government. |
| Tourism - South Africa - Maps |
| Dept. of Tourism. Tourist Maps |
| Tourism - South Africa - Statistics |
| South African Tourism Strategic Research Unit |
| Tourism - South Africa - Western Cape |
| Wesgro "Wesgro is the official Destination Marketing, Investment and Trade Promotion Agency for the Western Cape." |
| Tourism - Study and teaching - South Africa |
| Culture, Arts, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport Sector Education and Training Authority (CATHSSETA) Statutory body established in terms of the Skills Development Act 97 of 1998, by the Department of Labour. National public entity. Supersedes Tourism and Hospitality Education and Training Authority (THETA). |
| Culture, Arts, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport Sector Education and Training Authority (CATHSSETA) Statutory body established in terms of the Skills Development Act 97 of 1998, by the Department of Labour. National public entity. Supersedes Tourism and Hospitality Education and Training Authority (THETA). |
| Tourism Equity Fund (TEF). Created by the Dept. of Environmental Affairs and Tourism in late 2006 to provide support to small, medium and micro enterprises in the tourism sector. |
| Tourism Equity Fund (TEF). Created by the Dept. of Environmental Affairs and Tourism in late 2006 to provide support to small, medium and micro enterprises in the tourism sector. |
| Trade - Agricultural See: Produce trade |
| Trade - Cape Town See:Cape Town (South Africa) - Commerce |
| Trade policy See:South Africa - Commercial policy |
| Trade regulation - South Africa |
| International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (ITAC). Has Reports on Investigations. |
| National Export Advisory Council (NEAC) Inaugurated in June 2015. "oversight body responsible for the high level decision making on export and export related activities." |
| Trade statistics See:South Africa - Commerce - Statistics |
| Traditional government See: Tribal government |
| Traditional medicine - South Africa - Databases |
| South African Traditional Medicines Database (TRAMED) |
| Traditional medicine Interim Traditional Health Practitioners Council of South Africa. Juristic person established by the Traditional Health Practitioners Act 35 of 2004 & Interim Traditional Heal |
| Medicinal Plants (Current usage with scientific studies - clinical, Toxicology and chemistry) |
| Traditional Medicines Database |
| UWC Pharmacopoeia monograph project |
| Traffic monitoring - South Africa |
| NaTIS Online Services (National Traffic Information System) |
| Traffic regulations - South Africa |
| Road Traffic Infringement Agency (RTIA) "the collection agency for outstanding traffic fines and adjudicate contested traffic offences." |
| Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) |
| Traffic safety - South Africa |
| Arrive Alive Adv. Johan Jonck has developed the web site www.arrivealive.co.za as a private initiative to support the Department of Transport in enhancing awareness of road safety. |
| Trafficking in persons See: Human trafficking |
| Training - South Africa |
| Skills for and through SIPS Department of Higher Education and Training site for skills related to the Strategic Infrastructure Projects. |
| Swiss-South African Cooperation Initiative (SSACI) "The Swiss-South African Cooperation Initiative is a non-profit, public-private partnership aimed at strengthening the national skills training system in South Africa and thereby opening pathways to skilled employment for young South Africans." |
| Transfrontier conservation areas - South Africa |
| Maloti-Drakensberg Transfrontier Project (MDTP) "collaborative initiative between the Kingdom of Lesotho and the Republic of South Africa." |
| Transnet |
| National Ports Authority "Transnet National Ports Authority is a division of Transnet Limited and is mandated to control and manage all seven commercial ports on the 2954km South African coastline." |
| Transparency in government - South Africa |
| Open Government Partnership: South Africa |
| Transport safety See:Transportation, Automative - South Africa - Safety measures |
| Transport workers - Training of - South Africa |
| Transport Education and Training Authority (TETA) Statutory body established in terms of the Skills Development Act 97 of 1998, by the Department of Labour. National public entity. |
| Transportation - Research - South Africa |
| Compendium of Research Material (COREMA) |
| Transportation - South Africa |
| National Public Transport Regulator (NPTR) "a regulatory entity established in terms of Section 20 of the National Land Transport Act, 05 of 2009." |
| Transportation - South Africa - Cape Town |
| Transport and Urban Development Authority for Cape Town Established by the Transport and Urban Development Authority for Cape Town By-law 2016. Formerly the Transport for Cape Town, the City of Cape Town's transport authority, launched in April 2013. |
| Transportation - South Africa - Congresses |
| South African Transport Conference |
| Transportation - South Africa - Economic aspects |
| Transport Economic Council Established by Act No. 06 of 2024: The Economic Regulation of Transport Act, 2024 |
| Transport Economic Regulator Established by Act No. 06 of 2024: The Economic Regulation of Transport Act, 2024. |
| Transportation - South Africa - Gauteng |
| Gauteng Transport Commission "an inter-governmental structure aimed at improving transport service delivery and providing a reliable, affordable, safe, accessible and sustainable transport system in a globally-competitive city region." Established 2014. |
| Transportation - South Africa - George |
| George Integrated Public Transport Network (GIPN) |
| Transportation - South Africa - Passenger traffic |
| Competition Commission. Market Inquiry into the Land Based Public Passenger Transport Sector |
| Transportation - South Africa - Rustenburg |
| Rustenburg Rapid Transport (RRT) "a R3 billion flagship national public transport initiative being implemented by the Rustenburg Municipality. It has been commissioned by the National Department of Transport to provide a better public transport system for the people of Rustenburg." SIP7 project. |
| Transportation and state - South Africa |
| NATMAP 2050 (National Transport Master Plan (NATMAP) 2050 Synopsis Report) |
| Transportation and state - South Africa - Gauteng |
| Gauteng 25 Year Integrated Transport Master Plan |
| Transportation and state - South Africa Committee of Land Transport Officials (COLTO). National co-ordinating body. |
| Dept. of Transport |
| Transportation, Automative - South Africa |
| Cross-Border Road Transport Agency (Cbrta) National public entity, responsible for "facilitation of the cross-border movement of both passengers and goods." |
| South African Owner Drivers Empowerment Federation (SAODEF). Section 21 company, "BEE initiative co-ordinator for emerging entrepreneurs." |
| Transportation, Automative - South Africa - Eastern Cape - Licenses |
| Eastern Cape Public Regulatory Entity (PRE) Established in 2011 in terms of the National Land Transport Act No 5 of 2009, Section 23 (1). |
| Transportation, Automative - South Africa - Safety measures |
| CSIR Transport Safety Laboratory (TSL) Established 2024. |
| Transvaal - Census |
| LSE Digital Library. Collection UKLSE-DL1SA01 - South African Governmental Publications South African Census for 1911 to 1960, Cape of Good Hope Colony Census for 1865, 1875, 1891 and 1904, Natal Colony Census for 1904, Orange River Colony Census for 1904, Transvaal Colony and Swaziland Census for 1904, Report of the Registrar-General of Statistics, Cape of Good Hope. 1895-1906, Education Reports of Cape of Good Hope 1881-1985, and Education Statistics of Cape of Good Hope 1881-1985. |
| Treaties, agreements, etc. See: South Africa - Foreign relations -Treaties |
| Tribal government - South Africa |
| Commission on Traditional Leadership Disputes and Claims |
| Dept. of Traditional Affairs |
| National House of Traditional Leaders |
| Tribal government - South Africa - North West |
| North West (South Africa). Department of Local Government and Traditional Affairs |
| Trust land See: Land trusts |
| Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). |
| Traces of Truth : Documents relating to the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission |
| Tuberculosis - Research - South Africa |
| Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research (CBTBR) Department of Science and Technology/National Research Fund. |
| Tuberculosis King George Silver Jubilee Fund for Tuberculosis. Established 1935. Public entity. |
| National TB Control Programme |
| Twin Peaks See; Financial services industry |
| Two Rivers Urban Park (Cape Town) |
| Two Rivers Urban Park Western Cape Government. |
| Two Rivers Urban Park NPO-128-226 |
| Tyres - Recycling |
| REDISA (Recycling and Economic Development Initiative of South Africa) Section 21 company set up to implement the WASTE TYRE PROJECT, 2011. Liquidation announced, 2 June 2017:http://www.gov.za/af/speeches/environmental-affairs-liquidation-court-application-recycling-and-economic-development. |
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