Cape Gate (Pty) Ltd

Cape Gate (Pty) Ltd makes steel wire and wire products in Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng. Cape Gate’s fencing, mesh and related steel goods go into construction, agriculture and security, and the Vanderbijlpark plant ranks among the larger operations in the Cape Gate group.

Registered name

Cape Gate (Pty) Ltd

Type

Private company (steel wire manufacturing)

Fields funded

Electrical, electronic, mechatronic and metallurgical engineering; BCom (CA stream)

Website

capegate.co.za

What BursariesAfrica could verify

Cape Gate’s website refused connections when BursariesAfrica tried to research this profile on 15 September 2026. This page therefore draws on a provider record checked in August 2026 and on Cape Gate’s past bursary adverts. The details are useful for planning, but readers should confirm both schemes directly with Cape Gate before preparing an application.

Two named schemes for two very different students

Cape Gate runs two bursaries named after people linked to the company. The Isaac Joffe Fellowship funds undergraduate engineering students in electrical, electronic, mechatronic and metallurgical engineering, the disciplines a wire and steel plant needs to keep furnaces, drawing machines and automated lines running.

The Erwin Robert Balde Bursary funds a completely different path: a BCom degree on the chartered accountant stream, supported through to honours level. An accounting student and an engineering student can therefore both look to Cape Gate, but through separate applications with separate requirements.

Both schemes connect bursars to Cape Gate’s own operations, and applicants should expect the agreements to link funding to the company’s needs. Ask Cape Gate about vacation work and any obligation to work in Vanderbijlpark after graduating.

Doing your own homework on Cape Gate

BursariesAfrica had no confirmed 2027 dates for either Cape Gate scheme when this page was written. Search for recent Cape Gate adverts, call the company’s Vanderbijlpark offices, and ask university bursary offices in Gauteng whether current students hold Cape Gate funding. Keep certified copies of your ID and results ready so you can apply quickly if a call appears.

When you contact Cape Gate, ask three questions: whether the Isaac Joffe Fellowship and the Erwin Robert Balde Bursary are running for the coming year, which universities the schemes accept, and what the service conditions are. Write down the name of the person you speak to.

Engineering students can compare Cape Gate with other manufacturers on our metallurgy bursaries page, and accounting students can use our chartered accountant bursaries list.