SuperUser Account / Thursday, February 12, 2015 / Categories: AfriCoast Energy AFRICOAST ENGINEERS SA ESTABLISHES RENEWABLE ENERGY COMPANY Renewable energy engineering firm AfiCoast Engineers SA has announced that a new company, AfriCoast Energy, will now be responsible for all future renewable energy projects - particulary wind and solar - while it will also play a key role in guiding AfriCoast Engineers' current basket of renewable energy projects. Next Article AFRICOAST ENERGY LAUNCHED Print 54318 Rate this article: 4.0
Agri bodies appreciate diesel relief and climate funds in latest budget, caution on long-term ... SuperUser Account / Thursday, October 22, 2026 0 1 Article rating: No rating Industry body Agri SA has welcomed Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s announcement of temporary fuel price relief worth R10-billion in the 2026 Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS). Agri SA deems it an important fiscal intervention to ease pressure on agricultural production costs and food prices. Read more
Afrimat’s revenue falls, but group cuts debt, grows aggregates business SuperUser Account / Thursday, October 22, 2026 0 1 Article rating: No rating Multicommodity, midtier mining and materials company Afrimat faced its most challenging trading conditions since it listed in 2006, during the six months to August 31, with revenue having decreased by 4.3% year-on-year to R5.1-billion, mainly owing to lower revenue in the iron-ore and cement businesses, but partly offset by growth in the aggregates business and higher anthracite export volumes, group CEO Andries van Heerden says. He points out that an “excellent” performance from the aggregates business was hampered by a decline in the profitability of the iron-ore business and continued operational challenges in cement. Read more
SARS welcomes revised 2026 revenue estimate, expresses support SuperUser Account / Thursday, October 22, 2026 0 0 Article rating: No rating South African Revenue Service (SARS) commissioner Dr Johnstone Makhubu has welcomed the revised revenue estimate of R2.14-trillion announced by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana in the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) on October 21. The revised estimate indicates an increase of R17.1-billion compared with the R2.13-trillion Budget estimate in February. Read more
Rand Water appointed to accelerate Bronkhorstspruit plant rehabilitation SuperUser Account / Thursday, October 22, 2026 0 5 Article rating: No rating Water utility Rand Water has mobilised a multidisciplinary team of operations, maintenance and scientific specialists following its formal appointment by the City of Tshwane (CoT) as the implementing agent to accelerate the rehabilitation of the Bronkhorstspruit water treatment works (BWTW). The Rand Water team will undertake an intensive assessment and implement priority interventions at the plant. Read more
Cape Town aiming to create its own solar-based electricity utility SuperUser Account / Thursday, October 22, 2026 0 6 Article rating: No rating The ambition of the City of Cape Town (CoCT) is to set up an electricity utility that will meet the demand from the city's changing customer base. This was pointed out by CoCT executive director: energy Kadri Nassiep. He was participating in a keynote session at the Solar & Storage 2026 Conference, at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. The city wants to achieve long-term market stability for its customers, which is not currently possible. The CoCT had in recent years moved into the development of solar energy (plus battery energy storage systems, or BESS) in order to mitigate the effects of loadshedding by national electricity utility Eskom. "That's what drove us," he explained. Read more