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 54380 Rate this article: 4.0
Fuel purchases in sharp drop after October price hike – Discovery Insure SuperUser Account / Monday, November 2, 2026 0 1 Article rating: No rating Fuel purchases among Discovery Insure clients fell 33% in volume in October after fuel price increases pushed inland 95 unleaded petrol above R30/l for the first time. A recent spate of price hikes has seen monthly fuel expenditure rise sharply from an average of R1 750 at the beginning of last year, to between R2 500 and R2 700 by the middle of this year. Read more
Absa PMI improves for a second consecutive month in October SuperUser Account / Monday, November 2, 2026 0 7 Article rating: No rating The seasonally adjusted Absa Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) increased by 0.9 points to 49.6 in October, from a revised 48.7 in September, marking a second consecutive monthly improvement, with all five components of the headline index increasing. However, while activity and new sales orders have recovered some ground from their August lows, employment remains particularly weak. Read more
Altron first-half earnings rise SuperUser Account / Monday, November 2, 2026 0 7 Article rating: No rating JSE-listed Altron on Monday posted double-digit growth in earnings for the six months ended August 31, 2026, supported by strong performance from Netstar and Altron FinTech and the return of IT Services to profitability. During the first half of the 2027 financial year, earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) increased 16% to R1.1-billion, with the Ebitda margin expanding to 21.5%. Read more
Mine hydropower extolled at Minerals Council climate event SuperUser Account / Monday, November 2, 2026 0 8 Article rating: No rating By converting excess water pressure into renewable electricity, emissions are reduced, energy efficiency is uplifted and additional value is created from existing mining infrastructure, Harmony Gold strategic lead for climate and integration Mohammed Asmaljee spelt out emphatically at the launch Minerals Council South Africa’s inaugural Climate Change Day of Learning, attended by public sector and private sector climate mitigation protagonists. By capturing pressure from chilled water used in underground mining, the Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed Harmony generates renewable electricity amid the water that travels thousands of metres underground building up pressure naturally for conversion into electricity through hydroelectric turbines. Read more
Eskom CFO Calib Cassim retires, effective Oct 31 SuperUser Account / Saturday, October 31, 2026 0 14 Article rating: No rating South African State power utility Eskom said Calib Cassim would retire as the group's CFO, effective Saturday. Eskom announced the retirement earlier in August, saying he would retire during the financial year ending March 2027. Read more