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 53844 Rate this article: 4.0
Tau stresses importance of the defence industry SuperUser Account / Monday, July 20, 2026 0 3 Article rating: No rating Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau has lauded the South African defence industry’s (SADI’s) contribution to the national economy. He was delivering the keynote address at the Defence Industry Lekgotla, being held at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research’s International Convention Centre, in Pretoria, on Monday. “South Africa’s defence industry is not a niche sector standing apart from our industrialisation programme,” he highlighted. “It is one of its most advanced expressions. It sits at the frontier of manufacturing precision, systems engineering and technology sovereignty.” Read more
City welcomes Transnet's call for private partners for the Port of Cape Town SuperUser Account / Monday, July 20, 2026 0 3 Article rating: No rating The City of Cape Town welcomes State-owned Transnet's call for private sector partners to upgrade and operate the multipurpose terminal at the Port of Cape Town. Transnet’s request for proposals is for private sector partners to redevelop and operate Cape Town’s multipurpose port terminal under a 25-year concession. Read more
Phillips questions need for middlemen, slams practice of overcharging Transnet SuperUser Account / Monday, July 20, 2026 0 8 Article rating: No rating Transnet group CEO Michelle Phillips says the State-owned rail, ports and pipeline logistics group is putting measures in place to ensure that it no longer over-pays for goods and services. Speaking at the SAPICS 2026 conference held in Cape Town this week, she said recent reforms within the entity included rolling out a catalogue of market-pricing, so that “if a part is R1.50, and you put in R1 500, the system will not allow you to buy that”. Read more
World Bank facility extended to support water, sanitation sector reforms in South Africa SuperUser Account / Monday, July 20, 2026 0 9 Article rating: No rating The new $1.5-billion loan from International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) to South Africa, the fourth stand-alone Development Policy Loan to the country since 2022, aims to support reforms in the country’s water and sanitation sectors, alongside supporting continued reforms in electricity and freight transport. Water and sanitation reforms are not expected to directly create large numbers of jobs, as major users such as agriculture and mining already rely on alternative sources, but they are projected to bring concrete improvements for millions of households, including less time spent collecting water, lower health risks and better access for the poorest female-headed households, global finance institution the World Bank Group says. Read more
Better procurement strategy can expand South Africa's industrial base SuperUser Account / Monday, July 20, 2026 0 8 Article rating: No rating With smarter localisation, clearer procurement rules and a more deliberate industrial strategy, public spending could again become a powerful engine for rebuilding factories, expand supply chains and restore confidence in South Africa as a manufacturing country, public and private professionals say. Localisation is not about closing the economy, but about using the State’s buying power to build a stronger, more competitive manufacturing base that can serve domestic and export markets, says electromechanical equipment manufacturer ACTOM Group CEO Mervyn Naidoo. Read more