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 53565 Rate this article: 4.0
The SKA Observatory has a new head SuperUser Account / Tuesday, June 2, 2026 0 1 Article rating: No rating The international Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Observatory (SKAO) has announced that its new director-general began her tenure on Monday. She is Professor Jessica Dempsey and she has replaced Professor Philip Diamond (who headed the SKA for about 14 years). Her term of office will be five years. She has taken over at a time when the SKAO is about to commence early science operations, while both of its radio telescope arrays (in South Africa and Australia) are continuing to be built “at pace”. ... Read more
UCT overcomes rooftop PV limitations with electricity wheeling deal SuperUser Account / Tuesday, June 2, 2026 0 1 Article rating: No rating The University of Cape Town (UCT) has signed a power purchase agreement with Discovery Green for wheeled renewable electricity that will account for up to 90% of the electricity consumed across the institution’s main and health sciences campus from the third quarter of 2027 onwards. The near-ten-year PPA is described as the first of its kind concluded in South Africa between an electricity trader and a public institution of higher education. Read more
Telkom reports strong FY earnings SuperUser Account / Tuesday, June 2, 2026 0 1 Article rating: No rating JSE-listed Telkom on Tuesday posted a double-digit increase in earnings from continuing operations for the year ended March 31. Headline earnings a share increased 21.5% to 708.5c, while basic earnings a share rose 5.5% to 719.5c, during the year under review. Read more
Central basin decant impacts Boksburg lake SuperUser Account / Tuesday, June 2, 2026 0 2 Article rating: No rating The Trans-Caledon Tunnel Authority (TCTA) on Monday confirmed that decant from the Central basin has affected water quality in Boksburg Lake. The TCTA operates and maintains three acid mine drainage (AMD) plants on behalf of the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS). Read more
Labour Minister pushes youth jobs agenda, tougher stance on undocumented workers SuperUser Account / Tuesday, June 2, 2026 0 5 Article rating: No rating Employment and Labour Minister Nomakhosazana Meth says her department is intensifying efforts to tackle unemployment through a combination of employment programmes, skills development initiatives and labour market reforms aimed at improving opportunities for South Africans. Speaking during a June 1 Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) Deep Dive media briefing, she said South Africa continued to face a "missing jobs crisis", despite signs of economic stabilisation and improving investor confidence. Read more