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 54088 Rate this article: 4.0
CEF punts three-phase redevelopment plan for shut KZN refinery SuperUser Account / Wednesday, September 9, 2026 0 10 Article rating: No rating The Central Energy Fund (CEF) has again indicated that it is moving ahead with planning for a phased redevelopment of the mothballed Sapref refinery, in Durban South, which the State-owned company purchased in 2024 for R1 from previous owners BP and Shell. The crude-oil refinery was closed after being damaged during the 2022 KwaZulu-Natal floods, two years after the nearby Engen Refinery had also been shut. Read more
Study highlights significant impact of State's procurement practices on local clothing manufacturers SuperUser Account / Wednesday, September 9, 2026 0 6 Article rating: No rating Only 32% of the R7.5-billion a year spent by State organs on clothing, textiles, footwear and leather (CTFL) can definitively be linked to purchases from local CTFL manufacturers, which also means that about R5.11-billion a year in revenue is not earned by compliant South African manufacturers. The 68% of CTFL purchases made by the State that could not be linked to local manufacturers also means the local industry cedes about 12 600 jobs each year that could be supported in the industry, said market research firm Benchmarking and Manufacturing Analysts (BMA) buyer-led value chains head Courtney Grant on September 9. Read more
Decarbonisation not a ‘grudge’ initiative SuperUser Account / Wednesday, September 9, 2026 0 6 Article rating: No rating Decarbonisation is not a grudge move just to meet climate targets – it is an important tool for achieving Africa's digital economy and overall development goals, with major cost and energy security advantages. This is one of the messages that emerged from a environmental, social and governance (ESG) discussion centred on Vodacom’s ‘Decarbonising Africa’s ICT Sector’ White Paper on Wednesday, which also featured a panel of experts discussing how, as climate pressures intensify and energy demand grows, Africa must cut carbon emissions while expanding access to reliable, affordable power. Read more
ACSA focused on next phase followings strong year SuperUser Account / Wednesday, September 9, 2026 0 7 Article rating: No rating Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) reported a strong performance for the 2025/26 financial year, with a 98% passenger recovery compared with pre-Covid-19 levels and an 8.5% increase in passenger traffic year-on-year. There were 20.58-million departing passengers in absolute terms, which translated into R8.8-billion of revenue from aeronautical and non-aeronautical for the period, ACSA acting CEO Charles Shilowa said during a presentation of the majority State-owned entity’s financial results on September 9. Read more
South Africa’s 3% inflation goal is robust, Central Bank study shows SuperUser Account / Wednesday, September 9, 2026 0 7 Article rating: No rating South Africa’s 3% inflation target can withstand a range of economic shocks as expectations have become better anchored and more forward-looking, the central bank said in a new study. In the absence of major shocks, there’s a 78% chance that inflation will remain between the central bank’s 2% and 4% tolerance band, authors Theo Janse van Rensburg, Jeffrey Rakgalakane and Rudi Steinbach said in an economic note published late Tuesday. Read more