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 54038 Rate this article: 4.0
Limpopo hospital, Magalies water infrastructure to be built with $405m NDB loans SuperUser Account / Monday, August 31, 2026 0 1 Article rating: No rating Multilateral development bank the New Development Bank (NDB) and South Africa have signed two loan agreements to support the Limpopo Central Hospital and Magalies Bulk Water Supply Scheme projects, says National Treasury. The combined $405-million loans advance South Africa’s sustainable infrastructure priorities. Read more
Brazil deal underscores need to strengthen country’s trade agreements – BLSA SuperUser Account / Monday, August 31, 2026 0 3 Article rating: No rating The announcement last week that South Africa had reaffirmed its strategic partnership with Brazil, with ambitions to deepen economic ties, was presented as a diplomatic win; however, this being led by the Department of International Relations and Cooperation instead of the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition, suggests it was a political conversation, not an economic one, business organisation Business Leadership South Africa CEO Busi Mavuso writes in her weekly newsletter. She points out that South Africa requires a serious trade strategy that is built on analysis of where it can actually compete, not on the optics of summits. Read more
China automakers target South Africa's EV buyers, pickup market at auto show SuperUser Account / Monday, August 31, 2026 0 3 Article rating: No rating Chinese automakers launched a raft of electric, hybrid and pickup truck models at South Africa's biggest auto show, betting on growing demand for electrified vehicles and seeking to challenge established rivals in the country's highly competitive pickup market. China's Changan and its partner Jameel Motors South Africa introduced the Deepal S05 range-extended electric vehicle — which uses a small petrol-powered engine to recharge the vehicle's battery as it runs — and Changan Uni-S hybrid SUV. Read more
Eskom, BLSA endorse TSO-with-assets vision and commit to engage over differences on implementation SuperUser Account / Monday, August 31, 2026 0 3 Article rating: No rating Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) and Eskom, which have recently expressed public disagreement over the nature of the unbundling of the State-owned utility, have issued a joint statement in support of creating a Transmission System Operator (TSO) with the grid assets, while committing to engage over differences regarding implementation. The two organisations have been at loggerheads over Eskom’s reticence regarding a government-endorsed reform to create a separate State-owned TSO outside of Eskom, with grid assets valued at some R110-billion. Read more
Stage Zero delivers 100 kW solar and battery system for Addo Wildlife SuperUser Account / Friday, August 28, 2026 0 18 Article rating: No rating Distributed energy company Stage Zero has completed a 100 kW solar and battery installation at Addo Wildlife private game reserve, in the Eastern Cape, reducing the reserve’s reliance on grid electricity and its energy costs, while strengthening continuity across its lodge, facilities and daily operations. The system generates electricity from solar during daylight hours, stores energy in the battery for later use and draws from the grid when required. Read more