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 54095 Rate this article: 4.0
Agri exports to US still shrouded in uncertainty despite Agoa extension - panel SuperUser Account / Friday, September 11, 2026 0 2 Article rating: No rating While agriculture stakeholders such as Citrus Growers’ Association of Southern Africa (CGA) have welcomed the extension of African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) to 2028, it falls short of the 15 years that South Africa was hoping for and trade certainty remains clouded by other tariff risks. The US implemented a new 12.5% tariff on a wide range of South African imports on July 24 owing to “slave labour” concerns, which think tank Advancing American Freedom trade expert and international relations fellow Andrew Hale says is another one of US President Donald Trump’s suite of illegal tariffs being imposed on countries all around the world. He affirms that Trump’s Liberation Day tariffs, forced labour tariffs and new tariffs against Canada are all illegal and did not follow due approval process, with the US having recorded massive losses in providing refunds as a result of tariffs being declared illegal by the courts. Read more
BRICS finance chiefs call for urgent IMF, World Bank reform SuperUser Account / Friday, September 11, 2026 0 1 Article rating: No rating BRICS finance chiefs and central bank governors on Friday reiterated calls for urgent reform of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank to give emerging and developing economies a greater say in the two institutions. The Bretton Woods institutions, created in the aftermath of World War II, should better reflect shifts in the global economy, they said in a joint statement, calling for increased IMF quota and voting shares for emerging and developing countries. They also backed greater representation of those economies in the leadership of the IMF and World Bank. “We reiterate the urgent need to reform the Bretton Woods Institutions to make them more agile, effective, credible, inclusive, fit for purpose, unbiased, accountable, and representative,” the finance chiefs and governors said in the statement. Read more
Now is the time for tighter BRICS agritrade – industry bodies SuperUser Account / Friday, September 11, 2026 0 3 Article rating: No rating Industry bodies Agricultural Business Chamber (Agbiz) and Agri SA have called for deeper agriculture trade across the BRICS markets. Having participated in Agribusiness Working Group meetings on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit this week, in India, Agbiz and Agri SA considered a range of priorities and recommendations for BRICS leaders, including bridging agriculture productivity gaps among member countries. Read more
Two newly completed bridges, as part of LHWP II, set to open SuperUser Account / Friday, September 11, 2026 0 2 Article rating: No rating As the construction of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) Phase II progresses, the newly completed Mabunyaneng and Khubelu bridges in the Mokhotlong district, in Lesotho, are set to be unveiled this week. This followed the completion of the 90-m-high Senqu bridge earlier this year. Read more
Omnia's share price rises on potential buyout offer news SuperUser Account / Friday, September 11, 2026 0 3 Article rating: No rating The share price of JSE-listed Omnia rose by more than 12% in early trade on Friday, September 11, after it informed stakeholders that it is in discussions with an unnamed party regarding a potential offer for all of its issued ordinary shares. It stated that, while talks were advanced, no agreement has been reached and that there was no certainty that these discussions would result in a transaction being concluded. Read more