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 53570 Rate this article: 4.0
TIA 2.0 aims to spearhead innovation SuperUser Account / Tuesday, June 2, 2026 0 4 Article rating: No rating The Technology Innovation Agency (TIA), an entity of the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI), is entering a new stage for the agency, TIA 2.0, to position the agency at the forefront of innovation and drive economic growth and sustainable development. Speaking at a media engagement, in Sandton, on June 2, TIA chairperson Loyiso Tyira explained that this was a completely new way of working for the agency, differing from TIA 1.0, by adopting a systems-based approach and a quadruple helix model of innovation, which was cognisant of the fact that a working innovation system required an all-of-society method. Read more
South Africa meeting fiscal, structural reform targets, Treasury DG Pieterse assures SuperUser Account / Tuesday, June 2, 2026 0 3 Article rating: No rating South Africa has demonstrated that it can deliver on its fiscal targets and its structural reform agenda, and the benefits of latent improving fiscal credibility are already evident in the form of lower borrowing costs and a stronger currency, National Treasury director-general Dr Duncan Pieterse has said. According to the National Budget tabled in February, South Africa's debt-to-GDP ratio stabilised for the first time since before the 2008 global financial crisis, and was expected to decrease to 76.5% by 2028/29. The country also posted a third consecutive primary surplus, he said in a prepared speech. Read more
Middle East tensions interrupt business confidence recovery – report SuperUser Account / Tuesday, June 2, 2026 0 3 Article rating: No rating The Business Confidence Index (BCI) published by financial services firm RMB and economic research organisation the Bureau for Economic Research (BER) fell by eight points to 39 in the second quarter, reversing the gains recorded over the previous two quarters and leaving the index just below its long-term average of 40. The index indicates that, while the recovery in business sentiment has lost momentum, confidence remains well above the recent low of 27 reached in the second quarter of 2023. Read more
New-vehicle sales continue to soar in May; new energy vehicle sales see big jump SuperUser Account / Tuesday, June 2, 2026 0 8 Article rating: No rating South Africa’s new-vehicle market continued its positive run as sales increased by 12.8% in May compared with the same month last year. The 51 071 new vehicles that found new owners last month ensured that the market delivered the best May numbers since 2013, says naamsa | The Automotive Business Council. Read more
Volkswagen Group Africa produces one-millionth Polo at its Kariega plant SuperUser Account / Tuesday, June 2, 2026 0 9 Article rating: No rating Volkswagen Group Africa (VWGA) has reached a major milestone with the production of the one-millionth current generation Polo at its Kariega plant, in the Eastern Cape. Lucky number one-million is a smoky grey, right-hand-drive Polo GTI destined for the local market. Read more