SMME Support as of July 2020 SMME Support as of July 2020 What the Renewable Energy (IPP) Projects have contributed to the Small Medium Micro Enterprises in South Africa SuperUser Account / Wednesday, October 21, 2020 0 2791 Article rating: 5.0 The purpose of this presentation is to provide the information on what the Renewable Energy (IPP) Projects have contributed to the Small Medium Micro Enterprises in South Africa. Read more
AFRICOAST ENERGY LAUNCHED AFRICOAST ENERGY LAUNCHED SuperUser Account / Monday, April 13, 2015 0 56835 Article rating: 5.0 FOLLOWING significant growth in the renewable energy business, AfriCoast Engineers SA has developed a sister company to exapnd its vision. Read more
AFRICOAST ENGINEERS SA ESTABLISHES RENEWABLE ENERGY COMPANY AFRICOAST ENGINEERS SA ESTABLISHES RENEWABLE ENERGY COMPANY SuperUser Account / Thursday, February 12, 2015 0 53956 Article rating: 4.0 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. Read more
UASA to embark on protected strike in sugar industry SuperUser Account / Friday, August 14, 2026 0 2 Article rating: No rating Labour union UASA says its members in the sugar industry will embark on a protected strike scheduled to start on August 15 in KwaZulu-Natal. UASA's wage negotiations on behalf of its members in the sugar industry, which started in February, have reached a deadlock after organised labour and employers failed to reach agreement on improved wages and benefits for workers. Read more
Blu Label dragged by Cell C SuperUser Account / Friday, August 14, 2026 0 7 Article rating: No rating JSE-listed Blu Label Unlimited Group on Friday reported that it expects a significant decline in earnings for the year ended May 31, 2026. In a trading update to shareholders, the company warned that earnings per share (EPS) for the year under review is expected to plunge more than 100% to a loss of between 536.96 c and 542.5 c, compared with EPS of 276.52 c in the prior year. Read more
South Africa's top court blocks Shell's Wild Coast exploration plans SuperUser Account / Friday, August 14, 2026 0 7 Article rating: No rating South Africa's Constitutional Court on Friday blocked offshore exploration led by Shell along the country's pristine Wild Coast, a setback for the oil major after years of legal challenges by local communities and environmentalists. The ruling is the latest outcome in a series of court cases that have dampened investor appetite and delayed exploration offshore South Africa. Read more
South Africa urged to adopt climate-ready wastewater monitoring SuperUser Account / Friday, August 14, 2026 0 8 Article rating: No rating South Africa needs to modernise how it monitors and evaluates wastewater treatment systems if it is to strengthen environmental protection and prepare critical infrastructure for increasing climate pressures, said Vaal University of Technology’s (VUT’s) Dr Kgomotso Mtshatsheni. Fewer than half of South Africa’s 876 wastewater treatment works had comparable design-capacity use data for both 2013 and 2021. In 2021, 341 wastewater treatment works, representing 38.9%, did not report this information. Read more
EVs to constitute 25% of global fleet by 2040; can rise to 50% – WoodMac SuperUser Account / Friday, August 14, 2026 0 8 Article rating: No rating Global energy research and consulting firm Wood Mackenzie's (WoodMac’s) base case scenario projects electric vehicles (EVs) jumping from 4% of the global fleet today to 25% by 2040. However, if governments boost EV supply chain investment to strengthen resilience to oil market shocks, high fuel prices prompt more consumers to switch to EVs, and EV technologies advance faster than expected, this could fast-track global EV adoption to 50%. Read more