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 2755 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 56772 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 53846 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
Grain SA dismayed about JSE's maintained single reference point approach for soybeans SuperUser Account / Tuesday, July 21, 2026 0 0 Article rating: No rating South African grain and oilseed producers are operating under severe financial pressure with narrow margins, rising input costs and substantial production risk, and can therefore not afford additional inefficiencies resulting from a location differential methodology that may not adequately reflect the geographic distribution of soybean production and consumption. Industry body Grain SA says, in this regard, that the JSE's intention to return to a single reference point can create artificial transport assumptions and expose producers in certain production regions to deductions that do not correspond with actual commercial stock movements. Read more
AI could lift Sub-Saharan Africa economy 4% if power, internet improve, IMF says SuperUser Account / Tuesday, July 21, 2026 0 1 Article rating: No rating Artificial intelligence could boost Sub-Saharan Africa's economy by about 4% over the next decade with better electricity supply, internet access and digital skills, an International Monetary Fund (IMF) paper showed on Tuesday, but without such reforms the growth dividend could be negligible. As countries and companies race to secure AI's economic benefits, investment in data centres, energy infrastructure and digital networks is surging worldwide. Read more
Phase 2 of Trusted Employer Scheme expands access, introduces digital applications SuperUser Account / Tuesday, July 21, 2026 0 2 Article rating: No rating The Trusted Employer Scheme Phase 2, introduced by the Department of Home Affairs (DHA), significantly expands access to the programme and introduces a fully digital application process, says immigration consulting firm IBN Immigration Solutions Africa and Europe senior director Andreas Krensel. An important change is that Phase 2 no longer follows a single assessment model. Instead, qualifying businesses can now apply under one of three dedicated scorecard pathways, which recognise that different types of organisations contribute to South Africa’s economy in different ways. Read more
Treasury confirms signing of govt’s $1.5bn development policy loan with World Bank SuperUser Account / Tuesday, July 21, 2026 0 2 Article rating: No rating The South African government and the World Bank have signed a $1.5-billion Development Policy Loan Agreement aimed at supporting the country’s efforts to achieve inclusive growth by tackling infrastructure constraints, identified as the primary barrier to job creation. This serves as the fourth development policy loan and continued partnership with the World Bank, aimed at addressing South Africa’s economic challenges of low growth and high unemployment, National Treasury notes in a statement. Read more
Trade conditions remained tight in June – Sacci SuperUser Account / Tuesday, July 21, 2026 0 2 Article rating: No rating The crude oil price returning to about $72/bl at the end of June had positive effects on business and particularly on general trade conditions for the month and improved trade expectations, reports business organisation the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci). Sales prices remained stable in June, although the general price level, or inflation, partially started to reflect the full fuel price impact in May, Sacci says in its 'Trade Conditions Survey’ for June. Read more