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 2692 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 56688 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 53718 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
Fossil generation ‘substituted’ by renewables in 2025 amid electricity tipping point SuperUser Account / Tuesday, June 30, 2026 0 1 Article rating: No rating Record global electricity demand last year was met entirely by low-carbon sources, resulting in fossil fuels generation being substituted rather than supplemented, the Energy Institute’s ‘Statistical Review of World Energy 2026’ shows. Fossil generation fell overall with renewables and hydro overtaking coal as the largest source of electricity generation, the review, produced in partnership with Ember and in collaboration with Kearney and KPMG, states. Read more
Tribunal approves Chery's acquisition of Nissan's Rosslyn manufacturing plant SuperUser Account / Tuesday, June 30, 2026 0 1 Article rating: No rating The Competition Tribunal has approved, subject to public interest conditions relating to employment and local procurement, a merger that will see Chinese vehicle manufacturer Chery International acquire the assets of Nissan South Africa’s (SA's) vehicle manufacturing plant in Rosslyn, Gauteng. Following the transaction’s implementation, Chery South Africa (SA) will control the manufacturing plant. Read more
Solidarity opens court case against delays in issuing artisans' red seal certificates SuperUser Account / Tuesday, June 30, 2026 0 1 Article rating: No rating Trade union Solidarity has brought an urgent application in the Labour Court to force the State to end the delays in issuing red seal certificates to qualified artisans. “Hundreds of qualified artisans have been stuck in a dead end for months after successfully completing their trade tests, but are still waiting for the certificates to which they are legally entitled,” says Solidarity Trades’ Network coordinator Stef Pretorius. Read more
Inflation expectations rise before South Africa rate decision SuperUser Account / Tuesday, June 30, 2026 0 1 Article rating: No rating South Africa’s two-year inflation expectations climbed,complicating the central bank’s efforts to anchor expectations around its 3% target. Average inflation expectations two years ahead, the measure the central bank closely watches when setting interest rates, rose to 3.9% in the second quarter from 3.6% previously, according to a survey published by the Stellenbosch-based Bureau for Economic Research on Tuesday. Read more
Petrol, diesel prices to fall despite end of fuel levy relief SuperUser Account / Tuesday, June 30, 2026 0 1 Article rating: No rating The Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources (DMPR) has confirmed that petrol and diesel prices will decrease significantly from July 1, despite the phasing out of the short-term fuel levy relief implemented in recent months. Petrol 93 will decrease by R2.01 a litre and Petrol 95 by R1.96 a litre, while diesel (0.05% sulphur) will decrease by R3.14 a litre and diesel (0.005% sulphur) by R3.59 a litre. Read more