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 2905 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 56977 Article rating: 3.7 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 54210 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
Private sector skills can help South Africa improve infrastructure procurement – BLSA SuperUser Account / Monday, October 5, 2026 0 0 Article rating: No rating South Africa's private sector can support the public sector to accelerate the procurement of public infrastructure projects, says business organisation Business Leadership South Africa CEO Busisiwe Mavuso. In 2025, of the 2 549 government tenders advertised, only 433, or 17%, were awarded, while 279 were cancelled before closing and 1 837 were closed, but had either not been awarded or had been abandoned after evaluation. In his February Budget speech, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana highlighted more than R1-trillion of infrastructure investment that the public sector is committed to over the three-year budget horizon. However, during the second quarter of this year, South Africa's gross fixed capital formation was only 13.6% of GDP, which was the weakest number in five years. Read more
TRIM receives three-year safety permit SuperUser Account / Monday, October 5, 2026 0 5 Article rating: No rating State-owned Transnet Rail Infrastructure Manager (TRIM) has been granted a three-year safety permit by the Railway Safety Regulator (RSR), following a rigorous regulatory assessment of safety management systems, governance arrangements, risk management processes and controls required to manage safety across the rail infrastructure under its responsibility. Since its establishment, TRIM says it has operated under the required regulatory safety permitting framework. Read more
Transnet Pipelines seeks leasing partners for five inland fuel storage facilities SuperUser Account / Monday, October 5, 2026 0 5 Article rating: No rating Transnet Pipelines (TPL) has invited private entities to bid to operate and maintain five strategic fuel storage facilities located in three provinces for lease terms of not less than ten years. The facilities include the Bethlehem, Kroonstad and Magdala liquid petroleum depots in the Free State, the Ladysmith fuel storage facility in KwaZulu-Natal and the Standerton petroleum depot in Mpumalanga. Read more
Airlink has inaugurated its direct Cape Town-Mauritius service SuperUser Account / Monday, October 5, 2026 0 4 Article rating: No rating South African regional and domestic airline Airlink commenced operating its new Cape Town-Mauritius route on Friday. The service is being operated twice a week, on Tuesdays and Fridays. Previously, Capetonians wishing to travel to and from the Indian Ocean island country had to stage through Johannesburg. "Our new flagship aircraft, the [Embraer] E195-E2, makes it possible for Airlink to conveniently connect Cape Town with Mauritius,” stated Airlink CEO de Villiers Engelbrecht. “The route is an important addition to Airlink's network and strengthens the connection between these two important tourism and business markets." Read more
Egypt, South Africa launch business council to drive industry and agriculture SuperUser Account / Monday, October 5, 2026 0 5 Article rating: No rating Egypt and South Africa have launched a Joint Business Council to boost trade, including in mining, agriculture, renewable energy and mobility, and economic relations between the nations. Key initiatives of the joint business council include the launch of a mining and minerals partnership, an automotive and new-energy mobility partnership and an engineering and infrastructure partnership. The council will also seek to establish an agriculture and agroprocessing corridor and a renewable energy and green industries platform between the countries. Read more