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 2633 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 56610 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 53608 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
DG provides insights into SARB’s innovation approach, considerations SuperUser Account / Tuesday, June 9, 2026 0 1 Article rating: No rating A modern, efficient and well-functioning financial system is essential for growth in any modern economy, and as this is pursued, innovation that serves the public interested is pivotal. This was highlighted by South African Reserve Bank (SARB) deputy governor Rashad Cassim in a keynote address at the Gordon Institute of Business Science, in Johannesburg, on June 9. Read more
GeT Metal Group unveils initiative that turns old tyres into industrial fuel SuperUser Account / Tuesday, June 9, 2026 0 1 Article rating: No rating GeT Metal Group and its subsidiary GeT Alloys have announced that they have eliminated virgin fossil fuels from their aluminium melting operations, with a new waste-to-energy initiative transforming roughly 150 000 end-of-life tyres a year into 1.44-million litres of industrial fuel. GeT Alloys is a South African aluminium recycler, processing around 350-million used beverage cans, packaging items and post-consumer scraps a year into aluminium ingots. Read more
Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber sounds alarm on 11% electricity tariff hike SuperUser Account / Tuesday, June 9, 2026 0 1 Article rating: No rating The Nelson Mandela Bay (NMB) Business Chamber is “very concerned” about the 11% average increase in electricity tariffs proposed by the metro council. CEO Denise van Huyssteen says the proposed double-digit increase comes at a time when local business faces several headwinds, including massive fuel price hikes, escalating logistics costs, high import volumes into South Africa, and a lack of municipal infrastructure maintenance. Read more
DFFE unveils two new oceans studies SuperUser Account / Tuesday, June 9, 2026 0 1 Article rating: No rating The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment has unveiled two Water Research Commission (WRC) studies that add to the understanding of the challenges facing South Africa’s rivers, estuaries and oceans. Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Deputy Minister Narend Singh said that the launches of the studies provide scientific substance to a legal framework long in place, showing how science and innovation can help to reimagine a more sustainable future, from the catchment through to the coast. Read more
GDP increased by 0.5% in the first quarter – Stats SA SuperUser Account / Tuesday, June 9, 2026 0 4 Article rating: No rating South Africa’s GDP increased by 0.5% in the first quarter, following an increase of 0.4% in the fourth quarter of 2025, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) reports. Its data shows that the finance, real estate and business services industry increased by 0.9%, contributing 0.2 of a percentage point. Increased economic activities were reported for financial intermediation and auxiliary activities. Read more