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 5487 Article rating: 3.5 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 59572 Article rating: 3.5 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 56465 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
First new rubber-tyred gantry cranes introduced at Cape Town Container Terminal SuperUser Account / Wednesday, September 17, 2025 0 0 Article rating: No rating The first nine of 28 new rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) have been introduced at the Cape Town Container Terminal as part of a R3.4-billion investment programme at the facility by Transnet Port Terminals. The new diesel-electric RTGs are equipped with an anti-sway system and will operate at wind speeds of at least 90 km/h, compared with current RTGs that can operate at wind speeds of up to 72 km/h. Read more
Automotive market is recovering, but affordability and export headwinds threaten long-term growth SuperUser Account / Wednesday, September 17, 2025 0 0 Article rating: No rating South Africa’s automotive market built momentum this year, supported by a favourable interest rate environment, record-low new-vehicle inflation and liquidity from the two-pot pension reform, but the outlook remains fragile, with affordability constraints and export headwinds threatening longer-term growth, says credit data bureau TransUnion. Passenger car sales broke through the 35 000-unit ceiling for the first time in years, with July and August having marked the strongest volumes since 2014. Read more
Outa takes Sanral to court to have e-toll debt cases declared abandoned SuperUser Account / Wednesday, September 17, 2025 0 9 Article rating: No rating The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) has filed legal action against the South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) and three Ministers, asking the High Court to declare that Sanral has abandoned the collection of the outstanding e-toll debts. The action was filed in the Pretoria High Court on August 20. The applicants are Outa and 2 028 e-toll defendants, individuals and businesses, whom Outa has been defending for years in terms of its E-Toll Defence Umbrella. The respondents ... Read more
Trump’s trade envoy to meet with Parks Tau SuperUser Account / Wednesday, September 17, 2025 0 10 Article rating: No rating US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition Parks Tau are expected to meet on Thursday in a bid to resolve an impasse over tariffs, people with knowledge of the matter said. The parties will meet while a South African delegation visits New York to attend the United Nations General Assembly, said the people, who asked not to be identified as the information is private. Relations between the two countries have deteriorated since President Donald Trump’s inauguration in January, with the American leader falsely accusing the nation of conducting a genocide against White people. Read more
DBSA announces finalisation of major investment in EV charging station company CHARGE SuperUser Account / Wednesday, September 17, 2025 0 10 Article rating: No rating South African development finance institution, the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA), announced on Wednesday that all due diligence and final agreements have been completed, and all conditions precedent satisfied, for its R100-million investment into South African off-grid electric vehicle (EV) recharging station company Zero Carbon Charge (CHARGE). The initial investment decision was announced in April, and the two entities have now signed the definitive agreements for the deal, which is now ready for immediate execution. “At the DBSA, we are committed to backing catalytic projects that stimulate both economic growth and societal benefit,” affirmed DBSA divisional executive Spiwe Sibanda. “CHARGE’s off-grid charging model is a future-proof solution that supports the expansion of South Africa’s [EV] market while strengthening consumer trust in green energy and mobility.” Read more