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 2865 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 56926 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 54111 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
Agri sector primed to weather incoming El Niño droughts for the most part - Absa SuperUser Account / Monday, September 14, 2026 0 1 Article rating: No rating Absa finds in its latest AgriTrends report that South Africa's agriculture sector is better positioned for an incoming drought cycle than in previous years owing to record soil moisture. This should soften the impact of forecast El Niño conditions, it states. Read more
Omnia receives R21.8bn buyout bid from India-headquartered group SuperUser Account / Monday, September 14, 2026 0 1 Article rating: No rating JSE- and A2X-listed Omnia has announced that Solar SA Investments has made an offer to acquire all of Omnia’s issued ordinary shares in an all-cash transaction valued at R21.8-billion, after which Omnia’s shares will be delisted from the JSE and A2X markets. This follows only days after Omnia on September 11 informed shareholders that it was in discussions with a then unnamed party regarding a potential offer. Read more
BLSA CEO calls for confidence, investment to improve GDP growth SuperUser Account / Monday, September 14, 2026 0 1 Article rating: No rating South Africa’s economy contracted by 0.2% in the second quarter, with trade, manufacturing and mining all shrinking. These figures underscore the point that reform creates conditions for growth but it does not guarantee it, business organisation Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) CEO Busi Mavuso writes in her latest weekly newsletter. Agriculture grew slightly in the period, while electricity and transport provided more upside support. Read more
Ramaphosa touts BRICS success, vows to build on $10-billion SA-India economic ties SuperUser Account / Monday, September 14, 2026 0 1 Article rating: No rating President Cyril Ramaphosa has reaffirmed South Africa's commitment to leveraging its BRICS membership to drive domestic economic growth, expand trade and solidify bilateral ties with India. Following the conclusion of the 18th BRICS Summit, held over the weekend in New Delhi, in India, Ramaphosa detailed how South Africa is capitalising on its strategic partnerships to boost investment and modernise key domestic industries. Read more
New Network Statement to increase rail-access contract period to 15 years SuperUser Account / Monday, September 14, 2026 0 2 Article rating: No rating Public consultations on the draft Network Statement Version 4, which will govern access to South Africa's national rail network for the coming two years, have been concluded and it is anticipated that the document will be Gazetted imminently. Transnet Rail Infrastructure Manager (TRIM) CEO Moshe Motlohi tells Engineering News that the final consultations on the document were concluded with the Department of Transport (DoT) in early September, following a public-comment phase launched in early July. Read more