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 2541 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 56465 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 53485 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
BLSA CEO calls for economic impact assessment of draft procurement regulations SuperUser Account / Monday, May 11, 2026 0 0 Article rating: No rating The draft procurement regulations published in April propose extensive set-asides for 100%-black-owned businesses; however, National Treasury has not produced an economic impact analysis showing what this will cost or how effective it will be, business organisation Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) CEO Busi Mavuso writes in her weekly newsletter. “Transformation is certainly an important goal and procurement is a powerful tool government has to achieve it. But we must ask how effective these regulations will be and what they will cost. Unfortunately, Treasury has not produced any analysis that provides answers to either question,” she says. Read more
Fall in applications by firms for import duty changes may signal ‘loss of faith’ SuperUser Account / Monday, May 11, 2026 0 0 Article rating: No rating A leading trade consultancy is warning that the recent sharp decline in applications for duty investigations may be a signal that South African companies are losing faith in the country’s trade administration system, which has become prone to long delays in finalising such probes. In its eighth and latest ‘Import Duty Investigation Report’, XA Global Trade Advisors shows that only one new application has been lodged with the International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (Itac) in the past six months. Read more
Heavy-hitters sign agreement to develop hydrogen supply chain from Japan to Europe SuperUser Account / Monday, May 11, 2026 0 0 Article rating: No rating Daimler Truck, MB Energy and Kawasaki Heavy Industries have signed a joint development agreement (JDA) to establish a liquefied hydrogen supply chain to Europe via the Port of Hamburg. Under this agreement, the three companies will use their respective expertise to proceed with specific studies to establish the supply chain. Read more
Raubex ups its profit by 11.6% as Bauba Resources regains its mojo SuperUser Account / Monday, May 11, 2026 0 0 Article rating: No rating Construction group Raubex has shown healthy gains in its order book and operating profit for the financial year ended February 28, despite a setback at its Australian business. The JSE-listed company grew its order book by 11.6%, to R31.46-billion, compared with the previous financial year. Read more
SARB appoints Makrelov as new chief economist and MPC member SuperUser Account / Monday, May 11, 2026 0 0 Article rating: No rating The South African Reserve Bank said on Monday that Konstantin Makrelov had been appointed as its new chief economist, replacing Christopher Loewald who took early retirement in March. Makrelov will also serve as a member of the SARB's Monetary Policy Committee and Financial Stability Committee, the central bank said in a statement. He joined the bank in November 2018 as lead economist, later becoming divisional head for economic and climate change-related research in January 2024. Before joining the SARB, Makrelov spent 12 years at South Africa's National Treasury, working on fiscal forecasting and the assessment of major government policies, including taxation and national energy programmes. Read more