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 2786 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 56829 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 53945 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
CSIR has taken responsibility for the country’s pharmaceutical innovation cluster SuperUser Account / Wednesday, August 12, 2026 0 1 Article rating: No rating Responsibility for the second phase of the national Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) Innovation Cluster has been officially given to the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). APIs were the core components of medicines which directly produced the intended therapeutic effects. The role of the cluster was to develop and commercialise technologies for the production of small-molecule APIs. “Central to our mandate is the expectation that our work must foster industrial development and contribute to the creation of a capable state which helps address socioeconomic challenges facing our country,” pointed out CSIR CEO Dr Thulani Dlamini. “In a world characterised by rapid technological change, no single institution can address complex national challenges such as health on its own. Meaningful and timely impact can only be achieved through partnerships that harness complementary expertise, infrastructure and collective ambition.” Read more
PIC needs overhaul of how it is governed, as Mpati Commission recommended in 2020 – Mavuso SuperUser Account / Wednesday, August 12, 2026 0 1 Article rating: No rating The State-owned Public Investment Corporation (PIC) requires a fundamental overhaul of how it is governed, as it faces the same institutional flaws as large State-owned enterprises did before their reform, says business organisation Business Leadership South Africa CEO Busisiwe Mavuso. During the week of August 3 to 7, the Gauteng High Court overturned the suspension of PIC CEO Patrick Dlamini, ruling that the board that suspended him lacked the authority to do so, as only the Finance Minister holds that power. Read more
NUM to oppose Eskom unbundling in court; threatens strike action SuperUser Account / Wednesday, August 12, 2026 0 1 Article rating: No rating Labour union the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) says its legal team is preparing to take formal court action to challenge the decision to establish an independent transmission system operator (TSO). President Cyril Ramaphosa approved the Eskom Restructuring Task Team (ERTT) Phase I Report on July 31. Read more
Vodacom names Khumo Shuenyane as new chair SuperUser Account / Wednesday, August 12, 2026 0 1 Article rating: No rating Vodacom on Wednesday named Khumo Shuenyane as its chair starting July 2027, replacing Saki Macozoma, who will retire after his ten-year tenure. Vodacom has a self-imposed tenure of ten years for board members, the mobile operator said. Read more
TRIM tests market appetite for branch-line concessions SuperUser Account / Wednesday, August 12, 2026 0 1 Article rating: No rating A new market testing exercise has been initiated to assess interest in partnership opportunities across South Africa’s railway branch lines for freight and passenger trains. This so-called B-Network involves some 9 098 km of lines that connect to the core rail network, but which are characterised by low freight volumes and/or small-scale passenger or tourism services. Read more