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 2761 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 56781 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 53856 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
Masondo resigns as PIC chairperson SuperUser Account / Thursday, July 23, 2026 0 2 Article rating: No rating Deputy Finance Minister David Masondo has resigned as the chair of the board of directors of State-owned asset manager the Public Investment Corporation (PIC), he said on Thursday. The asset manager faces mounting scrutiny after its CE was suspended pending an investigation into allegations raised by a whistleblower. South Africa's financial regulator has also launched a governance probe. Read more
South Africa unexpectedly holds rates as it flags growth risks SuperUser Account / Thursday, July 23, 2026 0 7 Article rating: No rating The South African Reserve Bank defied expectations and held interest rates steady to support economic growth after revising its inflation forecasts lower, while warning that the renewed conflict in the Middle East could justify more tightening. The six-member monetary policy committee maintained the benchmark policy rate at 7%, Governor Lesetja Kganyago told reporters in Pretoria on Thursday. Only three of 20 economists surveyed by Bloomberg had expected a hold. The rest predicted a 25 basis point increase. Read more
BLSA warns of ‘reform drift’ as index points to loss of momentum SuperUser Account / Thursday, July 23, 2026 0 7 Article rating: No rating Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) CEO Busisiwe Mavuso has warned of “reform drift” after the latest BLSA Reform Tracker showed that quarter-on-quarter momentum had turned negative for the first time since it started tracking South Africa’s reform agenda. Developed and managed by research consultancy Krutham for BLSA, the index monitors 247 reform deliverables across economic, criminal justice and governance categories. Read more
Chery’s entry-level EV to make its local debut in September SuperUser Account / Thursday, July 23, 2026 0 8 Article rating: No rating Chery South Africa (SA) says it will introduce the fully electric Chery Q at the beginning of September, with pricing starting at R350 000. “The Q has been developed to make electric driving a realistic option for more South Africans,” says Chery SA national marketing and communications manager Verene Petersen. Read more
Cape Town unpacks three-year, R6bn budget for electricity infrastructure SuperUser Account / Thursday, July 23, 2026 0 4 Article rating: No rating Cape Town’s Energy Directorate says it will spend R6-billion on electricity infrastructure over the next three years. The goal, it says, is to secure the city’s energy needs, and to make electricity supply more reliable and affordable, by reducing the impact of rising Eskom tariffs and by adding cleaner energy sources to the mix. Read more