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 2768 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 56793 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 53875 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
SolarAfrica, MPower to build 184 MW solar, 300 MWh storage plant in Mpumalanga SuperUser Account / Tuesday, July 28, 2026 0 1 Article rating: No rating Independent power producer (IPP) SolarAfrica has partnered with property investment company Moolman Group’s energy platform MPower and investment company Fledge Capital to develop the 184 MW utility-scale solar PV plant and 300 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS), in Mpumalanga. Located near eMalahleni, the Highveld Hybrid Energy project will combine large-scale solar generation with battery storage, thereby enabling renewable energy generated during the day to be stored and discharged during periods of higher demand. Read more
Milkor promotes its 380 large drone for South African border surveillance SuperUser Account / Tuesday, July 28, 2026 0 1 Article rating: No rating South African aerospace and defence company Milkor has highlighted that its locally developed Milkor 380 medium-altitude long-endurance uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV – popularly called a drone) can assist the Border Management Authority (BMA) to secure the country’s borders. The Milkor 380 is the largest UAV so far designed and built in Africa. “The recent activities regarding undocumented foreign nationals have placed a spotlight on the urgent need for modern technologies to address our country’s porous borders,” pointed out Milkor VP: Africa Daniel du Plessis. “Milkor, a prime systems integrator of defence and security solutions, has tremendous capacity to assist with the implementation of dedicated solutions to be used to enhance border security and increase surveillance.” Read more
228-m oil tanker undergoes maintenance at Prince Edward Graving Dock SuperUser Account / Tuesday, July 28, 2026 0 1 Article rating: No rating South Africa’s Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) reports that it has successfully docked a 228-m oil tanker at the Port of Durban’s historic Prince Edward Graving Dock, which was first commissioned in 1924. The Marshall Islands-flagged tanker, Troy, is 228 m in length, has an extreme breadth of 32.2 m, a deadweight capacity of 73 180 t, and is the first vessel of its size to utilise the ship repair facility in more than a decade. Read more
Godongwana warns provinces, departments of possible equitable-share withholding SuperUser Account / Tuesday, July 28, 2026 0 1 Article rating: No rating Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana reports that letters have been written to national departments and provinces warning them that their September equitable-share transfers could be withheld should they fail to settle outstanding payments to municipalities. The Minister put national and provincial government on notice during a briefing held to announce that the National Treasury will begin releasing the local government equitable share transfers not yet transferred on July 31. Read more
Repairability SA’s next automotive affordability challenge; EVs more expensive to insure SuperUser Account / Tuesday, July 28, 2026 0 3 Article rating: No rating As South Africans keep their cars for longer and new technologies become increasingly common, the affordability of vehicle ownership is being shaped by more than the purchase price, says the South African Motor Body Repairers' Association (Sambra). Increasingly, the question consumers should be asking is not whether they can afford to buy a vehicle, but rather whether they can afford to repair it. Read more