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 2847 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
[EasyDNNnews:IfExists:Image] [EasyDNNnews:Title] [EasyDNNnews:EndIf:Image] [EasyDNNnews:Title] [EasyDNNnews:IfExists:SubTitle] [EasyDNNnews:SubTitle] [EasyDNNnews:EndIf:SubTitle] [EasyDNNnews:Author:Link] / [EasyDNNnews:IfNotExists:Event][EasyDNNnews:PublishDate][EasyDNNnews:EndIf:Event][EasyDNNnews:IfExists:Event][EasyDNNnews:EventDate][EasyDNNnews:EndIf:Event] [EasyDNNnews:Comments] [EasyDNNnews:NumberOfViews] [EasyDNNnews:ArticleRating] FOLLOWING significant growth in the renewable energy business, AfriCoast Engineers SA has developed a sister company to exapnd its vision. [EasyDNNnews:IfNotExists:EventRegistration][EasyDNNnewsLocalizedText:Read][EasyDNNnews:EndIf:EventRegistration][EasyDNNnews:IfExists:EventRegistration][EasyDNNnewsLocalizedText:Register][EasyDNNnews:EndIf:EventRegistration]
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Study highlights significant impact of State's procurement practices on local clothing manufacturers SuperUser Account / Wednesday, September 9, 2026 0 0 Article rating: No rating Only 32% of the R7.5-billion a year spent by State organs on clothing, textiles, footwear and leather (CTFL) can definitively be linked to purchases from local CTFL manufacturers, which also means that about R5.11-billion a year in revenue is not earned by compliant South African manufacturers. The 68% of CTFL purchases made by the State that could not be linked to local manufacturers also means the local industry cedes about 12 600 jobs each year that could be supported in the industry, said market research firm Benchmarking and Manufacturing Analysts (BMA) buyer-led value chains head Courtney Grant on September 9. Read more
Decarbonisation not a ‘grudge’ initiative SuperUser Account / Wednesday, September 9, 2026 0 0 Article rating: No rating Decarbonisation is not a grudge move just to meet climate targets – it is an important tool for achieving Africa's digital economy and overall development goals, with major cost and energy security advantages. This is one of the messages that emerged from a environmental, social and governance (ESG) discussion centred on Vodacom’s ‘Decarbonising Africa’s ICT Sector’ White Paper on Wednesday, which also featured a panel of experts discussing how, as climate pressures intensify and energy demand grows, Africa must cut carbon emissions while expanding access to reliable, affordable power. Read more
ACSA focused on next phase followings strong year SuperUser Account / Wednesday, September 9, 2026 0 1 Article rating: No rating Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) reported a strong performance for the 2025/26 financial year, with a 98% passenger recovery compared with pre-Covid-19 levels and an 8.5% increase in passenger traffic year-on-year. There were 20.58-million departing passengers in absolute terms, which translated into R8.8-billion of revenue from aeronautical and non-aeronautical for the period, ACSA acting CEO Charles Shilowa said during a presentation of the majority State-owned entity’s financial results on September 9. Read more
South Africa’s 3% inflation goal is robust, Central Bank study shows SuperUser Account / Wednesday, September 9, 2026 0 1 Article rating: No rating South Africa’s 3% inflation target can withstand a range of economic shocks as expectations have become better anchored and more forward-looking, the central bank said in a new study. In the absence of major shocks, there’s a 78% chance that inflation will remain between the central bank’s 2% and 4% tolerance band, authors Theo Janse van Rensburg, Jeffrey Rakgalakane and Rudi Steinbach said in an economic note published late Tuesday. Read more
FAW Trucks Southern Africa marks 25 000th locally assembled vehicle SuperUser Account / Wednesday, September 9, 2026 0 1 Article rating: No rating FAW Trucks Southern Africa (FTSA) has celebrated the 25 000th truck rolling off the assembly line at its plant in Nelson Mandela Bay. The first truck to be assembled at the Chinese manufacturer’s facility in Gqeberha was in 2014 – a FAW 15.180FL freight carrier. Read more