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 2853 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 56920 Article rating: 3.7 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 54096 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
Traxtion plans South Africa's first rolling stock registration under Luxembourg Rail Protocol SuperUser Account / Friday, September 11, 2026 0 1 Article rating: No rating Rail services company Traxtion has announced plans to become South Africa’s first private freight rail operator to implement the Luxembourg Rail Protocol framework by applying for internationally recognised unique rail vehicle identification system (URVIS) identifiers for its R3.4-billion rolling stock portfolio. The Luxembourg Rail Protocol, ratified in South Africa with effect from May 2025, creates a standardised legal framework that allows lenders and lessors to register and protect their interests in financed railway equipment when the debtors and lessees are in contracting states. Read more
Commercial builds in 2025/26 pipeline have doubled in Cape Town CCID – report SuperUser Account / Friday, September 11, 2026 0 2 Article rating: No rating Even though residential developments dominated the record R12.8-billion investment across 29 property developments in Cape Town’s Central City Improvement District (CCID) 2025/26 pipeline, the number of commercial builds doubled compared with the previous year. This is according to the recently launched State of Cape Town Central City Report 2025 – A Year in Review (SCCR 25), produced by the Cape Town CCID. Read more
Agri exports to US still shrouded in uncertainty despite Agoa extension - panel SuperUser Account / Friday, September 11, 2026 0 5 Article rating: No rating While agriculture stakeholders such as Citrus Growers’ Association of Southern Africa (CGA) have welcomed the extension of African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) to 2028, it falls short of the 15 years that South Africa was hoping for and trade certainty remains clouded by other tariff risks. The US implemented a new 12.5% tariff on a wide range of South African imports on July 24 owing to “slave labour” concerns, which think tank Advancing American Freedom trade expert and international relations fellow Andrew Hale says is another one of US President Donald Trump’s suite of illegal tariffs being imposed on countries all around the world. He affirms that Trump’s Liberation Day tariffs, forced labour tariffs and new tariffs against Canada are all illegal and did not follow due approval process, with the US having recorded massive losses in providing refunds as a result of tariffs being declared illegal by the courts. Read more
BRICS finance chiefs call for urgent IMF, World Bank reform SuperUser Account / Friday, September 11, 2026 0 4 Article rating: No rating BRICS finance chiefs and central bank governors on Friday reiterated calls for urgent reform of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank to give emerging and developing economies a greater say in the two institutions. The Bretton Woods institutions, created in the aftermath of World War II, should better reflect shifts in the global economy, they said in a joint statement, calling for increased IMF quota and voting shares for emerging and developing countries. They also backed greater representation of those economies in the leadership of the IMF and World Bank. “We reiterate the urgent need to reform the Bretton Woods Institutions to make them more agile, effective, credible, inclusive, fit for purpose, unbiased, accountable, and representative,” the finance chiefs and governors said in the statement. Read more
Now is the time for tighter BRICS agritrade – industry bodies SuperUser Account / Friday, September 11, 2026 0 4 Article rating: No rating Industry bodies Agricultural Business Chamber (Agbiz) and Agri SA have called for deeper agriculture trade across the BRICS markets. Having participated in Agribusiness Working Group meetings on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit this week, in India, Agbiz and Agri SA considered a range of priorities and recommendations for BRICS leaders, including bridging agriculture productivity gaps among member countries. Read more