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 2962 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 57024 Article rating: 4.0 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 54309 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
South African cherries target China as US relations sour SuperUser Account / Wednesday, October 21, 2026 0 6 Article rating: No rating South African cherry farmer Gert Eastes has spent 12 years preparing to break into China. Now, with Beijing introducing a zero-tariff scheme for qualifying South African exports and opening its market to the country's cherries for the first time, that effort looks close to paying off. "We've been asking for this for ages," said Eastes, CEO of Ridge Cherry Farms. Read more
Majodina commits to quarterly oversight of MCWAP-2A SuperUser Account / Wednesday, October 21, 2026 0 6 Article rating: No rating Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina has committed to quarterly oversight visits to the R19.7-billion Mokolo-Crocodile Water Augmentation Project Phase 2A (MCWAP-2A) to monitor its progress. The commitment emerged during an oversight visit, hosted by the Trans-Caledon Tunnel Authority (TCTA) in Lephalale and Thabazimbi, Limpopo, on Tuesday, to assess progress on the strategic water infrastructure project. Read more
Govt import tariff policy on solar energy equipment proving counterproductive, conference hears SuperUser Account / Wednesday, October 21, 2026 0 6 Article rating: No rating The South African government’s current approach to stimulating the local manufacture of solar energy systems is becoming counterproductive. So warned both South African Photovoltaic Industry Association (SAPVIA) CEO Dr Rethabile Melamu and electrical, renewable energy and lighting company Herholdt’s Group CEO Heine Herholdt. They were participating in a keynote discussion on the first day of the Solar & Storage 2026 Conference at the Cape Town International Convention Centre, on Tuesday. Localisation must be focused on what was sustainable and had to be supported by consistent government policies, affirmed Melamu. SAPVIA had done a major study into localisation opportunities. In 2011, government policy had been to support the local manufacture of inverters and other components, including those that fell into the category of balance-of-plant. But in 2015/16 government policy changed, and, as a result, the local factories lost their market and closed. Read more
Creecy stresses role of integrated freight rail in Africa's growth SuperUser Account / Tuesday, October 20, 2026 0 16 Article rating: No rating There is a need to grow intra-African trade volumes, which requires an efficient, integrated freight logistics system with rail serving as its backbone, Transport Minister Barbara Creecy has said. Speaking on the first day of the Southern African Railways Association (SARA) Rail Conference and Exhibition, which is being held in Sandton this week, she noted that the growth of rail logistics in the Southern African Development Community was being driven by far-reaching regulatory reform, significant private-sector investment and cross-border infrastructure initiatives. Read more
Chery confirms production of Omoda C4 at Rosslyn plant from the third quarter of 2027 SuperUser Account / Tuesday, October 20, 2026 0 15 Article rating: No rating Automotive manufacturer Chery Group South Africa will produce the new Omoda C4 at its Rosslyn plant, in Gauteng, from the third quarter of 2027. In the meantime, it will fully import Omoda C4 units from early 2027 until local production starts. Read more