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 2473 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 56356 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 53377 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
Kganyago cites Zulu War to signal preemptive inflation move SuperUser Account / Thursday, April 16, 2026 0 0 Article rating: No rating South Africa’s central bank governor referenced an 1879 battle in the Anglo-Zulu war in his views on how to tackle the coming wave on inflation from the Iran war shocks, implying a preference to raise interest rates sooner rather than later. “The policy response should be to make sure that the shock becomes transitory rather than becomes persistent,” Lesetja Kganyago said on an International Institute of Finance panel in Washington on Wednesday. Read more
Platinum fuel cell technology supporting humanity’s space flights SuperUser Account / Thursday, April 16, 2026 0 0 Article rating: No rating Platinum, with which South Africa is more endowed than any other country on earth, is supporting humanity’s space leaps, the World Platinum Investment Council (WPIC) notes in its latest 60 Seconds feature. The journey around the moon by the Artemis II astronauts has set the stage for a new era of lunar exploration, which will include establishing a human presence on the moon. Read more
World Bank Group launches global platform to improve water security for a billion people SuperUser Account / Thursday, April 16, 2026 0 0 Article rating: No rating A new global platform has been launched to help improve water security for one-billion people by 2030, and expand reliable water services and strengthen systems against droughts and floods, essential conditions for job creation. The Water Forward platform, unveiled by the World Bank Group in partnership with multilateral development banks (MDBs), development finance institutions (DFIs) and key partners, aims to align country policy reforms, financing and partnerships to scale delivery. Read more
German, South African organisations launch project to support workers in the energy transition SuperUser Account / Wednesday, April 15, 2026 0 9 Article rating: No rating German political foundation Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung South Africa (FES SA), in partnership with the South African nonprofit organisation (NPO) the Sam Tambani Research Institute (SATRI), on April 14 launched the Strengthening Workers’ Active Participation in South Africa’s Just Transition project (SWAP). The project’s objective is to strengthen the capacities of at-risk workers, communities and community-based associations and organisations (CBAOs) to negotiate with local authorities and the private sector in Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo for a just and worker-centric transition from coal to renewable energies and low-emission green value chains. Read more
BYD launches new ATTO 8 plug-in hybrid in South Africa SuperUser Account / Wednesday, April 15, 2026 0 11 Article rating: No rating Chinese new-energy vehicle (NEV) and technology company BYD has launched its new seven-seater plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) sports utility vehicle (SUV), the ATTO 8, in South Africa. The ATTO 8 features fifth-generation Dual Mode (DM) Super Hybrid Technology and is available in two variants – the Premium DM-i and the Performance DM-p editions. Read more