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 2767 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 56791 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 53868 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
NTCSA says R1.5bn curtailment claims backlog to be cleared by end of August SuperUser Account / Monday, July 27, 2026 0 1 Article rating: No rating The National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA) says it expects to finalise all outstanding curtailment claims by independent power producers (IPPs) by the end of August. It also announced that the current claims backlog stood at R1.5-billion; a figure that is 25% lower than the R2-billion reported on June 14, inclusive of new claims received since that date. Read more
Ramaphosa promises action against criminality in water sector as govt launches reforms SuperUser Account / Monday, July 27, 2026 0 2 Article rating: No rating President Cyril Ramaphosa has pledged swift and firm action against criminal networks and corrupt individuals benefiting from irregular water contracts and intentional infrastructure damage, amid the country’s chronic water disruptions. Writing in his weekly newsletter to the nation on Monday, Ramaphosa acknowledged that water disruptions have left millions of citizens facing daily uncertainty, with the inability to cook, clean, or run businesses. Read more
Eskom extends PAJA consultation process, CoJ makes substantial payment towards electricity debt SuperUser Account / Monday, July 27, 2026 0 2 Article rating: No rating State-owned power utility Eskom has announced that it is currently reviewing the representations received from residents and other affected stakeholders following a notice issued in terms of the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act (PAJA) regarding its intention to interrupt the electricity supply to the City of Johannesburg (CoJ) and State-owned power utility City Power. Eskom highlights that the PAJA process was initiated on May 17 after the CoJ and City Power accumulated overdue electricity debt amounting to R5.2-billion. Since then, Eskom notes that the city has made payments totalling R4.3-billion; however, as of July 24, the overdue balance remains R3.8-billion. Read more
SA signals intent to prohibit goods produced by forced labour after new 12.5% US tariff SuperUser Account / Monday, July 27, 2026 0 2 Article rating: No rating Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau reports that government will publish a Gazette notice requesting public comments on South Africa’s intent to issue regulations to prohibit goods produced using forced labour and child labour. The move follows a decision by the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to impose tariffs of 12.5% on those South African exports not specifically exempted from such duties, or which are already subjected to other tariffs. Read more
BLSA reform tracker warns against complacency in energy, logistics reform SuperUser Account / Monday, July 27, 2026 0 2 Article rating: No rating Business organisation Business Leadership South Africa’s Reform Tracker quarterly update, released last week, shows real progress in home affairs and public services; however, there are concerning reversals on electricity and logistics, the two reforms most critical to growth, CEO Busi Mavuso writes in her latest weekly newsletter. “With loadshedding behind us and the ports performing better than at the height of the crisis, I fear we are falling into the trap of ‘good enough’. For a country with 32% unemployment, good enough is not good enough,” she cautions. Read more