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 3018 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 57081 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 54403 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
Exporters Western Cape calls for renewed Agoa talks after US election SuperUser Account / Thursday, November 5, 2026 0 0 Article rating: No rating The outcome of the US midterm elections has opened a fresh opportunity for South Africa to avert its impending exclusion from the African Growth and Opportunity Act, says Exporters Western Cape chairperson Terry Gale. He calls for an urgent senior diplomatic and trade mission to Washington before the exclusion takes effect on January 1. “The stunning Republican defeat in the US midterm elections has changed the political landscape in Washington,” says Gale. “For South Africa, it creates an opportunity to mount an urgent diplomatic effort to avert its exclusion from Agoa,” he says. On Monday, November 2, the Trump administration announced its intention to terminate South Africa’s Agoa eligibility, following 60 days’ advance notice. Read more
Treasury expects debt-to-GDP ratio to fall below 70% by 2032/33 SuperUser Account / Thursday, November 5, 2026 0 1 Article rating: No rating National Treasury says South Africa’s debt-to-GDP ratio peaked at 74.6% in 2025/26, and that it now projects that the debt-to-GDP ratio will fall below 70% by 2032/33, which is one year earlier than forecast in the October 21 Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS). Treasury recalculated South Africa’s fiscal metrics after Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) on October 29 updated the reference, or base, year used to calculate GDP in constant currency terms from 2015 to 2022. Read more
PIC to support preservation of value as Concor enters voluntary business rescue SuperUser Account / Thursday, November 5, 2026 0 11 Article rating: No rating State-owned investment management organisation the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) will support the preservation of value and a sustainable outcome after construction and opencast mining services company Concor entered voluntary business rescue. Concor’s board determined that the business was financially distressed and informed the PIC on October 6 that it was required to act and had filed for business rescue in terms of applicable provisions of the Companies Act, the PIC says. Read more
PPC expects to report 20% to 38% higher interim HEPS SuperUser Account / Thursday, November 5, 2026 0 10 Article rating: No rating JSE-listed cement and construction materials company PPC says it expects to report earnings per share (EPS) and headline earnings per share (HEPS) of between 30c and 34.5c for the six months ended September 30. EPS and HEPS are expected to be between 20% and 38% higher than the EPS and HEPS reported for the interim period under review, the company says in a trading update ahead of publishing its results on November 16. Read more
South Africa's private sector stays mired in contraction, PMI shows SuperUser Account / Thursday, November 5, 2026 0 10 Article rating: No rating South Africa's private sector remained stuck in contraction in October as weak demand, higher fuel costs and port and shipping disruptions weighed on activity, a business survey showed on Thursday. The S&P Global South Africa Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) held at 49.0 in October. The 50-point mark separates growth from contraction. Read more