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 2956 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 57018 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 54300 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
FNB, WesBank, RMB launch energy for businesses company SuperUser Account / Tuesday, October 20, 2026 0 0 Article rating: No rating Financial services firms FNB, WesBank and RMB have launched the nav.energy business that provides an integrated renewable energy platform that is designed to simplify how South African businesses access, finance and implement renewable energy solutions. As businesses increasingly seek greater energy resilience, cost certainty and sustainability, renewable energy adoption can be complex, requiring organisations to navigate a range of technical, financial and operational considerations. Read more
South Africa must prepare for potential loss of US trade benefits, Ramaphosa says SuperUser Account / Tuesday, October 20, 2026 0 7 Article rating: No rating President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday that the country must prepare for its potential exclusion from the United States' duty-free trade initiative, the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), as relations between Washington and Pretoria have soured. AGOA gives eligible African countries duty-free access to the US market for thousands of products. South Africa has benefited from it for years. Read more
Contaminated water cause of mass gastrointestinal illness in Bronkhorstspruit SuperUser Account / Tuesday, October 20, 2026 0 6 Article rating: No rating The emergence of more than 400 cases of gastrointestinal illness across Bronkhorstspruit, in Tshwane, has been linked to contaminated water from the City of Tshwane’s Bronkhorstspruit water treatment works (BWTW), with residents supplied by the plant now warned not to drink from, or bath, wash clothes and cook with, water from their taps. National and provincial Department of Health and City of Tshwane (CoT) rapid response teams have been on site since October 13 after an unusually high number of patients presented with stomach cramps and diarrhoea at Bronkhorstspruit Hospital. Read more
Ekurhuleni secures approval to procure 2 400 MW from IPPs weeks before election SuperUser Account / Monday, October 19, 2026 0 14 Article rating: No rating The City of Ekurhuleni in Gauteng, which is a key manufacturing and logistics hub, has secured a Section 34 Ministerial determination under the Electricity Regulation Act enabling it to procure 2 400 MW of renewables and gas-fired electricity capacity from independent power producers (IPPs). The determination was announced on October 19 by Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa at a joint briefing with Ekurhuleni Executive Mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza. Read more
Govt investment needed to drive growth, after national finances stabilised – Mavuso SuperUser Account / Monday, October 19, 2026 0 15 Article rating: No rating While South Africa has stabilised its national debt and finances, government needs to invest its budget to drive growth in the country, says business organisation Business Leadership South Africa CEO Busisiwe Mavuso. While South Africa’s debt-to-GDP ratio ballooned from under 30% of GDP in 2008 to about 79% in 2025 – when it peaked – and the curve is now on a downward trend. Read more