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 2822 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 56880 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 54024 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 Africa lays groundwork for debut sovereign green bond SuperUser Account / Friday, August 28, 2026 0 1 Article rating: No rating South Africa is targeting a debut sovereign green bond as soon as this fiscal year to help raise the R3.7-trillion needed to mitigate the effect of greenhouse gas emissions over the next decade. “Aspirationally, we would like to issue something within this fiscal year, so we’ve got from now until March 2027,” Wanga Cibi, chief director for liability management at the National Treasury, said in an interview. “If not, definitely in the 2027-28 fiscal year.” Read more
Industrial policy to have big impact on the IDC's future SuperUser Account / Friday, August 28, 2026 0 1 Article rating: No rating Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses the Industrial Development Corporation’s recent loss and some of the big policy choices that could affect its role and outlook. Read more
Cape Town space hardware specialist on expansionary flight path SuperUser Account / Friday, August 28, 2026 0 8 Article rating: No rating Not many people know that South Africa is a rather heavyweight exporter of specialised spacecraft components and subsystems. Situated in Somerset West, Cape Town, 13-year-old NewSpace Systems (NSS) earlier this year expanded its operations by opening Africa’s largest commercial spacecraft hardware manufacturing facility. Read more
IDC approaches National Treasury for explicit guarantee to bolster development mandate SuperUser Account / Thursday, August 27, 2026 0 8 Article rating: No rating The Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) has confirmed that it has approached the National Treasury for an explicit guarantee, which it says will enable it to attract more concessional funding to meet its development mandate. The State-owned development financier has also approached the South African Revenue Service (SARS) to explore the prospect of being granted tax exemptions similar to those in place for the Development Bank of Southern Africa. Read more
Hormuz-disrupted Foskor to continue to weigh on IDC after contributing to R4.7bn loss SuperUser Account / Thursday, August 27, 2026 0 9 Article rating: No rating The State-owned Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) slumped to a R4.7-billion loss for its 2025/26 financial year from a profit of R329-million on the back of losses reported by associate companies and subsidiaries, notably Foskor. The phosphate rock miner and fertiliser producer’s Richards Bay acid plant was placed into care and maintenance during the year after the supply of sulphur and ammonia, which are key inputs, was heavily disrupted by developments linked to the US/Israel war on Iran. Read more