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 2955 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 57017 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 54295 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
Plugging leaks paramount, but other risks persist, DWS director-general warns SuperUser Account / Monday, October 19, 2026 0 6 Article rating: No rating While many of South Africa’s water challenges could be fixed by resolving the high level of losses in the water system, risks remain nonetheless, as South Africa is a water-scarce country, and climate change and growth, besides others, will continue to impact supply. The supply and demand for South Africa’s raw water is roughly in sync with the demand for raw water, but there continue to be localised water supply deficits, delegates heard at a Talbot seminar discussing South Africa’s water landscape under the theme ‘Strengthening water security and business continuity for industry and mining’. Read more
South Africa on path to investment-grade rating, Investec says SuperUser Account / Monday, October 19, 2026 0 5 Article rating: No rating South Africa stands a good chance of regaining its investment-grade credit rating within two years and next week’s mid-term budget could take another step toward that goal, according to Investec Wealth & Investment International. The fund manager sees a more than 50% chance the country will restore its investment grade rating by 2028, propelled by economic reforms and fiscal discipline that have shifted sentiment after years of being shunned by investors. “A sufficiently credible medium-term budget policy statement could support an initial move by Moody’s Ratings and S&P Global Ratings to one notch below investment grade” said investment strategist Osagyefo Mazwai. “If that progress is reinforced in the 2027 budget and 2027 MTBPS, an investment-grade rating by 2028 becomes achievable.” Read more
DFA moves from resilience to accelerated growth SuperUser Account / Friday, October 16, 2026 0 24 Article rating: No rating Wholesale open-access fibre infrastructure provider DFA has entered its next phase of growth as it shifts its focus from future-proofing its network to expanding coverage and accelerating service deployment. The company is now working on growing its national footprint and creating more opportunities for customers across its network following improvements in network uptime, incident resolution times and service delivery. Read more
Isuzu invests R30m in Gqeberha plant as it gears up for new truck launches SuperUser Account / Friday, October 16, 2026 0 25 Article rating: No rating Isuzu Motors South Africa (IMSAf) has invested around R30-million in its commercial vehicle assembly plant in Gqeberha. The local arm of the Japanese manufacturer says the investment serves to strengthen its local manufacturing capability. Read more
CRDB Bank signs MoU that boosts African investment in SMMEs SuperUser Account / Friday, October 16, 2026 0 27 Article rating: No rating Tanzania-based CRDB Bank has signed a $75-million long-term financing facility with FMO, the Dutch Entrepreneurial Development Bank, which will run for about ten years. At a signing ceremony hosted on the sidelines of the Africa Investor Forum on October 15, CRDB said that the facility enhanced CRDB’s Tier II capital base, which supported the bank's growth and resilience and expanded its capacity to lend to small- and medium-sized and microenterprises (SMMEs), the segment that underpinned entrepreneurship, job creation and inclusive economic development. Read more