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 2348 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 56170 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 53208 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
Rand Water overstretching assets to meet high demand SuperUser Account / Tuesday, February 3, 2026 0 0 Article rating: No rating Water utility Rand Water on Tuesday raised concern over persistent high water demand. The utility said in a statement that it is overstretching its assets to accommodate the high consumption, which is also slowing down the recovery process after an outage. Read more
Mpact's Springs Mill set to close amid rand strength, global cartonboard oversupply SuperUser Account / Tuesday, February 3, 2026 0 1 Article rating: No rating JSE-listed Mpact plans to halt operations at its Springs Mill – the only producer of cartonboard in South Africa – once all open orders have been completed towards the end of March. The company cites a sustained deterioration in the mill's competitiveness as the reason for the planned closure of the mill, which employs 377 people and has a production capacity of about 137 000 t/y of white-lined coated cartonboard, laminated board and boards for industrial applications, primarily using recycled fibre sourced from Mpact Recycling. Read more
Ramaphosa says record number of tourists a vote of confidence in South African brand SuperUser Account / Monday, February 2, 2026 0 6 Article rating: No rating The record number of tourists in South Africa in 2025 is a vote of confidence in South Africa’s brand appeal, said President Cyril Ramaphosa, as he revealed that government was increasing collaboration with stakeholders to strengthen the industry. South Africa saw the record-breaking arrival of 10.5-million tourists between January and December last year, the highest ever recorded in the country. Ramaphosa said this was also a vote of confidence in South African tourism, a sector he said had potential for further growth. Ramaphosa said this was also a vote of confidence in South African tourism, a sector he said had potential for further growth. Read more
Nersa clarifies regulatory requirements for small-scale embedded generation registrations SuperUser Account / Monday, February 2, 2026 0 6 Article rating: No rating The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has noted public commentary following an article published by the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) on January 27 regarding the registration of residential solar and other small-scale embedded generation (SSEG) installations. As previously reported in Engineering News on January 27, Outa described the recent “threats” by State-owned Eskom and certain municipalities to fine or disconnect the electricity supply of users for failing to register their SSEG systems as impractical, irrational and unfair. Read more
Energy security, infrastructure development crucial for sustained investment momentum in SA – ... SuperUser Account / Monday, February 2, 2026 0 6 Article rating: No rating The Presidency’s Project Management Office head Rudi Dicks said on Monday that South Africa’s reform agenda is progressing, supporting the prospect of higher growth from 2026 onwards. Speaking during the release of Nedbank Capital Expenditure Project Listing 2025 report, he explained that significant progress was recorded in the electricity sector, with regulatory approvals and institutional developments that are advancing the transition to a competitive electricity market. He noted that State-owned rail enterprise Transnet had maintained improved operational performance, which was reflected in higher rail volumes and continued progress with fleet renewal. Read more