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 2966 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 57031 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 54318 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
DWS, Eastern Cape govt investigate gastrointestinal illness cases at Rhodes University, Saint ... SuperUser Account / Thursday, October 22, 2026 0 5 Article rating: No rating The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) and the Eastern Cape provincial government have initiated an investigation following reports of several gastrointestinal illness cases in Makana local municipality as well as in the Saint Albans Prison in the Nelson Mandela Bay metropolitan municipality (NMBM). Following reports of 111 cases of gastrointestinal illness at Rhodes University’s student residences and a further 23 cases at Saint Albans Prison, a multi-stakeholder technical team was established to investigate the sources of the infections and contain the spread of the illness. Read more
Potential for aftermarket to play a key role in auto localisation – RMI SuperUser Account / Thursday, October 22, 2026 0 5 Article rating: No rating South Africa’s localisation ambitions must extend beyond the manufacture of new vehicles to include the retail and automotive aftermarket, says Retail Motor Industry Organisation (RMI) CEO Ipeleng Mabusela. Speaking at the South African Auto Week 2026, held in Durban last week, he said that these markets represented a substantial economic base, while it also supported hundreds of thousands of jobs and offered opportunities to strengthen local component manufacturing. Read more
Five-million robots now operating in factories worldwide; 9% growth expected this year SuperUser Account / Thursday, October 22, 2026 0 5 Article rating: No rating The global operational stock of industrial robots surged 9% to a record five-million units last year, says the Germany-based International Federation of Robotics (IFR). This was driven by an 11% jump in yearly installations, with factories worldwide installing more than 600 000 new units over the year. Read more
Agri bodies appreciate diesel relief and climate funds in latest budget, caution on long-term ... SuperUser Account / Thursday, October 22, 2026 0 7 Article rating: No rating Industry body Agri SA has welcomed Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s announcement of temporary fuel price relief worth R10-billion in the 2026 Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS). Agri SA deems it an important fiscal intervention to ease pressure on agricultural production costs and food prices. Read more
Afrimat’s revenue falls, but group cuts debt, grows aggregates business SuperUser Account / Thursday, October 22, 2026 0 7 Article rating: No rating Multicommodity, midtier mining and materials company Afrimat faced its most challenging trading conditions since it listed in 2006, during the six months to August 31, with revenue having decreased by 4.3% year-on-year to R5.1-billion, mainly owing to lower revenue in the iron-ore and cement businesses, but partly offset by growth in the aggregates business and higher anthracite export volumes, group CEO Andries van Heerden says. He points out that an “excellent” performance from the aggregates business was hampered by a decline in the profitability of the iron-ore business and continued operational challenges in cement. Read more