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What the Renewable Energy (IPP) Projects have contributed to the Small Medium Micro Enterprises in South Africa

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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.

AFRICOAST ENGINEERS SA ESTABLISHES RENEWABLE ENERGY COMPANY

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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.
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New South32 CEO sees strong growth ahead in zinc, lead, silver, copper

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Being a premier base metals-focused business with strong growth potential is the vision for South32 of new CEO Matt Daley. “We've got around 55% production growth over the next handful of years in the commodities that we particularly feel are strongly structurally positioned for really strong years ahead, those being zinc, lead, silver, and copper,” said an upbeat Daley who spoke to Mining Weekly after taking over the reins of South32 from outgoing Graham Kerr on July 1.

Nearly one in five vehicles sold Chinese; brands that retain value gaining an edge –TransUnion

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One of the most notable structural shifts in the South African automotive market is the continued rise of Chinese automotive brands – this according to TransUnion’s First Quarter (Q1) 2026 Mobility Insights Report. Chinese car sales grew by 75% year-on-year in Q1 2026, significantly outpacing traditional brands’ growth of 2%, as well as broader passenger and light commercial vehicle (LCV) market growth of 12.7%.

UIF urges continued engagement, after Busa withdraws from UIF structures at Nedlac

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The Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) says public governance responsibilities are best achieved through continued engagement, constructive dialogue and institutional processes through which evidence is considered and policy positions are refined in the interest of the public. Withdrawal from these forums limits opportunities to influence governance outcomes, it states in response to business organisation Business Unity South Africa’s (Busa’s) withdrawal of its representative from the UIF board of directors and UIF-related structures at the National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac).

Rapidly increasing global nuclear energy capacity would involve significant challenges

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The Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA), an entity of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), has cautioned that successfully fulfilling global ambitions to significantly increase the quantity of nuclear energy will necessitate a major acceleration in the increase of the nuclear workforce, available finance and supply chains. This is the assessment contained in its new report, 'Nuclear Energy Outlook: Global Installed Capacity to 2050 and Beyond'. For decades, the development of nuclear energy suffered from inaction on the part of OECD States, it points out. But now, an increasing number of both OECD and Global South countries are viewing nuclear energy as a key means of achieving energy security, environmental and industrial competitiveness goals.
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