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 5646 Article rating: 4.0 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 59872 Article rating: 3.5 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 56714 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
SABS acting CEO questions whistleblower motives as he offers update on turnaround SuperUser Account / Tuesday, November 18, 2025 0 6 Article rating: No rating South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) acting CEO Blake Mosely-Lefatola has questioned the motives of whistleblowers that continue to raise serious allegations about developments at the organisation, hinting that there might be “elements of corporate sabotage” at play. Mosely-Lefatola levelled these accusations in a wide-ranging interview with Engineering News, that also included an update on the formal investigation under way at SABS, as well as progress being made to remedy systems compromised by a cyberattack and to appoint a new CEO. Read more
Marokane wants South Africa’s grid plan to be coupled to larger regional plan SuperUser Account / Monday, November 17, 2025 0 18 Article rating: No rating Eskom CEO Dan Marokane has called for South Africa’s Transmission Development Plan (TDP) to be complemented by a “regional TDP” to support the development of the grid infrastructure required to enable expanded electricity trade across the Southern African Power Pool. Speaking at a B20 side event on the just energy transition hosted by Standard Bank, Marokane reported that the Department of Electricity and Energy, which is Eskom's shareholder department, was urging Eskom to adopt a regionally focused strategy now that its operational problems had eased. Read more
WeBuyCars sales up by 8.4%; acts to absorb Chinese influx SuperUser Account / Monday, November 17, 2025 0 18 Article rating: No rating WeBuyCars is on track to reach its goal of selling 23 000 vehicles a month in three years’ time, says CEO Faan van der Walt. Speaking during a webcast on Monday detailing the JSE-listed company’s financial results for the year ended September 30, he noted that the company had a 5.2% share of the local preowned market in 2021, with this increasing to the current 10.5%. Read more
Citrus industry welcomes US tariff exemption on oranges SuperUser Account / Monday, November 17, 2025 0 20 Article rating: No rating The Citrus Growers' Association of Southern Africa (CGA) has welcomed the new US tariff exemptions, which includes oranges as citrus variety. The association stated in a November 15 news release that, even though the 2025 season had concluded, the new exemption was "great news" for the 2026 season, which started around April 2026. "The exemption once again makes South African oranges competitive in the US market, a market that holds opportunities for increased exports and local job creation." Read more
Astral ends full-year with solid cash position, pays out 112% higher dividend SuperUser Account / Monday, November 17, 2025 0 14 Article rating: No rating Integrated poultry producer Astral Foods reported an operating profit of R1.24-billion in the year ended September 30, despite having experienced pressure on its earnings in the first half of the year. This marked a 10.9% year-on-year increase, compared with the company’s operating profit of R1.12-billion in the prior year. Read more