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 5372 Article rating: 3.5 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 59376 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 56300 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
Most South African small firms at risk of collapse, survey finds SuperUser Account / Friday, August 1, 2025 0 0 Article rating: No rating More than half South Africa’s small businesses don’t expect to survive for more than a year, a survey backed by lender Absa Group found. Some 53% of the 1 600 entities canvassed for the inaugural Small Business Growth Index said they were contracting, trading with difficulty or at risk of closure, with costs of some of inputs such as transport and raw materials climbing as much as 61%. Read more
Daimler Truck signs letter of intent on truck assembly plant in Senegal SuperUser Account / Friday, August 1, 2025 0 0 Article rating: No rating Daimler Truck has signed a letter of intent on the establishment of a local truck assembly plant together with the government of the Republic of Senegal and private sector company Global Truck Systems (GTS). Daimler Truck will support its two partners in setting up the plant in Senegal, and will also supply vehicle component sets in completely knocked down (CKD) form to the operation. Read more
New-vehicle sales notch up best month since October 2019, exports down 1.9% SuperUser Account / Friday, August 1, 2025 0 0 Article rating: No rating July delivered the best monthly new-vehicle sales tally since October 2019, says naamsa | The Automotive Business Council. Last month’s new-vehicle sales, at 51 383 units, were up 15.6% compared with July last year, with the action on South Africa’s showroom floors driven by improved consumer confidence, favourable credit conditions and a steady recovery in disposable incomes, notes the auto sector body. Read more
Manufacturing PMI returns to growth in July amid demand rebound, but jobs and outlook weaken SuperUser Account / Friday, August 1, 2025 0 4 Article rating: No rating The seasonally adjusted Absa Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) edged above the 50-point mark and recorded an expansion for the first time in nine months, increasing by 2.3 points to 50.8 in July, driven by a relatively strong recovery in demand, Absa said on August 1. The last time the headline PMI was in expansionary territory was in October 2024 at 52.6 points. Read more
Monakali’s appointment as CEO brings leadership stability to RSR SuperUser Account / Friday, August 1, 2025 0 8 Article rating: No rating The Railway Safety Regulator (RSR) has appointed Brian Monakali as its new CEO, effective August 1. The appointment was approved by Cabinet and endorsed by the RSR board of directors. Following an extended period of more than two years without a permanent CEO, Monakali’s appointment brings critical leadership stability at a time when the South African railway sector is undergoing major regulatory, operational and technological transformation. Read more