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 2865 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 56926 Article rating: 3.7 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 54111 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
DBSA invests R240m into Airnergize Capital’s over R3bn Fund I SuperUser Account / Monday, September 14, 2026 0 1 Article rating: No rating Airnergize Capital, the clean technology investment platform of New GX Capital, has confirmed the final close of Fund I at R3.89-billion, with the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) committing R240-million as lead development finance institution. Initial deployment is into commercial and industrial solar and storage assets operating in South Africa, sub-Saharan Africa and the Indian Ocean islands, with a pipeline extending across generation, transmission-related infrastructure, water and gas. Read more
South Africa’s electro-mobility skills pathway progressing – RMI SuperUser Account / Monday, September 14, 2026 0 1 Article rating: No rating An important milestone has been reached in the development of South Africa’s nationally recognised electro-mobility skills pathway, following the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations’ (QCTO’s) approval of the Electro Mobility Service Assistant Occupational Skills Programme. The Retail Motor Industry Organisation (RMI) says the National Qualifications Framework Level 2, 57-credit programme provides a foundational entry point for safe participation in an electro-mobility environment, including high-voltage awareness, safe working practices and the appropriate use of tools, diagnostic equipment and workshop machinery. Read more
Ford South Africa calls for level playing field against importers SuperUser Account / Monday, September 14, 2026 0 1 Article rating: No rating The South African automotive manufacturing industry requires policies and regulations that will allow local manufacturers to compete on equal footing with importers, says Ford Motor Company Africa Operations president Neale Hill. He says the ongoing refinement of support programmes such as the second phase of government’s Automotive Production and Development Programme (APDP2) must ensure that the companies investing capital in local manufacturing are not placed at a structural disadvantage to importers. Read more
Agri sector primed to weather incoming El Niño droughts for the most part - Absa SuperUser Account / Monday, September 14, 2026 0 8 Article rating: No rating Absa finds in its latest AgriTrends report that South Africa's agriculture sector is better positioned for an incoming drought cycle than in previous years owing to record soil moisture. This should soften the impact of forecast El Niño conditions, it states. Read more
Omnia receives R21.8bn buyout bid from India-headquartered group SuperUser Account / Monday, September 14, 2026 0 7 Article rating: No rating JSE- and A2X-listed Omnia has announced that Solar SA Investments has made an offer to acquire all of Omnia’s issued ordinary shares in an all-cash transaction valued at R21.8-billion, after which Omnia’s shares will be delisted from the JSE and A2X markets. This follows only days after Omnia on September 11 informed shareholders that it was in discussions with a then unnamed party regarding a potential offer. Read more