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 4576 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 58333 Article rating: 5.0 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 55337 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
Eskom takes City Power to court over R1bn debt SuperUser Account / Monday, May 6, 2024 0 0 Article rating: No rating State power utility Eskom has said it has "no choice" but to approach the Johannesburg High Court to force City Power to pay just over R1-billion in unpaid debt. Eskom noted that City Power began to default on payments in October 2023 and that it did not receive any payment for March, this year. Read more
Local textile company opens new factory and launches worker shareholding programme SuperUser Account / Monday, May 6, 2024 0 0 Article rating: No rating Cape Town-based bedding and linen manufacturer Sheraton Textiles (Sheraton) on Monday officially inaugurated its new factory and launched its Workers Trust employee share ownership programme (ESOP). The company is currently 100%-owned by national development finance institution the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC), which invested R140-million in the establishment of the new, state-of-the-art, factory, which greatly increases the company’s efficiency and competitiveness. The ESOP will ... Read more
New-vehicles sales gain 2.2% after eight months of decline; Suzuki swoops into second place SuperUser Account / Monday, May 6, 2024 0 6 Article rating: No rating New-vehicle sales have finally moved into positive territory following eight gruelling months of decline. Not all market segments experienced growth, however. Read more
Ramokgopa insists loadshedding not being ‘stage managed’ ahead of May 29 poll SuperUser Account / Monday, May 6, 2024 0 7 Article rating: No rating Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa denies that the prevailing reprieve from loadshedding has been “stage managed” to improve the prospects of the governing African National Congress ahead of the May 29 poll, attributing it instead to “orchestrated” engineering efforts undertaken by Eskom over the past 18 months. Speaking during a briefing that coincided with the fortieth consecutive day of no loadshedding and amid growing societal cynicism about the timing of such supply stability, the Minister also strenuously denied that the improved performance was because Eskom was relying more heavily on the diesel-fuelled open cycle gas turbines that it owned as well as those operated by independent power producers (IPPs). Read more
Redefine choosing to remain optimistic despite challenging market conditions SuperUser Account / Monday, May 6, 2024 0 6 Article rating: No rating JSE-listed Redefine Properties reported solid results for the six months to February 29, despite prevailing challenging economic conditions in South Africa, including the impact of high interest rates, loadshedding and consumer strain, CEO Andrew König said in a briefing on May 6. He said the group was choosing to be "mindfully optimistic" about the future, cognisant of the challenges, but also of the opportunities it could capitalise on. Read more