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 2630 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 56605 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 53602 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
Opinion: Reimagining public health service design in the era of National Health Insurance and ... SuperUser Account / Friday, June 5, 2026 0 15 Article rating: No rating South Africa's health system carries the heavy imprint of history. The apartheid era bequeathed a fragmented, inequitable system in which race determined access to care, geographic distribution of resources favoured white minority areas, and public facilities serving the black majority were systematically under-resourced. Nearly three decades after the democratic transition, these inequities persist, writes Mark Burke in this latest opinion article. The country spends roughly 8.5% of GDP on health (comparable to many OECD nations), yet achieves outcomes more typical of lower-income countries. Life expectancy, which rose from 52 years in 2005 to 61 years by 2021, largely driven by the scale-up of antiretroviral therapy, remains below the global average for upper-middle-income countries. Read more
Shipping’s ‘biggest geek’ charts 65 000 km Africa road trip SuperUser Account / Friday, June 5, 2026 0 15 Article rating: No rating At nearly 40 years old, Lars Jensen’s Volkswagen camper van appeals to him mostly for its lack of modern features. The vehicle he calls “Sally” is just the right rig to drive around Africa over the next 18 months to explore the world’s most promising supply chain frontier. As Google AI or ChatGPT will attest, Jensen is the most widely cited analyst in container shipping, an industry that handles some 80% of global merchandise trade worth $26-trillion last year. A former analyst with AP Moller-Maersk, he’s a regular speaker on the maritime conference circuit in his role as a consultant. Read more
Armscor welcomes African scientists for advanced analytical chemistry programme SuperUser Account / Friday, June 5, 2026 0 15 Article rating: No rating The Armaments Corporation of South Africa (Armscor) is hosting 21 scientists from 16 African countries at its Protechnik Laboratories, in Pretoria, Gauteng, from June 8 to 19 for the yearly Analytical Chemistry Course conducted under the auspices of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. The specialised training programme forms part of ongoing international efforts to strengthen scientific and technical capabilities among African member States in support of the implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). Read more
Busa, BLSA call for leadership intervention amidst immigration unrest SuperUser Account / Friday, June 5, 2026 0 13 Article rating: No rating Business organisations Business Unity South Africa (Busa) and Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) have, in a joint statement, noted “with concern” the growing tensions and public debate surrounding migration and immigration in South Africa. “At a time of heightened economic pressures, unemployment, high crime levels and social challenges, it is understandable that citizens seek solutions to legitimate concerns regarding economic inclusion, service delivery, border management and the rule of law,” they say. Read more
South African green hydrogen first-movers given major boost SuperUser Account / Friday, June 5, 2026 0 15 Article rating: No rating Enticing support for first movers into green hydrogen project development is on offer via a first-of-a-kind government-led framework designed to assess the readiness and bankability of green hydrogen and power-to-x (PtX) projects in South Africa. This follows South Africa’s official launch of the PtX project development standard (PDS), which includes green hydrogen and PtX developers being invited to register their projects and complete the PtX PDS questionnaire, with the assurance that all information will be treated as confidential and shared only with authorised partner institutions. Read more