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 2869 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 56929 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 54120 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
South Africa is sleepwalking toward a gas crisis, businesses warn SuperUser Account / Wednesday, September 16, 2026 0 8 Article rating: No rating South Africa’s government has resolved the country’s recurring power outages and is racing to fix its crumbling water infrastructure. But, business leaders warn, it’s sleepwalking into another crisis — a “gas cliff.” Combined, glassmakers, tile manufacturers, food processors and other industries that rely on gas account for 8% of the economy and 700 billion rand ($43 billion) in annual economic output, and provide 75 000 jobs. Almost all of their needs are currently supplied by Sasol, the country’s biggest petrochemicals company, from its fields in central Mozambique. Read more
Venture capital sector maturing, says Savca SuperUser Account / Wednesday, September 16, 2026 0 8 Article rating: No rating While the deployment of venture capital (VC) in South Africa in 2025 moderated from the record levels achieved in 2024, investment activity for the year remained well above historical norms and reflects a maturing sector, industry organisation the Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (Savca) reports. Its latest 'Venture Capital Industry Survey' shows that R2.48-billion of venture capital was deployed in the country in 2025, with R2.23-billion deployed as equity and R247-million deployed as debt funding. Read more
Rubio announces US visa curbs for some foreign nationals from South Africa SuperUser Account / Wednesday, September 16, 2026 0 8 Article rating: No rating Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday the US was announcing a new visa restriction policy targeting some foreign nationals from South Africa as President Donald Trump's administration continues to cool ties with the country. The Trump administration has criticised South Africa over a range of issues including actions aimed at addressing racial inequality that Trump claims hurt the African nation's white population. Read more
South Africa’s green hydrogen advances being afforded twin momentum SuperUser Account / Wednesday, September 16, 2026 0 8 Article rating: No rating In addition to providing innovative support for green hydrogen first movers, South Africa has now also tracked advances in this country's green hydrogen space in a publication that reflects investment opportunities underpinning industrial decarbonisation, localisation, export development and job creation. In June the green hydrogen and power-to-x (PtX) project opportunity was officially launched and now, in September, the Green Hydrogen Deal Book has been brought to the fore so that pioneering projects across hydrogen-enabled sustainable fuel, industrial decarbonisation and green manufacturing value chains can be hailed. Read more
Another urgent meeting over Rand Water energy woes as second power outage hits pumping operations SuperUser Account / Wednesday, September 16, 2026 0 4 Article rating: No rating A second power outage, this time impacting Rand Water’s Vereeniging water treatment plant, in the Emfuleni local municipality, led Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina and Deputy Minister David Mahlobo to convene another urgent meeting on Monday evening. The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) aimed to obtain a detailed update on the recent electricity supply interruptions and their impact on Rand Water’s water supply systems, as well as identify solutions to the challenge that is resulting in intermittent water supply disruptions. Read more