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 2958 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 57020 Article rating: 4.0 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 54302 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
Contaminated water cause of mass gastrointestinal illness in Bronkhorstspruit SuperUser Account / Tuesday, October 20, 2026 0 7 Article rating: No rating The emergence of more than 400 cases of gastrointestinal illness across Bronkhorstspruit, in Tshwane, has been linked to contaminated water from the City of Tshwane’s Bronkhorstspruit water treatment works (BWTW), with residents supplied by the plant now warned not to drink from, or bath, wash clothes and cook with, water from their taps. National and provincial Department of Health and City of Tshwane (CoT) rapid response teams have been on site since October 13 after an unusually high number of patients presented with stomach cramps and diarrhoea at Bronkhorstspruit Hospital. Read more
Ekurhuleni secures approval to procure 2 400 MW from IPPs weeks before election SuperUser Account / Monday, October 19, 2026 0 14 Article rating: No rating The City of Ekurhuleni in Gauteng, which is a key manufacturing and logistics hub, has secured a Section 34 Ministerial determination under the Electricity Regulation Act enabling it to procure 2 400 MW of renewables and gas-fired electricity capacity from independent power producers (IPPs). The determination was announced on October 19 by Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa at a joint briefing with Ekurhuleni Executive Mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza. Read more
Govt investment needed to drive growth, after national finances stabilised – Mavuso SuperUser Account / Monday, October 19, 2026 0 15 Article rating: No rating While South Africa has stabilised its national debt and finances, government needs to invest its budget to drive growth in the country, says business organisation Business Leadership South Africa CEO Busisiwe Mavuso. While South Africa’s debt-to-GDP ratio ballooned from under 30% of GDP in 2008 to about 79% in 2025 – when it peaked – and the curve is now on a downward trend. Read more
Govt must step in to streamline appeals process in oil and gas sector – TotalEnergies EP SA SuperUser Account / Monday, October 19, 2026 0 16 Article rating: No rating TotalEnergies Exploration and Production (EP) South Africa (SA) has called on government to streamline regulations and address the appeal-related delays that the company says continue to constrain investment in South Africa’s oil and gas sector. Speaking during a panel discussion at African Energy Week (AEW) 2026 held in Cape Town last week, TotalEnergies EP SA MD Magali Pailhé said regulatory appeals were a major obstacle to offshore exploration in South Africa. Read more
Sale of South African aluminium assets to Alcoa of US on track, South32 reports SuperUser Account / Monday, October 19, 2026 0 16 Article rating: No rating The sale of South Africa’s aluminium value chain assets to Alcoa Corporation of the US remains on track for completion in the June 2027 half-year, Johannesburg-, Sydney- and London-listed South32 reported in its September quarterly on Monday, October 19. In the three months to September 30, aluminium production was largely unchanged as South Africa’s Hillside Aluminium in KwaZulu-Natal continued to test nameplate capacity with a quarterly output of 179 000 t. South32’s Brazil Aluminium is in ramp-up and as reported in March, South32’s Mozal Aluminium is on care and maintenance. Read more