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 2680 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 56662 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 53682 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
RFA urges govt to properly enforce laws to tackle hiring of illegal foreigners SuperUser Account / Tuesday, June 23, 2026 0 13 Article rating: No rating In response to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s address to the nation on June 7 on the challenge of illegal immigration and xenophobia in the country, Road Freight Association (RFA) CEO Gavin Kelly stresses that this has been a challenge for many years, with little progress made in dealing with the matter, despite government’s stated plans to do so. Kelly mentions various urgent communications addressed to the President in 2018 and 2022 by the RFA regarding the matter – and more specifically the issue of the employment of undocumented, or illegal, foreigners in the road freight and logistics industry. Read more
WoodMac cuts brent crude oil forecast for 2027 amid phased Strait of Hormuz reopening SuperUser Account / Tuesday, June 23, 2026 0 11 Article rating: No rating Global energy consultancy Wood Mackenzie (WoodMac) now expects the price of Brent crude oil to average $78/bl in 2027 and potentially ease to $70/bl by the fourth quarter of 2027. This forecast follows on the back of the memorandum of understanding (MoU) agreed to between the US and Iran in recent days, paving the way for shipping to resume through the Strait of Hormuz. Read more
South Africa’s 5G challenge is spectrum use, not performance SuperUser Account / Tuesday, June 23, 2026 0 9 Article rating: No rating South Africans are still spending nearly eight times more connected time on 4G networks, despite the increasing coverage, handset availability and better performance of 5G networks, Opensignal’s first-quarter data has revealed. While South Africa was an early African 5G mover, with launches in 2019 and 2020, users equipped with 5G-capable devices spent just 11.1% of their connected time on 5G in the first quarter of 2026, and 86.1% on 4G, which still anchors the daily mobile experience. Read more
Sustainability viewed as competitive, as risk of disorderly climate transition grows SuperUser Account / Tuesday, June 23, 2026 0 8 Article rating: No rating As concerns grow about the risks of a disorderly climate transition, business leaders worldwide view sustainability as a driver of competitiveness and resilience, says business organisation the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). The WBCSD’s 'Business Breakthrough Barometer 2026' report shows that 68% of the more than 500 business leaders surveyed view a disorderly climate transition – defined as an unplanned and poorly coordinated transition – as more likely than a year ago, with 40% saying such a transition would significantly disrupt operations. Read more
Africa can convert global trade disruptions into industrialisation opportunity – Afreximbank SuperUser Account / Tuesday, June 23, 2026 0 7 Article rating: No rating Africa must resposition its trade infrastructure to capture greater value from global economic shifts, with industrialisation, stronger intra-African trade and improved access to finance identified as key priorities in the African Export-Import Bank’s (Afreximbank’s) latest African trade report. The report highlights that rising geopolitical tensions, shifting global alliances and trade fragmentation are reshaping the global economic landscape, presenting both challenges and opportunities for the continent. Read more