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 2424 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 56278 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 53301 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
Ekurhuleni agrees to payment plan with Eskom, avoids immediate electricity interruption SuperUser Account / Monday, March 16, 2026 0 8 Article rating: No rating Power utility Eskom has reached an agreement with the City of Ekurhuleni on a payment plan to settle the outstanding debt owed to the utility by the city. As part of the agreement, the city paid Eskom R1.7-billion of the R3.4-billion owed the utility, with the balance to be paid over 18 months. Read more
South32 places Mozal on care and maintenance SuperUser Account / Monday, March 16, 2026 0 8 Article rating: No rating Diversified miner South32 has placed its 63.7%-owned Mozal aluminium smelter on care and maintenance, with effect from March 15, after it was unable to secure an affordable power supply agreement for the operation with the Mozambique government, South African power utility Eskom and other stakeholders beyond March. South32 CEO Graham Kerr points out that the company had been in discussions with the various stakeholders for six years. Read more
MTN delivers robust FY2025, unveils Ambition 2030 SuperUser Account / Monday, March 16, 2026 0 6 Article rating: No rating As JSE-listed MTN Group wraps up the final year of its Ambition 2025 strategy, the group reported strong commercial outcomes, led by MTN Nigeria and MTN Ghana; a resilient performance from MTN South Africa; robust free cash flow; improved return generation; and a 45% increase in the dividend for the year ended December 31, 2025. During the financial year under review, MTN posted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) of R98.5-billion, equating to a 64% increase on a reported basis, and a 36.8% increase on a constant currency basis. Read more
Opinion: Why is South Africa so vulnerable to petroleum supply issues and global fuel price trends? SuperUser Account / Friday, March 13, 2026 0 10 Article rating: No rating In this article, Road Freight Association CEO Gavin Kelly writes about how global pressures are affecting local fuel prices and suggests ways the country can protect itself from similar challenges in future. Read more
Mintek spearheading rare earth element recovery from discard coal, fly ash SuperUser Account / Friday, March 13, 2026 0 16 Article rating: No rating South Africa’s State-owned mineral research organisation Mintek is spearheading a far-reaching research initiative into the recovery of rare-earth elements (REEs) from South Africa’s abundant reserves of discard coal and coal fly ash. "We’re fundamentally reimagining the role of coal in the modern era by looking far beyond its traditional use as a primary energy source. We no longer see coal and its by-products as mere fuel or waste, but rather as a strategic reservoir of the very minerals that will power the global high-tech future,” Mintek CEO Dr Molefi Motuku explained in a media release to Mining Weekly on Friday, March 13. Read more