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 5722 Article rating: 4.0 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 60032 Article rating: 3.5 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 56845 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
Nampak shifts from stabilisation to manufacturing-led growth SuperUser Account / Friday, December 19, 2025 0 6 Article rating: No rating Packaging group Nampak is entering the next phase of its turnaround, pivoting from balance-sheet repair and operational stabilisation to manufacturing-led growth and optimisation, following a year marked by improved profitability, reduced debt pressure and stronger operating leverage. In its 2025 Integrated Report, published on Friday, the JSE-listed group reports that the completion of its Nigerian disposal and the settlement of Covid-19 insurance claims have materially eased financial constraints that previously limited strategic flexibility. As a result, Nampak is now positioned to pursue targeted capacity expansion, efficiency improvements and selective growth initiatives across its core beverage and diversified packaging operations. Read more
Renergen to delist in January as ASPI takeover reaches final implementation phase SuperUser Account / Friday, December 19, 2025 0 13 Article rating: No rating Natural gas and helium producer Renergen will be delisted from the JSE, A2X and ASX on January 12, following the fulfilment of all conditions to its takeover by Nasdaq- and JSE-listed ASP Isotopes (ASPI). The delisting marks the end of Renergen’s listed life with investors set to receive shares in ASPI. Read more
Polyco injects R1.89m into polystyrene recycler SuperUser Account / Thursday, December 18, 2025 0 10 Article rating: No rating Producer responsibility organisation Polyco has invested R1.89-million in waste service provider New Earth Recycling, strengthening one of South Africa’s only dedicated recyclers of post-consumer and agricultural polystyrene (PS) and expanding the country’s limited domestic processing capacity of this plastic type. This is Polyco’s third consecutive year of support for the Cape Town facility and reflects the broader need to build viable recycling solutions for plastics that are technically recyclable but have struggled to attract commercial investment, the organisation points out. Read more
How BP’s new boss became the most powerful woman in fossil fuels SuperUser Account / Thursday, December 18, 2025 0 21 Article rating: No rating Meg O’Neill’s rapid rise to the top of one of the world’s biggest fossil-fuel companies has been unencumbered by doubt. At a moment when oil executives are still being pressed to move away from hydrocarbons, she has a different argument: that the world is nowhere near done with them. So when BP stunned markets by naming an external chief executive officer for the first time, the choice of O’Neill signaled more than a leadership change. It marked a recalibration for BP, bruised by a failed pivot toward renewable energy, years of uneven financial performance, and pressure from activist investor Elliott Investment Management to return the company to its core oil and gas focus. Read more
DBSA says $200m Lobito loan in line with regional integration strategy SuperUser Account / Thursday, December 18, 2025 0 12 Article rating: No rating South Africa’s State-owned Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) says its $200-million funding contribution to a larger $753-million loan agreement with the Lobito Atlantic Railway (LAR) concessionaire is in line with its regional integration strategy. The DBSA funding was confirmed at a signing ceremony in Washington DC on December 17, alongside a $553-million loan from the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC). Read more