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 2865 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 56926 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 54111 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
BLSA CEO calls for confidence, investment to improve GDP growth SuperUser Account / Monday, September 14, 2026 0 7 Article rating: No rating South Africa’s economy contracted by 0.2% in the second quarter, with trade, manufacturing and mining all shrinking. These figures underscore the point that reform creates conditions for growth but it does not guarantee it, business organisation Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) CEO Busi Mavuso writes in her latest weekly newsletter. Agriculture grew slightly in the period, while electricity and transport provided more upside support. Read more
Ramaphosa touts BRICS success, vows to build on $10-billion SA-India economic ties SuperUser Account / Monday, September 14, 2026 0 7 Article rating: No rating President Cyril Ramaphosa has reaffirmed South Africa's commitment to leveraging its BRICS membership to drive domestic economic growth, expand trade and solidify bilateral ties with India. Following the conclusion of the 18th BRICS Summit, held over the weekend in New Delhi, in India, Ramaphosa detailed how South Africa is capitalising on its strategic partnerships to boost investment and modernise key domestic industries. Read more
New Network Statement to increase rail-access contract period to 15 years SuperUser Account / Monday, September 14, 2026 0 8 Article rating: No rating Public consultations on the draft Network Statement Version 4, which will govern access to South Africa's national rail network for the coming two years, have been concluded and it is anticipated that the document will be Gazetted imminently. Transnet Rail Infrastructure Manager (TRIM) CEO Moshe Motlohi tells Engineering News that the final consultations on the document were concluded with the Department of Transport (DoT) in early September, following a public-comment phase launched in early July. Read more
Power outage disrupts pumping at Rand Water’s Vereeniging water treatment plant SuperUser Account / Monday, September 14, 2026 0 2 Article rating: No rating A total power outage on Sunday in the Emfuleni local municipality has disrupted pumping at Rand Water’s Vereeniging water treatment plant. The Vereeniging water treatment plant supplies the Eikenhof, Zwartkopjes and Vereeniging– Vanderbijlpark–Sasolburg (VVS) systems. Read more
RFA, Safla says Durban Gateway Terminal implementing short- and long-term solutions SuperUser Account / Friday, September 11, 2026 0 20 Article rating: No rating Industry organisations the South African Freight and Logistics Association (Safla) and the Road Freight Association (RFA) reports that short- and long-term plans to solve the inefficiencies at the Durban Gateway Terminal (DGT) are being implemented. The organisations state that, during a recent engagement between the DGT and relevant stakeholders and organisations that have operations or members processing cargo through the terminal, the DGT had told stakeholders that it was implementing an accelerated programme to keep the various pieces of machinery operating at the best levels of safety and functionality as possible, and had brought in generator sets to deal with power disruptions. Read more