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What the Renewable Energy (IPP) Projects have contributed to the Small Medium Micro Enterprises in South Africa

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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.

AFRICOAST ENGINEERS SA ESTABLISHES RENEWABLE ENERGY COMPANY

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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.
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DBSA posts record R5.3bn profit, strong loan repayments despite tough economic climate

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The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) has reported record yearly earnings, with net profit rising 14.4% to R5.3-billion for the financial year ended March 31, alongside the strongest loan repayments in its history. Speaking at the bank’s results presentation, in Sandton, on September 3, DBSA CEO Boitumelo Mosako explained that the increase in the net profit for the current year stemmed from a solid increase in net interest income and positive fair value adjustments, offset by a currency loss reported following the rand’s appreciation against the dollar.

Treasury optimistic R2bn smart-meter scheme can help arrest Eskom arrear debt crisis

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Having rolled-out 67 000 smart meters across eight pilot municipalities in 2024/25 as part of an effort to improve revenue management at municipalities that owe Eskom billions in outstanding arear debt, the National Treasury reports that more than 77 780 such meters are expected to be installed across 11 municipalities this year. It was reported earlier in 2025 that municipality arear debt owed to Eskom had breached the R100-billion mark.

S&P PMI for Aug details easing cost pressures, improved output but declining employment

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The S&P Global South Africa Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for August showed that cost pressures eased for South African businesses, which helped to sustain the expansion in overall operating conditions, while output also improved for the first time in three months, and inventories increased. However, there was a decline in employment and a weakening of sales growth, financial intelligence and credit ratings company S&P says.

More long-term rail certainty through yet another public-private agreement

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State-owned rail company Transnet on Wednesday reported yet another ten-year third-phase Manganese Export Capacity Allocation (MECA3) agreement, this time with the Tshipi é Ntle manganese mining company, and once again in South Africa’s well-endowed Northern Cape. Tshipi é Ntle has Tshipi Borwa, a shallow opencast mine with an integrated ore processing plant, which is located in the 400 km2 Kalahari manganese field, northwest of Kathu.

Murray & Roberts Limited secures additional R80m in business rescue funding

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Murray & Roberts Limited (MRL) – currently under business rescue – says its business rescue practitioners (BRPs) have secured an additional R80-million in post-commencement finance (PCF), which builds on prior PCF support secured since it entered voluntary business rescue in November last year. The funding, to date, has been instrumental in stabilising MRL’s business rescue proceedings, providing the BRPs with the time to develop, secure the adoption of, and advance the implementation of a business rescue plan.
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