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 2944 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 57007 Article rating: 4.0 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 54277 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
South Africa's central bank governor Kganyago sees upside risks to inflation SuperUser Account / Thursday, October 15, 2026 0 11 Article rating: No rating Rising global energy prices and food costs continue to pose upside risks to inflation in South Africa, the central bank head said on Thursday, with consumer prices expected to return to the 3% target only in 2028. Speaking to Reuters in an interview on the sidelines of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank annual meetings in Bangkok, Governor Lesetja Kganyago said inflation is expected to average 4.4% this year, before easing to within the central bank's tolerance band in 2027 and returning to target in 2028. The comments suggest the central bank may need to keep monetary policy tight, after it raised rates by 25 basis points to 7.25% last month to combat inflation. Read more
As AI evolves, critical thinking, quality control skills remain imperative SuperUser Account / Thursday, October 15, 2026 0 8 Article rating: No rating As more industries globally look to embed AI into their operations, critical thinking skills and traditional industrial training should be augmented by AI, not replaced by it. This was discussed by panelists during the Society for Automation, Instrumentation, Mechatronics and Computer Engineering’s (SAIMC’s) Inspire Conference, held on October 14. Read more
Eskom revamps its strategy as monopoly fades SuperUser Account / Thursday, October 15, 2026 0 7 Article rating: No rating South Africa’s State power utility is looking to develop new revenue streams as it prepares to unbundle and relinquish its dominance in electricity generation and transmission. Eskom executives are meeting this week to discuss how to approach the liberalisation of the electricity market in South Africa, marking a significant shift in the utility’s public position on President Cyril Ramaphosa’s drive to reform the industry. Read more
LSF study shows potential to increase locally-made bus content to 50% SuperUser Account / Wednesday, October 14, 2026 0 13 Article rating: No rating The Localisation Support Fund (LSF) has released its 'South African Bus Manufacturing Industry Development Study', which shows that enforcing existing local content requirements, group municipal buying and targeted incentives can lift local content from about one-third of each bus to as much as 50%. Prepared by professional services firm Ernst & Young in collaboration with industry organisation naamsa | The Automotive Business Council, the study states that South Africa’s bus industry does not need new policy to thrive, but needs the rules that already exist to be applied consistently. Read more
Bus industry asks Creecy to help find solutions to impact of high fuel prices SuperUser Account / Wednesday, October 14, 2026 0 12 Article rating: No rating Industry organisation the Southern African Bus Operators Association (Saboa) has approached Transport Minister Barbara Creecy to discuss responses to the record-high fuel prices that are impacting on the bus and coach industry. Saboa Gauteng provincial chairperson Eric Motshwane, during a Saboa conference on October 14, said high fuel costs were the most challenging problem facing the industry, as fuel constituted a significant portion of bus operators' operating costs. Read more