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 2941 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 57003 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 54272 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
Transnet Port Terminals weighs further private partnerships to accelerate volume growth SuperUser Account / Wednesday, October 14, 2026 0 8 Article rating: No rating Transnet Port Terminals (TPT), which was central to the broader Transnet Group’s first and largest private sector participation (PSP) transaction to date, is actively pursuing two more partnership prospects and laying the groundwork for several others as part of moves to accelerate investment and improve efficiency. CEO Jabu Mdaki tells Engineering News that TPT has fully integrated the PSP model into its ongoing turnaround programme, launched in 2023 amid a sharp deterioration in performance, epitomised by the historically high vessel backlogs at Durban in October 2023 and the fire at the Richards Bay Bulk Terminal that damaged part of a conveyor belt servicing the woodchip export industry. Read more
Eskom announces introductory EV charging discount as it unveils two KZN sites SuperUser Account / Tuesday, October 13, 2026 0 12 Article rating: No rating Eskom has officially launched electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure at the Gateway and Pavilion Malls in KwaZulu-Natal, while announcing a 20% introductory discount for the first six months at its charging facilities. Speaking at the official opening, Eskom Distribution’s acting GM for operations enablement, Zuhdi Hamza, said the installations represented an important step towards building a modern, accessible and connected electric mobility ecosystem for South Africa. Read more
Tau bemoans lack of progress in meeting auto master plan’s local-content goal SuperUser Account / Tuesday, October 13, 2026 0 10 Article rating: No rating Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau has acknowledged the pressure that domestic automotive component manufacturers are facing from imports, energy and logistics costs and weaker demand and has indicated that government will prioritise efforts aimed at “keeping this base alive”. Addressing the South African Auto Week under way in Durban, Tau highlighted the lack of progress in meeting the South African Automotive Master Plan’s goal of achieving local content of 60% by 2035, with the local content in vehicles built in South Africa standing at 38.1% in 2025. Read more
Illicit economy, lack of enforcement fell South Africa's tobacco industry SuperUser Account / Tuesday, October 13, 2026 0 12 Article rating: No rating About 75.4% of the outlets in South Africa that sell cigarettes offer some products below the minimum tax price and below the economically viable price, which indicates mis- or underdeclaration and a lack of enforcement to collect excise and value-added taxes. Additionally, 65.3% of the retail outlets sell cigarettes at a price below the lowest economically viable price, with some selling cigarettes for R7 to R20 a pack. Read more
Study outlines benefits of personalised coaching in changing risky driving behaviour SuperUser Account / Tuesday, October 13, 2026 0 10 Article rating: No rating A joint White Paper by insurance provider Discovery Insure, US research university Johns Hopkins University and UK-based behavioural consultancy Affective Mobility posits that drivers who receive hyper-personalised, AI-powered, in-car coaching record measurable improvements across five risky driving behaviours. The study: “Personalisation: The next frontier in behavioural change. How habits and AI-driven personalisation are reshaping driving risk”, analysed 5 000 Discovery Insure clients across 1.7-million trips and 15-million kilometres of real-world driving. Read more