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 2403 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 56257 Article rating: 5.0 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 53271 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
Anthem moves ahead with giant Free State PV project following offtake deals with two traders SuperUser Account / Friday, March 6, 2026 0 0 Article rating: No rating Leading South African independent power producer Anthem has announced that its giant 475 MWac (620 MWdc) Notsi solar PV project in the Free State has advanced to financial close after concluding private offtake agreements with electricity traders Discovery Green and NOA Group. The R9-billion transaction has been supported by a consortium of lenders, including Standard Bank, Nedbank, ABSA and Vantage GreenX Note. Read more
Sacci, GGDA session highlights opportunities, challenges for Gauteng investment SuperUser Account / Friday, March 6, 2026 0 0 Article rating: No rating The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci) and the Gauteng Growth and Development Agency (GGDA) on March 5 held an executive session, under the theme 'Activating Strategic Partnerships ahead of the Gauteng Investment Conference 2026'. A range of speakers spoke comprehensively on Gauteng’s investment potential, highlighting the considerations, opportunities and challenges in the province, and also outlined their organisations and how they were positioned to advance funding in the region and assist businesses and projects. Read more
Africa Trade Barometer points to ease-of-trade improvements leading to investment SuperUser Account / Friday, March 6, 2026 0 0 Article rating: No rating The latest ‘Africa Trade Barometer’, which has been published yearly by financial services firm Standard Bank since 2022 and which tracks businesses' perceptions of the ease of trade in Africa, shows that trade-enabling infrastructure and business confidence are improving. Macroeconomic indicators for the ten countries surveyed, which represent 66% to 68% of Africa's GDP, namely Angola, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia, showed a varied picture of resilience and recovery. Read more
What impact will Africa’s busy 2026 election calendar have on the economic outlook? SuperUser Account / Friday, March 6, 2026 0 4 Article rating: No rating Africa faces one of its most crowded electoral calendars this year at a time of shrinking global tolerance for political risk, turning the ballot box into a policy credibility test for investors rather than a purely democratic exercise. The cycle began in January with elections in Uganda, where veteran leader Yoweri Museveni and his National Resistance Movement – in power since 1986 – secured another five-year mandate, while, on the other end of the continent, parties aligned to Benin’s President had a clean sweep of Parliamentary elections, an outcome detractors attributed to legislative tweaks that seriously disadvantage the opposition. The Beninese return to the polls in April for Presidential elections. Read more
Eskom prepares to act against 14 municipalities as arrear debt breaches R110bn SuperUser Account / Thursday, March 5, 2026 0 5 Article rating: No rating With arrear debt owing to Eskom by municipalities having breached R110-billion, the State-owned company has announced that credit control processes could be initiated against 14 municipalities that may result in electricity supply being disrupted to customers in those areas. In a statement, Eskom announced that it had begun the process of issuing notices in terms of the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act (PAJA) to provide an opportunity for affected parties to make representations before further action was taken. Read more