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 2416 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 56272 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 53285 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
Impumelelo Lab barometer shows progress on economic reforms remains uneven SuperUser Account / Wednesday, March 11, 2026 0 4 Article rating: No rating Economic research institution the Impumelelo Economic Growth Lab, at the Bureau for Economic Research (BER), launched a new barometer on March 11 that assesses whether structural reforms are translating into measurable improvements in South Africa’s economic performance. The barometer shows that progress remains slow and uneven. Between 2024 and 2025, the real GDP growth rate doubled from 0.5% to 1.1%; however, the recovery was largely owing to strong household consumption, which had risen for seven consecutive quarters by the fourth quarter of 2025. Read more
FlySafair introduces temporary fuel surcharge SuperUser Account / Wednesday, March 11, 2026 0 4 Article rating: No rating After Jet A1 fuel prices at South African coastal airports increased by about 70% in one week, airline FlySafair has introduced a temporary fuel surcharge for flights from March 12 to May 12. Passengers who have already booked flights will not be required to pay the new surcharge. Surcharges will be shown as a separate cost item for new bookings and changes to existing bookings. Read more
Metair flags local manufacturing concerns, targets diversification to ‘deconcentrate risk’ SuperUser Account / Wednesday, March 11, 2026 0 8 Article rating: No rating Seventy-seven-year old Metair may have its roots in component manufacturing, but its future growth could be dependent on growing its aftermarket parts and retail business. Announcing the JSE-listed group’s financial results for the year ended December 31 on Wednesday, CEO Paul O’Flaherty said the six businesses in Metair’s automotive component manufacturing division remained a fundamental part of the group. Read more
Growthpoint grows revenue, declares interim dividend SuperUser Account / Wednesday, March 11, 2026 0 8 Article rating: No rating JSE-listed real estate investment trust Growthpoint Properties Group posted revenue of R6.6-billion for the six months ended December 31, 2025, a 2.4% increase from the R6.5-billion revenue recorded for the six months to December 31, 2024. Distributable income for the six-month period under review increased by 2.1% to R2.6-billion, up from R2.5-billion in the interim period in the prior financial year. Distributable income per share (DIPS) increased by 2.3% to 75.7c, up from 74c in the prior comparable period. Read more
FMD, low sugar and wheat prices weigh on first-quarter agribusiness confidence SuperUser Account / Wednesday, March 11, 2026 0 10 Article rating: No rating After rising for much of last year, the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa (Agbiz)/Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) Agribusiness Confidence Index (ACI) fell by 18 points in the first quarter of this year to 49, the lowest level since the third quarter of 2024. In a media release, Agbiz says the spread of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), which continues to impose immense financial pressure on the cattle industry; African swine fever in the pig industry; and pressures from lower global prices in the sugar and wheat industries are among the key constraints highlighted by survey respondents as major risks weighing on sentiment. Read more