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 2958 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 57020 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 54303 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
Creecy stresses role of integrated freight rail in Africa's growth SuperUser Account / Tuesday, October 20, 2026 0 10 Article rating: No rating There is a need to grow intra-African trade volumes, which requires an efficient, integrated freight logistics system with rail serving as its backbone, Transport Minister Barbara Creecy has said. Speaking on the first day of the Southern African Railways Association (SARA) Rail Conference and Exhibition, which is being held in Sandton this week, she noted that the growth of rail logistics in the Southern African Development Community was being driven by far-reaching regulatory reform, significant private-sector investment and cross-border infrastructure initiatives. Read more
Chery confirms production of Omoda C4 at Rosslyn plant from the third quarter of 2027 SuperUser Account / Tuesday, October 20, 2026 0 9 Article rating: No rating Automotive manufacturer Chery Group South Africa will produce the new Omoda C4 at its Rosslyn plant, in Gauteng, from the third quarter of 2027. In the meantime, it will fully import Omoda C4 units from early 2027 until local production starts. Read more
Rand Water warns of looming water crisis as system under pressure SuperUser Account / Tuesday, October 20, 2026 0 8 Article rating: No rating Water utility Rand Water on Tuesday warned that water consumption by several municipal customers has reached exceptionally high levels, placing the water supply system under increasing pressure. The utility is pumping at maximum capacity, however, demand continues to rise and consumption has reached record levels. Read more
AgriSA calls for MTBPS to map path to investment in systems that sustain agricultural growth SuperUser Account / Tuesday, October 20, 2026 0 11 Article rating: No rating Agricultural industry organisation Agri South Africa (AgriSA) calls on Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana to use his Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement, to be presented in Parliament on October 21, to sustain agricultural production by addressing the infrastructure and animal-health constraints impeding further growth. Specifically, it calls for temporary diesel rebate relief, sustained Land Bank funding, continued procurement and delivery of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) vaccines, rehabilitation of flood-damaged infrastructure and a funded El Niño preparedness programme. Read more
Structural, financial deficiencies in metros actively restricting economic growth – City Risk ... SuperUser Account / Tuesday, October 20, 2026 0 10 Article rating: No rating South Africa’s major municipalities are facing severe financial pressure, driven by an inability to manage debt, crumbling infrastructure, and a crippling lack of long-term administrative planning. This is according to Independent Consultancy, the Paternoster Group’s City Risk Monitor, which recently assessed nine of South Africa’s ten major municipalities –including the eight metropolitan metros alongside Polokwane and Mbombela. Speaking to Polity.org, Paternoster Group founding partner Lawson Naidoo warned that structural and financial deficiencies are actively restricting economic growth and weakening investor confidence. The model evaluated four critical risk areas: financial sustainability; infrastructure and services; the development environment; and political/institutional risk. The findings show that the core infrastructure that residents and businesses depend on is failing. Read more