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 2991 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 57052 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 54354 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 says no blanket ban on Brazil poultry after Newcastle outbreak SuperUser Account / Thursday, October 29, 2026 0 4 Article rating: No rating South Africa will not impose a blanket import ban on poultry from Brazil, only restricting shipments from premises where Newcastle disease outbreaks have been reported, the Department of Agriculture said on Wednesday. Newcastle is a highly contagious and viral disease affecting birds, like avian flu. Read more
BLSA reports encouraging recovery in reform momentum SuperUser Account / Wednesday, October 28, 2026 0 13 Article rating: No rating Business Leadership South Africa’s (BLSA’s) ongoing tracking of South Africa’s key economic and governance reforms points to a recovery in momentum in the July-to-September quarter. The BLSA Reform Tracker Quarterly Review, which tracks changes in the reform basket as deliverables are completed, reports that the completion index rose to 72.5 in the period, from 71.3 in the previous quarter. Read more
Cape Town Container Terminal expects bumper deciduous fruit export season SuperUser Account / Wednesday, October 28, 2026 0 16 Article rating: No rating The Cape Town Container Terminal (CTCT) says its ready for a bumper deciduous fruit export season. The facility says it has deployed a range of operational improvements, additional capacity and new industry-agreed business rules aimed at supporting efficient cargo movement. Read more
Chinese car sales overtake Japanese car sales in Europe SuperUser Account / Wednesday, October 28, 2026 0 15 Article rating: No rating The Japan Times reports that Chinese automakers have outsold Japanese car manufacturers in Europe for the first time over a full quarter. Registrations of Chinese-branded cars roughly doubled from a year earlier in September to make up 12.7% of total sales across the region, led by hybrids, says market researcher Dataforce. Read more
Agriculture boasts Q2 trade surplus of $2.14bn SuperUser Account / Wednesday, October 28, 2026 0 14 Article rating: No rating South African agriculture recorded a trade surplus of $2.14-billion in the second quarter of the year, marking an 11.6% year-on-year improvement. Agriculture South Africa and Agricultural Business Chamber find in their latest quarterly agriculture trade report that total agriculture exports reached $4.12-billion, which was a 9.1% year-on-year increase, while imports increased by 6.4% year-on-year to $1.98-billion. Horticulture remained the backbone of the quarter’s export economy, accounting for 51.3% of agricultural exports as the citrus season opened and lemon exports increased substantially. Strong performances were also recorded in maize, raw cane sugar, sheep meat and tobacco, while livestock recorded the largest proportionate movement of any sector, expanding 27.9% quarter-on-quarter as the red meat industry navigates market access. Read more