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 2944 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 57007 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 54277 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
NNR, European Commission complete nuclear safety technical cooperation training project SuperUser Account / Thursday, October 15, 2026 0 0 Article rating: No rating South Africa’s National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) and the European Commission Directorate-General for International Partnerships (DG INTPA) have completed a three-year training project to strengthen nuclear safety and radiation protection regulatory capacity as part of a technical cooperation partnership. The NNR Centre for Nuclear Safety and Security (CNSS) and the DG INTPA implemented a joint project from 2023 to this year to maintain and foster the further technical capacity of nuclear regulatory authorities at highest levels, which is essential to ensure safe and effective regulation of nuclear facilities. Read more
Transnet Engineering signs ten-year material, technical support agreement with Wabtec SuperUser Account / Thursday, October 15, 2026 0 1 Article rating: No rating Transnet Engineering and Wabtec South Africa Technologies on October 15 signed a long-term material and technical support agreement (MTSA) to support Transnet’s Class 43D and 44D locomotives. Transnet Engineering is the engineering and manufacturing division of State-owned rail operator Transnet, while Wabtec is a global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions and value-added services for the freight and transit rail industries, as well as the mining, marine and industrial markets. Read more
Tau announces end of SKD assembly support; Itac to look at bakkie sector’s competitiveness SuperUser Account / Thursday, October 15, 2026 0 2 Article rating: No rating South Africa intends to phase out semi-knockdown (SKD) vehicle assembly from within its auto sector, says Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition Parks Tau, delivering a speech on behalf of President Cyril Ramaphosa. Speaking at the South African Auto Week, held in Durban this week, he said government will no longer provide policy support for any new SKD facilities in the country. Read more
Nersa report proposes dedicated forum to overcome gas bottlenecks SuperUser Account / Thursday, October 15, 2026 0 8 Article rating: No rating The National Electricity Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has proposed the creation of a dedicated gas forum to coordinate a response to the supply constraints expected to arise later this decade when imports from Mozambique begin to decline. The proposed formation of a ‘Gas Economy Execution Forum’ has been included as a recommendation in a recently published feedback report from a gas dialogue hosted by Nersa on July 1, which involved 164 participants from 34 organisations. Read more
Africa's economic resilience masks rising inflation threat and fragile buffers, IMF warns SuperUser Account / Thursday, October 15, 2026 0 12 Article rating: No rating Sub-Saharan Africa's inflation outlook has worsened since April even as growth held up better than expected, the IMF said, warning that the region's hard-won economic gains remain fragile. The fund upgraded its 2026 growth forecast for the region to 4.5% from 4.3% back in April, citing global supply adjustments and domestic reforms. But that resilience is masking a worsening inflation picture, as median inflation is now projected to climb from 3.4% in 2025 to 4.3% in 2026 and 5.0% in 2027 — a reversal from April, when the IMF expected price pressures to peak at 5.0% in 2026 before easing. Read more