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 2451 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 56308 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 53330 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
First city-approved affordable rental flats under construction in Cape Town SuperUser Account / Tuesday, March 31, 2026 0 1 Article rating: No rating Sithembele Sidzumo and his team from Kaya Properties have officially broken ground on the Ubuntu Terrace 1 project in Delft, Cape Town. The development is the first TUHF-funded project to receive affordable rental flats (ARF) approval in the Western Cape capital, where the city has been engaging with micro-developers and property owners to work together to meet the demand for affordable rental housing. Read more
Optimistic of ‘workable’ tariff solution, Glencore Merafe agrees to week-long Section 189 ... SuperUser Account / Tuesday, March 31, 2026 0 1 Article rating: No rating The Glencore Merafe Chrome Venture has agreed to again delay a retrenchment process under way at its ferrochrome smelters after Eskom formally requested an extension to conclude internal governance processes relating to a proposed 62c/kWh electricity tariff offer to the South African ferrochrome industry. In a statement, Glencore Merafe, which earlier sent a counter proposal to what it described as “unworkable” conditions linked to Eskom’s initial offer, welcomed the progress being made and said it remained confident that a balanced and workable solution could be reached. Read more
Organisations welcome fuel price relief but call for further measures SuperUser Account / Tuesday, March 31, 2026 0 1 Article rating: No rating Agriculture representative bodies AgriSA and Agbiz have welcomed the announcement by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana and Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe of a R3-a-litre cut in the fuel levy for April. The Ministers announced in a joint statement on March 31 that the R3-a-litre cut in the fuel levy was an immediate intervention that would be implemented in the price structures of petrol and diesel from April 1 to May 5. Read more
SAREM stakeholders called to comment on proposals SuperUser Account / Tuesday, March 31, 2026 0 1 Article rating: No rating The Department of Electricity and Energy (DEE) has called on partners and stakeholders who are part of South African Renewable Energy Masterplan (SAREM) value chains to comment on the latest proposals by the International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (Itac) to raise tariffs and end staged consignments for identified renewable-energy components. Some of these include fully assembled lithium batteries, solar panels, single-axis trackers, inverters, fasteners, wind tower sections and many more steel and auxiliary parts. Read more
South Africa considers lowering fuel levy due to Iran war, official says SuperUser Account / Tuesday, March 31, 2026 0 1 Article rating: No rating Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana is considering lowering the fuel levy to cushion the impact of the Iran war on domestic fuel prices, a senior government official told Reuters. Godongwana will announce his decision on Tuesday, the official said, asking not to be named because of the sensitivity of the matter. Read more