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 5788 Article rating: 4.3 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 60156 Article rating: 3.5 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 56945 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
MTN retains best network status SuperUser Account / Thursday, January 22, 2026 0 0 Article rating: No rating Telecommunications group MTN has maintained its title of South Africa’s best mobile network for 2025, with a Network Quality Score of 9.96. MyBroadband Insights’ 2025 Mobile Network Quality Report found that Cell C maintained its position as the second-best operator with a Network Quality Score of 8.02, followed by Vodacom, which scored 7.69, Telkom with a score of 6.06, and Rain with a score of 4.38. Read more
Limpopo dams remain at critical levels as heavy rains continue SuperUser Account / Thursday, January 22, 2026 0 0 Article rating: No rating Dams across Limpopo have risen to full or above capacity, causing localised flooding as heavy rains across Limpopo and Mpumalanga continue, the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) warned on Thursday. While all major dams remain structurally sound, rivers and low-lying areas are experiencing high flows. Read more
UK extends $1bn climate-pact guarantee to South Africa SuperUser Account / Thursday, January 22, 2026 0 0 Article rating: No rating The UK and the African Development Bank extended a climate-linked $1-billion debt guarantee to South Africa, saving a $400-million municipal funding deal that was in jeopardy if it had expired. The guarantee, part of a $10-billion climate-finance pact between South Africa and some of the world’s richest nations, was due to expire at the end of last year. The pact is known as the Just Energy Transition Partnership. Read more
AMSA, IDC reopen deal talks with nonbinding offer for mills SuperUser Account / Wednesday, January 21, 2026 0 17 Article rating: No rating ArcelorMittal and South Africa’s biggest development finance institution have resumed talks over the potential acquisition of the Luxembourg-based steel giant’s operations in the African country, after failing to lure other suitors. The Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) will submit a nonbinding offer for the business, said the people, who asked to not to be identified because the information is still private. Late last year, talks between the parties fell apart without a deal after ArcelorMittal didn’t accept an informal proposal of about R8.5-billion, which would have included the repayment of R7-billion in debt to the South African unit’s parent. Read more
Global investment growth resumes, but to developed, not developing economies – Unctad SuperUser Account / Wednesday, January 21, 2026 0 8 Article rating: No rating Global foreign direct investment (FDI) rose 14% in 2025 to $1.6-trillion, rebounding after two weak years, although most of the increase came from financial flows through global hubs and not new productive investment, says international trade organisation UN Trade and Development (Unctad). More than $140-billion of the increase came from higher flows through global financial centres. Excluding these conduit flows, global FDI rose by about 5%, thereby highlighting how limited the recovery remains in underlying investment. Read more