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 5618 Article rating: 4.0 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 59819 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 56656 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
RFA welcomes lower fuel prices, but says logistics costs still too high SuperUser Account / Friday, November 7, 2025 0 0 Article rating: No rating Transport costs are starting to decrease, and the benefits of this will eventually benefit consumers, Road Freight Association (RFA) CEO Gavin Kelly indicates. On November 5, the cost of diesel for transporters decreased by 21c/ℓ for 500 ppm; and the price of both grades of petrol (93 and 95) decreased by 39c/ℓ. Read more
Oppenheimer family scion urges South Africa to cut red tape SuperUser Account / Friday, November 7, 2025 0 1 Article rating: No rating Jonathan Oppenheimer, scion of the family that built Anglo American and De Beers into global mining powerhouses, urged the South African government to “get out of the way” of entrepreneurs. While small and medium-sized companies make up 91% of formal businesses in South Africa and account for more than a third of gross domestic product, weak economic growth and high running and compliance costs threaten their survival. More than half the country’s small businesses risk shutting down within a year under current cost-inflation conditions without outside help, an index compiled by Absa Group and the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry shows. Read more
Itac makes changes to the PPS for scrap metal SuperUser Account / Friday, November 7, 2025 0 0 Article rating: No rating Engineering News editor Terence Creamer joins me to discuss what amendments the International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (Itac) has made to the contentious price preference system (PPS) for scrap metal and what the reaction has been. Read more
Risk mitigation in focus as SA opens rail and port networks to private participants SuperUser Account / Friday, November 7, 2025 0 17 Article rating: No rating With State-owned freight logistics group Transnet having turned to the market to invest in rail and port infrastructure, and the Department of Transport (DoT) having introduced various reforms to allow for private-sector participation (PSP) in South Africa’s logistics system, questions have arisen about the risks of such involvement, particularly regarding private companies’ commitment to transformation. During a transport-focused webinar hosted by Creamer Media last month as a fitting end to transport month, consultancy Oliver Wyman energy and natural resources partner Mark Evans said the DoT and Transnet's active efforts to understand how the private sector wants to assist have changed the landscape of the logistics network and how it might be operated. Read more
Transport Forum discusses embedding reforms by demonstrating their impact SuperUser Account / Thursday, November 6, 2025 0 16 Article rating: No rating The virtual conference held by transport sector engagement organisation the Transport Forum on November 6 heard from a range of experts about the progress of reforms in the transport sector and the improvements in logistics over the past few years. The conference also discussed how gathering data on the performance improvements and the direct benefits from the reforms for businesses and people, and publicising this data, could help to embed the reforms within the political environment in South Africa. Read more