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 5372 Article rating: 3.5 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 59376 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 56300 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
Most South African small firms at risk of collapse, survey finds SuperUser Account / Friday, August 1, 2025 0 7 Article rating: No rating More than half South Africa’s small businesses don’t expect to survive for more than a year, a survey backed by lender Absa Group found. Some 53% of the 1 600 entities canvassed for the inaugural Small Business Growth Index said they were contracting, trading with difficulty or at risk of closure, with costs of some of inputs such as transport and raw materials climbing as much as 61%. Read more
South Africa faces 30% US tariff from Aug 7 after failing to reach trade deal SuperUser Account / Friday, August 1, 2025 0 11 Article rating: No rating South Africa faces a 30% tariff on its exports to the United States starting next week, a move expected to cost tens of thousands of jobs after the country failed to secure a trade deal before a deadline set by US President Donald Trump. In an executive order on Thursday, Trump slapped new tariff rates ranging from 10% to 41% on dozens of countries as he seeks to reshape global trade on more favourable terms for the US Read more
Reserve Bank cuts key rate, will aim for bottom of target band SuperUser Account / Thursday, July 31, 2025 0 13 Article rating: No rating South Africa's central bank cut its key interest rate by 25 basis points to 7.00% on Thursday and said it would now aim for the bottom of its inflation target range. The rate cut was in line with the median forecast of economists polled by Reuters. The central bank's Monetary Policy Committee was unanimous in its decision, central bank governor Lesetja Kganyago told a press conference. "We have decided to aim for the bottom of our inflation target range, of 3%-6%, ... this would expand policy space and make our framework more robust to shocks," Kganyago said. Headline inflation in Africa's largest economy rose to 3.0% year on year in June from 2.8% in May after being below it for three months. The South African Reserve Bank also trimmed its policy rate by 25 basis points at its previous meeting in May. Read more