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 2714 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 56725 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 53762 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
Home Affairs boosts border force with 301 new immigration officers SuperUser Account / Monday, July 6, 2026 0 0 Article rating: No rating The South African Department of Home Affairs has initiated a major recruitment drive to hire 301 additional immigration officers, aiming to drastically bolster the country's border security and law enforcement capabilities. This deployment addresses a long-standing personnel deficit that has strained the department's capacity to police national immigration laws effectively. Read more
Chery takes ownership of the former Nissan plant; eyes 100 000-unit sales a year SuperUser Account / Monday, July 6, 2026 0 0 Article rating: No rating China’s Chery group has officially taken ownership of the former Nissan assembly plant in Rosslyn, Tshwane. The car maker consists of the Jetour, Lepas, Chery, Jaecoo, iCaur and Lepas brands. Read more
Turkish Airlines announces increased number of flights to both its South African destinations SuperUser Account / Monday, July 6, 2026 0 0 Article rating: No rating Turkish Airlines has announced that it will increase the frequency of flights on both its Istanbul-Johannesburg and Istanbul-Cape Town routes, with effect from late October. This will be to meet the elevated demand during the northern winter/southern summer season. Currently, Turkish operates seven flights a week between Johannesburg and Istanbul and another seven a week between Cape Town and Istanbul, for a total of 14. The airline will introduce three extra flights a week on each route, to take the weekly total to 20. These extra flights will be operated until late March next year. They are expected to boost two-way tourism, business and air cargo between the two countries. Read more
SAETA urges timely finalisation of electricity market rules to unlock investment, competition SuperUser Account / Monday, July 6, 2026 0 1 Article rating: No rating South Africa's electricity market reforms have reached a critical point, with the regulations now being finalised by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) set to determine whether the country succeeds in attracting the private investment needed to build a competitive, secure and affordable electricity market, states industry body the South African Energy Traders Association (SAETA). As South Africa transitions from an electricity system dominated by State-owned Eskom to one with multiple market participants, including buyers, sellers and privately owned generators, Nersa is finalising the market code, which underpins the South African Wholesale Electricity Market (SAWEM), as well as the trading rules, which provide for specific trading arrangements within the evolving electricity market. Read more
City of Johannesburg welcomes Moody's ratings confirmation, positive outlook SuperUser Account / Monday, July 6, 2026 0 3 Article rating: No rating The City of Johannesburg (CoJ) has welcomed the decision by Moody's Ratings to affirm the city's long-term issuer rating at Ba3, while revising the outlook to positive, following the conclusion of its review. The city, in a media release, says the rating affirmation and positive outlook represent an important vote of confidence in the city's financial resilience, its ability to meet its debt obligations and the strength of Johannesburg's economic fundamentals despite a challenging operating environment. Read more