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 5636 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 59850 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 56696 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
Grindrod launches Phase 1 of Matola terminal expansion SuperUser Account / Thursday, November 13, 2025 0 0 Article rating: No rating Grindrod has officially broken ground on Phase 1 of its Matola dry-bulk terminal expansion programme. The event saw Mozambique Transport and Logistics Minister João Jorge Matlombe launch Phase 1 of the back-of-terminal (BOT) development. Read more
Collaboration, investment key to driving local construction sector growth SuperUser Account / Thursday, November 13, 2025 0 0 Article rating: No rating As the South African construction sector navigates various challenges, such as high interest rates and a lack of infrastructure maintenance, various steps need to be taken for South Africa to advance a critical infrastructure expansion and refurbishment programme. During Creamer Media’s Construction webinar, held on November 12, economist Dr Roelof Botha said South Africa’s construction sector was in trouble and had been in trouble for some time. Read more
The strong geomagnetic storm that has hit the Earth has not yet passed – SANSA SuperUser Account / Thursday, November 13, 2025 0 0 Article rating: No rating The South African National Space Agency’s (SANSA’s) Space Weather Centre (part of the SANSA Space Science division and based at Hermanus in the Western Cape) has warned that the current geomagnetic storm hitting the Earth would likely continue until Friday. The storm was the strongest of its type so far this year. Geomagnetic storms affect and can disrupt technological systems, particularly global navigation satellite systems (GNSS, popularly known as GPS), but also communication systems, electrical power grids and electronic systems. Disruptions to GNSS, in turn, affect the aviation, maritime and drone sectors. Read more
Cabinet officially lifts PBMR from care and maintenance SuperUser Account / Thursday, November 13, 2025 0 0 Article rating: No rating Cabinet has officially approved the lifting of the Pebble Bed Modular Reactor (PBMR) nuclear technology from care and maintenance. “This decision provides the South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) with a legal basis to engage with potential international partners and investors for the revival and further development of the project,” Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni said in a post-Cabinet briefing. Read more
Macpherson claims breakthrough against construction mafia as arrests, convictions rise SuperUser Account / Thursday, November 13, 2025 0 10 Article rating: No rating Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson has touted significant progress in cracking down on the “construction mafia”, with hundreds of arrests and convictions helping to stabilise the sector. The construction mafia refers to criminal groups that demand a share of project contracts or payments, often through intimidation or violence. Read more