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 2803 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 56856 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 53985 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
Joint venture overcomes high-altitude challenges constructing milestone Polihali bridges SuperUser Account / Wednesday, August 19, 2026 0 7 Article rating: No rating The practical completion of the Mabunyaneng and Khubelu bridges on July 31 marked an important milestone in the development of resilient transport infrastructure in Lesotho’s Mokhotlong district. Constructed by the Concor-Nthane Brothers M&K joint venture (CNBJV) for the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority, the bridges provide permanent access along the national A1 highway, replacing the existing low-level river crossings that will be inundated by the future Polihali dam reservoir. Read more
Cape Town drove 50% of all new job growth in metros over last five years – Hill-Lewis SuperUser Account / Wednesday, August 19, 2026 0 8 Article rating: No rating Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says the Western Cape capital has added 418 000 jobs over the current local government term, which he says is more than the next four largest metros – Johannesburg, eThekwini, Tshwane and Ekurhuleni – combined. He says Cape Town also has the lowest broad unemployment rate – 11 percentage points lower than the next metro, at 24.3% – with this indicator including both the unemployed and those not actively job-searching. Read more
Charge to double EV charging capacity on the N3 by year-end SuperUser Account / Wednesday, August 19, 2026 0 8 Article rating: No rating Three months after launching its off-grid, solar-powered electric vehicle (EV) charging network on the N3 corridor, Zero Carbon Charge (Charge) has announced plans to double charging capacity at both its hubs in response to growing demand. Charge says the upgrade will increase total charging capacity at each hub from 360 kW to up to 720 kW, with the available power allocated automatically between vehicles based on how many are charging and each vehicle’s charging capacity. Read more
Nersa approves discounted Eskom tariff for Manganese Metal Company SuperUser Account / Wednesday, August 19, 2026 0 9 Article rating: No rating The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has confirmed the approval of a two-year Negotiated Pricing Agreement (NPA) between Eskom and Mpumalanga-based Manganese Metal Company (MMC). The approval was granted by the Energy Regulator, Nersa’s highest decision-making body, on July 30, following a public comment period, with the regulator concluding that the agreement was in line with the Department of Electricity and Energy’s amended short-term framework for NPAs. Read more
Deadline looms for mobile network operators to implement their zero-rating obligations SuperUser Account / Wednesday, August 19, 2026 0 8 Article rating: No rating South Africa's major mobile network operators have until January 15 next year to make the digital content of public benefit organisations (PBOs) data-free – or zero-rated – for users. This forms part of legal obligation attached to the multi-billion rand spectrum auction, with expected revenues foregone factored into the bid prices by the network operators, held by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) in 2022. Read more