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 2555 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 56479 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 53499 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
Exxaro opens new Mine 1 at Matla SuperUser Account / Friday, May 15, 2026 0 5 Article rating: No rating Diversified natural resources company Exxaro Resources has officially opened the new Mine 1 operation at its Matla coal mine, in Mpumalanga, following a strategic expansion to support continuous mining operations and meet the requirements of its coal supply agreement (CSA) with State-owned Eskom. As part of the expansion, the new Mine 1 operation has been successfully extended to ensure sustained operational efficiency. Read more
Delay in wheat tariff response to changing global trade placing local grain producers under pressure SuperUser Account / Friday, May 15, 2026 0 6 Article rating: No rating Agriculture industry organisation Grain SA says South Africa’s slow response to rapidly changing global trade conditions is placing local grain producers under growing financial pressure. The prolonged delay in finalising the wheat tariff review has become a critical concern for the local grain industry, particularly as South African wheat producers continue to compete against heavily subsidised producers in major wheat-producing countries across the world, it says. Read more
Bulk water in balance, local deficits still weigh on water sector SuperUser Account / Friday, May 15, 2026 0 5 Article rating: No rating While South Africa’s raw water supply remains in balance with existing demand on a national scale, localised deficits remain – with municipal water services reliability declining sharply and water board debt increasing. This has resulted in continued worsening water services disruptions, sewage spills and poor water quality in many areas, as highlighted in the most recent release of the Department of Water and Sanitation’s (DWS’s) Green Drop report. Read more
Radio astronomer and engineer Justin Jonas awarded honorary doctorate by UP SuperUser Account / Friday, May 15, 2026 0 5 Article rating: No rating The University of Pretoria (UP) has awarded South African radio astronomer Professor Justin Jonas an honorary doctorate, in honour of his contributions to radio astronomy and associated engineering in the country. The degree was bestowed by UP’s Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering. Jonas is currently director of the Centre for Radio Astronomy Techniques and Technologies at Rhodes University. (He gained all his degrees at Rhodes.) He was a major force behind the development of the country’s world-leading MeerKAT radio telescope array and the South African contribution to the international Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio telescope array, currently under construction. Read more
Opinion: Why tariff reform will make or break South Africa’s electricity market SuperUser Account / Friday, May 15, 2026 0 11 Article rating: No rating In this article, Apollo Africa CEO Nico de Bruyn writes that South Africa’s electricity reform debate often centres on generation, yet these reforms are entirely dependent on the underlying issue of tariffs. Read more