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 2829 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 56895 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 54052 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
Online constitutes 10% of all retail sales in South Africa SuperUser Account / Wednesday, September 2, 2026 0 6 Article rating: No rating The share of retail sales that are completed online has risen to 10% of all retail sales, and online retail is expected to grow by 22.5% to R159-billion this year, compared with 2025, when the share of online retail sales was R130-billion. Although the growth is less than the 35% growth between 2024 and 2025, this figure still represents a significant quantum of growth. The expected R29-billion increase in turnover from online sales this year is almost as large as South Africa’s entire online retail market in 2020, when sales totalled about R30.2-billion, technology research company World Wide Worx MD and principal analyst Arthur Goldstuck revealed on September 2. Read more
Yellow Door Energy, Nedbank CIB achieve financial close on 49 MW Lion Thorn Solar Park SuperUser Account / Wednesday, September 2, 2026 0 10 Article rating: No rating Independent power producer Yellow Door Energy and Nedbank Corporate and Investment Banking (Nedbank CIB) have achieved financial close on 49 MW Lion Thorn Solar Park, in Leeudoringstad, North West. Nedbank CIB is financing the utility-scale solar project, enabling construction to proceed. Read more
Eskom RT&D Centre positioned as engine for energy innovation, industrialisation SuperUser Account / Wednesday, September 2, 2026 0 9 Article rating: No rating State-owned power utility Eskom’s Research, Testing and Development (RT&D) Centre, in Rosherville, Johannesburg, is being positioned as a critical national asset for developing technologies that can support South Africa’s energy transition, strengthen energy security and contribute to broader industrialisation. During a high-level engagement held on September 2, Eskom CEO Dan Marokane, RT&D GM Prudence Madiba and Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa highlighted the growing importance of translating the utility’s energy sustainability research into practical technologies that can be deployed across the electricity sector and wider economy. Read more
RMB/BER Business Confidence Index stabilises after second-quarter setback SuperUser Account / Wednesday, September 2, 2026 0 9 Article rating: No rating The Business Confidence Index (BCI) published by financial services firm RMB and economic research organisation the Bureau for Economic Research (BER) edged down by one point to 38 in the third quarter, slightly down from the 39 recorded in the second quarter. The index indicates that this level of confidence implies that 62% of respondents remain dissatisfied with prevailing business conditions. Read more
Chery confirms completely-knockdown production for Rosslyn plant SuperUser Account / Wednesday, September 2, 2026 0 16 Article rating: No rating New addition to the South African automotive manufacturing landscape, Chery South Africa (SA), has confirmed that production at its new Rosslyn plant will be completely knockdown (CKD) and not semiknockdown. CKD assembly should allow for a much larger volume of locally made components. Read more