Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2022 12:00:55 +0000
There is increased awareness of electric cars, and interest amongst consumers is growing. Let’s take a look at recent developments in some countries around the world that show that demand for electric cars is growing quite nicely. Let’s start in South Africa, where there are no incentives for electric vehicles and where there has been […]
Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Tue, 06 Sep 2022 16:00:38 +0000
The Shoprite Group, South Africa’s largest retailer by market capitalization, sales, profit, and number of employees and customers, continues to grow its solar-assisted fleet of trailers. The Group now has 903 trucks and 1,360 trailers. Of these, 1041 trailers now have solar panels installed on the roof to support refrigeration loads. The solar panels are […]
Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 17:00:45 +0000
Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest share of electricity output from backup/standby generators in the world. 9% of annual electricity consumption in the region is from backup/standby generators. This is due many countries in the region having constrained generation capacity, and weak and intermittent grids, resulting in regular power cuts. Nigeria accounts for a huge chunk […]
Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2022 20:50:56 +0000
The Shoprite Group, South Africa’s largest retailer by market capitalization, sales, profit, and number of employees and customers, is accelerating its solar rollout across its sites in South Africa as well as other markets on the continent. Shoprite operates in 11 African countries. The Group has more than 2,900 stores across Africa. Some of the […]
Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2022 17:50:53 +0000
South African consumer goods giant and its largest food manufacturer, Tiger Brands, will install solar power at its manufacturing sites. Tiger Brands has also been implementing energy efficiency initiatives to maximize efforts with the aim of reducing the company’s reliance on the national grid and minimize impact on the environment. Tiger Brands’ portfolio includes key […]
Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2022 15:51:50 +0000
Growthpoint Properties is an international property company with assets in South Africa, Eastern Europe, Australia, and the UK. Growthpoint is also South Africa’s largest primary Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. Growthpoint owns and manages a diversified portfolio of over 500 property assets, locally and internationally. The company has been […]
Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2022 02:50:50 +0000
Audi South Africa, in partnership with GridCars, has finalized the installation of 33 electric vehicle (EV) charging stations across the country. These represent a total of 70 charge point connectors and expands on the existing network in the country. The chargers range in their charging capacity from 22kW (AC) to 80kW (DC) and 150kW (DC) […]
Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2022 23:50:01 +0000
The city of Cape Town will soon start paying commercial and Industrial (C&I) business for their excess solar with cash as one of the options on the table. Interested businesses that want to sell their surplus Small-scale Embedded Generation (SSEG) energy to the City of Cape Town need to submit their applications by the 31st […]
Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Fri, 05 Aug 2022 21:50:19 +0000
BMW has traditionally been the the number one searched brand in South Africa. South Africans love BMWs. The legendary BMW E30 325, popularly known locally as the “Gusheshe,” is a prime example of this strong relationship. It is extremely popular in the spinning and burnout community. Spinning is a street sport popular in South Africa’s […]
Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Fri, 05 Aug 2022 19:50:24 +0000
South Africa’s Autotrader Car Industry Report Mid-Year Report January 2022 – June 2022 has just been released. In the first 6 months of this year, 349 million searches for vehicles were conducted on Autotrader’s website. There were 163 million consumer advert views and the average time on the site was 5 minutes and 50 seconds. […]