Creamer Media Reporter
Creamer Media’s news team is based mainly in South Africa, but the team includes regular correspondents from other parts of Africa, such as Zimbabwe, Malawi, Botswana, Kenya and the rest of the world, including the United Kingdom, Australia and India. Email: newsdesk@engineeringnews.co.za
Frene Ginwala remembered: trailblazing feminist and first speaker of South Africa’s democratic parliament
16th January 2023 Frene Ginwala, feisty feminist, astute political tactician and committed cadre of South Africa’s governing party, the African National Congress... →
Nersa given until Jan 12 to make a final decision on Eskom revenue application
21st December 2022 The High Court of South Africa (Gauteng Division) has granted the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) an extension, to January 12, to... →
Gordhan calls on Eskom to get South Africa out of Stage 6 loadshedding
8th December 2022 Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan has directed the management and board of power utility Eskom to work hard to get the country out of... →
Construction starts on Eskom’s first battery energy storage project
8th December 2022 Power utility Eskom and Hyosung Heavy Industries on December 7 marked the beginning of construction of the first energy storage facility under... →
Cleaner's Boy: A resistance road to a liberated life – Patric Tariq Mellet
7th December 2022 Questions of identity were unavoidable in Patric Tariq Mellet’s life. As a small child he watched as his immediate family were mistreated,... →
The Employment Services Amendment Bill gives a glimpse into the future of digital labour platforms
9th November 2022 The Employment Services Amendment Bill introduces certain employment obligations for digital labour platforms and this may mark the beginning of... →
Innovative ways needed to fund infrastructure development in municipalities
2nd November 2022 There is a need to find innovative strategies to raise external funding for infrastructure development, particularly for local municipalities... →
Violence and intimidation associated with industrial action: Using picketing rules and the Code on Harassment to mitigate strike-related violence
26th October 2022 Employers trying to tackle violence related to industrial action have traditionally reacted with court proceedings and disciplinary action once... →
Agri sector calls for tax relief, infrastructure investment ahead of MTBPS
25th October 2022 Industry body Agri SA says it is hopeful that the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS), to be delivered by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana... →
Amended EE Bill tightens up on transformation targets
24th October 2022 Employers will face consequences if the Employment Equity Amendment Bill is implemented, specifically that hard-coded sector targets will be... →
SARS (somewhat) lifts prohibition on distributions from resident trusts to offshore trusts
24th October 2022 SARS will now consider applications from South African-resident trusts for approval to distribute funds to non-resident trusts The South African... →
National Assembly adopts controversial Electoral Amendment Bill
20th October 2022 On Thursday, 232 MPs voted in favour of the controversial Electoral Amendment Bill. Civil society organisations have been urging MPs to reject the... →
We need to find an escape from “choiceless democracy”
19th October 2022 Professor Raymond Suttner unpacks his column "We need to find an escape from “choiceless democracy". Click here to read the column. →
Eskom to suspend loadshedding for the weekend
14th October 2022 Due to lower weekend demand, loadshedding will be suspended at midnight on Friday, Eskom says. Since Wednesday evening a generation unit each at... →
Ramaphosa prepares for intensive period of economic diplomacy
11th October 2022 President Cyril Ramaphosa is preparing for an intense period of economic diplomacy, including participation in the G20 Summit in Bali, Indonesia,... →
Whites and Democracy in South Africa – Roger Southall
10th October 2022 What is the place and role of whites in South African political life today? Are whites genuinely willing participants in a ‘non-racial democracy’,... →
A New State of Mind: Greater Transparency and Accountability in the Middle East and North Africa
6th October 2022 The MENA region is facing important vulnerabilities, which the current crises—first the pandemic, then the war in Ukraine—have exacerbated. Prices... →
Evaluation of COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness in a changing landscape of COVID-19 epidemiology and vaccination
5th October 2022 In March 2021 the World Health Organization (WHO) made interim guidance available on best practices for undertaking vaccine effectiveness (VE)... →
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Blind SA v Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition and Others (CCT 320/21) [2022] ZACC 33
21st September 2022 This is an application for confirmation of an order granted by the High Court of South Africa, Gauteng Division, Pretoria (High Court), declaring... →
How will amendments to FICA schedules 1, 2 and 3 apply to credit providers
15th September 2022 Amendments to schedules 1,2 and 3 of FICA will see the inclusion of credit providers as accountable institutions. Webber Wentzel has been tracking... →
Fasken advises Lenders on the financial close of two registered 100 MW energy projects
14th September 2022 Fasken is proud to have advised the Lenders on the financial close of two registered 100 MW energy projects. The first two 100 MW energy projects... →
Dire Consequences For Non-compliant Companies
11th August 2022 A recent article by News24 reported on the arrest of two farmers with 39 undocumented Mozambican nationals on their premises. Both farmers are... →
Key findings: social protection responses to forced displacement
10th August 2022 This output is part of a larger two-year research project studying approaches to assisting affected populations in contexts of forced displacement.... →
Winde votes for Hlophe's suspension
26th July 2022 Western Cape Premier Alan Winde said on Monday that he hopes President Cyril Ramaphosa acts swiftly to suspend Western Cape High Court Judge... →
State of Disaster extended to August
19th July 2022 Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has extended the National State of Disaster to August 18. The... →
Eskom to implement Stage 6 load-shedding on Thursday and Friday
30th June 2022 Power utility Eskom on Thursday said it would again implement Stage 6 load-shedding, from 14:00 until midnight, as the unlawful strike by employees... →
Traffic Impact Assessment (TIA) Guideline for Cities in Africa
27th May 2022 A traffic impact study (TIA) is the technical appraisal of the traffic and safety implications relating to various developments including housing,... →
Eskom to implement Stage 2 load-shedding from 17:00 until 05:00 on May 9
3rd May 2022 Power utility Eskom has announced that it will implement Stage 2 load-shedding from 17:00 on May 3 to 05:00 on Monday, May 9. The utility... →
Eskom sets up project team to deal with Zondo report recommendations
29th April 2022 Power utility Eskom has announced that it has established a project team, supported by its internal and external lawyers, to review the report... →
Presidency receives fourth part of Zondo Commission's report into State capture
29th April 2022 The Presidency on April 29 received the fourth part of the report of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture.... →
Constitutional Court to hear vital water rights case for agricultural sector
12th April 2022 The outcome of a court judgment over the transferability and trading of water rights will have significant consequences for the agricultural... →
Eskom to reduce load-shedding intensity to Stage 3 on Thurs night
10th March 2022 Eskom has announced that it will reduce the intensity of load-shedding to Stage 3 from 21:00 on Thursday night until 05:00 on Friday morning.... →
Eskom to implement Stage 2 load-shedding from 17:00 on Monday
7th March 2022 Power utility Eskom will implement Stage 2 load-shedding from 17:00 on Monday to 05:00 on Wednesday morning, as Medupi Unit 3 had also broken down.... →
Water Strategy 2021 – 2025: Towards a Water Secure Africa
3rd March 2022 Water security underpins sustainable development and plays a crucial role in achieving the 2030 Agenda. A 2018 UN Report concluded that achieving... →
Covid-19: South Africa records 1 995 new cases and 5 deaths
3rd March 2022 South Africa recorded 1 995 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, representing an 7.5% positivity rate. Five Covid-19 deaths were also reported in the... →
Chastising judgment finds Sars’ delay “egregious” and “perpetuation of a pattern of disregard for the rules”
2nd March 2022 In a recent Tax Court Judgment handed down on 25 February 2022, the Court found in favour of an unnamed taxpayer, admonishing SARS for their... →
Neasa CEO reacts to SoNA 2022
22nd February 2022 National Employers' Association of South Africa CEO Gerhard Papenfus reacts to President Cyril Ramaphosa's State of the Nation Address. →
No typhoid cases linked to tap water – Rand Water
22nd February 2022 Rand Water has assured that the recent typhoid cases are not linked to tap water. Escherichia coli, a bacteria that is used as an indicator for the... →
In 2020 alone the legal tobacco industry shrunk by 48% while the illicit tobacco trade grew to 60% of the market.
3rd February 2022 “In 2020 alone the legal tobacco industry shrunk by 48% while the illicit tobacco trade grew to 60% of the market. This resulted in ASTRONOMICAL... →
Part Two of Zondo report focuses on State Capture at Transnet and Denel
1st February 2022 The second part of the three-part report of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture, also known as the Zondo... →
LRA protects employees who lodge grievances
31st January 2022 Some employers are too soft and trusting when receiving grievances and give in even before establishing whether the grievance has merit. However,... →
