Marleny Arnoldi
Marleny Arnoldi is a Creamer Media Deputy Editor Online for Engineering News and Mining Weekly.
Too early to say if proposed SOE holding company will succeed – Mavuso
18th September 2023 With Cabinet having recently approved the publication of the draft National State Enterprises Bill for public comment, Business Leadership South... →
Agri SA warns govt’s interference amid food price dilemma could have detrimental long-term effects
18th September 2023 Industry body Agri SA has warned that government interference in the food market could lead to empty supermarket shelves. The organisation intends... →
Commission unpacks why food inflation remains high despite overall inflation easing
13th September 2023 While overall inflation has come down in recent months to its lowest level since October 2021, food inflation remains at nearly twice the inflation... →
Inflation expectations ease
11th September 2023 The Bureau for Economic Research (BER) cites in its latest Inflation Expectations Survey that respondents including analysts, business people and... →
GDP records 0.6% growth in Q2, but loadshedding threatens gains
5th September 2023 South Africa’s gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 0.6% in the second quarter, which North West University Business School Professor Raymond... →
Universities to progress human trials of what could be groundbreaking TB vaccine
25th August 2023 The universities of Walter Sisulu and North-West have announced some astounding results from preclinical trials for a combination vaccine against... →
Legislation bungle reveals much of govt is not serious about delivering change, says BLSA
21st August 2023 Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) CEO Busi Mavuso has expressed her dismay over the delays to the Electricity Regulation Act (ERA) Amendment... →
BLSA clarifies role of business amid increasing public-private endeavours
7th August 2023 Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) CEO Busi Mavuso has taken the opportunity to address the criticism the business sector often receives for... →
Agri SA warns of unconstitutionality of proposed water-use licence regulation
31st July 2023 Industry body Agri SA remains concerned about the draft Water Use Licence Applications, Amendment and Appeals Regulations published by the... →
Eskom hands control of Ekurhuleni loadshedding back to the municipality
28th July 2023 State-owned power utility Eskom has handed loadshedding operations in Ekurhuleni back to the municipality, after having revoked its authority to... →
Zikalala, panelists warn construction mafia poses an existential threat
20th July 2023 Organised crime, particularly in the construction sector, has become more prevalent, more violent and more organised in recent years, with “mafia”... →
Mavuso says govt is chasing vote-earning fantasy of NHI without considering practicalities
10th July 2023 In her latest weekly newsletter, Business Leadership South Africa CEO Busi Mavuso has spoken out about the National Health Insurance (NHI) “charade... →
South African trade to suffer heavily if Russian arms aid allegations persist – Nedbank
7th July 2023 Nedbank commercial banking agriculture head John Hudson has shared his unease over the potential fallout following South Africa’s alleged supply of... →
Mavuso stresses centrality of efficient visa regime, lauds recent progress made
29th May 2023 Business Leadership South Africa CEO Busi Mavuso bemoans, in her latest weekly newsletter, the months of waiting for visa decisions and how it is... →
Johannesburg makes loadshedding changes, to exempt key businesses
26th May 2023 In an effort to ensure businesses remain invested in South Africa’s biggest city, the City of Johannesburg (CoJ) has announced that it will offer... →
Loadshedding starts to weigh on private sector debt servicing ability
8th May 2023 The Experian Business Debt Index (BDI) declined sharply to 0.996 in the fourth quarter of last year, following a reading of 1.591 in the third... →
WEF urges reskilling, as job losses are set to outpace growth in the short term
2nd May 2023 The World Economic Forum’s latest ‘Future of Jobs’ report states that 23% of all jobs globally will change by 2027, through growth of 10.2% and a... →
Govt communication must improve if more investment is to be garnered – BLSA
11th April 2023 Of all the factors impacting on investor confidence in the country, Business Leadership South Africa CEO Busi Mavuso says government’s... →
Eskom hands hydropower plants back to Uganda as concession ends
3rd April 2023 Following the end of the Eskom Uganda Limited (EUL) concession on March 31, Eskom has assured that a smooth transfer of assets and interests to... →
Policy Uncertainty Index worsens to 71.1 in the first quarter
29th March 2023 The North-West University (NWU) Business School’s Policy Uncertainty Index (PUI) rose to a record level of 71.7 in the first quarter of the year,... →
B4SA launches independent fund for corporates to support Energy Action Plan
10th March 2023 Business body Business for South Africa (B4SA), together with the Presidency, on March 9 announced the establishment of a Resource Mobilisation... →
Water projects take centre stage in govt’s planned infrastructure spend
22nd February 2023 The National Budget facility for infrastructure has approved municipal water infrastructure projects to the value of R3.7-billion. These projects... →
No increase in sugar tax for now
22nd February 2023 Following heavy lobbying from industry bodies the Sugar Association of South Africa and South African Cane Crowers’ Association, government has... →
Carbon fuel levy for 2023/24 increases by 1c
22nd February 2023 In line with the carbon tax increase that become effective on January 1, 2023, from R144/t to R159/t of carbon dioxide equivalent, the carbon fuel... →
R&D business incentive to be extended by ten years
22nd February 2023 Over the past three years, government has focused on measures to protect the tax base and reforms aimed at improving equity, efficiency, certainty... →
Sanral, Transnet, Denel among SOEs to receive fiscal support in 2023/24
22nd February 2023 As State-owned entities (SOEs) continue to rely on government bailouts and dominate the guarantee portfolio of the fiscus, Finance Minister Enoch... →
Govt moots ‘stricter headcount management’ amid public service wage risk
22nd February 2023 As negotiations over the increase in public sector wages in the 2022/23 financial year continues, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana stated in his... →
Govt extends diesel fuel levy refund to foodstuff manufacturers
22nd February 2023 To limit the impact of the energy crisis on food prices, government has decided to extend a diesel fuel levy refund to manufacturers of foodstuffs... →
Industry reacts to the good and the bad of SoNA 2023
10th February 2023 President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address (SoNA) was delivered amid severe crises across critical economic and social spheres in... →
State of Disaster declaration possibly a disaster within itself, as parties call on courts
10th February 2023 President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address (SoNA) on February 9 has evoked mixed responses from trade unions, industry associations,... →
Agri SA reiterates warning of food shortages, price spikes as loadshedding continues
7th February 2023 Industry body Agri SA has implored President Cyril Ramaphosa to address food security in his State of the Nation Address on February 9, given that... →
City Power announces R401m short-term loadshedding mitigation plan
26th January 2023 Ahead of being removed as the City of Johannesburg (CoJ) mayor on January 26, Mpho Phalatse unveiled City Power’s ‘Sustainable Energy Strategy’,... →
Business, labour, civil society agree tariff increases will not fix Eskom
13th January 2023 State-owned energy utility Eskom says it appreciates the tough tariff decision made by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) for... →
Steenhuisen questions govt’s slow progress in dealing with loadshedding
12th January 2023 Political party the Democratic Alliance (DA) federal leader John Steenhuisen has written a letter to President Cyril Ramaphosa, asking why his... →
Minerals Council, members pledge support for national gender-based violence interventions
2nd December 2022 The Minerals Council South Africa and its members have joined hands with the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) and the Gender-based Violence and... →
TFR opens up coal line again
25th November 2022 State-owned rail operator Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) has lifted the force majeure it imposed on the export coal line on November 8. The closure... →
Ramaphosa affirms BBBEE will remain
14th November 2022 Leading up to the promulgation of the Public Procurement Bill, which the National Treasury will soon submit to Cabinet and Parliament for... →
Godongwana appoints permanent chief ombud in newly established Ombud Council
21st October 2022 Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has appointed Leanne Jackson chief ombud of the Ombud Council, for a period of five years from November 1. The... →
Eskom expects restatements of FY21 results, to publish FY22 results end-November
29th September 2022 In addition to Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan confirming on September 28 that Eskom will not have its annual financial statements ready... →
NUM asks that Eskom board restructuring includes public participation
28th September 2022 The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has welcomed Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan’s plan to restructure and reconstitute the board of... →
Agri SA seeks meeting with Eskom, warns load-shedding may affect food security
22nd September 2022 With load-shedding escalating as South Africa enters the summer crop planting season, the current energy crisis may have implications for food... →
