Tasneem Bulbulia
Tasneem Bulbulia is a Creamer Media Deputy Editor Online for Engineering News and Mining Weekly.
US agency provides oxygen support to South Africa
15th July 2020 The US government, through the US Agency for International Development (USAID), is providing an additional $3.5-million (R59-million) to support... →
Stage 2 load-shedding to start at 12:00
10th July 2020 The possibility that State-owned Eskom will implement load-shedding from 12:00 to 22:00 on Friday. This was owing to an increase in plant... →
Covid-19 loan guarantee scheme now operational
12th May 2020 The Covid-19 loan guarantee scheme announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa in April is operational as of May 12. The initial set of participating... →
Dealing with Covid-19 impact calls for moral resilience
11th May 2020 With the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown, South Africans and all the different sectors of the country are faced with moral dilemmas, and... →
Global remittances to fall sharply owing to Covid-19
22nd April 2020 Global remittances are projected to decline sharply by about 20% this year owing to the economic crisis induced by the Covid-19 pandemic and... →
Africa requires centrality in response strategy for Covid-19 – CDC speaker
2nd April 2020 Dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic on the African continent will require a collaborative, cooperative and effective communication approach, with... →
Stats SA announces immediate suspension of fieldwork
20th March 2020 In light of the spread of Covid-19 in South Africa, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) has suspended all fieldwork activities until March 31. The... →
BBC has role to play in tackling South Africa’s economic crisis
4th March 2020 While the country is in an economic crisis, having just entered a technical recession and grappling with no economic growth, this presents an... →
Pityana appointed to WEF’s Africa Regional Stewardship Board
22nd January 2020 Business Unity South Africa president Sipho Pityana has been appointed co-chair of the World Economic Forum’s (WEF's) new Africa Regional... →
NUM calls for Eskom’s board to be disbanded
13th January 2020 Labour union, the National Union of Mineworkers has reiterated its call for the entire Eskom board to be disbanded and replaced by “competent men... →
Anglo American launches programme to help combat gender-based violence
26th November 2019 Diversified miner Anglo American on Tuesday launched a wide-ranging programme that aims to tackle the scourge of gender-based violence through... →
Water dept steps in to ease Free State shortages
11th November 2019 To augment dwindling water levels in the Free State, the Department of Water and Sanitation has released water from the Saulsport dam to benefit... →
Tourism industry welcomes waiver of unabridged birth certificates
11th November 2019 South African Tourism acting CEO Sthembiso Dlamini says a waiver signed by Home Affairs Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi on Friday, allowing foreign... →
Establishment of infrastructure fund progressing well – Mboweni
30th October 2019 Emphasising the importance of driving further infrastructure investment in the country, Finance Minister Tito Mboweni on Wednesday said government... →
SOEs adding to govt spending pressure; e-tolls to remain
30th October 2019 South African Airways is one of a number of State-owned enterprises adding to spending pressures on government, Finance Minister Tito Mboweni... →
Mboweni introduces measures to cut govt's wage bill
30th October 2019 To stabilise the country’s debt outlook and reduce spending, government plans to introduce measures to cut down on the public sector wage bill,... →
Unemployment rate remains above 29%
29th October 2019 The official unemployment rate increased by another 0.1 of a percentage point to 29.1% in the third quarter, Statistics South Africa’s (Stats SA's)... →
Presidential Economic Advisory Council members announced
27th September 2019 The Presidency on Friday announced the names of the members of the Presidential Economic Advisory Council, which will start its work from October... →
Council welcomes Moody’s statement, treasury’s economic ‘blueprint’
12th September 2019 The Minerals Council South Africa has welcomed the announcement by ratings agency Moody’s that it is unlikely to downgrade South Africa’s sovereign... →
Trevor Balzer retires, marking an end to 42 years in public service
30th July 2019 Following 42 years of public service, Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) deputy director-general responsible for strategic and emergency... →
Policy uncertainty persists in Q2, but there is potential for a turnaround
2nd July 2019 The North West University Business School’s Policy Uncertainty Index decreased from 53.4 in the first quarter to 52.9 in the second quarter. NWU... →
SAA welcomes Bezuidenhout back as Mango CEO
2nd July 2019 The board of South African Airways on Tuesday expressed its support for the appointment of Nico Bezuidenhout as CEO of its subsidiary, Mango... →
Tackling youth unemployment requires cohesive, holistic measures
28th June 2019 Tackling youth unemployment will require input from multiple stakeholders and measures, programmes and initiatives that pursue job creation will... →
South Africa needs return to a proper value system, says Chief Justice Mogoeng
28th June 2019 Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng on Friday lamented the high level of unemployment in South Africa, stating that it was at odds with a country with... →
Mminele retires as SARB deputy governor
27th June 2019 South African Reserve Bank deputy governor Daniel Mminele will retire when his second five-year term expires on June 30. Mminele has advised... →
DBSA sees Ghana as key to building Africa’s prosperity
7th June 2019 The Development Bank of Southern Africa has identified Ghana as a key investment node, owing to its economic growth potential and its strategic... →
Parsons warns of possible ‘technical recession’ after first-quarter GDP contraction
4th June 2019 South Africa’s gross domestic product (GDP) is unlikely to grow by more than about 1% this year, North West University Business School economist... →
Unemployment rate increases to 27.6% in Q1
14th May 2019 South Africa's unemployment rate increased by 0.5 of a percentage point to 27.6% for the first quarter of this year, Statistics South Africa's... →
ANC expected to clinch national elections, albeit weakened
4th April 2019 Independent elections analyst and management consultant Dawie Scholtz expects the African National Congress will again win the May 8 national... →
Nkwinti announces changes to water dept’s procurement processes
2nd April 2019 Water and Sanitation Minister Gugile Nkwinti on Tuesday announced a revamp of the procurement and project management processes for infrastructure... →
Eskom signs $180m loan agreement with NDB for renewables project
1st April 2019 The New Development Bank (NDB) and Eskom on Monday signed a $180-million loan agreement for the Renewable Energy Integration and Transmission... →
African entities urged to be proactive in growing the continent's economies
17th January 2019 Africa is sitting on the financial periphery and the onus is on entities on the continent to take proactive measures to grow countries’ economies... →
Kingon’s term as Sars acting Commissioner extended for 90 days
14th December 2018 Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has reappointed Mark Kingon as acting Commissioner of the South African Revenue Service (Sars) for a further 90 days,... →
Government launches e-Recruitment system
12th December 2018 The Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) has officially launched government’s e-Recruitment system, which enables job seekers to... →
South Africa needs new narrative to create inclusive growth
1st November 2018 South Africa needs positive leadership and a change in narrative to tackle its problems and create inclusive sustainable growth for all, said... →
Ramaphosa declares Jobs Summit a success
5th October 2018 Following the agreement of an 84-page framework agreement on Thursday, the second day of the Jobs Summit, held in Gauteng, indentified key areas... →
Daily Podcast – February 22, 2018
22nd February 2018 Making headlines: South Africa retains dubious corruption rating, DA lays complaint against Malusi Gigaba with Public Protector And, Ramaphosa tees... →
Daily Podcast – February 07, 2018
7th February 2018 Making headlines: Mbete says Ramaphosa will outline Zuma's fate today, De Lille warns DA over 'malicious laying of criminal charges' And, Magashule... →
