Marleny Arnoldi
Marleny Arnoldi is a Creamer Media Deputy Editor Online for Engineering News and Mining Weekly.
Gauteng public sector remains topmost offender according to corruption report
14th September 2022 Nonprofit organisation Corruption Watch (CW) finds in the sixth edition of its ‘Analysis of Corruption Trends’ (ACT) report that fraud made up the... →
Govt’s new energy plan broadly welcomed, but many call for firm deadlines
26th July 2022 President Cyril Ramaphosa’s plan to tackle the power crisis in South Africa, as announced and unpacked on July 25, has been well received by the... →
IMF says Ukraine war is setting back Africa’s economic recovery, climate plans
8th June 2022 All positive momentum gained in recovering from Covid-19 in sub-Saharan Africa has been lost, as monetary policies are focused on preservation... →
South Africa’s unemployment rate improves modestly to 34.5% in the first quarter
31st May 2022 The official South African unemployment rate has decreased by 0.8 of a percentage point to 34.5% in the first quarter of this year, compared with... →
Ramaphosa, German Chancellor discuss situation in Ukraine
24th May 2022 President Cyril Ramaphosa has reiterated South Africa’s official stance on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, emphasising that engagement, dialogue and... →
BLSA suggests business plan for an incoming modernised electricity system
16th May 2022 South Africa will eventually find itself with a thoroughly modern electricity supply sector, including many generators competing with each other,... →
Agri SA welcomes ‘balanced’ Agri Masterplan
13th May 2022 Industry body Agri SA says the signing of the Agriculture and Agro Processing Masterplan (AAMP) by Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development... →
BLSA wishes to see more regulatory change announcements at investment conference
22nd March 2022 Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) CEO Busi Mavuso says this year’s South Africa Investment Conference must be turned on its head and instead... →
Africa could see a food crisis unfold as the world faces mounting transport, trade risks
17th March 2022 The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad) has assessed the potential impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on trade and... →
CoJ passes Adjustment Budget, which prioritises infrastructure
25th February 2022 The City of Johannesburg (CoJ) has passed its Adjustment Budget through its Council to see it through to the end of the 2021/22 financial year in... →
Treasury launches bounce-back support scheme for SMEs
23rd February 2022 Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has announced that the National Treasury will launch a new business bounce-back scheme to support small and... →
Minister reiterates ‘tough love’ approach to SOE fiscal dependence
23rd February 2022 Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has reiterated his commitment to clamp down on State-owned entities (SOEs) that are draining the fiscus with... →
Carbon Tax Phase 1 extended to end-2025
23rd February 2022 Government has extended the first phase of South Africa’s Carbon Tax by three years to December 31, 2025, in an effort to support businesses in... →
Infrastructure Fund making progress with key projects
23rd February 2022 The Infrastructure Fund has since its establishment packaged projects with a capital value of R21-billion. Over the next three years, government... →
No fuel levy, RAF levy increases for 2022/23
23rd February 2022 There will be no increase in either the general fuel levy or the Road Accident Fund (RAF) levy in 2022/23. The National Treasury has, instead,... →
Eskom starts intensive maintenance programme at Koeberg Unit 2
17th January 2022 Power utility Eskom has advised that Unit 2 of the Koeberg nuclear power station was taken offline on January 17 for refuelling and a five-month... →
Corruption Watch turns focus to Eskom in review of Zondo Commission report
12th January 2022 Corruption Watch has released its latest statement sharing findings of the first report released by the Zondo Commission of Inquiry into State... →
De Ruyter responds to Seifsa’s open letter, arranges for further engagement
10th December 2021 Eskom CEO André de Ruyter has responded to an open letter submitted to him by the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa... →
Nedlac to approach Constitutional Court next year over mandatory vaccination
7th December 2021 The National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac) would approach the Constitutional Court early next year about proposals to implement... →
Govt developing a comprehensive public sector remuneration strategy
11th November 2021 National government is developing a comprehensive public-sector remuneration strategy for the medium to long term. This will apply to the country’s... →
Godongwana reiterates govt's commitment to structural reforms
11th November 2021 The Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) for the next three years up to 2024/25 details how government is accelerating various structural... →
Debt servicing costs contribute huge chunk of medium-term expenditure
11th November 2021 Government’s rising debt service costs, at about R1-trillion over 2022/23 to 2024/25, is crowding out spending on service delivery functions. Debt... →
City Power agrees to implement load-shedding after talks with Eskom
25th October 2021 Electricity utilities Eskom and City Power have agreed on efforts to protect the national grid, while also reducing the impact of load-shedding on... →
De Ruyter reiterates Eskom’s need to adapt to the changing energy landscape
8th October 2021 Eskom CEO André de Ruyter says there are significant efficiency gains to be made by embracing digitalisation at the State-owned power utility.... →
Stats SA methodology overhaul finds GDP is larger at R5.5tr for 2020
25th August 2021 Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) on August 25 reported a revised estimate of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2020 of R5.52-trillion, which is an... →
Numsa starts nationwide demonstrations amid wage deadlock
23rd August 2021 The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) has started with nationwide demonstrations, while wage negotiations with the Steel and... →
B4SA says private sector vaccination sites accepting walk-ins for all eligible age groups
16th August 2021 Business for South Africa (B4SA) has confirmed that all private sector vaccination sites across South Africa are now accepting walk-ins from anyone... →
City Power clamps down on illegal connections
4th August 2021 Johannesburg utility City Power plans to impose steep fines on those who connect to the Johannesburg power grid illegally, in efforts to recoup... →
Medupi construction complete after 14 years
2nd August 2021 The last of six power generation units at the Medupi power station, in Lephalale, is now operational, marking the completion of all building... →
Mavuso says South African democracy proved mettle despite destruction
19th July 2021 Business Leadership South Africa CEO Busi Mavuso says last week was a serious test of South Africa’s constitutional democracy, but she believes the... →
International institutions aid vaccine-making in Africa through R10bn financing
1st July 2021 Several international development finance institutions have partnered on a financing package for pharmaceuticals company Aspen Pharmacare to... →
BLSA applauds electricity, SAA decisions
14th June 2021 The privatisation of South African Airways (SAA) and the increase of the embedded generation licencing threshold to 100 MW are the kind of dramatic... →
Empowered consortium Takatso to own 51% of SAA
11th June 2021 Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan has revealed the new strategic equity partner of State-owned airline South African Airways (SAA) –... →
Eskom warns Stage 1 load-shedding likely to be implemented all week
7th June 2021 Eskom will implement Stage 1 load-shedding from 17:00 to 22:00 this evening and will likely continue to do so for the rest of the week. The... →
Eskom suspends Koeberg GM while delayed unit investigation ensues
7th June 2021 State-owned power utility Eskom has confirmed that the GM of its Koeberg nuclear power station has been suspended while investigations are ongoing... →
Load-shedding suspended for Friday afternoon, but to continue until Sunday
4th June 2021 State-owned power utility Eskom has announced that load-shedding will be suspended from 12:00 to 17:00 on June 4, to allow Parliament to pass a... →
Stage 2 load-shedding to continue until Friday evening
2nd June 2021 Stage 2 load-shedding will continue to be implemented until Friday evening, State-owned power utility Eskom confirms. This is owing to further... →
Unemployment ticks up to 32.6% in first quarter
1st June 2021 The unemployment rate in South Africa has increased to 32.6% in the first quarter of the year, Statistics South Africa reports. This compares with... →
Energy, real infrastructure progress remain lacking in SoNA, says business
12th February 2021 Most stakeholders agree with President Cyril Ramaphosa’s four overriding priorities of defeating Covid-19, accelerating economic recovery and... →
BLSA expects clarity on spectrum, energy, vaccine, partnerships from SoNA
8th February 2021 Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) expects a few vital aspects to be addressed this week during the President’s State of the Nation Address... →
SIU recovers R127m worth of dodgy PPE payments so far
5th February 2021 The Special Investigating Unit's (SIU's) work has resulted in the recovery of R127-million of funds, which had been paid irregularly by the State... →
