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
Face-to-Face with a turning Point
9th April 2021 Two senior leaders, deployed by the African National Congress in KwaZulu-Natal, attended activities that should be used as a foundation to sustain... →
Eskom board appoints Advocate Semenya to conduct De Ruyter probe
1st April 2021 The board at State-owned electricity utility Eskom confirmed on Thursday that Advocate Ishmael Semenya SC had accepted its request to conduct an... →
Hands off my ‘mabhebeza’
12th March 2021 Award-winning columnist, Bhekisisa Mncube, is head over heels for our Public Protector Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane, and he argues that she is the... →
Eskom to implement Stage 2 load-shedding until Friday night
10th March 2021 Power utility Eskom says it will implement Stage 2 load-shedding from 17:00 on Wednesday until 23:00 on Friday as the generation capacity is... →
Eskom board to initiate probe into racism allegations against De Ruyter
9th March 2021 The Eskom board has resolved to initiate an investigation into an allegation of racism made against CEO André de Ruyter, indicating in a statement... →
Glencore refutes Molefe's State capture inquiry testimony
3rd March 2021 Diversified miner Glencore says the suggestion that it had involved President Cyril Ramaphosa, who used to be the chairperson of the Optimum coal... →
Fluxmans team to the Phumelela – DealMakers Business Rescue Transaction of the Year
1st March 2021 Last night DealMakers Africa held its first virtual awards ceremony to honour those firms who have excelled in what has been a particularly... →
Unemployment rate rises to 32.5%
23rd February 2021 South Africa's official unemployment rate increased by 1.7 percentage points to 32.5% in the fourth quarter of 2020, the highest since Statistics... →
New dawn for SA’s freight rail industry?
19th February 2021 In this opinion piece, Pulane Tshabalala contents that third-party operator access to State-owned logistics group Transnet’s rail network would,... →
COMESA merger notification thresholds clarified
15th February 2021 On 11 February 2021, the COMESA Competition Commission (CCC) published a new practice note clarifying important aspects of its merger control... →
Eskom to implement Stage 3 load-shedding from 13:00
10th February 2021 Power utility Eskom says it will implement Stage 3 load-shedding from 13:00 on February 10 to 06:00 on February 11. This is necessary as the power... →
Eskom to implement Stage 2 load-shedding from 22:00
9th February 2021 Power utility Eskom says it will implement load-shedding from 22:00 on February 9 to 05:00 on February 10 in order to preserve and replenish the... →
Busa pays tribute to Mthembu
21st January 2021 Business Unity South Africa (BUSA) says organised business mourns the passing of Jackson Mthembu, who was "one of South Africa’s hardest-working... →
Msunduzi Local Municipality needs a developmental approach service delivery challenges
19th January 2021 The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of... →
Retrenchment payouts in the Covid-19 context
15th December 2020 The long-term effects of Covid-19 on businesses have become clearer. Short-term interventions, such as taking annual leave, temporary lay-off,... →
Land Claims Court judgment underlines the remedial purpose of land claims
15th December 2020 In a Land Claims Court judgment on 19 October 2020, Judge Spilg established a precedent for evaluating land claims that places the onus on the Land... →
UJ develops tech to estimate probability of Covid-19 infection
14th December 2020 Amid the rise in Covid-19 infections in South Africa, a joint team from the University of Johannesburg (UJ) Faculty of Engineering and the... →
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala: how global and local experience would play out in WTO top job
27th November 2020 The global economy faces profound uncertainties, particularly in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, faith in the efficacy of... →
Govt, industry sign the sugar master plan
17th November 2020 Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Ebrahim Patel, Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Minister Thoko Didiza and sugar industry... →
Attorneys at risk of money laundering and terrorist financing abuse
22nd October 2020 Accountable institutions, which include legal practitioners such as attorneys, notaries and conveyancers are identified in the Financial... →
High Court reinforces mining right applicants’ duty to consult
18th September 2020 On 11 September 2020, the High Court of South Africa, Gauteng Division, Pretoria, in the case of Duduzile Baleni and Others v Regional Manager:... →
Honour Bizos with inclusive, ethical economy – Busa
10th September 2020 Following the passing of acclaimed human rights lawyer George Bizos on Wednesday evening, Business Unity South Africa has called on South Africans... →
Employment and labour sees slight improvement in safety compliance while compensation fund records increased claims and CCMA works hard to limit retrenchments
11th August 2020 There has been a slight improvement in compliance in the private sector while the government sector has recorded a slight decline, according to the... →
South Africa needs better food price controls to shield poor people from Covid-19 fallout
4th August 2020 Covid-19 has wrought havoc on poor households in countries across the world. In South Africa, more and more people are facing hunger resulting from... →
TIPS Tracker: The economy and the pandemic
13th July 2020 Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies' (TIPS's) 'Tracker: The economy and the pandemic' highlights important trends in the Covid-19 pandemic in... →
AI Procurement in a Box
12th June 2020 The promises of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies lie beyond our imaginations and the risks accompanying them remain impossible to... →
What Forex Strategy Should I Choose?
22nd May 2020 Consistent success requires a consistent strategy. Today, traders in South Africa can use educational sources from top brokerages. Over the years,... →
Mauritius Listed on EU High Risk List – Why not to Panic!
19th May 2020 News that Mauritius was added to the EU list of high-risk third countries on 7 May 2020 has understandably caused much consternation amongst fund... →
DWS appoints Advocate Terry Motau to lead fraud and corruption review
12th May 2020 Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has appointed Advocate Terry Motau to lead a team of lawyers to review all fraud,... →
Random thoughts
8th May 2020 As we all grapple with this strange and scary new world we now inhabit, it makes one think of what is truly important in one's life. The love and... →
Sureties, Co – Principal Debtors and Prescription
28th April 2020 In Liberty Group Limited v Illman (1334/2018) [2020] ZASCA 38 one of the issues the court had to determine was whether sureties who also bind... →
Wits researchers launch comprehensive Covid-19 dashboard for South Africa
24th March 2020 The University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) has launched a website that presents the latest statistics on the effect of the Coronavirus disease 2019... →
Former Johannesburg Mayor, Herman Mashaba discusses politics and The People's Dialogue
11th March 2020 Politician, Entrepreneur and former Mayor of Johannesburg, Herman Mashaba discusses the state of SA politics. He sat down with Polity to unpack his... →
Employee rights proposed for persons in film and television industry
24th January 2020 On 11 December 2019, the Minister of Labour in South Africa issued a notice calling for interested parties to make submissions on his proposal to... →
Acsa ‘charting a fresh course’ with new CEO
19th December 2019 The Airports Company South Africa has announced the appointment of Nompumelelo Mpofu, currently the director-general in the Department of Planning,... →
SAHRC finds some Mpumalanga municipalities violating the Constitution
9th December 2019 The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) in Mpumalanga on Monday said it had determined that some municipalities were violating Sections... →
Sobukwe: The Making Of A Pan Africanist Leader – Thami Ka Plaatjie
4th December 2019 “Prof” as Robert Sobukwe was fondly known, is an enigma to many people. Whilst his political views are widely known, the inner thoughts of the man... →
Sex education raises questions about the role of the state in South Africa
29th November 2019 Passions are running high in South Africa about a proposed new curriculum for education about sexuality in schools. Aimed at children in grades 4... →
National Assembly passes convention establishing SKA Observatory
13th November 2019 The National Assembly has approved the passing of the convention establishing the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Observatory. The SKA is an... →
Wilful ignorance will not drive growth
6th November 2019 It is hardly surprising that, apart from one moment, Cyril Ramaphosa avoided the topic of Black Economic Empowerment at his Investment Summit this... →
Threats to Independent Media and Civil Society in Tanzania
28th October 2019 Since President John Magufuli came to power in 2015, Tanzania has seen a sharp backslide in respect for basic freedoms of association and... →
