Natasha Odendaal
Natasha Odendaal is Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor for Engineering News and Mining Weekly.
France, South Africa join hands on development
11th July 2016 There is further room to increase bilateral trade and investment and expand cooperation between South Africa and France, particularly in energy and... →
Global risks still pose threat to South Africa, despite different threat views
5th July 2016 Terrorism remains the biggest risk for businesses globally, with some 254 terrorist incidents classified as greater than Severity Five having... →
South Africa’s ‘messy’ political state hampers economic growth, coalition government increasingly likely
5th July 2016 South Africa’s “messy” political landscape is not aiding the country’s economic growth ambitions, Centre for Politics and Research executive... →
Brexit deals 'resilient' South Africa a new complication
24th June 2016 As the UK’s decision to withdraw from the European Union (EU) this week sent ripples of uncertainty and volatility across an already unsteady... →
South Africa making progress on NDP implementation – Radebe
9th June 2016 The recent affirmations by global credit ratings agencies were indicators that some improvements were starting to emerge as South Africa implements... →
Step-change in water resource management urgently needed
8th June 2016 Being the thirtieth-driest country in the world, facing the most severe drought in decades and grappling with water shortages across the board,... →
NDP drift needs to end, implementation the responsibility of all – summit participants
8th June 2016 The country’s National Planning Commission (NPC) has “no whip to crack” to get South African society and business to implement the National... →
City of Johannesburg works to align its investment with NDP ambitions
8th June 2016 To meet the ambitions of the National Development Plan (NDP), the City of Johannesburg (CoJ) was changing its approach to infrastructure... →
Post-Panama, there are lessons to be learnt in fighting corruption
30th May 2016 The so-called Panama Papers should be used as a launchpad to develop multi-jurisdictional efficiencies and to promote an exchange of best practices... →
NDP credibility needs to be rebuilt, consistency key
27th May 2016 There is an urgent need to revive and rebuild the credibility and certainty afforded by – and more rapidly and consistently implement – South... →
Eskom has control back – Molefe
12th May 2016 State-owned power utility Eskom has regained control of its national electricity system after experiencing a prolonged surge in unplanned... →
Nuclear awareness low, rational debate needed in South Africa
6th May 2016 The general perceptions, often misinformed, surrounding nuclear development and South Africa’s nuclear programme need to be unpacked and clarified,... →
There is a business case for nuclear in South Africa, says Necsa CEO
6th May 2016 Government’s proposed 9.6 GW nuclear build programme has a place in South Africa, with new research showing that its base case cost could be lower... →
South Africa faces retrenchment crisis – Solidarity
26th April 2016 With South Africa facing a direct “jobs bloodbath”, the peripheral consequences in the wake of the retrenchment of some 60 000 workers would be... →
Outa digs deeper into e-tolls, says damning information to be released soon
14th April 2016 Organisation Against Tax Abuse (Outa) on Thursday blasted what it said was the South African National Road Agency Limited’s (Sanral’s) attempts to... →
Treasury to probe Panama, South Africa links
6th April 2016 With some South Africans implicated in the offshore bank accounts cited in the leak of millions of documents from a Panama-based legal firm earlier... →
Sars achieves R1tr revenue collection
1st April 2016 South Africa’s budget deficit target is seemingly achievable as the South African Revenue Service’s (Sars’) revenue collection for the 2015/16... →
State-owned companies can play a role in avoiding BBBEE fronting
29th March 2016 State-owned companies (SoCs) could play a role in combatting fronting by looking within for the skills they need and encouraging the establishment... →
DTI highlights Black Industrialists Programme as important intervention
29th March 2016 South Africa’s Black Industrialists Programme, spearheaded by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), is an important intervention that will... →
New BBBEE Commission given teeth to tackle fronting
29th March 2016 With fronting emerging as one of the “biggest abuses” of South Africa’s Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) Act of 2003, the newly... →
New report delivers mixed verdict on water management progress
4th March 2016 While South Africa’s 278 municipalities seem to be making some improvements in water delivery and water infrastructure management, water... →
New economic plan for Gauteng to be tabled in May
22nd February 2016 The Gauteng Provincial Government is preparing to unveil a new Provincial Economic Plan for South Africa’s economic powerhouse to better cope with... →
Legislative certainty needed for S Africa to attract investment – Maimane
19th February 2016 Instability over the implementation of legislation is exacerbating uncertainty around policies – something South Africa can ill-afford as it tries... →
S Africa holds potential to be major unconventional gas producer
15th February 2016 With unconventional gas causing a “shift in the dynamics” of the natural gas market worldwide, South Africa can exploit its potential to become a... →
December manufacturing inches up 0.4% y/y
11th February 2016 Despite ending the year better than expected, South Africa’s manufacturing production prospects for 2016 remained “dim”, stated BNP Paribas... →
Trade conditions mimic post-recession environment – Sacci
11th February 2016 South Africa’s current strained trade conditions “closely resembled” the conditions experienced post the financial recession in 2007/8, the South... →
Van Rooyen needs to resolve municipal revenue issues – Grant Thornton
1st February 2016 A long list of priorities to tackle revenue management and assurance within municipalities awaits new Cooperative Governance and Traditional... →
S Africa not heading into a recession, Gordhan assures
14th January 2016 South Africa was not slipping into a recession despite taking substantial hits in a storm of global economic challenges, Finance Minister Pravin... →
Obama sets new March Agoa deadline for South Africa
12th January 2016 South Africa has received a March 15 deadline to ensure the entry of US poultry within 60 days or lose some of its duty-free benefits under the... →
S Africa, US resolve Agoa issues
7th January 2016 South Africa has secured a trade reprieve with the US as all the conditions of its participation in and enjoyment of the duty-free trade benefits... →
SA awaits US decision on missed Agoa deadline, assures of near resolution
4th January 2016 South Africa’s access to some of the duty-free trade benefits of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) hangs in the balance as the nation... →
Corruption in Africa perceived to be on the rise; S Africa one of the worst performers
1st December 2015 The latest Transparency International report paints a bleak picture on corruption in Africa, with more than half of those surveyed perceiving... →
Financial sector gears up for Twin Peaks implementation next year
26th November 2015 As Parliament mulls the new regulatory framework to govern South Africa’s financial industry, the sector is preparing for its promulgation;... →
Slow response to blame for marginal rise in positive audit outcomes
25th November 2015 The potential improvement in the audit outcomes of South Africa’s 468 national and provincial departments and public entities is being hindered by... →
Gauteng water infrastructure unable to meet abnormal demand
13th November 2015 The water woes that have hit South Africa’s most populous province are not a result of water scarcity and drought, but rather a surge in demand... →
Water woes prompt Nomura to lower GDP forecast
3rd November 2015 Nomura has downgraded its forecast for South Africa’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth as weather-related phenomena and structural deficiencies... →
Govt needs to embrace ICT – Radebe
2nd November 2015 Government departments that do not embrace information and communication technology (ICT) applications in the delivery of public services will fail... →
Gauteng aims to set ICT-based service delivery bar
2nd November 2015 Gauteng wants to be the province that breaks ground and becomes the catalyst in leveraging information and communication technology (ICT) in the... →
S Africa still characterised by two economies – Zulu
30th October 2015 South Africa remained divided into two economies and, a year after its establishment, the Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) was... →
Q3 unemployment rate ticks up to 25.5%, youth most marginalised
27th October 2015 As South Africa’s unemployment rate for the three months to September 30 inched up to 25.5%, the youth remained on the sidelines of the country’s... →
Africa needs to take developmental stance to combat terrorism
22nd October 2015 While Africa may not be the “global frontier” for terrorism, there are many red flags warning of the potential negative impacts that could sweep... →
