Marleny Arnoldi
Marleny Arnoldi is a Creamer Media Deputy Editor Online for Engineering News and Mining Weekly.
Vinpro approaches High Court to lift alcohol sales ban for the Western Cape
27th January 2021 Industry body Vinpro has approached the Cape High Court in efforts to secure urgent interim relief for the wine industry amid the third ban on... →
Govt launches R1.2bn Tourism Equity Fund
27th January 2021 The Department of Tourism has launched the R1.2-billion Tourism Equity Fund (TEF), aimed at driving transformation in the tourism sector. The... →
Mavuso stresses importance of implementing structural reform
25th January 2021 Everyone, from the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) to organised labour can see what must be done to get the country back on a growth trajectory,... →
Minerals Council says industry committed to help accelerate vaccine roll-out
15th January 2021 The Minerals Council South Africa has pledged its support for government’s vaccine rollout programme, stating that access to an effective vaccine... →
Eskom says Stage 2 load-shedding to continue until Sunday
14th January 2021 State-owned power utility Eskom has advised that Stage 2 load-shedding will be implemented from midday on January 14 through to the end of January... →
Transnet says McKinsey owes it R1.2bn
10th December 2020 State-owned freight utility Transnet has confirmed that no final settlement has been reached with US-based consultancy McKinsey, but says the... →
Lack of anticorruption reporting evident in South African private sector
2nd December 2020 The National Business Initiative, together with Corruption Watch (CW) and independent London-based global think tank Overseas Development Institute... →
Next interim candidate appointed as FSCA commissioner
9th November 2020 National Treasury has appointed Olano Makhubela interim commissioner of the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) for a period of three months... →
Nersa permitted to grant above 1 MW licences without Ministerial approval
30th October 2020 The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has been granted permission to process licence applications for self-generation facilities of... →
Mboweni requests to move MTBPS to October 28
14th October 2020 Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has asked for an extended timeframe to table the 2020 Medium Term Budget Policy Statement. The Speaker of the... →
KZN govt reaches out to Engen amid its oil refinery considerations
9th October 2020 KwaZulu-Natal Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs MEC Nomusa Dube-Ncube has tasked the Trade & Investment Council KwaZulu-Natal... →
Medupi conveyor belt repaired
11th September 2020 State-owned power utility Eskom says the conveyor belt that feeds coal into the Medupi generation units, which failed on the evening of September... →
BLSA implores govt to take on energy, spectrum policy with equal urgency as pandemic
7th September 2020 In her latest weekly newsletter, Business Leadership South Africa CEO Busi Mavuso questions why government could implement “urgent” policies for... →
Enviro dept adopts climate change adaptation strategy
18th August 2020 The Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries has outlined a set of objectives, interventions and outcomes to enable the country to give... →
Experts unpack rising violent extremist attacks in Mozambique
17th August 2020 The presence of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant- (ISIL-) affiliated violent extremists in the northern provinces of Mozambique has raised the... →
Afrox assures public there are sufficient supplies of medical oxygen
10th July 2020 Gas supplier Afrox has assured the public that there is no shortage of medical oxygen in South Africa, contrary to what some media reports may have... →
DTIC defends Patel on taking economic impacts of Covid-19 seriously
13th May 2020 The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition has published a statement in support of Trade and Industry Minister Ebrahim Patel, after media... →
Eskom progresses with generation unit repairs at Medupi
11th May 2020 State-owned power utility Eskom has announced that its Unit 3 at Medupi power station is up and running following a 75-day outage to repair major... →
Solidarity submits economic recovery plan proposals to govt
20th April 2020 Trade union Solidarity on April 20 submitted its Covid-19 recovery plan proposal to President Cyril Ramaphosa and Ministers Ebrahim Patel and Tito... →
Govt to finalise post-Covid-19 economic recovery plan, SAA resolution by April 20
16th April 2020 The South African government plans to finalise, by April 20, its post-Covid-19 economic recovery plan, as well as a resolution on South African... →
Enviro reporting, licensing processes to enjoy extended timeframes
1st April 2020 Law firm Webber Wentzel says that, in light of the current restrictions of movement of people in South Africa to curb the spread of Covid-19,... →
Motshekga says no date set yet for schools reopening
26th March 2020 Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga on March 26 assured South Africans that pupils would catch up on all lost work once schools reopen.... →
Ministers announce Covid-19 business support measures
24th March 2020 Amid government’s strategy to “flatten the curve” of Coronavirus infections, government departments have shared more details on the measures that... →
South Africa gazettes regulations around Covid-19 management
19th March 2020 The South African government has gazetted regulations related to the current state of disaster that was announced on Sunday. The regulations are... →
Sars doing its bit to protect taxpayers, staff from Covid-19 infection
9th March 2020 The South African Revenue Service (Sars) says it has taken several precautionary measures to reduce the risk of Covid-19 infecting its staff at... →
Human Settlements dept reviewing its funding model – Sisulu
6th March 2020 Although the Department of Human Settlements has invested R124-billion in delivering 4.7-million housing units since 1994, the housing backlog in... →
Govt spheres, departments in fresh push to collaborate on district mapping, development
6th March 2020 Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma says the three spheres of government are increasingly working... →
SARB starts process of selling African Bank stake
14th February 2020 The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has published a request for proposals (RFP) to appoint a transaction adviser relating to the future sale of... →
Unemployment rate remains at 29.1%
11th February 2020 South Africa’s unemployment rate remained unchanged at 29.1% in the quarter ended December 31. Statistics South Africa statistician-general Risenga... →
PwC says downside scenario playing out for Ramaphosa term
10th February 2020 PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) says President Cyril Ramaphosa has not fully lived up to expectations on any of the positive scenarios envisioned by... →
Greater social cohesion is within South Africa's grasp – Mthethwa
6th February 2020 Despite government’s social compacting efforts since the advent South Africa’s democracy in 1994, 59% of South Africa’s 59-million people believe... →
GDP growth likely to remain stunted
13th January 2020 The chance of South Africa avoiding a downgrade by ratings agency Moody’s has diminished, which will reduce prospects for stronger economic growth,... →
Industry bodies call for increased renewables to help bridge power supply constraints
10th December 2019 The South African Wind Energy Association has called for the immediate release of available wind power into the national grid, as the country... →
W12 Congress to unpack water issues, solutions
3rd December 2019 By 2050, nearly two-billion people living in cities will suffer from water shortages, as demand for water will increase by up to 70%, says the... →
Companies mostly behave ethically, but internal issues persist
20th November 2019 The Gordon Institute of Business Science (Gibs) has shared details of the first phase of its ethics barometer initiative, finding that the overall... →
Brics Summit Declaration addresses fair trade concerns
15th November 2019 With high levels of under-invoicing being a critical challenge in efforts to deepen fair trade, Trade and Industry Minister Ebrahim Patel has... →
Draft National Labour Migration Policy expected in March
25th October 2019 The Department of Employment and Labour (DEL) on Friday confirmed that a draft National Labour Migration Policy (NLMP) would be ready by March... →
Hot weather, no rain contribute to decreasing Gauteng dam levels
17th October 2019 The City of Johannesburg has imposed level one water restrictions to curtail water use by residents, considering a consistent decline in Gauteng’s... →
Large-scale dismissals continue to rise in labour market on back of legislative reform, 4IR
14th October 2019 Council for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration director Cameron Morajane on Monday revealed the commission had observed increased referrals of... →
Gauteng prioritises agriculture, township economy, manufacturing growth
8th October 2019 Gauteng economic development, agriculture and environment MEC Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa on Tuesday said the province continued to experience... →
Mining, manufacturing contribute to 3.1% GDP growth in second quarter
3rd September 2019 South Africa’s gross domestic product expanded by 3.1% in the second quarter of the year. This follows on the 3.1% contraction recorded for the... →
