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
NUMSA Wins First Battle Against Plastics Employers!
19th October 2018 The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) has successfully defended the right to strike in the Plastics Sector. The Plastic... →
Nehawu Is Currently On Strike At NDA
17th October 2018 The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union [NEHAWU] is currently on strike at the National Development Agency [NDA]. The strike comes... →
Inter-ministerial Committee On Revitalisation Of Distressed Mining Communities Assess Progress In Addressing Developmental Challenges In Mining Towns And Labour-sending Areas
17th October 2018 Meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) on the revitalisation of distressed mining communities held on 16 October 2018 The IMC on the... →
Govt urged to include IRP adjustment that steers renewables jobs the way of coal regions
10th October 2018 South Africa should consider including a policy adjustment in its upcoming Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) directing developers of new... →
Democratic Alliance v Matika and Others (1858/18; 1860/18) [2018] ZANCHC 55
31st August 2018 Click here to read the full judgment on Saflii [1] These are two applications brought on urgent basis which have now been consolidated. The first... →
Buthelezi's retirement won't end ethnic 'traditionalism' in South Africa
30th August 2018 Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi announced his retirement as president of the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) in late October 2017. The 90-year-old South... →
Zimbabwe: a future finely balanced between democracy and militarisation
29th August 2018 Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa’s inauguration as Zimbabwe’s second president and commander-in-chief consummated power for the main beneficiary of the... →
Constitutional Court strikes a blow for South Africa’s criminal justice system
15th August 2018 The decision by South Africa’s Constitutional Court nullifying former president Jacob Zuma’s appointment of the country’s prosecutions boss three... →
Insist on employee declarations to expose conflicts of interest
7th August 2018 The speed at which business operates today often means that suppliers and contractors are on-boarded quickly without proper vetting procedures.... →
Zimbabwe’s historic elections: a case of leopards not changing their spots
3rd August 2018 Zimbabwe’s general elections on July 30 were being labelled as “historic”. For the first time since independence in 1980, the ballot paper featured... →
WHEN THE LAW SAYS – CONFESS!
1st August 2018 THE IMPORTANCE OF A DATA BREACH PLAN The South African society has read about, and some members unfortunately experienced, significant data... →
Security companies to take heed of recent billion dollar damages award to rape victim
1st August 2018 In a recent judgment handed down in the state of Georgia, USA, the jury awarded USD 1 billion in damages to a woman who had been raped at the age... →
Workers win against labour brokers
26th July 2018 The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) on Thursday welcomed the Constitutional Court judgment which strengthened the rights of... →
Do soldiers care about the environment? A study in South Africa suggests they do
23rd July 2018 Kermit the frog declared that it is difficult to be green. Obviously, he was referring to the colour, rather than to the condition of being... →
Inquiry into Grayston drive bridge collapse awaiting heads of arguments
13th July 2018 The Department of Labour-led inquiry into the October 2015 collapse of the Grayston drive pedestrian and cyclist structural bridge this week... →
RMB Corvest and the true value embedded in Black Economic Empowerment
11th July 2018 RMB Corvest reviews the contribution it has made to Black Economic Empowerment over almost two decades, celebrating the far-reaching impact of BEE... →
Rand Refinery, South African Mint introduce 1 oz silver Krugerrand
11th July 2018 Prestige Bullion, a joint venture between Rand Refinery and the South African Mint, will, from August 1, sell 1 oz silver bullion Krugerrands. The... →
Denel CFO placed on special leave
18th June 2018 Denel CFO Odwa Mhlwana has been placed on special leave pending a disciplinary process into allegations of misconduct against him. Denel on Monday... →
Sanral’s transformation policy ready for submission to Cabinet
18th June 2018 The final version of the South African National Roads Agency Limited’s (Sanral’s) transformation policy, which is aimed at reshaping the... →
Minerals Council, water dept collaborate on water conservation, demand management project
15th June 2018 The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) and the Minerals Council South Africa (MCSA) have reached a significant milestone in a collaborative... →
Size of government under review
25th May 2018 President Cyril Ramaphosa revealed on Friday that a review of the size and structure of the National Executive and government departments was under... →
Around the world, legislators focus on managing the risks of data privacy and the digital economy
26th April 2018 If 2017 was largely about coming to terms with the impact of a world undergoing a digital transformation, for all businesses and organisations, the... →
Investment needed in strategic water source areas – WWF-SA
22nd March 2018 As South Africa struggles with the most devastating drought experienced in decades, the World Wide Fund for Nature South Africa (WWF-SA) is calling... →
Creamer Media wows market with combined subscription offer
30th January 2018 Creamer Media’s Research Channel Africa is a powerful information tool, providing real-time intelligence on industry and mining developments in... →
Make sure your evidence is relevant
8th January 2018 Even if an employee has committed murder his/her dismissal will not be upheld by the CCMA or a bargaining council where there was insufficient... →
Tribute to the National Poet Laureate, revolutionary academic and humble servant of the people
4th January 2018 A Baobab tree has fallen and its reverberation has caused a political tremor not only in our country but also across our continent and the world... →
Suttner's View: Freedom in Zimbabwe
5th December 2017 In this episode of Suttner's View Professor Raymond Suttner speaks to Polity's Sashnee Moodley about freedom in Zimbabwe. →
Data Driven Cities: 20 Stories of Innovation
10th November 2017 The need for cities to fully harness the potential of data constantly flowing through them has never been more urgent. Data Driven Cities: 20... →
Brown appoints executives at Denel, Safcol and Alexkor
26th October 2017 Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown has appointed Zwelakhe Ntshepe group CEO of Denel. He joined Denel 21 years ago and most recently served as... →
Nersa releases dates and venues for upcoming Eskom hearings
20th October 2017 The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has published the dates and venues for its upcoming public hearings into Eskom’s revenue... →
Eskom inquiry reference book published
13th September 2017 Professor Anton Eberhard and Catrina Godinho have published ‘The Eskom Inquiry Reference Book' as an aid to the upcoming Parliamentary inquiry into... →
SA’s secret-ballot debate: 6 ANC achievements scrutinised
18th August 2017 South Africa’s much-anticipated debate on a motion of no confidence in the president was heavy on rhetoric, but light on claims about President... →
Saudi Arabia-Qatar rift rattles the region
11th August 2017 Since King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, 81, came to power in 2015, Saudi Arabia has pursued a foreign policy described by many analysts and... →
Is Trump militarising US-Africa policy?
11th August 2017 ‘The US is waging a massive shadow war in Africa … The war you’ve never heard of,’ the online journal VICE News recently announced. ‘Today,... →
BLSA appoints Maseko as new communications director
7th August 2017 Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) on Monday announced the appointment of Themba Maseko as communications director with immediate effect.... →
Of emptied sacks and white monopoly capital
7th August 2017 During the exile years, umgwenya (members of the MK Luthuli Detachment) used to regale us the young recruits with all manner of stories about... →
Kubayi refutes CEF board suspension report
1st August 2017 Energy Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi on Tuesday refuted a media report stating that she had suspended the Central Energy Fund (CEF) board. The Minister... →
Smart investments key to improving miners’ health
26th July 2017 A meeting between representatives from the private sector, government, civil society and associations of miners and ex-miners took place in South... →
Wits appoints Nhlanhla Nene as business school interim director
30th June 2017 Former Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene will join the University of the Witwatersrand’s (Wits’) business school as interim director from July 3. He... →
Relaunched Polity site offers new marketing options
19th June 2017 The re-launched Polity website continues to offer readers free access to South African legislation, policy documents and daily political and policy... →
Revamped Polity website gives prominence to exclusive content
13th June 2017 One of South Africa’s pioneering websites, Creamer Media’s Polity.org.za, is being re-launched in June 2017 to give its readers easier access to... →