Schalk Burger
Schalk Burger is Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor for Engineering News and Mining Weekly.
Pandor emphasises need for resource-rich countries to diversify economies
16th January 2015 The exploitation of minerals must form the basis of diversified economies in the developing world, said Science and Technology Minister Naledi... →
Sasol moving to commercial scale with industrial sludge bioremediation
27th November 2014 Petrochemicals giant Sasol’s industrial sludge bioremediation project will move into full commercial scale over the next two years to treat its 200... →
Daily podcast – October 23, 2014
23rd October 2014 Making headlines: Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene confirmed a further directallocation to power utility Eskom of at least R20-billion. At least 4... →
Daily podcast – October 1, 2014
1st October 2014 Making headlines: Three state-owned enterprises miss their reports deadline. The West Africa Ebola crisis hits tourism and compounds hunger in... →
Daily podcast – September 26, 2014
26th September 2014 September 26, 2014. For Creamer Media in Johannesburg, I'm Schalk Burger. Making headlines: Parliament's portfolio committee on water and... →
Daily podcast – September 25, 2014
25th September 2014 Making headlines: President Jacob Zuma tells the United Nations general assembly that Africa continues to lag behind in the MDGs. The death toll... →
DCCI highlights minimum wage inflation risks
18th September 2014 A minimum wage discussion paper released by the Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) outlined that minimum wage laws posed a significant... →
R200m Gauteng SME supplier development fund launched
17th September 2014 Financial services firm FNB and supplier development company Edge Growth on Wednesday launched the R200-million Vumela 2.0 enterprise and supplier... →
Daily podcast – August 11, 2014
11th August 2014 Making headlines: Sanral announces that there won’t be e-tolled freeways in Cape Town. The World Health Organisation declares Ebola an... →
Addressable market, balanced scaling key to SME survival
7th August 2014 A worldwide study of small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) – the Start-up Genome Project – found that SMEs most often failed as a result of... →
SA private equity investment has room to grow
6th August 2014 The amount of funds allocated to private equity investments in South Africa is significantly below the international average, presenting a... →
Security objectives behind move to accelerate SA’s identity smartcard roll-out
18th July 2014 Government is accelerating the processing and issuing of identity smartcards to replace the green identity document booklets and believes it can... →
Daily podcast – June 13, 2014
13th June 2014 Making headlines: The leader of South Africa's AMCU union said a wage deal with the three platinum producers was imminent. Africa and the West... →
Daily podcast – March 31, 2014
31st March 2014 Making headlines: President Jacob Zuma denies any wrongdoing over his R206-million home upgrade. Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan says South... →
Daily podcast - January 24, 2014
24th January 2014 Making headlines: The South Sudan government and rebels sign a ceasefire deal. Eskom reiterates its warning of a‘tight’ electricity system. And,... →
Daily podcast – July 10, 2013
10th July 2013 South African President Jacob Zuma replaced Tokyo Sexwale as housing minister in a cabinet shake-up on Tuesday, removing the anti-apartheid... →
Draft climate change monitoring, evaluation system to be completed by year-end
20th June 2013 A draft monitoring and evaluation system, which forms part of South Africa's climate change response policy, is expected to be finalised by the end... →
