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
Eskom implements Stage 2 loadshedding after loss of five generation units
19th March 2025 Power utility Eskom implemented Stage 2 loadshedding from 18:25 on March 19, stating that it would remain in effect until 05:00 on March 20. This... →
Families call on govt to continue efforts to free Potgieter, Huxham ahead of Human Rights Day
19th March 2025 As South Africa marks Human Rights Day on March 21, the families of Frik Potgieter and Peter Huxham are calling on the South African government to... →
Africa Circular Economy Facility Operating principles
18th March 2025 The Africa Circular Economy Facility (ACEF) is a multi-donor trust fund administered by the African Development Bank to foster Africa's... →
Civil society asks Ramaphosa to ‘censure’ Godongwana
11th March 2025 Ten civil society organisations, and counting, are urging President Cyril Ramaphosa to censure Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana following comments... →
ANC admonishes media for creating ‘false narrative’ of divisions with party reconfiguration
4th March 2025 Following a significant reconfiguration of its national structures, the African National Congress has hit back against some media, accusing them of... →
Petrol, diesel prices to decrease
4th March 2025 Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe has confirmed that the price of petrol will decrease by 7c a litre from March 5, while... →
South Africa's GDP grew by 0.6% in the fourth quarter
4th March 2025 South Africa’s GDP increased by 0.6% in the fourth quarter of 2024, following a decrease of 0.1% in the third quarter of the year. The agriculture,... →
Bowmans is named Law Firm of the Year in three African jurisdictions
28th February 2025 Bowmans’ position as the pre-eminent African law firm has once again been endorsed by a credible independent third party. At the Chambers Africa... →
Loadshedding suspended following recovery of generation capacity
26th February 2025 Power utility Eskom suspended loadshedding at 05:00 on February 26, following the recovery of generation capacity and the replenishment of... →
Loadshedding downgraded to Stage 2
25th February 2025 Power utility Eskom downgraded loadshedding to Stage 2 from 05:00 on Tuesday, from Stage 4 on Monday. This followed the successful recovery of... →
Stability in governance the linchpin of South Africa’s water security
24th February 2025 Stable governance is essential for ensuring water security, and the success of bulk water provision is premised on stable accounting authorities,... →
MKP’s Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla makes public apology in Shivambu matter
11th February 2025 In a statement released on Tuesday, uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) MP Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla issued an “unconditional public apology” to party... →
Flags will fly at half-mast for fallen S African soldiers in DRC
7th February 2025 Spokesperson to the President Vincent Magwenya on Friday reiterated Cyril Ramaphosa’s directive made during the State of the Nation Address that... →
Magazine round up | 07 February 2025
7th February 2025 A video round up of this week’s magazine, highlighting our cover story, features and Business Leader. →
Eskom to implement Stage 3 loadshedding from 17:00
31st January 2025 Eskom has announced that it will implement Stage 3 loadshedding from 17:00 on January 31, after warning earlier in the day that there was a high... →
MKP Women's League: ‘Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla's fight is our fight’
31st January 2025 Support for Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla was expressed on Friday by the uMkhonto weSizwe Party Women's League, following her appearance in the Durban... →
AfriForum asks Motshekga to investigate deaths of soldiers in DRC, share findings
28th January 2025 Following the deaths of nine South African National Defence Force members in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, non-governmental... →
Eskom appoints group executive for strategic delivery
3rd December 2024 Power utility Eskom has appointed Alfred Seema as group executive for strategic delivery. He joins the utility from Sasol, where he most recently... →
GDP contracts by 0.3% in the third quarter
3rd December 2024 South Africa’s GDP decreased by 0.3% in the third quarter, following an increase of 0.3% in the second quarter. The agriculture, forestry and... →
Eskom suspends planned power interruption in Joburg, pending expert's report
3rd December 2024 Power utility Eskom has suspended its Promotion of Administrative Justice Act (PAJA) notice of potential power interruption against the City of... →
Eskom threatens to disconnect Free State municipality over more than R330m in unpaid debt
28th November 2024 Power utility Eskom has published a notice of the possible disconnection of bulk electricity supply to Tokologo local municipality, in the Free... →
Eskom reports successful conversion of its prepaid customer base to KRN 2
27th November 2024 Power utility Eskom says it has successfully completed its prepaid meter Key Revision Number (KRN) rollover project, but has set a new deadline of... →
GOOD Party welcomes Hawks' legal action against Gary van Niekerk over fraud charges
15th November 2024 The GOOD Party in Nelson Mandela Bay has expressed its support for the decision by the Hawks to summon Gary van Niekerk to court to face charges of... →
Parts of Jhb face weekend water cuts as Eikenhof substation to undergo repairs
14th November 2024 Power and water utilities City Power, Johannesburg Water and Rand Water have advised that an emergency power outage will be implemented at the... →
Simplifying to save Gauteng's judicial system
29th October 2024 South Africa's Constitution leaves no room for ambiguity: every person has the right to have any dispute that can be resolved by the application of... →
Families welcome South African Parliament's call for two engineers to be released from Equatorial Guinea prison
23rd October 2024 The families of Frik Potgieter and Peter Huxham, the two South African engineers who have been illegally imprisoned in Equatorial Guinea since... →
Business confidence steadily being restored – Sacci
15th October 2024 The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry's (Sacci's) Business Confidence Index (BCI) averaged 110.9 for the first nine months of this... →
ActionSA welcomes Hawks investigation into its complaint against Simelane
2nd October 2024 Following the criminal charges it laid against Justice Minister Thembi Simelane on Tuesday, ActionSA revealed that it has received confirmation... →
5 000 civil engineers ready to ensure safety standards of dams
17th September 2024 AfriForum on Tuesday called on Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina to urgently work with more than 5 000 registered civil engineers who... →
S Africa to provide ICJ with evidence of genocide crimes in Palestine
11th September 2024 South Africa will head to the International Court of Justice in October to present evidence to prove that Israel is committing genocide in... →
DA applauds Home Affairs Minister’s decision to revoke SA citizenship of Ajay Gupta’s son
9th September 2024 Kamal Singhala, the son of Ajay Gupta has had his South African citizenship revoked by Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber, a move that has been... →
GDP grew by 0.4% in the second quarter
3rd September 2024 South Africa’s GDP increased by 0.4% in the second quarter, with the manufacturing industry having increased by 1.1%, contributing 0.1 of a... →
Dept confirms large decreases in petrol, diesel for Sept
2nd September 2024 The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy, which is being split into the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources and the Department of... →
President transfers legislation as part of steps to split mineral resources, energy portfolios
28th August 2024 President Cyril Ramaphosa has transferred legislation previously administered by the Mineral Resources and Energy Minister to Mineral and Petroleum... →
Unemployment rate worsens to 33.5% in the second quarter
13th August 2024 South Africa's unemployment rate worsened by 0.6 of a percentage point to 33.5% in the second quarter, from 32.9% in the first quarter. The... →
Citizens can help find solutions to South Africa’s deteriorating water quality
19th July 2024 Citizen science, where the public collects and analyses scientific data, can contribute to monitoring and testing of water quality in South Africa,... →
AfDB approves R18.85bn loan for Transnet's business recovery plan
18th July 2024 The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved an R18.85-billion, or $1-billion, corporate loan to South Africa's State-owned freight... →
DA welcomes Life Esidimeni inquest that finds MEC Qedani Mahlangu responsible for deaths
10th July 2024 Former Gauteng Health MEC Qedani Mahlangu and mental health director Makgabo Manemela have been blamed for the tragic deaths of nine mental health... →
Magazine round up | 28 June 2024
28th June 2024 A video round up of this week’s magazine, highlighting our cover story, features and Business Leader. →
Policy uncertainty index moves further into negative territory in the second quarter
26th June 2024 The North West University (NWU) Business School’s Policy Uncertainty Index (PUI) moved further into negative territory in the second quarter,... →
MK Party announces impeached Judge Hlophe as Parliamentary leader
21st June 2024 Former Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe will represent the uMkhonto WeSizwe (MK) Party in Parliament as its leader, and not as Chief Whip,... →
