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 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,... →
Transnet appoints Letsoalo as new group COO
20th June 2024 State-owned freight logistics group Transnet has announced the appointment of Lekau ‘Solly’ Letsoalo as group COO, with effect from July 1.... →
S&P does not foresee any significant policy shift under GNU
18th June 2024 S&P Global Ratings does not expect any significant policy shift as a result of South Africa's government of national unity (GNU) formed following... →
Sabinet National Legislation (NetLaw): Your compass in the complex world of legislation
14th June 2024 In an ever-evolving legislative environment, having swift access to accurate information about the latest national Acts, Rules and Regulations is... →
Magazine round up | 14 June 2024
14th June 2024 A video round up of this week’s magazine, highlighting our cover story, features and Business Leader. →
GDP decreased by 0.1% in the first quarter
4th June 2024 South Africa’s GDP decreased by 0.1% in the first quarter of this year, Statistics South Africa reports. The manufacturing industry decreased by... →
Eswatini govt issues new R4bn bond programme on South Africa's JSE
21st May 2024 The Eswatini government has, through Absa Bank, recently issued a R4-billion bond programme on the JSE's debt board. This new issuance is the... →
Rescue workers searching two remaining sections at George building collapse
16th May 2024 The George municipality says about 2 500 t of building rubble has been removed from the site of the collapsed building in the town, which has so... →
Forensic pathologists identify 18 of the 33 deceased in George building collapse
15th May 2024 Forensic Pathology Services have, as at 06:00 on May 15, identified 18 of the workers killed in the collapse of a partially built residential... →
dtic seeks to create a competitive medical technology industry with new master plan
14th May 2024 Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Ebrahim Patel has launched the Medical Technology (MedTech) Master Plan, which is aimed at creating a... →
Pathology services seek to expedite identification as George building collapse death toll reaches 32
14th May 2024 Forensic Pathology Services (FPS) and the South African Police Service are planning to expedite the identification of persons killed in a building... →
Death toll in George building collapse rises to 27
13th May 2024 The George municipality has reported that, as at 15:00 on May 13, 25 people still remain unaccounted for following last week's building collapse.... →
George building collapse death toll rises to 12
10th May 2024 The George municipality has confirmed that three more bodies have been retrieved from the site of a collapsed building, taking the death toll to... →
Telecommunications to play a critical role in upcoming elections
8th May 2024 As South Africa approaches its 2024 national elections, scheduled for May 29, telecommunications infrastructure will play a key role in ensuring... →
DMRE announces petrol price increase, diesel price decrease for May
30th April 2024 The price of petrol, both 93 and 95, will increase by 37c/ℓ as of May 1, while diesel prices will decrease by 30c/ℓ and 36c/ℓ for 0.05% sulphur and... →
ActionSA blames ANC for SA’s low economic growth forecast
25th April 2024 With the International Monetary Fund’s latest economic growth forecast for South Africa at 0.9%, ActionSA is blaming the dismal outlook for 2024 on... →
ANC’s Nkosindiphile Xhakaza is new Ekurhuleni mayor
11th April 2024 Nkosindiphile Xhakaza has been elected, unopposed, Ekurhuleni mayor, after an almost two-week absence of leadership, following the removal of... →
Sacci BCI remains steady
11th April 2024 The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry's (Sacci's) Business Confidence Index (BCI) remained steady at 114.7 in both February and March,... →
