Marleny Arnoldi
Marleny Arnoldi is a Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor Online for Engineering News and Mining Weekly.
B Lab Africa Summit urges businesses to ‘act for good’
3rd October 2025 Africa’s ability to achieve inclusive economic development amid climate change, fragmented trade and a rapidly growing population will depend on... →
IMF recommends reforms as Botswana faces mining-induced fiscal pressure
29th September 2025 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed an Article IV consultation in Botswana, which found that the diamond sector is dragging the... →
Policy Uncertainty Index reaches record high level of 81
29th September 2025 The North West University’s (NWU’s) Policy Uncertainty Index (PUI) has recorded a record high level of 81 in the third quarter, compared with 75.9... →
CoJ clamps down on residents not paying municipal accounts
22nd September 2025 The City of Johannesburg (CoJ) is accelerating action against its worst defaulters, which may see electricity meters being removed as part of the... →
Busa initiates legal action over ‘unworkable’ Employment Equity Sector Targets
22nd September 2025 Industry body Business Unity South Africa (Busa) has initiated legal proceedings over the recently published Employment Equity (EE) Sector Targets,... →
Select Committee chair calls for national crisis summit to curb job loss scourge
22nd September 2025 Amid a scourge of company closures and retrenchments having been announced in various industries across South Africa, Select Committee on Economic... →
Minister George expects delivery on more climate commitments in Africa during summit
8th September 2025 Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Dr Dion George has confirmed he will attend the second Africa Climate Summit that will be hosted... →
Steenhuisen lauds Agbiz, Agri SA for strengthening rural road networks
27th August 2025 Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen has lauded the efforts of industry bodies Agri SA and the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa... →
Creecy outlines vision of regionally integrated logistics network in Africa
26th August 2025 In an opening address delivered by Transport Minister Barbara Creecy at the fourteenth SARA International Rail Conference, on August 26, she said... →
RFA welcomes opening of the freight rail network to private companies
26th August 2025 The Road Freight Association (RFA) has welcomed the outcome of the Train Operating Company (TOC) slot allocation process, saying it marks a... →
AfDB partners with drone maker Aerosense to advance deployment in Africa
25th August 2025 The African Development Bank (AfDB) has partnered with Japanese drone manufacturer Aerosense to advance sustainable infrastructure solutions in... →
Sustained lower inflation will drive growth, says EY
18th August 2025 Headline consumer inflation is expected to rise slightly in coming months, but core inflation is anticipated to remain subdued, says consultancy... →
Mashatile confident auto sector can leverage new opportunities amid ongoing negotiations with the US
14th August 2025 Addressing delegates at the National Association of Automotive Components and Allied Manufacturers’ (NAACAM’s) 2025 Show, in Gqeberha, on August... →
Petrol price to decrease by 28c, but diesel prices to increase by more than 60c
5th August 2025 Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe has announced that the price of Petrol 93 and 95 will decrease by 28c/ℓ, while the prices... →
Agri SA wants skilled technical experts to lead new trade negotiations
4th August 2025 Industry body Agri SA has reiterated its urgent call on various government departments to intensify efforts to negotiate an exemption for South... →
South Africa secures €500m KFW loan to advance the just energy transition
29th July 2025 The German Society for Cooperation, or GIZ, has, through KFW Development Bank, concluded a €500-million loan for the implementation of South... →
Unctad says commodity-dependent countries are missing out on fiscal benefits of value addition
22nd July 2025 While commodities are a vital engine for global trade, it is value addition that holds the key to more diverse and resilient economies, says United... →
OECD outlines progress made by South Africa on anti-bribery measures
10th July 2025 Ahead of South Africa reporting to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in June 2027 on its implementation of... →
Agri SA calls for greater pragmatism in trade strategy as 30% US tariff looms
8th July 2025 With the US’s imposition of a 30% import tariff on South African goods to take effect on August 1, industry body Agri SA says the country must... →
Masondo addresses debt sustainability in developing countries
2nd July 2025 Many developing countries are experiencing rising debt vulnerabilities that divert scarce resources away from essential development priorities such... →
DFFE obligated to ‘do more with less’ under latest budget
27th June 2025 Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Dr Dion George has outlined how his department plans to spend its R9-billion allocation over the... →
SA’s ongoing agri growth now hinges on market diversification
20th June 2025 South Africa’s agriculture sector has come under increasing pressure to diversify into new markets amid turbulent world market dynamics driven by... →
South Africa’s agriculture sector geared to respond to global risks
29th May 2025 South Africa’s agriculture sector is no novice when it comes to global risk mitigation and adapting export procedures according to market... →
G20 fora should discuss closing household food insecurity gap – FNB
26th May 2025 Despite South Africa being food secure on a national level and the country being the largest agricultural exporter on the continent, access to food... →
Mavuso says third Budget’s expenditure reviews, grant reform bodes well
26th May 2025 While it did take three months and three revisions for South Africa’s national Budget to be passed, Business Leadership South Africa CEO Busi... →
Standard Bank agriculture expert says now is the time for tangible AfCFTA progress
19th May 2025 The increasing trade turmoil globally has emphasised the need and urgency to capture the intra-Africa trade opportunity that is the African... →
BLSA to launch policy reform tracker tool
12th May 2025 Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) will, in the third quarter, launch a new online tool to track progress on all Operation Vulindlela policy... →
Listeriosis class action firms laud Tiger Brands’ early settlements of some claims
12th May 2025 The representative law firms of the listeriosis class action of 2017/18, Richard Spoor Incorporated (RSI) and LHL Attorneys, have welcomed... →
Only way forward for Budget is to cut spending – BLSA
5th May 2025 With Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana set to table South Africa’s third iteration of the 2025 national Budget to Parliament on May 21, Business... →
Mavuso calls for overhaul of auto masterplan as world dynamics change
22nd April 2025 Business Leadership South Africa CEO Busi Mavuso has expressed concern in her latest newsletter about South Africa’s automotive exports to the US,... →
Current global volatility may spark stronger intra-African trade
10th April 2025 As Africa navigates the outcomes of key elections in 2024 and 2025, as well as geopolitical realignments on the back of President Donald Trump’s... →
Sacci finds trade conditions improved in Feb but not enough to create more jobs
14th March 2025 The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci) finds in its latest Trade Conditions Survey for February that respondents are positive... →
Kieswetter confident that Sars modernisation will boost tax collection
13th March 2025 South African Revenue Service (Sars) Commissioner Edward Kieswetter on March 13 explained the revised revenue estimate presented by Finance... →
Economists recognise Budget’s balancing act efforts, laud increased Sars funding to boost capacity
13th March 2025 Economists have widely recognised the efforts of Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana in the Budget tabled on March 12 to balance fiscal... →
Treasury opens first window of applications for public sector megaproject financing
10th March 2025 National Treasury has invited national, provincial and municipal spheres of government, as well as public entities, to apply for funding under the... →
Committee bemoans lack of govt communication amid AMSA longs wind-down
10th March 2025 As talks intensified earlier this year between primary steel producer ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) and government to mitigate the impacts of... →
Ramaphosa calls for agri growth agenda biased toward empowering black farmers
10th March 2025 While agriculture has been a mainstay of growth in South Africa’s economy over the last three decades, the industry cannot be sustainable without... →
Godongwana, Cabinet has much to consider before March 12
21st February 2025 Accounting firm PKF says one positive aspect to the delay in tabling the Budget speech, to March 12, is that stakeholders will know the budget is... →
CDE report unpacks practicable actions to support small business growth
17th February 2025 Given the stagnation of the small business sector and a government riddled with deficiencies and inefficiencies, the time has come to hand the... →
Budget should include mention of public debt reduction, PPPs – Mavuso
17th February 2025 The forthcoming Budget Speech, on February 19, will be a test of the Government of National Unity’s ability to set coherent spending priorities... →
Ramaphosa highlights strides made with infrastructure development, commits to more
17th February 2025 President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa’s infrastructure build programme will play an increasingly prominent role as government continues to... →
