Rebecca Campbell
Rebecca Campbell is Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor for Engineering News and Mining Weekly.
South African food inflation rose in February
25th March 2025 South African food and non-alcoholic beverage (NAB) inflation (hereafter to be referred to simply as food inflation, for short) edged up again in... →
New defence review needed to tackle widening SANDF funding and capacity gaps
7th March 2025 In late January, in fighting in the city of Goma and surrounding districts, in North Kivu province, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo... →
South African food inflation slowed in January
6th March 2025 South African food and non-alcoholic beverage (NAB) inflation (hereafter to be referred to simply as food inflation, for short) in January... →
Transitioning to clean energy of great importance to African women – Graham-Maré
5th March 2025 Transitioning to the use of clean energy, and in particular clean energy for cooking, is especially important for women in Africa. So highlighted... →
Diversified energy resources needed to ensure energy security for Africa, South Africa – Ramakgopa
4th March 2025 South Africa, and Africa as a whole, had to make use of diversified energy resources, to enhance energy security. This was one of the points... →
Creecy announces new SAA Group CEO and explains appointment process
27th February 2025 Transport Minister Barbara Creecy announced on Thursday that Professor John Lamola had been appointed the new Group CEO (GCEO) of State-owned... →
Wits University highlights its measures to help financially hard-pressed students
18th February 2025 The University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), located in Johannesburg, on Tuesday highlighted the measures it is taking to assist its students.... →
Western Cape seeks to deepen economic ties with the EU
14th February 2025 Western Cape provincial trade, tourism and investment promotion agency Wesgro has highlighted its latest EU Trade and Investment Breakfast, which... →
Parliament’s Transport Committee denounces destruction of Putco buses in Mpumalanga
28th January 2025 The chairperson of Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Transport, Donald Selamolela, has denounced the arson attacks on dozens of buses on Monday... →
Parliament’s defence committee wants answers on SANDF deaths in battle in the DRC
27th January 2025 While expressing sadness at the deaths of nine South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers in a battle in the east of the Democratic... →
African development finance institution successfully issues its first perpetual hybrid bond
16th January 2025 African development finance institution, the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), has announced that it has successfully priced its first ever... →
ACSA apologises for latest fuel failure at OR Tambo International, but airlines want action
10th December 2024 The Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) has reported that the aircraft refuelling system at OR Tambo International Airport, the country’s number... →
South African food inflation falls again in October
27th November 2024 Food and non-alcoholic beverage (NAB) inflation (henceforth to be referred to just as food inflation) in South Africa fell again in October, the... →
South Africa needs to train top people differently, to achieve the just energy transition
14th November 2024 South Africa has to focus on developing top-level human resources in order to ensure that the country minimises mistakes and project failures... →
UCT’s business school in global top ten
12th November 2024 The 2024 Better World MBA rankings, by Corporate Knights magazine, has positioned the MBA programme of the Graduate School of Business (GSB) of the... →
South Africa will champion African energy priorities at G20 next year – Ramokgopa
5th November 2024 South Africa will use its position as Chair of the G20 (the group of 19 major global economies plus the African Union and the European Union) next... →
African financial institutions call for greater mobilisation of resources to develop Africa
4th November 2024 The Alliance of African Multilateral Financial Institutions (AAMFI) has called for the increased mobilisation of resources to fund sustainable... →
Poultry industry again seeking to have VAT on certain chicken products abolished
24th October 2024 The South African Poultry Association (SAPA) announced on Thursday that it would submit an application that certain chicken products be zero-rated... →
NRF and Telkom cooperate in launching new ICT development programme
23rd October 2024 The National Research Foundation (NRF) and State-owned information and communications technology (ICT) group Telkom have announced the launch of... →
ACSA seeks greater air connectivity between the BRICS countries
17th October 2024 The Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) is going to use its participation in the 2024 BRICS Business Summit to push for greater air connectivity... →
Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Mantashe reaffirms support for oil and gas
8th October 2024 Ensuring the security of the country’s energy supplies and addressing energy poverty were objectives of the South African government, Mineral and... →
Water resilience guide for businesses launched in Cape Town
16th August 2024 Western Cape provincial trade, investment and tourism promotion agency Wesgro and nonprofit green economy solutions facilitation company GreenCape... →
Public Works Minister determined to accelerate South African infrastructure development
16th July 2024 National Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson announced on Tuesday that he was establishing an Infrastructure Advisory... →
South African food inflation remained below CPI headline inflation in May
27th June 2024 In May, for the third month in a row, South African food and non-alcoholic beverage (NAB) inflation, hereafter to be referred to simply as food... →
Defence industries association calls for greater investment in the underfunded SANDF
24th June 2024 South African Aerospace, Maritime and Defence Industries Association (AMD) CEO Sandile Ndlovu has issued an open letter to the country’s next (and... →
Research project launched into telemedicine and HIV/Aids management in South Africa
30th May 2024 How effective is telemedicine as a differentiated service delivery model for the prevention of HIV/Aids in South Africa? This is the question to be... →
Cape Town is leading the country’s green energy transition, affirms city Alderman
22nd May 2024 Cape Town is really taking the lead in the green energy transition, affirmed the city’s Economic Growth MMC, Alderman James Vos, on Tuesday. He was... →
Development finance agency highlights Africa’s infrastructure needs and opportunities
17th May 2024 The Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), which exists to catalyse private-sector investment in African infrastructure, on Friday released its latest... →
South Africa appoints new Honorary Consul in the UK to promote trade
8th May 2024 South Africa has appointed a new Honorary Consul in the UK, it was announced on Wednesday. An Honorary Consul serves to promote South African... →
Energy transition will take place in different ways at different rates in different regions
25th April 2024 The energy transition – from high carbon-emitting energy sources to low and zero carbon-emitting energy sources – will vary across different... →
South African food inflation continues to decelerate
28th March 2024 South African food and non-alcoholic beverage (NAB) inflation (hereafter to be referred to just as food inflation, for short) decelerated for the... →
New innovation fund for South African tertiary institutions launched with UN support
27th March 2024 South Africa’s Department of Science and Innovation and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have jointly launched a new fund to... →
Wesgro launches new domestic tourism campaign
14th March 2024 Western Cape trade, investment and tourism promotion agency Wesgro has launched a new campaign to attract tourists to the province. Unlike other... →
World Bank is supporting the rollout of distributed renewable energy in Africa, globally
6th March 2024 Distributed renewable energy (DRE) is going to be essential to achieve the goal of universal access to energy by 2030, both in Africa and globally.... →
South Africa, Germany sign agreement on labour issues
28th February 2024 The South African Department of Employment and Labour announced on Wednesday that it had signed a Joint Declaration of Interest (JDI) with... →
South African food inflation continued to decelerate in January
27th February 2024 In January, for the second month in a row, South African food and non-alcoholic beverage (NAB) inflation (hereafter to be referred to as food... →
Transition to the green economy offers great opportunities for women, but problems remain
22nd February 2024 The move to a green economy is a move to a more feminine economy, affirmed KD Strategies founding director Katnisha Singh on Thursday. She was... →
Cape Town driving forward with renewable energy, climate resilience programmes
22nd February 2024 Last year, Cape Town paid out R25-million to businesses which sold their surplus renewable energy to the city. And, starting this year, private... →
Western Cape already being hit by climate change, seeking to make itself resilient
21st February 2024 The Western Cape is already feeling the effects of climate change, provincial Premier Alan Winde highlighted on Wednesday. He was addressing the... →
South African food inflation decelerated in December
1st February 2024 After three consecutive months of moving up, South African food and non-alcoholic beverage (NAB) inflation (henceforth to be referred to simply as... →
South African food inflation is accelerating again
29th November 2023 South African food and non-alcoholic beverage (NAB) inflation – hereafter to be referred to as food inflation, for short – continued its renewed... →
