Rebecca Campbell
Rebecca Campbell is Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor for Engineering News and Mining Weekly.
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... →
Western Cape can achieve breakout growth rates, assures its Economic Development head
27th October 2023 The Western Cape economy indeed had the potential to achieve “breakout growth” rates of 4%/y to 6%/y, and the provincial government was determined... →
South African food inflation continued its downward trend in August
2nd October 2023 Food and non-alcoholic beverage (NAB) inflation (hereafter to be referred to simply as food inflation) in South Africa continued to decelerate in... →
Public Enterprises seeks to appeal court judgment regarding budget airline Mango
2nd October 2023 The Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) announced on Monday that it had applied for leave to appeal the Pretoria High Court judgment, and order,... →
Denel seeking to rebuild itself after severe collapse
13th September 2023 A briefing to Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises by the top management of Denel on Wednesday brought home the scale of the... →
IFC makes record investments in Africa
28th August 2023 The International Finance Corporation (IFC), which is part of the World Bank Group, has reported that, over the 12 months from July 1, 2022, to... →
Nuclear regulator grants Eskom an extension regarding application for new nuclear site
4th August 2023 The National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) has granted State-owned national electricity utility Eskom an extension of the date by which it must supply... →
Gordhan welcomes Competition Tribunal ruling on SAA Takatso deal
26th July 2023 The Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) has warmly welcomed the decision of the Competition Tribunal to approve the takeover of State-owned... →
South African food inflation continued to decelerate in June
25th July 2023 South Africa’s food and non-alcoholic beverage (NAB) – hereafter, for short, to be referred to as just food – inflation continued to decelerate in... →
South African bank highlights importance of US-Africa business summit
10th July 2023 South Africa’s Standard Bank (not to be confused with the now-unrelated UK-based Standard Chartered Bank) has highlighted the importance of the... →
Parliamentary Committee concerned that Treasury spending curbs are weakening the SANDF
19th May 2023 The Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans has concluded that the Cabinet decision to reduce government spending and... →
Government pursuing every megawatt of generation it can find, says Ramakgopa
19th May 2023 It was “inevitable” that South Africa would have to use powerships to help deal with the country’s power supply crisis, Electricity Minister... →
South African food inflation still running high in February
28th March 2023 South African food and non-alcoholic beverage (hereafter: food) inflation jumped 1% in month-on-month terms in February, the Bureau for Food and... →