Sabrina Jardim
Sabrina Jardim is a Creamer Media Online Writer for Engineering News and Mining Weekly.
SA Tourism launches new global brand campaign
1st April 2025 Tourism promotion agency South African Tourism (SA Tourism), on March 31, launched its latest global brand campaign titled ‘South Africa Awaits –... →
Committee worried about ‘insufficient’ strategic fuel reserves
27th March 2025 Following its oversight visit to the Strategic Fuel Fund (SFF) this week, the Portfolio Committee on Mineral and Petroleum Resources has raised... →
Mobilising public, private resources must result in sustainable outcomes – Mavuso
24th March 2025 When public and private resources are mobilised, they must be directed to projects that result in sustainable change, says Business Leadership... →
Translating intentions in Budget into infrastructure development reliant on a concrete plan - Cesa
13th March 2025 Consulting Engineers South Africa (Cesa) has highlighted the need for a concrete plan of action to translate the intentions set out in the Budget... →
South Africa launches Africa Expert Panel as part of its G20 presidency
12th March 2025 Consistent with the South African Presidency’s intent to draw attention and Group of 20 (G20) consideration to African policy challenges in 2025,... →
dtic to host South Africa’s first G20 trade and investment meeting
12th March 2025 The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic) will host South Africa’s first Group of 20 (G20) Trade and Investment Working Group (TIWG)... →
Regulatory bodies commemorate World Consumer Rights Day in Mpumalanga
10th March 2025 The National Consumer Commission (NCC) has again partnered with the Competition Commission, the Mpumalanga Department of Economic Development and... →
Implementation of full package of HMI recommendations necessary to improve private healthcare system – UHAC
6th March 2025 The government’s proposal to implement only some recommendations of the five-year-old Health Market Inquiry (HMI) to address the high costs of... →
PwC to pay Eskom R43m in legal settlement
30th January 2025 State-owned utility Eskom and consultancy PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) have reached a settlement in a High Court case initiated by the utility in... →
JRA confronts vandalised traffic signals, frequent power outages
22nd January 2025 The Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) says it continues to address road safety concerns and respond to emergencies affecting traffic signals across... →
Families of detained engineers welcome Lamola's visit to Equatorial Guinea, urge resolution
21st January 2025 The families of Frik Potgieter and Peter Huxham have expressed their appreciation for International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald... →
Mavuso highlights positive economic reforms, G20's role in demonstrating progress
13th January 2025 Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) CEO Busisiwe Mavuso expects this year to be positive for the country, as it has an opportunity to... →
World Bank unveils five-year plan to drive jobs, access to services in Namibia
9th January 2025 The World Bank has launched a new country partnership framework (CPF) for Namibia, targeting economic growth promotion, job creation and access to... →
Busa expresses frustration over UIF’s ongoing failures
6th December 2024 The operational inefficiencies and governance failures of the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) are letting down hundreds of thousands of workers,... →
Associations submit proposal for VAT-free chicken
29th November 2024 Nonprofit organisation the FairPlay Movement has noted that the proposal for the removal of value-added tax (VAT) from specified chicken products... →
NTCSA appoints EPC suppliers for transmission substations
25th November 2024 Following a strategic review of the National Transmission Company South Africa’s (NTCSA’s) corporate plan, which includes focusing on accelerating... →
Eskom finalises technical breakthrough enabling it to extend deadline for meter conversions
25th November 2024 State-owned utility Eskom has noted that it, at the weekend, succeeded in a technological breakthrough enabling it to pre-create Key Change Tokens... →
PPPs, GNU can help foster development – Nyati
15th November 2024 Amid the fiscal constraints facing South Africa, public-private partnerships (PPPs) are key in driving development, said State-owned utility Eskom... →
Johannesburg Planetarium relaunches as Wits Anglo American Digital Dome
13th November 2024 The University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), in partnership with diversified mining company Anglo American, have relaunched the old Johannesburg... →
NRF achieves Level 1 BBBEE status
8th November 2024 The National Research Foundation (NRF) has achieved a broad-based black economic empowerment (BBBEE) Level 1 rating – a year earlier than the NRF... →
Treasury invites public participation in UDZ tax incentive review survey
6th November 2024 In the 2023 Budget Review, the National Treasury announced an extension of the urban development zone (UDZ) tax incentive sunset date to March 31,... →
S African government investigates spate of food-borne illnesses, encourages food safety practices
5th November 2024 South Africa has recently experienced outbreaks of food-borne illnesses that have led to the tragic death of a number of children and numerous... →
Eskom commends Saps as three people are arrested for theft of cable drums
31st October 2024 State-owned utility Eskom says three suspects have been arrested by members of the South African Police Service (Saps), in Pretoria, in connection... →
Meeting final six FATF action items a ‘difficult challenge’ – Treasury
28th October 2024 National Treasury has welcomed the progress made by all agencies in ensuring South Africa now meets 16 of the 22 action items required for the... →
Ramaphosa appoints Olver as new PCC deputy chairperson
28th October 2024 President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Dr Crispian Olver as the new deputy chairperson of the Presidential Climate Commission (PCC), with effect... →
WWF data shows significant decline in monitored wildlife populations
11th October 2024 The average size of monitored wildlife populations has declined by 73% in the 50 years from 1970 to 2020, global conservation organisation the... →
Highlighting indigent subsidy red tape, social housing association warns on electricity price hike
23rd August 2024 The National Association of Social Housing (Nasho) has urged government to consider alternatives for the social housing sector as electricity... →
Nersa clarifies it has not yet received Eskom’s final revenue application
16th August 2024 In response to media reports regarding State-owned utility Eskom's revenue application for the 2025/26 financial year, the National Energy... →
More upgrades to growth outlook seen as reform momentum continues – Mavuso
5th August 2024 Citing progress in dealing with the country’s logistics challenges and the ability of Operation Vulindlela to speed up reforms, economists at the... →
GNU could provide new opportunities for SMME growth
25th July 2024 South Africa’s recently formed Government of National Unity (GNU) is expected to introduce new ideas into government, which could, subsequently,... →
Security agency finalising assessment of govt’s cybersecurity
11th July 2024 Following a public statement by Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson on July 10, reporting that R300-million had allegedly been... →
Macpherson says at least R300m stolen from DPWI by cybercriminals over ten years
10th July 2024 Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson has revealed in a July 10 media release that an investigation has determined that at least... →
Families petition Pan-African Parliament to secure release of two South Africans from Equatorial Guinea
24th June 2024 The families of two South African engineers – Frik Potgieter and Peter Huxham – who have been held in Equatorial Guinea since February 9, 2023,... →
Transnet to take disciplinary action against some TNPA employees
24th June 2024 State-owned Transnet announced at the weekend that law firm Bowmans had concluded its investigation into allegations of impropriety at Transnet... →
TFR welcomes prison sentences for convicted cable thieves
6th June 2024 State-owned Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) has welcomed the recent arrest and conviction of four men for theft of essential infrastructure on its rail... →
Seifsa calls on political parties to prioritise the interests of the country
6th June 2024 As political parties continue to engage with each other to form coalition partnerships, the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern... →
Eskom says key revision number rollover project on track
16th May 2024 State-owned Eskom says its key revision number rollover project is progressing well, with 3.61-million, or 52%, of the 6.9-million prepayment... →
UN Global Campaign for Road Safety launched in South Africa
15th May 2024 In support of national and local authorities’ road safety initiatives, the UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Road Safety Jean Todt, in... →
Underspending on repairs, maintenance impacting on Joburg infrastructure – JoburgCAN
9th May 2024 Following a decade of underspending on repairs and maintenance on infrastructure, JoburgCAN, an initiative of the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse... →
SAB launches talent programme, invites young graduates to apply
3rd May 2024 Against the backdrop of a high unemployment rate among South Africa’s youth, beermaker South African Breweries (SAB) has launched the first edition... →
Without rooftop solar investments, loadshedding would be worse, study shows
29th April 2024 Amid the energy challenges facing South Africa, residential solar energy company GoSolr says radical steps must be taken to secure the country’s... →
 |
 |
1 |
2 |  |
 |
