Natalie Greve
Natalie Greve is Creamer Media Senior Contributing Editor Online for Engineering News and Mining Weekly.
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Brics Development Bank operational by year-end
26th June 2015 South Africa’s Cabinet has endorsed the nomination of Leslie Maasdorp as VP of the Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (Brics) New... →
Suspended Eskom FD to leave group in yet another high-level exit
25th June 2015 Shedding yet another member of its executive management team, energy utility Eskom said on Thursday that it and FD Tsholofelo Molefe had “mutually... →
Cabinet approves introduction of revised investment Bill to Parliament
25th June 2015 In what it describes as a show of support for the National Development Plan’s objective of promoting investment and export growth, Cabinet has... →
Cabinet ratifies DTI decision to designate new Free State IDZ
25th June 2015 Cabinet has ratified a decision by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to designate the Maluti-A-Phofung (MAP) logistics hub, in Harrismith,... →
Increasing complexity driving failure of intl megaprojects
23rd June 2015 The growing complexity of global megaprojects is increasingly impacting on the ability of global engineering, procurement and construction... →
Gauteng launches online invoicing system for service providers
22nd June 2015 In line with pledges by Gauteng Premier David Makura to expedite the payment of invoices to provincial services providers, improve procurement... →
‘Homeless’ S African CEOs raise R25m on icy streets of Joburg
19th June 2015 Over 250 CEOs from South Africa’s largest corporates traded in boardroom suits for cardboard boxes on Thursday evening, spending 12 hours on the... →
Makhura shifts province’s 2015 focus to implementation, accountability
18th June 2015 A little over a year after first taking office, Gauteng Premier David Makhura has reiterated his commitment to his administration’s transformation,... →
DTI attracts R43.8bn of investment in 2014/15
17th June 2015 The Department of Trade and Industry’s investment promotion unit overshot its investment target of R40-billion in 2014/15, achieving an investment... →
Milk still a popular global choice of drink, study finds
17th June 2015 An international study commissioned by food processing and packaging solutions company Tetra Pak has confirmed the enduring global popularity of... →
Load-shedding stripping S African businesses of competitiveness, investment
12th June 2015 A sweeping 97% of South African businesses polled by professional services group BDO South Africa in a recent survey believe the country’s fragile... →
Shifting trade union loyalties likely to rattle upcoming gold wage talks
12th June 2015 “Seismic shifts” in the country’s labour organisations look likely to make the forthcoming gold-sector wage negotiations – set to start on June 22... →
Zuma engages youth organisations over policy, governance
9th June 2015 Marking a government-driven effort to roll back South Africa’s stalled employment rate and boost economic inclusion of the youth, President Jacob... →
Consortium awarded preferred bidder status under latest REIPPPP round
8th June 2015 A consortium led by global wind and solar company Mainstream Renewable Power has been awarded preferred bidder status by the Department of Energy... →
Antifracking group slams DMR for ‘inadequate’ shale gas regulations
8th June 2015 Despite an ongoing two-year strategic environmental assessment (SEA) into domestic hydraulic fracturing (fracking) by the Department of... →
First Davis Tax Committee report open for public comment
5th June 2015 After its submission to Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene on December 30, the first Davis Tax Committee (DTC) report has been released for public... →
Gauteng overshoots targeted 2014/15 revenue by R700m
4th June 2015 The Gauteng Provincial Government (GPG) exceeded its targeted revenue for the 2014/15 year by R700-million, or 16%, collecting R4.96-billion for... →
AfDB resources centre seeks comment on 2015-2020 strategy
3rd June 2015 The African Development Bank’s (AfDB’s) newly established African Natural Resources Center (ANRC) has launched an online consultation to seek... →
Bucket system in Gauteng eliminated, says govt
2nd June 2015 The Gauteng provincial government (GPG) says it has “completely eliminated” the bucket sanitation system in Gauteng after removing the last of the... →
Suspended Marokane to leave Eskom
1st June 2015 Eskom and suspended group capital executive Dan Marokane have mutually agreed to part ways “on an amicable basis”, the energy utility said on... →
New child visa rules ‘economic sabotage’ – Sacci
1st June 2015 The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci) believes South Africa’s advancement as a global tourist destination of choice will, from... →
Labour, business can work cooperatively – Oliphant
1st June 2015 While the relationship between labour and business in South Africa has weakened to one typified by adversarial stances and marred by violent... →
Blacks hitting proverbial glass ceiling at middle management level
29th May 2015 While transformational efforts have succeeded in boosting black representation at a managerial level in the metals and engineering sector, these... →
Ireland eyeing greater S African, African trade growth
28th May 2015 Irish Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Charles Flanagan told media on Thursday that Ireland was well positioned to play a greater role in Africa,... →
Eskom to implement stage 1 load-shedding from 17:00
27th May 2015 Energy utility Eskom will implement stage 1 load-shedding this evening from 17:00 owing to a shortage of generating capacity while several units... →
SA GDP growth slows to 1.3% in Q1
26th May 2015 South Africa’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth has slowed from 4.1% in the last quarter of 2014 to 1.3% in the first quarter of this year,... →
S Africa eyes Peru as strategic S American trade partner
26th May 2015 Noting low volumes of bilateral trade between South Africa and Peru, South African ambassador to Peru Elsa Dry has committed to enhancing trade... →
US, S African govts to meet over poultry import impasse
25th May 2015 South Africa and the US have agreed to facilitate deliberations between the South African Poultry Association (Sapa) and the US Poultry and Egg... →
Masina fleshes out intricacies of DTI’s black industrialist agenda
21st May 2015 Trade and Industry Deputy Minister Mzwandile Masina is expected to expand on the finer points of the Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI’s)... →
Launch of $1tn African free-trade area scheduled for June
21st May 2015 Africa’s Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA) which embraces 26 countries, a combined population of up to 600-million people and a total gross... →
Infrastructure maintenance, water technology in DWS crosshairs
21st May 2015 The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) will place renewed focus on the maintenance and upgrade of water and sanitation infrastructure in the... →
SEZ programme to lead DTI’s reindustrialisation drive – Davies
20th May 2015 Weeks after launching the seventh iteration of government’s Industrial Policy Action Plan, Trade and Industry Minister Dr Rob Davies told the... →
New ‘premium’ corporate visa centre to cut processing time to 4 weeks
20th May 2015 Delivering on commitments to enhance the ease of doing business in the Gauteng city-region, the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) has launched the... →
Solidarity index points to falling job security in S Africa
19th May 2015 The Solidarity-ETM Analytics Labour Market Index fell to 43.5 in the first quarter of this year from an upwardly revised figure of 44.6 in the... →
S African firm launches ‘revolutionary’ energy storage technology
18th May 2015 South African energy company Freedom Won has announced the release of a wall-mounted lithium-iron phosphate energy storage solution, touting it as... →
Manufacturing sector’s contribution to GDP slips to 13.9% in 2014
15th May 2015 The value added to the economy by the manufacturing sector has declined from 15.3% of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2004 to 13.9% in 2014,... →
WiFi, energy, transport take centre stage in Tshwane mayor’s 2015 SoCA
14th May 2015 Presenting a “balance sheet” of the capital city’s shortcomings and achievements, Tshwane executive mayor Kgosientso Ramokgopa on Thursday... →
Lack of funding appetite for infrastructure projects in PFS stage, forum hears
13th May 2015 Infrastructure delivery in South Africa remains hobbled, not by a lack of project pipeline but rather by a lack of investment apetite in projects... →
Relegation of S Africa to ‘junk’ credit status a swelling threat
12th May 2015 South Africa could not afford a further investment ratings downgrade, as this would impact on the price of foreign lending, shorten the lending... →
Daily podcast – May 12, 2015
12th May 2015 Making headlines: Cosatu tells Numsa not to celebrate its ‘hollow victory’ in the High Court. The World Food Programme says drought-hit Southern... →
Drop in March electricity generation likely to dent Q1 growth
8th May 2015 Electricity produced in South Africa fell by 0.2% year-on-year in March to levels last seen in 2005, following a trend that has seen electricity... →
