Creamer Media Reporter
Creamer Media’s news team is based mainly in South Africa, but the team includes regular correspondents from other parts of Africa, such as Zimbabwe, Malawi, Botswana, Kenya and the rest of the world, including the United Kingdom, Australia and India. Email: newsdesk@engineeringnews.co.za
Politics By Insult
19th June 2019 Recent judgments and current court cases involving Julius Malema, the leader of the EFF, are helping to clarify the acceptable limits of political... →
Ramaphosa's critical choices to get South Africa back on track
14th June 2019 South Africa’s economy is in dire straits. Unemployment has reached a 15-year high of 27.6%. And in the first quarter of this year GDP growth... →
Investing in (and for) Our Future
13th June 2019 This paper identifies more focused reforms around defined contribution plans, which have grown increasingly around the world. It identifies... →
Does The Use Of Racist Comments Warrant Dismissal?
11th June 2019 ISSUE Is dismissal the appropriate sanction for an employee who utters racist comments in the workplace? →
Africa regulatory ENSight, issue 6 of 2019
6th June 2019 ENSafrica's Africa regulatory ENSight, issue 6 of 2019, covering recent legislative developments across Sub-Saharan Africa. →
Catch Up With Competition Law Now – May 2019
6th June 2019 The Commission has referred a settlement agreement it reached with a construction company, GVK-Siya Zama (Cape) (Pty) Ltd (GVK), to the Competition... →
Daily Podcast – April 30, 2019
30th April 2019 Making headlines: Ramaphosa says the ANC enabled State capture, Maimane urges black professionals to trust the DA to reduce black tax and, NPA team... →
Faulty Charge Formulation Can Be Fatal
29th April 2019 Employers do have the right to dismiss poor performers. However, this can only be acceptable if the employer can prove factually that it has, prior... →
Use of personal data in political campaigning is highly privacy invasive, raises important data security questions
28th March 2019 The Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) applies to the processing of information, by automated and non-automated means. This includes... →
Ramaphosa responds to Bosasa reports involving son
27th March 2019 The Presidency issued a statement on Wednesday to shed light on President Cyril Ramaphosa’s son Andile’s controversial business dealings with... →
Don't be intimidated into relying on a SARS tax interpretation note
25th March 2019 The SARS states, on its website (www.sars.gov.za), that its "Interpretation Notes are intended to provide guidelines to stakeholders (both internal... →
Nissan South Africa - Mike Whitfield
15th March 2019 The automotive industry and the South African economy ROSSLYN, South Africa (February xx, 2019) The automotive manufacturing industry has become an... →
Exxaro Resources Limited - Mzila Mthenjane
15th March 2019 How 25 years goes by so quickly - April 1994, I was two years into my job as a mining engineer located near the town of Carletonville at the... →
Eskom implements Stage 1 load-shedding
14th March 2019 State-owned electricity producer Eskom will implement load-shedding on Thursday March 14, from 11:00 until 23:00. The utility said in a statement... →
Ramaphosa's plans aren't enough to adequately tackle violent crime in South Africa
13th February 2019 South African President Cyril Ramaphosa used his State of the Nation Address on February 7 to outline his relatively new government’s actions and... →
CEO's exit underscores how few South African women hold top jobs
31st January 2019 The CEO of one of South Africa’s top four banks – Absa – announced this week that she is retiring after 10 years in this role. Employment equity at... →
The Department Of Social Development Addresses Challenges Faced By Students In Tertiary Institutions
29th January 2019 In 2016, the Department of Social Development conducted dialogues in Eastern Cape-based tertiary institutions to address challenges faced by... →
PIC board suspends exec
22nd January 2019 The Public Investment Corporation (PIC) will begin an investigation into the Ayo Technology Solution transaction and has resolved to suspend the... →
Making sense of the DRC's struggle for democracy
21st January 2019 On January 10, amid much controversy, the national electoral commission announced that Félix Tshisekedi had won the Democratic Republic of the... →
Bowmans starts 2019 on a positive note by making eight senior appointments
10th January 2019 Leading African law firm, Bowmans, has started the year on a positive note by making eight senior appointments across its geographical footprint.... →
Africa 2019 – The Optimist's View
8th January 2019 Is there a new scramble for Africa? Why should Africa be confident? These and other questions are eloquently ventilated at the plethora of Africa... →
Eskom to implement Stage 1 load-shedding until 22:00
29th November 2018 Power utility Eskom on Thursday said it would implement Stage 1 load-shedding from 12:00 to 22:00. This is as a result of increased generation... →
NUM Kwazulu-Natal to embark on a protest march against IPPs and Eskom privatisation
16th November 2018 The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) in Kwazulu-Natal will be marching against the IPPs, Eskom privatisation, closing of power stations and... →
Bowmans enhances its African banking and finance service offering
7th November 2018 Leading African law firm Bowmans has made two key banking and finance appointments to enhance its ability to serve clients operating in Africa’s... →
Levels and Trends in Child Mortality Report 2018
7th November 2018 The United Nations Interagency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME) produces estimates of child and young adolescent mortality annually.... →
Kewpie: understanding what it meant to be queer in District Six under apartheid
31st October 2018 Across many parts of Africa homosexuality is often referred to as “unAfrican” - a western imposition that will undermine a traditional African. It... →
NUMSA Wins First Battle Against Plastics Employers!
19th October 2018 The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) has successfully defended the right to strike in the Plastics Sector. The Plastic... →
Nehawu Is Currently On Strike At NDA
17th October 2018 The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union [NEHAWU] is currently on strike at the National Development Agency [NDA]. The strike comes... →
Inter-ministerial Committee On Revitalisation Of Distressed Mining Communities Assess Progress In Addressing Developmental Challenges In Mining Towns And Labour-sending Areas
17th October 2018 Meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) on the revitalisation of distressed mining communities held on 16 October 2018 The IMC on the... →
Govt urged to include IRP adjustment that steers renewables jobs the way of coal regions
10th October 2018 South Africa should consider including a policy adjustment in its upcoming Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) directing developers of new... →
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Democratic Alliance v Matika and Others (1858/18; 1860/18) [2018] ZANCHC 55
31st August 2018 Click here to read the full judgment on Saflii [1] These are two applications brought on urgent basis which have now been consolidated. The first... →
Buthelezi's retirement won't end ethnic 'traditionalism' in South Africa
30th August 2018 Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi announced his retirement as president of the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) in late October 2017. The 90-year-old South... →
Zimbabwe: a future finely balanced between democracy and militarisation
29th August 2018 Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa’s inauguration as Zimbabwe’s second president and commander-in-chief consummated power for the main beneficiary of the... →
Constitutional Court strikes a blow for South Africa’s criminal justice system
15th August 2018 The decision by South Africa’s Constitutional Court nullifying former president Jacob Zuma’s appointment of the country’s prosecutions boss three... →
Insist on employee declarations to expose conflicts of interest
7th August 2018 The speed at which business operates today often means that suppliers and contractors are on-boarded quickly without proper vetting procedures.... →
Zimbabwe’s historic elections: a case of leopards not changing their spots
3rd August 2018 Zimbabwe’s general elections on July 30 were being labelled as “historic”. For the first time since independence in 1980, the ballot paper featured... →
WHEN THE LAW SAYS – CONFESS!
1st August 2018 THE IMPORTANCE OF A DATA BREACH PLAN The South African society has read about, and some members unfortunately experienced, significant data... →
Security companies to take heed of recent billion dollar damages award to rape victim
1st August 2018 In a recent judgment handed down in the state of Georgia, USA, the jury awarded USD 1 billion in damages to a woman who had been raped at the age... →
Workers win against labour brokers
26th July 2018 The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) on Thursday welcomed the Constitutional Court judgment which strengthened the rights of... →
Do soldiers care about the environment? A study in South Africa suggests they do
23rd July 2018 Kermit the frog declared that it is difficult to be green. Obviously, he was referring to the colour, rather than to the condition of being... →
Inquiry into Grayston drive bridge collapse awaiting heads of arguments
13th July 2018 The Department of Labour-led inquiry into the October 2015 collapse of the Grayston drive pedestrian and cyclist structural bridge this week... →
