Mariaan Webb
Mariaan Webb is Creamer Media Contract Publishing Editor for Engineering News and Mining Weekly.
Ramokgopa urges Africa to turn cross-border power plans into bankable projects
17th June 2026 Electricity and Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has called for Africa to accelerate the implementation of cross-border electricity... →
Ndabeni-Abrahams announces major ICT sector overhauls
19th December 2019 State-owned companies Sentech and Broadband Infraco will be merged to create a new State digital infrastructure company, Minister Stella... →
Mantashe publishes Mining Charter implementation guidelines
20th December 2018 Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe has published a 54-page document detailing the processes, procedures, forms and templates that the mining... →
Brian Dames steps down from Eskom task team
19th December 2018 Brian Dames, the former CEO of cash-strapped Eskom, has stepped down from the newly appointed task team advising government on actions to resolve... →
Enhanced Emirates codeshare to assist with turnaround implementation – SAA CEO
18th December 2018 South African Airways (SAA) and Emirates are expanding their commercial relationship with enhancements to a codeshare agreement, opening up new... →
Numsa takes Vavi's battle to court
3rd September 2013 Cosatu has been served with legal papers challenging the suspension of its general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi, its affiliate Numsa said on Monday.... →
Madagascar pushes back Presidential election to October
23rd August 2013 Madagascar pushed back the date of its presidential elections for the third time on Thursday, to October 25, as the Indian Ocean island struggles... →
Better scientific understanding of link between climate change, food security needed
20th January 2012 Scientists should increasingly make critical contributions to ensure food security and environmental sustainability, Council for Scientific and... →
Employers win court order to stop intimidation by strikers
14th July 2011 The National Employer’s Association of South Africa (Neasa) and the Plastics Converters Association (PCA), on behalf of 20 employers, have won a... →
Govt to focus on stimulating productive capacity to boost jobs
19th April 2011 Stimulating South Africa’s productive capacity will be key to creating more jobs, President Jacob Zuma said on Tuesday, as he warned that the... →
Online mineral rights application system to go live on Monday
13th April 2011 South Africa will launch its online mineral rights application system next week, Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu has announced. From... →
Zuma announces R9bn jobs fund, tax breaks for manufacturing
10th February 2011 uth Africa will introduce tax breaks to promote investment and expansion in manufacturing, and will set up a jobs fund to finance new... →
SA seeks to cut unemployment to 15% with new growth plan
26th October 2010 South Africa's ‘new growth path' will place employment at the centre of government economic policies, Cabinet said on Tuesday, announcing a target... →
New industrial policy plan may target 700 000 new jobs - analyst
17th February 2010 The newly approved Industrial Policy Action Plan (Ipap) could seek to create 700 000 new jobs over the next ten years, with one fifth of the jobs... →
Godsell and Ramphele nominated to serve on planning body
10th February 2010 Former Eskom chairperson Bobby Godsell and top academic Mamphela Ramphele have been nominated by the Democratic Alliance (DA) to serve on the... →
SA sets up R2,4bn job fund – Zuma
5th August 2009 South Africa will create a R2,4-billion jobs fund to assist in the training of workers affected by the recession, President Jacob Zuma announced on... →
SA economy to contract by 2% this year, 'muted' growth in 2010 – BER
28th July 2009 South Africa's economic growth is expected to contract by 2% this year - the country's weakest performance since 1992, the Bureau for Economic... →
Daily podcast – June 26, 2009
26th June 2009 In today's podcast: the interim increase in electricity tariffs would add an additional R2-billion in costs to the South African mining industry;... →
Daily podcast – June 26, 2009
26th June 2009 In today's podcast: Prasa hopes to receive the go-ahead from Cabinet later this year for a proposed R80-billion, 6 800-coach new rolling stock... →
SA cuts, shuffles products used to compile CPI index
12th September 2007 South Africa plans to reduce the total number of products and services in the national consumer price index (CPI) basket by more than 65%, and to... →
ANC nears decision on leadership spat
29th June 2007 South Africa's ruling African National Congress said on Friday it was still struggling to decide how to elect its next leader amid... →
Taylor boycott forces delay of trial
25th June 2007 Judges delayed Charles Taylor's trial on charges of directing atrocities in Sierra Leone on Monday after the former Liberian President failed... →
Budget aims for sustainable growth, not short-term boost - economist
23rd February 2007 The reluctance on the part of government to use surplus revenue to cut taxes or boost spending could be motivated by the concern of allowing the... →
Fixed investment at 18,4% of GDP, highest since 1991 - Mbeki
9th February 2007 South Africa’s fixed investment has reached its highest level since 1991, coming in at about 18,4% of the country’s gross domestic... →
Developing nations urged to invest in younger demographic groups
31st January 2007 Developing countries should seize a window of opportunity to invest in citizens between the ages of 12 and 24, who, according to the World Bank,... →
SA launches R600m community survey
22nd January 2007 South Africa's Finance Minister Trevor Manuel on Monday launched a R600-million community survey, designed to fill the information gap that emerged... →
Mbeki backs Cabinet against Gautrain corruption claims
8th December 2006 President Thabo Mbeki reiterated on Friday that Cabinet was not involved in the conceptualisation, decision making, tender issuing or the... →
Number of banked South Africans grew 11% in 2006, survey shows
5th December 2006 The number of South African adults with bank accounts rose by almost 11%, to 15,9-million, between 2005 and 2006, dramatically exceeding the... →
SA wins bid to host international biotech centre
1st December 2006 South Africa has won the bid to host the third component of the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), a major... →
Cabinet backs Selebi, will only act if evidence emerges
23rd November 2006 Cabinet on Thursday reiterated that it would not take any action against national police commissioner, Jackie Selebi, arguing that there was no... →
Clarity on synfuels windfall tax promised by 2007 Budget
25th October 2006 A decision regarding the best intervention regarding possible additional tax on extraordinary profits generated by the liquid fuels industry will... →
Gautrain concession signed, but still no financial closure
28th September 2006 Construction on Africa's first rapid-rail link, Gautrain, started on Thursday after the Gauteng provincial government and the concessionaire,... →
Business reform in Africa gathering pace, report states
6th September 2006 While Africa, for the first time, made it to the top three reforming regions in the International Finance Corporation's (IFC's) 'Doing Business'... →
Chinese to sign $10bn Sasol deal, build artisan training centre
14th June 2006 A Chinese consortium would sign a joint-venture agreement with petrochemical giant Sasol during Premier Wen Jiabao’s first official visit to... →
Mboweni describes his ‘love, hate’ relationship with miners
25th May 2006 South African Reserve Bank (SARB) governor Tito Mboweni on Thursday made an impromptu appearance at the triennial national union of mineworkers... →
Women dominate Mbeki’s mini-Cabinet reshuffle
22nd May 2006 President Thabo Mbeki announced a mini-Cabinet reshuffle on Monday, precipitated by the recent death of Public Works Minister Stella Sigcau. The... →
Black-consciousness activist dies on Freedom Day
28th April 2006 Black-consciousness activist and former Robben Island prisoner Strini Moodley passed away on Thursday morning, in Durban, as South Africa was... →
Minister calls for sense of ethics to fight corruption
25th April 2006 Public Service and Administration Minister Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi has challenged the public and private sectors to instil a sense of ethics in... →
Mbeki pays tribute to great author, political activist
20th April 2006 President Thabo Mbeki has expressed sadness following the death of political activist and author Ellen Khuzwayo after a long illness yesterday. She... →
Nepad strategy for SA business and gov’t imminent - Sisulu
19th April 2006 South Africa should have a clear strategy on the roles of government and business sector in implementing the New Partnership for Africa’s... →
Bahrain construction proceeding despite tragic death of ten in ferry accident
31st March 2006 South African engineering firm Murray & Roberts intends proceeding with the construction of the World Trade Centre project in Bahrain, despite the... →
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