Marleny Arnoldi
Marleny Arnoldi is a Creamer Media Online News Editor for Engineering News and Mining Weekly.
SA Investment Conference to kickstart new five-year R2tr investment goal
30th March 2026 Ahead of the sixth South Africa Investment Conference (SAIC) being hosted in Sandton on March 31, President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa... →
Agri bodies call for proactive, proportionate fuel policy as rural supply starts being rationed
30th March 2026 Industry bodies Agri SA and the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa (Agbiz) have confirmed some rural areas are already starting to... →
Reserve Bank publishes exchange control circulars for public comment
6th March 2026 The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has published, for public comment, various exchange control draft circulars which address new limits for... →
FMD vaccination in full swing in epicentres across the country
27th February 2026 Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen has confirmed that the one-million doses of foot and mouth disease (FMD) vaccine received in the country last... →
Planned R20bn tax increase withdrawn from 2026 Budget
25th February 2026 Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana announced during his 2026 Budget speech on February 25 that a R20-billion tax increase that was previously... →
Operation Vulindlela delays are receiving attention - Treasury
25th February 2026 With Operation Vulindlela having entered its second phase, which focuses on structural reforms and economic recovery for municipalities over the... →
Agriculture sector should benefit from wider macroeconomic, fiscus improvements
25th February 2026 The agriculture and rural development sector has been allocated R39.5-billion of dedicated government spending in 2026/27, as part of National... →
Treasury mandates sustainability plans as fiscal anchor going forward
25th February 2026 To entrench commitments to healthy public finances, national government will introduce legislation requiring each new administration to table a... →
Treasury expects healthy trade, investment conditions until at least 2028
25th February 2026 National Treasury expects demand from South Africa’s major trading partners to tick up from an estimated 3.1% in 2025 to 3.3% in 2026, settling at... →
Energy Council asks for fiscal support towards continued electricity reform
23rd February 2026 Ahead of the 2026 Budget that will be delivered on February 25, the Energy Council of South Africa has called on Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana... →
Eskom starts stakeholder engagements in Eastern Cape for new nuclear builds
19th February 2026 State-owned power utility Eskom’s Nuclear Operating Unit has started with a strategic stakeholder engagement programme in the Eastern Cape to... →
Electricity reform-type urgency required to save manufacturing – BLSA
16th February 2026 Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) CEO Busi Mavuso says in her latest weekly newsletter that the biggest omission in President Cyril... →
Agri SA warns some incoming policy, law changes are impracticable
30th January 2026 As government advances various pieces of legislation and policy on land, labour, natural resources, rural safety and trade, industry body Agri SA... →
Sub-Saharan African countries poised for GDP growth this year
29th January 2026 Research agency BMI forecasts that sub-Saharan Africa’s real GDP will grow by 4.2% this year, compared with 3.9% last year, which will mark the... →
Private sector council to support govt’s FMD strategy implementation
22nd January 2026 Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen has appointed an Industry Coordination Council to support implementation of the country’s national long-term... →
Godongwana invites concise suggestions on 2026 Budget
20th January 2026 Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has invited suggestions on the 2026 Budget ahead of him presenting it in Parliament on February 25. The Budget... →
Eskom launches mobile customer hubs, pop-up service points
19th January 2026 State-owned power utility Eskom says it will roll out a new customer service model, comprising scheduled mobile customer hubs and pop-up service... →
Treasury invites comment on new laws for financial crime mitigation
16th January 2026 National Treasury on January 14 published the draft General Laws Amendment Bill for public comment, which relate to anti-money laundering and... →
Nersa appoints three new regulators
12th December 2025 The National Energy Regulator of South Africa has appointed Willibrod Majola and Nomfundo Maseti as full-time regulator members for five years... →
Standards have become key powerful tools for trade, development – World Bank
11th December 2025 In its first report analysing the landscape of global standards, the World Bank has found that a proliferating set of international standards that... →
African airlines suffer higher costs, lower profit margins despite booming air traffic growth
11th December 2025 The International Air Transport Association (IATA) expects global air passenger traffic to grow by 4.9% from five-billion passengers this year to... →
CSIR partners with life sciences specialist in US to advance contextualised medical research
11th December 2025 The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has signed a memorandum of understanding and a licensing agreement with a... →
Policy Uncertainty Index eases significantly to 64.9 in the fourth quarter
9th December 2025 The North-West University (NWU) Business School’s Policy Uncertainty Index (PUI) has eased to a level of 64.9 in the fourth quarter, compared with... →
Experts welcome progress with renewed participatory approach to infrastructure development by govt
5th December 2025 Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson has confirmed that the Integrated Social Facilitation Framework (ISFF) that is being... →
Petrol price increases by 29c/ℓ on Wednesday
2nd December 2025 Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe has announced the latest fuel price adjustments based on current local and international... →
Even the best NDPP will still face structural constraints if reform is not enacted – Mavuso
1st December 2025 With six candidates having been shortlisted for possible appointment as the next National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP), Business... →
Solidarity concerned about govt inaction as widescale retrenchments loom
27th November 2025 Trade union Solidarity has warned that hundreds of thousands of jobs are at risk before Christmas and in the new year, followed “unfruitful”... →
Municipal empowerment and public-private partnerships emerge as key drivers of climate adaptations
25th November 2025 As South Africa transitions to a low-carbon economy, independent business movement the National Business Initiative (NBI) says multiple... →
Ramaphosa appoints Godongwana acting President amid back-to-back travels
21st October 2025 President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana as acting President, from October 21 to 27. Ramaphosa is undertaking... →
B Lab Africa Summit urges businesses to ‘act for good’
3rd October 2025 Africa’s ability to achieve inclusive economic development amid climate change, fragmented trade and a rapidly growing population will depend on... →
IMF recommends reforms as Botswana faces mining-induced fiscal pressure
29th September 2025 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed an Article IV consultation in Botswana, which found that the diamond sector is dragging the... →
Policy Uncertainty Index reaches record high level of 81
29th September 2025 The North West University’s (NWU’s) Policy Uncertainty Index (PUI) has recorded a record high level of 81 in the third quarter, compared with 75.9... →
CoJ clamps down on residents not paying municipal accounts
22nd September 2025 The City of Johannesburg (CoJ) is accelerating action against its worst defaulters, which may see electricity meters being removed as part of the... →
Busa initiates legal action over ‘unworkable’ Employment Equity Sector Targets
22nd September 2025 Industry body Business Unity South Africa (Busa) has initiated legal proceedings over the recently published Employment Equity (EE) Sector Targets,... →
Select Committee chair calls for national crisis summit to curb job loss scourge
22nd September 2025 Amid a scourge of company closures and retrenchments having been announced in various industries across South Africa, Select Committee on Economic... →
Minister George expects delivery on more climate commitments in Africa during summit
8th September 2025 Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Dr Dion George has confirmed he will attend the second Africa Climate Summit that will be hosted... →
Steenhuisen lauds Agbiz, Agri SA for strengthening rural road networks
27th August 2025 Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen has lauded the efforts of industry bodies Agri SA and the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa... →
Creecy outlines vision of regionally integrated logistics network in Africa
26th August 2025 In an opening address delivered by Transport Minister Barbara Creecy at the fourteenth SARA International Rail Conference, on August 26, she said... →
RFA welcomes opening of the freight rail network to private companies
26th August 2025 The Road Freight Association (RFA) has welcomed the outcome of the Train Operating Company (TOC) slot allocation process, saying it marks a... →
AfDB partners with drone maker Aerosense to advance deployment in Africa
25th August 2025 The African Development Bank (AfDB) has partnered with Japanese drone manufacturer Aerosense to advance sustainable infrastructure solutions in... →
Sustained lower inflation will drive growth, says EY
18th August 2025 Headline consumer inflation is expected to rise slightly in coming months, but core inflation is anticipated to remain subdued, says consultancy... →
