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Rebecca Campbell

Rebecca Campbell

Rebecca Campbell is Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor for Engineering News and Mining Weekly.

Denel finally publishes its annual report for 2019/20; reports R1.96bn loss

1st February 2021 South African State-owned defence industrial group Denel released its 2019/20 annual report on Monday. The period covered by the report does not... 

Public Enterprises Ministry welcomes further government funding for SAA

Public Enterprises Ministry welcomes further government funding for SAA

29th October 2020 The Minister of Public Enterprises has welcomed the decision by the government to back the business rescue plan for, and the restructuring of,... 

Rules of Origin a key issue for continuing African free trade area talks

28th October 2020 African Union Ministers of Trade held their 12th meeting, undertaken virtually, on Tuesday. This was the second such meeting to be chaired by South... 

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Public Enterprises department reports unsolicited investor interest in SAA

Public Enterprises department reports unsolicited investor interest in SAA

24th August 2020 The Department of Public Enterprises reported on Monday that the South African government had, by the start of this month, received more than ten... 

CSIR makes breakthrough in developing local Covid-19 test

CSIR makes breakthrough in developing local Covid-19 test

30th July 2020 The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has developed a faster way of testing for the severe acute respiratory syndrome... 

SAA BRPs call short-notice meeting of airline’s creditors 

SAA BRPs call short-notice meeting of airline’s creditors 

24th July 2020 The business rescue practitioners (BRPs) for financially-beleaguered State-owned national flag carrier South African Airways (SAA) have had to call... 

Unions divided on approval of SAA business rescue plan

15th July 2020 There has been mixed reaction from unions representing employees of South African Airways to the approval of the business rescue plan for the... 

Public Enterprises welcomes yes vote for SAA rescue plan, announces interim CEO

Public Enterprises welcomes yes vote for SAA rescue plan, announces interim CEO

14th July 2020 The Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) welcomed the outcome of the creditors’ vote on the proposed business rescue plan for State-owned South... 

Public Enterprises urges yes vote for SAA business rescue plan

13th July 2020 The Department of Public Enterprises has called on the stakeholders in financially-embattled State-owned airline South African Airways to vote in... 

South African airline announces successful repatriation of South Africans from Middle East

9th July 2020 South African private-sector airline company CemAir has announced the successful conclusion of a repatriation flight which it had operated,... 

Public Enterprises calls on unions to agree among themselves on SAA’s future

7th July 2020 The Department of Public Enterprises has urged unions representing employees of financially-embattled State-owned airline South African Airways to... 

Public Enterprises states that four SAA unions willing to accept severance packages

2nd July 2020 The Department of Public Enterprises reported on Thursday that four of the unions representing employees of State-owned national flag carrier South... 

Public Enterprises announces SAA severance packages, urges approval of rescue plan

25th June 2020 The Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) announced on Thursday that, should the creditors of State-owned national flag carrier South African... 

Public Enterprises to seek to oppose court applications against SAA business rescue

22nd June 2020 The Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) has announced that it will approach the courts for permission to intervene in a court application... 

New Sansa/Nasa project hopefully to start operations in late 2024

New Sansa/Nasa project hopefully to start operations in late 2024

29th May 2020 The project for a new deep space network ground station in South Africa, which is a collaborative venture between the South African National Space... 

SOEs cooperate to ship essential radioisotopes overseas

SOEs cooperate to ship essential radioisotopes overseas

28th April 2020 South Africa’s globally-important State-owned company NTP Radioisotopes, a subsidiary of the South African Nuclear Energy Corporation, has... 

SAA thanked for its repatriation flights to Germany

24th April 2020 The German Ambassador to South Africa has thanked South African Airways for the airline’s role in repatriating 5 600 European citizens who had been... 

Government ineffective in protecting the economy during the Covid-19 lockdown – BLSA

20th April 2020 The South African Government had dithered in its economic response to the crisis created by the Covid-19 pandemic. So charged Business Leadership... 

Business Leadership South Africa CEO blasts government over SAA

20th April 2020 In her weekly newsletter, released on April 20, business group Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) CEO Busi Mavuso criticised the South African... 

Parliamentary Committee welcomes decision by Minister to refuse another bailout for SAA

15th April 2020 Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) welcomed, in a statement released to the media on April 15, the decision of the Minister... 

Research company claims SAA doomed to liquidation in near future

Research company claims SAA doomed to liquidation in near future

15th April 2020 Capital markets and financial services research company Intellidex reported on April 14 that State-owned national flag-carrier South African... 

A grim economic forecast for South Africa from JP Morgan

A grim economic forecast for South Africa from JP Morgan

1st April 2020 US-based investment bank and financial services company JP Morgan Chase & Company (JP Morgan) has, in its latest weekly economic forecast for more... 

Food research group warns on precarious nutrition situation of 50% of South Africans

27th March 2020 The independent research Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP) has warned that poorer households in South Africa would be put at risk, in... 

SA Express to halt all flights for an indeterminate time

SA Express to halt all flights for an indeterminate time

18th March 2020 State-owned regional airline SA Express, which is currently in business rescue, announced on Wednesday that it would suspend its operations the... 

Japan signs aid funding contracts with South African grassroots organisations

Japan signs aid funding contracts with South African grassroots organisations

10th March 2020 Japan has supported socioeconomic development and support programmes at the grassroots level in South Africa for more than a quarter century,... 

Public Enterprises, SAA, issue assurances to the country about the airline

Public Enterprises, SAA, issue assurances to the country about the airline

20th January 2020 The Ministry of Public Enterprises on Sunday assured the country that it was in discussions with National Treasury regarding the provision, to... 

South African government seeks growth in the local defence industry

South African government seeks growth in the local defence industry

15th November 2019 The South African Government has set growth targets it hopes that the local defence industry will achieve over the next few years. This was... 

 Japan, UN agency and CSIR to jointly research plastic waste in South Africa

Japan, UN agency and CSIR to jointly research plastic waste in South Africa

26th July 2019 Japan and the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation signed an agreement at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research in... 

Radical plan to stem Necsa losses proposed and then withdrawn by board

Radical plan to stem Necsa losses proposed and then withdrawn by board

17th July 2019 The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation suffered cumulative losses of R257.78-million in the 2016/17 and 2017/18 financial years and is... 

Denel confirms salary cut; union expresses shock and concern

Denel confirms salary cut; union expresses shock and concern

25th June 2019 State-owned defence industrial group Denel confirmed on Tuesday that it will pay its staff only 85% of their salaries for this month. “Due to... 

New strategy, new structure for the CSIR

New strategy, new structure for the CSIR

24th May 2019 Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) CEO Dr Thulani Dlamini announced on Friday both a new strategy and a radical restructuring of... 

Previous Necsa board inept, defiant – Radebe

Previous Necsa board inept, defiant – Radebe

7th December 2018 Energy Minister Jeff Radebe has made most serious allegations against the previous and recently dismissed board of the State-owned South African... 

Saudi Arabia offers opportunities to South African defence industry

Saudi Arabia offers opportunities to South African defence industry

20th September 2018 State-owned Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI) is seeking very close relationships with South African defence companies. "We are ready to... 

Government looking at 'modernising' defence funding – Ramaphosa

Government looking at 'modernising' defence funding – Ramaphosa

19th September 2018 Government is looking at reducing the dependency of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) on direct funding by the State, President... 

Jarana confirms aim of strategic partnership for SAA

Jarana confirms aim of strategic partnership for SAA

11th July 2018 South African Airways (SAA) CEO Vuyani Jarana confirmed on Wednesday that a Strategic Equity Partner (SEP) would be sought for the airline. He was... 

Global risks, opportunities and a new dawn for South Africa – Gordhan

Global risks, opportunities and a new dawn for South Africa – Gordhan

30th April 2018 The global situation posed a number of risks, Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan cautioned on Monday. He was addressing the India-South... 

South African, Indian trade ministers stress bilateral opportunities at summit

South African, Indian trade ministers stress bilateral opportunities at summit

30th April 2018 India has progressed from having almost no trade with South Africa in 1994 to today being the country's sixth to eight largest trading partner,... 

Trade union Solidarity believes business rescue essential to save SAA; other unions strongly disagree

Trade union Solidarity believes business rescue essential to save SAA; other unions strongly disagree

12th April 2018 Trade union Solidarity believes that business rescue is the only way that jobs can be saved at embattled State-owned national flag-carrier South... 

Gordhan appoints new Denel interim board

Gordhan appoints new Denel interim board

9th April 2018 Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan on Monday announced a completely new, high-powered, board to turn around beleaguered State-owned defence... 

No Brics leader among those who first phoned President Ramaphosa, on Sunday

No Brics leader among those who first phoned President Ramaphosa, on Sunday

19th February 2018 Not one of the five world and regional leaders who formed the first group to phone new South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday to hold... 

South African nuclear group under financial stress, but optimistic about recovery

South African nuclear group under financial stress, but optimistic about recovery

8th February 2018 The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) is currently facing financial pressures, the State-owned group’s Chief Executive, Phumzile... 

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