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
Daily Podcast – June 26, 2025
26th June 2025 Making headlines: Ramaphosa sacks DA's Whitfield as Deputy Trade Minister; DA retains Tshwane ward in by-election; And, Amnesty says sixteen deaths... →
Agribusiness confidence index drops slightly in the second quarter
17th June 2025 After a notable uptick in the first quarter of this year, the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa (Agbiz)/Industrial Development... →
Manufacturing output down 6.3% y/y in April
10th June 2025 South Africa's manufacturing production decreased by 6.3% year-on-year in April. The largest negative contributions were made by the food and... →
Petrol, diesel prices to decrease
3rd June 2025 Petrol 93 and petrol 95 will decrease by 5c a litre for June, while diesel prices (0.05% and 0.005% sulphur) will decrease by 36.9c a litre, the... →
Quality infrastructure for renewables facing extreme weather
3rd June 2025 While the weather is a primary resource for the production of energy by a wind turbine or a solar panel, it also conceals a capacity for damage and... →
Legal Registers: Driving excellence through commitment to environmental, health, and safety standards
3rd June 2025 In today’s highly regulated business environment, environmental, health, and safety (EHS) obligations are more than a legal requirement—they are a... →
Magazine round up | 30 May 2025
30th May 2025 A video round up of this week’s magazine, highlighting our cover story, features and Business Leader. →
Eskom to implement Stage 2 loadshedding during the evening peak until Thursday
13th May 2025 Power utility Eskom has announced that it will implement Stage 2 loadshedding during the evening peak from 16:00 until 22:00 from today until... →
Ramaphosa appoints Dr Alistair Ruiters as investment promotion special adviser
30th April 2025 President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed former director-general of the then Department of Trade and Industry, Dr Alistair Ruiters, as special... →
Eskom to implement Stage 2 loadshedding from 16:00
24th April 2025 Higher-than-expected electricity demand, the loss of generation units and extensive planned maintenance have placed strain on the electricity... →
FUL welcomes ConCourt dismissal of Hlophe’s appeal
17th April 2025 Freedom Under Law has welcomed the decision by the Constitutional Court to dismiss uMkhonto weSizwe Party’s leader in Parliament and impeached... →
Eskom implements Stage 2 loadshedding after loss of five generation units
19th March 2025 Power utility Eskom implemented Stage 2 loadshedding from 18:25 on March 19, stating that it would remain in effect until 05:00 on March 20. This... →
Families call on govt to continue efforts to free Potgieter, Huxham ahead of Human Rights Day
19th March 2025 As South Africa marks Human Rights Day on March 21, the families of Frik Potgieter and Peter Huxham are calling on the South African government to... →
Africa Circular Economy Facility Operating principles
18th March 2025 The Africa Circular Economy Facility (ACEF) is a multi-donor trust fund administered by the African Development Bank to foster Africa's... →
Civil society asks Ramaphosa to ‘censure’ Godongwana
11th March 2025 Ten civil society organisations, and counting, are urging President Cyril Ramaphosa to censure Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana following comments... →
ANC admonishes media for creating ‘false narrative’ of divisions with party reconfiguration
4th March 2025 Following a significant reconfiguration of its national structures, the African National Congress has hit back against some media, accusing them of... →
Petrol, diesel prices to decrease
4th March 2025 Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe has confirmed that the price of petrol will decrease by 7c a litre from March 5, while... →
South Africa's GDP grew by 0.6% in the fourth quarter
4th March 2025 South Africa’s GDP increased by 0.6% in the fourth quarter of 2024, following a decrease of 0.1% in the third quarter of the year. The agriculture,... →
Bowmans is named Law Firm of the Year in three African jurisdictions
28th February 2025 Bowmans’ position as the pre-eminent African law firm has once again been endorsed by a credible independent third party. At the Chambers Africa... →
Loadshedding suspended following recovery of generation capacity
26th February 2025 Power utility Eskom suspended loadshedding at 05:00 on February 26, following the recovery of generation capacity and the replenishment of... →
Loadshedding downgraded to Stage 2
25th February 2025 Power utility Eskom downgraded loadshedding to Stage 2 from 05:00 on Tuesday, from Stage 4 on Monday. This followed the successful recovery of... →
Stability in governance the linchpin of South Africa’s water security
24th February 2025 Stable governance is essential for ensuring water security, and the success of bulk water provision is premised on stable accounting authorities,... →
MKP’s Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla makes public apology in Shivambu matter
11th February 2025 In a statement released on Tuesday, uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) MP Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla issued an “unconditional public apology” to party... →
Flags will fly at half-mast for fallen S African soldiers in DRC
7th February 2025 Spokesperson to the President Vincent Magwenya on Friday reiterated Cyril Ramaphosa’s directive made during the State of the Nation Address that... →
Magazine round up | 07 February 2025
7th February 2025 A video round up of this week’s magazine, highlighting our cover story, features and Business Leader. →
Eskom to implement Stage 3 loadshedding from 17:00
31st January 2025 Eskom has announced that it will implement Stage 3 loadshedding from 17:00 on January 31, after warning earlier in the day that there was a high... →
MKP Women's League: ‘Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla's fight is our fight’
31st January 2025 Support for Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla was expressed on Friday by the uMkhonto weSizwe Party Women's League, following her appearance in the Durban... →
AfriForum asks Motshekga to investigate deaths of soldiers in DRC, share findings
28th January 2025 Following the deaths of nine South African National Defence Force members in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, non-governmental... →
Eskom appoints group executive for strategic delivery
3rd December 2024 Power utility Eskom has appointed Alfred Seema as group executive for strategic delivery. He joins the utility from Sasol, where he most recently... →
GDP contracts by 0.3% in the third quarter
3rd December 2024 South Africa’s GDP decreased by 0.3% in the third quarter, following an increase of 0.3% in the second quarter. The agriculture, forestry and... →
Eskom suspends planned power interruption in Joburg, pending expert's report
3rd December 2024 Power utility Eskom has suspended its Promotion of Administrative Justice Act (PAJA) notice of potential power interruption against the City of... →
Eskom threatens to disconnect Free State municipality over more than R330m in unpaid debt
28th November 2024 Power utility Eskom has published a notice of the possible disconnection of bulk electricity supply to Tokologo local municipality, in the Free... →
Eskom reports successful conversion of its prepaid customer base to KRN 2
27th November 2024 Power utility Eskom says it has successfully completed its prepaid meter Key Revision Number (KRN) rollover project, but has set a new deadline of... →
GOOD Party welcomes Hawks' legal action against Gary van Niekerk over fraud charges
15th November 2024 The GOOD Party in Nelson Mandela Bay has expressed its support for the decision by the Hawks to summon Gary van Niekerk to court to face charges of... →
Parts of Jhb face weekend water cuts as Eikenhof substation to undergo repairs
14th November 2024 Power and water utilities City Power, Johannesburg Water and Rand Water have advised that an emergency power outage will be implemented at the... →
Simplifying to save Gauteng's judicial system
29th October 2024 South Africa's Constitution leaves no room for ambiguity: every person has the right to have any dispute that can be resolved by the application of... →
Families welcome South African Parliament's call for two engineers to be released from Equatorial Guinea prison
23rd October 2024 The families of Frik Potgieter and Peter Huxham, the two South African engineers who have been illegally imprisoned in Equatorial Guinea since... →
Business confidence steadily being restored – Sacci
15th October 2024 The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry's (Sacci's) Business Confidence Index (BCI) averaged 110.9 for the first nine months of this... →
ActionSA welcomes Hawks investigation into its complaint against Simelane
2nd October 2024 Following the criminal charges it laid against Justice Minister Thembi Simelane on Tuesday, ActionSA revealed that it has received confirmation... →
5 000 civil engineers ready to ensure safety standards of dams
17th September 2024 AfriForum on Tuesday called on Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina to urgently work with more than 5 000 registered civil engineers who... →
S Africa to provide ICJ with evidence of genocide crimes in Palestine
11th September 2024 South Africa will head to the International Court of Justice in October to present evidence to prove that Israel is committing genocide in... →
