Loni Prinsloo
Loni Prinsloo is a former contributing editor for Engineering News Online and Mining Weekly Online.
Govt to meet business on level of rand – Zuma
22nd July 2010 The issue of currency management was on the minds of government officials and economists alike, said President Jacob Zuma in Pretoria on Thursday. →
SA to use outcomes approach to improve service delivery – Zuma
22nd July 2010 South African President Jacob Zuma said on Thursday that the July Cabinet lekgotla meeting, which focuses on planning to inform the budgeting... →
World Cup survey shows 92% will recommend SA
16th July 2010 A survey released on Friday by market research company African Response found that 96% of World Cup visitors to South Africa said that they would... →
Government, business seek to sustain World Cup momentum
14th July 2010 The South African government on Tuesday met with the country's business leadership to further build on the positive sentiment created by the... →
Reliance on commodities makes Africa vulnerable to next crisis
9th July 2010 While the economic downturn seems to have bottomed out, there is a risk of a double-dip recession, the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC)... →
‘Brain drain’ in South Africa showing signs of reversing
7th July 2010 Staffing solution group Adcorp's latest ‘Employment Survey' showed that about 39 000 South African job seekers had returned to the country from... →
DTI promoting SA investment opportunities at China trade expo
6th July 2010 Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies has launched South Africa's two-month trade and investment promotion at the Shanghai World Expo 2010 in China. →
SA has lowest employment ratio in Africa – report
1st July 2010 Africa's largest economy, South Africa, is boasting the highest unemployment ratio on the continent, with almost 60% of people being unemployed and... →
Govt offers Hartebeespoort water assurances as lobby prepares to sue
29th June 2010 Plans by a lobby group to lay criminal charges, owing to an alleged lack of progress in attempts to remedy water pollution at the Hartebeespoort... →
Unions want govt to intervene in Eskom wage dispute
25th June 2010 South African labour unions engaged in a wage dispute with State-owned power utility Eskom on Friday called on government to intervene and assist... →
SA to push for cure to economic imbalances at G20 - Gordhan
23rd June 2010 South African Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said on Wednesday that the world has been suffering from an economic imbalance for years, and that... →
Exhibit highlights Italian contribution to fight against apartheid
23rd June 2010 The Italian Union of Sport for All and the Benny Nato Foundation opened an exhibition at the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg on Tuesday to... →
Union hopes to resolve Eskom wage dispute by Friday
17th June 2010 The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said on Thursday that it hoped to resolve a wage dispute with South Africa's power utility Eskom by Friday. →
Ekurhuleni mayor confirms above-inflation tariffs hikes in 2010/11 budget
28th May 2010 The Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality announced tariff increases across the board when releasing its 2010/11 budget on Thursday. →
Good case for inclusion of SA into Bric-nation club, Dlamini argues
25th May 2010 South Africa has much to offer and gain from emerging economies, including Brazil, Russia, India, and China, dubbed the Bric countries, that... →
Nuclear will make up a significant part of SA power mix - DoE
21st May 2010 With South Africa expecting the second version of the integrated resource plan (IRP2) by the end of September, the Department of Energy (DoE)... →
Ex-Eskom CEO calls for nuclear inclusion in SA generation mix
20th May 2010 South Africa desperately needed nuclear in its power generation mix to contribute to sustainable interim and longer-term energy supply, past Eskom... →
SA should switch to a sustainable transport system
20th May 2010 South Africa's transport sector faces a challenging future given its dependence on non-renewable oil resources and should seriously consider... →
SA economy may grow faster than forecast – IMF
19th May 2010 Sub-Saharan Africa could see economic growth of close to 5% in 2010, compared with a mere 2% in 2009, while South Africa's economy might grow... →
SA should take advantage of multibillion rand green economy potential
18th May 2010 South Africa should take advantage of the multi-billion rand industry of greening its economy, said the Department of Science and Technology (DST)... →
NHBRC to crackdown on unregistered home builders
12th May 2010 The National Home Builders Registration Council (NHBRC) warned industry on Wednesday that it has been "given teeth" by South Africa's Department of... →
Looming water crisis may hinder SA development
3rd May 2010 Though not as visible a crisis as electricity provision, water supply is already impeding South Africa's socio-economic development in some... →
Ramaphosa, Godsell among newly announced NPC members
30th April 2010 President Jacob Zuma on Friday announced the names of the National Planning Commission (NPC) members that will be responsible for drafting a... →
New commitments made to boost African farm investments
26th April 2010 Increased commitments to boost investments in Africa's agricultural sector was made at the sixth Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development... →
Inflation targeting cannot be blamed for massive job losses – Marcus
23rd April 2010 South Africa will continue to implement inflation targeting and the policy could not be blamed for the 900 000 jobs that were lost during the... →
SA to spend R16bn on low-cost housing – Sexwale
21st April 2010 The South African government would spend R16-billion on building new houses and human settlements for the poor in the next financial year, Human... →
Sexwale meets with banking sector to discuss R1bn guarantee fund
19th April 2010 The Department of Human Settlements (DHS) met with key players of the South African financial sector on Monday to discuss strategies towards the... →
SA and Congo taking hands to further trade activity
9th April 2010 Trade between South Africa and Republic of Congo reached a peak in 2009, and the two countries met in Johannesburg on Friday to further bilateral... →
Davies says 75% of SA private sector not fully BEE compliant
6th April 2010 While some strides have been made in black ownership of South African companies, broad-based black economic empowerment (BBBEE) was still showing a... →
SA and China sign trade deals worth R2,3bn
31st March 2010 South Africa and China signed trading agreements to the value of $311-million (R2,3-billion) on Wednesday, reaffirming China's position as South... →
R240m weather radar network viewed as key climate-adaptation tool
29th March 2010 The South African Weather Service (SAWS) unveiled a new R240-million weather radar network investment programme on Monday, which would be funded by... →
Fixing the exchange rate will be hard – Kganyago
23rd March 2010 A fixed exchange rate regime would not be a solution for South Africa, National Treasury director general Letsetja Kganyago said on Tuesday,... →
Solidarity BEE survey does not address direct ownership – DTI
19th March 2010 South Africa's Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said on Friday that it was concerned about trade union Solidarity's findings that... →
Focus industrial plan on local not preferential procurement - Busa
16th March 2010 South Africa's new industrial policy action plan, or Ipap2, should be used to support macroeconomic policy through the development of... →
French Trade Minister visits SA to strengthen economic ties
8th March 2010 French Minister of Foreign Trade Anne-Marie Idrac will be visiting South Africa this week to strengthen economic ties and relations between the two... →
ANCYL, Cosatu meeting to discuss mine nationalisation
15th February 2010 The African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) confirmed on Monday that it would be meeting with the Congress of the South African Trade Unions... →
SA should handle economic upturn correctly, Finance Minister asserts
1st September 2009 South African Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan said that even though markets were experiencing a slight upturn, the country had not quite worked... →
