Natasha Odendaal
Natasha Odendaal is Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor for Engineering News and Mining Weekly.
Gauteng to position itself as preferred investment destination
14th July 2015 Gauteng is gearing up to fast-track its ambitions of becoming a preferred investment destination, as it opens its doors for private-sector... →
Labour market tensions could be mitigated through living wage, job creation
9th July 2015 As pay equity continues to top the agenda of unions, regulators, workers and company shareholders alike, PwC warned on Thursday that focus needed... →
EPWP National Artisan Development Programme to train 330 youth
8th July 2015 The Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) on Wednesday committed to training 330 youth nationwide in various artisan trades over the next three to... →
DTC releases first interim report on VAT
7th July 2015 Following its submission to Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene in December, the Davis Tax Committee (DTC) on Tuesday publicly released its first... →
New PRASA trains meet safety, technical requirements – Montana
6th July 2015 The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) on Monday moved to assure South Africans that, despite contrary claims emerging in Sunday... →
Unions expect new municipal wage proposal after deadlock
3rd July 2015 An end to wage negotiations within the local government sector could be in sight as a conciliator’s proposal, setting out a number of settlement... →
Department of Communications to announce digital switch-off date ‘soon’
3rd July 2015 Two weeks after South Africa missed the deadline to transition from analogue to digital terrestrial television (DTT), Communications Minister Faith... →
IBM’s R700m equity equivalent investment programme kicks off
1st July 2015 The first leg of one of South Africa’s largest equity equivalent investment programmes (EEIP) aimed at bringing a research hub to the nation’s... →
New e-toll dispensation to take 18 months to implement
30th June 2015 It will take up to 18 months for government and the South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) to implement the full spectrum of proposed... →
NUM welcomes further investigation recommendation, defends member actions
26th June 2015 After reviewing the outcomes of the Farlam Commission of Inquiry into the events that led to the death of 34 miners at the hands of police near the... →
Unctad to assist WTO countries battling to ratify Agreement on Trade Facilitation
26th June 2015 The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad) on Friday unveiled a platform to guide and support World Trade Organization (WTO)... →
Solidarity to unveil guides to reduce reliance on Eskom
25th June 2015 A new self-help guide on reducing reliance on State-owned Eskom’s national electricity grid would be published by trade union Solidarity on Friday,... →
S Africa, US renew transport collaboration efforts
22nd June 2015 Transport Minister Dipuo Peters and US Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx on Monday inked a deal that would see collaboration and cooperation... →
Cybersecurity insurance lags in EMEA
22nd June 2015 More than a third of risk professionals throughout Africa, Europe and the Middle East (EMEA) have, over the past two years, experienced an average... →
S Africa needs to up its export game, leverage Africa’s industrialisation efforts – Davies
19th June 2015 South Africa needs to leap at the emerging opportunity to secure its future as a producer and exporter of value-added goods as Africa... →
Sanral tariffs remain ‘smoke and mirrors’ – Outa
19th June 2015 Following government’s gazetting of the new e-tolls dispensation this week, the Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (Outa) on Friday said no... →
DTI eyes R3.5bn trade from FY 2015/16 missions
19th June 2015 Trade show participation and trade missions across Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe and the Middle East are expected to generate R3.5-billion in... →
Committee worried about small business department’s delayed planning session
18th June 2015 The Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) was on Thursday criticised by its parallel Portfolio Committee for failing to arrange a... →
WTO cautions G20 members to reinforce ambitions of eliminating trade restrictions
17th June 2015 The World Trade Organisation (WTO) this week called on the Group of 20 (G20) countries to “show continued vigilance” and reinforce their... →
Proposed electricity hikes will cripple metals sector – Seifsa
17th June 2015 Yielding to State-owned power utility Eskom’s “massive” tariff hike requests will cripple a critical engine of the South African economy – the... →
Minimal impact from missed broadcasting migration deadline – Muthambi
17th June 2015 Despite South Africa officially missing the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) deadline for the digital terrestrial television (DTT)... →
Municipalities owed more than R100bn for basic services
15th June 2015 The amount owed to South Africa’s municipalities had surpassed the R100-billion mark, but the collectable amount was just R20.8-billion, the... →
Govt commits to tackling S&P's concerns after affirmed rating
15th June 2015 The South African government on Monday committed to redoubling efforts to deal with the challenges identified by ratings agency Standard and Poor’s... →
Eskom cannot be saved without delving into the root causes of its struggles
5th June 2015 As trade unions and civil society gear up to tackle South Africa’s electricity crisis from a worker and community standpoint, former Congress of... →
DA considers hitting e-tolls with a Private Members Bill
4th June 2015 The Democratic Alliance (DA) aims to escalate the fight against urban tolling following the adjusted dispensation for the Gauteng Freeway... →
Private power companies to outpace Eskom progress
3rd June 2015 With State-owned power producer Eskom “failing” South Africa, smaller private energy producers were stepping up to the plate and collectively... →
Treasury defends electricity war room, says progress being made
3rd June 2015 Following calls by civil society organisations, this week, to scrap the electricity war room, National Treasury deputy director-general Malcolm... →
Privatising Eskom not the solution to S Africa’s power woes
3rd June 2015 Echoing the sentiments of South Africa’s civil society and trade unions, global research and advocacy institute Transnational Institute and... →
Load-shedding a reality until 2023, says former Eskom adviser
2nd June 2015 South Africa’s rotational load-shedding would likely extend until 2023 as strained State-owned Eskom battled several challenges that could... →
Civil society calls for the scrapping of exclusive Eskom ‘war room’
2nd June 2015 The resolution of one of South Africa’s most pressing crises – the electricity challenge – should be taken out of the hands of those who caused it... →
Trade unions, civil society to take a stand against Eskom, govt over electricity crisis
2nd June 2015 As South Africa continues to battle a far-reaching – and worsening – electricity crisis, civil society and trade unions have teamed up to organise... →
Proposed new construction payment regulations to ease long payment disputes
1st June 2015 The Department of Public Works’ new proposed regulations under the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) Act 2000 could pave the way for a... →
ICT made massive strides in 15 years, but developing countries need more traction
29th May 2015 Fifteen years after the United Nations agreed on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), much progress had been made in the development of... →
Government outlines plans for forging new generation of ‘active’ black industrialists
29th May 2015 There are growing indications that the South Africa government is seeking to change gears in the area of black economic empowerment (BEE), with the... →
Industrial Internet revolution will impact 70% of world’s GDP
26th May 2015 Around 70% of the world’s current gross domestic product (GDP) – valued at $32.3-trillion – will steadily be impacted by the industrial Internet... →
TKAG wants Karoo exploration delayed until conclusion of enviro assessment
22nd May 2015 The Treasure the Karoo Action Group (TKAG) on Friday called on government to delay publishing final regulations and issuing rights for shale gas... →
Digital migration to start in Q2
20th May 2015 South Africa’s digital terrestrial television (DTT) migration was expected to start in the second quarter of this year, Communications Minister... →
Muthambi not worried about e.tv legal challenge
20th May 2015 Communications Minister Faith Muthambi was not concerned that free-to-air broadcaster e.tv’s impending legal challenge, over the provisions for a... →
E-tolls cut by half as Sanral mitigates civil disobedience
20th May 2015 A new “fair, affordable and sustainable” fee structure has been tabled for users of the South African National Road Agency Limited’s (Sanral’s)... →
Cwele launches collaborative ICT forum
15th May 2015 The Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services (DTPS) on Friday launched a four-chamber national information and communications... →
Eskom starts fresh round of load-shedding
11th May 2015 South Africa’s embattled power utility Eskom kicked off the latest round of stage 1 load-shedding on Monday. The rotational cuts started at 16:00... →
