Christy van der Merwe
Christy van der Merwe is a former contributing editor for Engineering News Online and Mining Weekly Online. She graduated from Rhodes University.
Botswana signed controversial deal with EU to protect its commercial interests
17th July 2009 Botswana's decision to sign an Interim Economic Partnership Agreement (I-EPA) with the European Union (EU) earlier this year did not pose a threat... →
Botswana signed controversial deal with EU to protect its commercial interests
17th July 2009 Botswana's decision to sign an Interim Economic Partnership Agreement (I-EPA) with the European Union (EU) earlier this year did not pose a threat... →
Cosatu slams ‘anti-developmental’ Doha trade negotiations
16th July 2009 The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) on Thursday said that the current Doha development round of negotiations regarding world trade,... →
British Minister says SA plays positive role in climate change talks
15th July 2009 South Africa's contribution to climate change negotiations was viewed as "very very welcome", and the country was "playing a very positive role",... →
$160bn structure needed for developing nations to deal with climate change
10th July 2009 A new global financial architecture would be an important part of the global climate change deal intended to replace the Kyoto Protocol post 2012,... →
More low-carbon technology inventions needed to combat climate change – report
9th July 2009 The fight against climate change would not be won unless a "revolution" in the use of existing low-carbon technology, and numerous new inventions... →
Sacu trade negotiators head for talks in Namibia
8th July 2009 A quarterly meeting of the Southern African Customs Union (Sacu) council and commissioners will take place in Namibia next week, with an objective... →
SA’s emission reduction plan lacks action – WWF
1st July 2009 While South Africa had commendable greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction targets, and played a positive role in international climate change... →
WWF urges G8 summit to take action on climate change
1st July 2009 As the Group of Eight (G8) countries prepare for the G8 summit in Italy next week, the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) has urged leaders to put... →
Lack of finance-package progress in climate talks a worry
12th June 2009 South Africa's Environmental Affairs DG Joanne Yawitch - who spoke with Engineering News Online from the United Nations Framework Convention on... →
DTI says SA not threatening stability of Sacu, regional trade
9th June 2009 The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) affirmed on Monday that South Africa was not seeking to threaten the stability of the Southern African... →
New merger thresholds will not be retrospective – law firm
7th May 2009 Corporate merger thresholds, which were recently increased and gazetted by the Minister of Trade and Industry, would not be applied with... →
R17bn earmarked for industrial development support
11th February 2009 Finance Minister Trevor Manuel on Wednesday stated that the 2009 Budget spend of R834-billion would include R17-billion for industrial support,... →
SA’s economic growth to slow to 1,2% in ’09 – Manuel
11th February 2009 Although slowing in 2009, the South African economy was still expected to grow at a rate of 1,2% said Finance Minister Trevor Manuel in his 2009... →
Manuel calls for equity, change in global economies
16th January 2009 The first ever meeting of the African Committee of 10 (C10) began in Cape Town on Friday, with South Africa's Finance Minister, Trevor Manuel,... →
SA infrastructure plan unchanged despite global economic woes - Hirsch
21st November 2008 Despite the challenging global economic environment, the South African government did not see a reason to review the pace of infrastructure... →
Motlanthe appoints Nhlanhla Nene as deputy finance minister
5th November 2008 Nhlanhla Nene, chairperson of the National Assembly’s Finance Committee, has been appointed as South Africa’s new deputy Finance Minister. Nene... →
Constructive relationships essential to oil the wheels of government - Friedman
15th October 2008 With South Africa and the rest of the world facing an increasingly uncertain economic environment, there can be no doubt that "government is going... →
Manuel and deputy finmin agree to serve under new leadership
23rd September 2008 South Africa’s markets suffered a hiccup on Tuesday, when the Presidency announced that fourteen key Cabinet members, including well-regarded... →
Quality of life improves in SA, but inequality worsens
17th July 2008 The message from the South African government at the release of its 2008 Development Indicators, was that government was “making progress, but not... →
