Natalie Greve
Natalie Greve is Creamer Media Senior Contributing Editor Online for Engineering News and Mining Weekly.
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Coega IDZ secures R1.84bn investment in 2014
17th November 2014 The Coega Development Corporation (CDC) secured R1.84-billion in ten new investments in the 2013/14 financial year, becoming the first industrial... →
Eskom advances towards Medupi synch date with burner activation
13th November 2014 Energy utility Eskom said on Thursday that steady progress was being made on the construction of the Medupi power station, in Limpopo, with a... →
Neasa to present final arguments in MEIBC, Seifsa labour wrangle
13th November 2014 The National Employers’ Association of South Africa (Neasa) plans to return to the Labour Court, in Johannesburg, for final arguments relating to... →
WBHO refutes Competition Commission’s collusion findings
13th November 2014 Construction major Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon (WBHO) continues to deny that it was involved in collusive tendering regarding the construction of the... →
Competition Commission confirms collusion by construction majors, refers case to tribunal
12th November 2014 The Competition Commission today referred a case of collusive tendering to the Competition Tribunal regarding the construction of the 2010 FIFA... →
Renewable energy ‘fundamentally too weak’ to provide grid power, says economist
12th November 2014 Econometrix MD and senior economist Rob Jeffrey said on Wednesday that the “fundamental weaknesses” of renewable-energy sources currently precluded... →
Pandor to open high-tech nanotechnology facility at Rhodes
10th November 2014 Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor is set to officially open the Centre for Nanotechnology Innovation at Rhodes University, in... →
Action group calls for greater public consultation prior to shale exploration
10th November 2014 Advocacy group Treasure Karoo Action Group (TKAG) has called for the revisiting of an intensive public consultation process before licences are... →
Collapse of collective bargaining will result in ‘total chaos’, says Seifsa
10th November 2014 Dismantling South Africa’s existing centralised collective bargaining model without a viable alternative in place would result in “total chaos”, as... →
South African policy a drag on growth, say analysts
7th November 2014 Opinion emerging from a think-tank panel discussion on Friday has proposed that South Africa’s stagnant growth is largely the symptom of an... →
16c/ℓ fuel levy in lieu of e-tolls ‘not equitable’, says Alli
6th November 2014 South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) CEO Nazir Alli has argued that instituting a fuel levy instead of the e-toll user-pays system... →
E-tolls are saving commuters money, economist argues
6th November 2014 Arguing in defence of the South African National Roads Agency Limited’s (Sanral’s) controversional e-toll user-pays system, transport economist... →
Fuel levy alternative to e-tolls would add R3.69/l to fuel price, says Sanral
5th November 2014 Should the e-toll user-pays system be abandoned in favour of a ringfenced fuel levy, motorists will have to pay an extra R3.69/ℓ of fuel, South... →
Panel grills DoT, Sanral over e-tolls
5th November 2014 The Advisory Panel on the Socioeconomic Impact of E-tolls has continued to ask hard questions of the Department of Transport (DoT) and the South... →
Using fuel levy to pay for e-tolls would be ‘unfair’, says Peters
4th November 2014 Ringfencing a portion of the fuel levy to pay for the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project (GFIP) and e-tolling system would be “unfair” to road... →
Transport Minister defends ‘imperfect’ e-tolls
4th November 2014 While acceding that the controversial Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project (GFIP) and associated e-toll system “is not a perfect solution”,... →
Vadi declares East road bridge unsafe following accident
3rd November 2014 Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport Dr Ismail Vadi confirmed on Monday that there is “severe structural damage” to the East Road bridge that... →
Massmart files complaint against major retailers over exclusivity leases
3rd November 2014 Massmart has added its voice to growing calls to end lease exclusivity clauses in the retail sector, last week filing a formal complaint with the... →
Public hearings on national minimum wage to kick off in W Cape
3rd November 2014 Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Labour is scheduled to start nationwide public hearings on the national minimum wage in Gugulethu and... →
Brics grouping an international economic powerhouse – Radebe
28th October 2014 Minister in the Presidency Jeff Radebe says the Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (Brics) collaboration has become one of the most... →
BBBEE Amendment Act now enforced as law, says DTI
27th October 2014 Following assent by President Jacob Zuma and its release in the government gazette, the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) Amendment... →
Lending criteria for solar PV projects not inflexible, says consultancy
24th October 2014 Cash-hungry solar photovoltaic (PV) projects in sub-Saharan Africa are largely assessed by lenders on a case-by-case technical basis and, while... →
‘Hype’ surrounding PV microgrids in Africa justified – Canadian Solar
23rd October 2014 Photovoltaic (PV) microgrids are increasingly emerging as favourable off-grid power options for the electrification of rural settlements and remote... →
Govt, solar energy sector to engage over industry ‘master plan’
23rd October 2014 Relevant government departments and solar industry stakeholders represented by the South African Photovoltaic Industy Association (Sapvia) are due... →
DTI spent R1.2bn to boost agroprocessing since 2009
21st October 2014 Trade and Industry Minister Dr Rob Davies has reiterated his department’s support for agroprocessing, saying on Monday that it had injected some... →
Nxesi forms task team to expedite transformation in construction sector
21st October 2014 Public Works Minister Thulas Nxesi has established a task team comprising construction and property industry stakeholders to develop concrete,... →
Former Merseta, bank employees jailed for defrauding authority of R6.2m
20th October 2014 A former employee of the Manufacturing, Engineering and Related Services Sector Education and Training Authority (Merseta) and his accomplice have... →
Road federation calls for tougher measures by DoT as daily fatalities hit 43
20th October 2014 The South African Road Federation (SARF) has expressed concern over the increasing number of road accident-related deaths on South African roads... →
Nuclear vendor countries vie for S African contract
20th October 2014 In a bid to progress its contentious nuclear build programme and increase the contribution of nuclear energy to the country’s overall energy mix,... →
Zuma officially opens DEA’s R8bn green HQ
17th October 2014 President Jacob Zuma has officially opened the Department of Environmental Affairs’ (DEA’s) new green head office, in Pretoria, describing it as an... →
Medupi receives critical DoL registration for first boiler
17th October 2014 Further advancing the project toward its December 24 synchronisation date, power utility Eskom’s Medupi power station project, in Limpopo, has... →
Govt megaprojects to see construction of 1.5m houses in 5 years – Sisulu
16th October 2014 A tough-talking Human Settlements Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has committed government to building 1.5-million low-cost houses over the next five... →
Companies urged to take active interest in employees’ financial wellbeing
15th October 2014 Noting that around half of the country’s active workforce had impaired credit records, workforce solutions provider Manpower South Africa has urged... →
Zuma places ocean economy in crosshairs as Operation Phakisa launched
15th October 2014 Marking South Africa’s first large-scale effort towards harnessing the up to R177-billion economic potential of its coastline, President Jacob Zuma... →
JSE-listed company CEOs, CFOs still largely white, male – survey
15th October 2014 A survey of all 475 JSE-listed companies has revealed that South African company directors, CEOs and CFOs are still predominantly white and male;... →
Rustenburg christens R7bn integrated public transport system
14th October 2014 Likely to soon become a familiar brand in the city of Rustenburg, the North West-based metropole has, some three years after first announcing its... →
Zuma gives go-ahead for France nuclear cooperation deal
10th October 2014 Reinforcing government’s pro-stance on nuclear energy, President Jacob Zuma has, in terms of Section 231 of the Constitution, granted Energy... →
R22bn infrastructure projects pitched to funders at KZN fair
9th October 2014 More than R7-billion in funding for key infrastructure projects in KwaZulu-Natal is waiting in the wings, with billions more likely to follow the... →
Governance the greatest determinant of EU investment – EU ambassador
8th October 2014 The degree to which a country in Africa and elsewhere practices good governance and embraces transparency is a greater determinant of investment... →
Shared value, partnerships the ‘formula’ for African growth
8th October 2014 Africa’s developmental challenges can only truly be met through the mainstreaming of public–private partnerships (PPPs) that drive the creation of... →
‘War for talent’ in Africa targeting diaspora
8th October 2014 The search for executive talent to lead and staff the Africa-based offices of international companies is increasingly turning to the diaspora,... →
