Marleny Arnoldi
Marleny Arnoldi is a Creamer Media Contributing Editor Online for Engineering News and Mining Weekly.
B4SA launches independent fund for corporates to support Energy Action Plan
10th March 2023 Business body Business for South Africa (B4SA), together with the Presidency, on March 9 announced the establishment of a Resource Mobilisation... →
Water projects take centre stage in govt’s planned infrastructure spend
22nd February 2023 The National Budget facility for infrastructure has approved municipal water infrastructure projects to the value of R3.7-billion. These projects... →
No increase in sugar tax for now
22nd February 2023 Following heavy lobbying from industry bodies the Sugar Association of South Africa and South African Cane Crowers’ Association, government has... →
Carbon fuel levy for 2023/24 increases by 1c
22nd February 2023 In line with the carbon tax increase that become effective on January 1, 2023, from R144/t to R159/t of carbon dioxide equivalent, the carbon fuel... →
R&D business incentive to be extended by ten years
22nd February 2023 Over the past three years, government has focused on measures to protect the tax base and reforms aimed at improving equity, efficiency, certainty... →
Sanral, Transnet, Denel among SOEs to receive fiscal support in 2023/24
22nd February 2023 As State-owned entities (SOEs) continue to rely on government bailouts and dominate the guarantee portfolio of the fiscus, Finance Minister Enoch... →
Govt moots ‘stricter headcount management’ amid public service wage risk
22nd February 2023 As negotiations over the increase in public sector wages in the 2022/23 financial year continues, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana stated in his... →
Govt extends diesel fuel levy refund to foodstuff manufacturers
22nd February 2023 To limit the impact of the energy crisis on food prices, government has decided to extend a diesel fuel levy refund to manufacturers of foodstuffs... →
Industry reacts to the good and the bad of SoNA 2023
10th February 2023 President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address (SoNA) was delivered amid severe crises across critical economic and social spheres in... →
State of Disaster declaration possibly a disaster within itself, as parties call on courts
10th February 2023 President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address (SoNA) on February 9 has evoked mixed responses from trade unions, industry associations,... →
Agri SA reiterates warning of food shortages, price spikes as loadshedding continues
7th February 2023 Industry body Agri SA has implored President Cyril Ramaphosa to address food security in his State of the Nation Address on February 9, given that... →
City Power announces R401m short-term loadshedding mitigation plan
26th January 2023 Ahead of being removed as the City of Johannesburg (CoJ) mayor on January 26, Mpho Phalatse unveiled City Power’s ‘Sustainable Energy Strategy’,... →
Business, labour, civil society agree tariff increases will not fix Eskom
13th January 2023 State-owned energy utility Eskom says it appreciates the tough tariff decision made by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) for... →
Steenhuisen questions govt’s slow progress in dealing with loadshedding
12th January 2023 Political party the Democratic Alliance (DA) federal leader John Steenhuisen has written a letter to President Cyril Ramaphosa, asking why his... →
Minerals Council, members pledge support for national gender-based violence interventions
2nd December 2022 The Minerals Council South Africa and its members have joined hands with the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) and the Gender-based Violence and... →
TFR opens up coal line again
25th November 2022 State-owned rail operator Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) has lifted the force majeure it imposed on the export coal line on November 8. The closure... →
Ramaphosa affirms BBBEE will remain
14th November 2022 Leading up to the promulgation of the Public Procurement Bill, which the National Treasury will soon submit to Cabinet and Parliament for... →
Godongwana appoints permanent chief ombud in newly established Ombud Council
21st October 2022 Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has appointed Leanne Jackson chief ombud of the Ombud Council, for a period of five years from November 1. The... →
Eskom expects restatements of FY21 results, to publish FY22 results end-November
29th September 2022 In addition to Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan confirming on September 28 that Eskom will not have its annual financial statements ready... →
NUM asks that Eskom board restructuring includes public participation
28th September 2022 The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has welcomed Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan’s plan to restructure and reconstitute the board of... →
Agri SA seeks meeting with Eskom, warns load-shedding may affect food security
22nd September 2022 With load-shedding escalating as South Africa enters the summer crop planting season, the current energy crisis may have implications for food... →
Gauteng public sector remains topmost offender according to corruption report
14th September 2022 Nonprofit organisation Corruption Watch (CW) finds in the sixth edition of its ‘Analysis of Corruption Trends’ (ACT) report that fraud made up the... →
Govt’s new energy plan broadly welcomed, but many call for firm deadlines
26th July 2022 President Cyril Ramaphosa’s plan to tackle the power crisis in South Africa, as announced and unpacked on July 25, has been well received by the... →
IMF says Ukraine war is setting back Africa’s economic recovery, climate plans
8th June 2022 All positive momentum gained in recovering from Covid-19 in sub-Saharan Africa has been lost, as monetary policies are focused on preservation... →
South Africa’s unemployment rate improves modestly to 34.5% in the first quarter
31st May 2022 The official South African unemployment rate has decreased by 0.8 of a percentage point to 34.5% in the first quarter of this year, compared with... →
Ramaphosa, German Chancellor discuss situation in Ukraine
24th May 2022 President Cyril Ramaphosa has reiterated South Africa’s official stance on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, emphasising that engagement, dialogue and... →
BLSA suggests business plan for an incoming modernised electricity system
16th May 2022 South Africa will eventually find itself with a thoroughly modern electricity supply sector, including many generators competing with each other,... →
Agri SA welcomes ‘balanced’ Agri Masterplan
13th May 2022 Industry body Agri SA says the signing of the Agriculture and Agro Processing Masterplan (AAMP) by Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development... →
BLSA wishes to see more regulatory change announcements at investment conference
22nd March 2022 Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) CEO Busi Mavuso says this year’s South Africa Investment Conference must be turned on its head and instead... →
Africa could see a food crisis unfold as the world faces mounting transport, trade risks
17th March 2022 The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad) has assessed the potential impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on trade and... →
CoJ passes Adjustment Budget, which prioritises infrastructure
25th February 2022 The City of Johannesburg (CoJ) has passed its Adjustment Budget through its Council to see it through to the end of the 2021/22 financial year in... →
Treasury launches bounce-back support scheme for SMEs
23rd February 2022 Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has announced that the National Treasury will launch a new business bounce-back scheme to support small and... →
Minister reiterates ‘tough love’ approach to SOE fiscal dependence
23rd February 2022 Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has reiterated his commitment to clamp down on State-owned entities (SOEs) that are draining the fiscus with... →
Carbon Tax Phase 1 extended to end-2025
23rd February 2022 Government has extended the first phase of South Africa’s Carbon Tax by three years to December 31, 2025, in an effort to support businesses in... →
Infrastructure Fund making progress with key projects
23rd February 2022 The Infrastructure Fund has since its establishment packaged projects with a capital value of R21-billion. Over the next three years, government... →
No fuel levy, RAF levy increases for 2022/23
23rd February 2022 There will be no increase in either the general fuel levy or the Road Accident Fund (RAF) levy in 2022/23. The National Treasury has, instead,... →
Eskom starts intensive maintenance programme at Koeberg Unit 2
17th January 2022 Power utility Eskom has advised that Unit 2 of the Koeberg nuclear power station was taken offline on January 17 for refuelling and a five-month... →
Corruption Watch turns focus to Eskom in review of Zondo Commission report
12th January 2022 Corruption Watch has released its latest statement sharing findings of the first report released by the Zondo Commission of Inquiry into State... →
De Ruyter responds to Seifsa’s open letter, arranges for further engagement
10th December 2021 Eskom CEO André de Ruyter has responded to an open letter submitted to him by the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa... →
Nedlac to approach Constitutional Court next year over mandatory vaccination
7th December 2021 The National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac) would approach the Constitutional Court early next year about proposals to implement... →
Govt developing a comprehensive public sector remuneration strategy
11th November 2021 National government is developing a comprehensive public-sector remuneration strategy for the medium to long term. This will apply to the country’s... →
