Irma Venter
Irma Venter is a Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor for Engineering News and Mining Weekly.
Phillips questions need for middlemen, slams practice of overcharging Transnet
Updated 7 hours ago Transnet group CEO Michelle Phillips says the State-owned rail, ports and pipeline logistics group is putting measures in place to ensure that it... →
‘Significant operational improvements’ recorded at Cape Town port – TNPA
13th July 2026 Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) says it has recorded “significant operational improvements” at the Port of Cape Town, with progress in... →
National Treasury withholds July funds to 69 municipalities ‘to instil fiscal discipline’
7th July 2026 National Treasury is temporarily withholding the July equitable share transfers to 70 municipalities across all nine provinces in an effort to... →
Protest action disruptions will damage SA’s reputation – Western Cape exporters
29th June 2026 Exporters Western Cape (EWC) says the planned anti-illegal-immigrant protests planned for Tuesday must not be allowed to disrupt trade, investment... →
Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber sounds alarm on 11% electricity tariff hike
9th June 2026 The Nelson Mandela Bay (NMB) Business Chamber is “very concerned” about the 11% average increase in electricity tariffs proposed by the metro... →
Dept of Energy targets affordability, load-reduction as loadshedding moves to the rearview mirror
19th May 2026 As South Africa this month celebrates 365 days without loadshedding, the Department of Electricity and Energy (DEE) is turning its attention to the... →
Cape Town tables draft three-year, R40-billion capital budget
1st April 2026 Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis this week tabled a proposed R40-billion, three-year infrastructure budget for the city. “To give you some... →
Cape Town seeks 500 MW from energy traders at below-Eskom rates
1st April 2026 The City of Cape Town has issued an energy trader tender that targets the procurement of 500 MW through power purchase agreements (PPAs), spanning... →
With demand 98% covered, Eskom can now turn its focus to pricing models – Marokane
11th February 2026 Eskom has arrived at a position where it can turn its attention to determining the appropriate pricing in support of the various sectors of the... →
Cape Town banks R412m in performance grant funding from National Treasury
29th January 2026 National Treasury has awarded Cape Town R412-million in performance grant-funding as part of the newly-introduced Metro Trading Services Reform... →
Car makers, Numsa sign three-year wage deal
17th November 2025 The Automobile Manufacturers Employers Organisation (Ameo) and the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) have finally signed a... →
Western Cape govt leans on governance record as it courts investors at first ever investment summit
6th November 2025 The Western Cape government has invited the private sector to partner with it as it targets a R1-trillion provincial economy by 2035, up from... →
Wage talks in vehicle assembly sector deadlocked
27th October 2025 The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) says wage talks in the vehicle assembly sector have stalled, with the union and... →
Trade with the US critical for the Western Cape, says Winde as he returns from America
30th September 2025 Western Cape Premier Alan Winde has returned from a visit to the US, where he held talks with government and private sector stakeholders in... →
Cape Town airport keeps on growing as overseas travellers increase by 9%
29th August 2025 Cape Town Air Access says Cape Town International Airport (CTIA) international terminal two-way passenger traffic grew by 9% year-on-year in July,... →
Cape Town expects to have up to 2.9m more people by 2050, many of them older
26th August 2025 The 2022 national census indicated that Cape Town had a population of 4.8-million people. According to the city’s newly published 2050 draft... →
Western Cape government plans to build two new hospitals, redevelop one
15th August 2025 The Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness (DHW) plans to complete three hospital projects by 2033. The Klipfontein and Belhar regional... →
Cape Town’s Water Directorate adds 176 trucks to its fleet
12th August 2025 The City of Cape Town’s Water and Sanitation Directorate spent R155.5-million on acquiring 176 new and upgraded trucks during the 2024/2025... →
President acknowledges that auto industry is under growing pressure
28th July 2025 South Africa’s automotive sector is under “growing pressure”, writes President Cyril Ramaphosa in his weekly newsletter. He states that... →
Cape Town revises by-law to boost selected backyard housing developments
27th June 2025 Cape Town’s City Council has approved a number of changes to the Municipal Planning By-law (MPBL) in a move it believes will make it easier to... →
300-plus problem buildings identified in Cape Town
20th June 2025 The City of Cape Town (CoCT) says its active problem building caseload is hovering at just more than 300 properties. The city’s Law Enforcement... →
Cape Town asks Constitutional Court to invalidate Public Procurement Bill
10th June 2025 Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says the city has approached the Constitutional Court to invalidate the Public Procurement Act. The city... →
Ramaphosa seeks trillions from private sector as he acknowledges past infrastructure failures
27th May 2025 As government prepares to spend more than R1-trillion on infrastructure over the next three years, President Cyril Ramaphosa wants the private... →
Infrastructure SA preparing 34 projects to come to the market before end-2026
26th May 2025 Infrastructure South Africa (ISA) is currently preparing and packaging 34 projects with an estimated capital value of R259-billion, says ISA acting... →
Cape Town adds 86 000 jobs in one year; employment at all-time record
13th May 2025 The City of Cape Town has added 86 000 jobs in a year, reaching a record level of 1.827-million people now in jobs – this according to Statistics... →
Moody’s upgrades Cape Town’s credit rating
5th May 2025 Moody's Ratings (Moody's) has upgraded the City of Cape Town’s credit rating from Ba3 to Ba2, with the outlook regarded as stable. Moody’s notes... →
Cape Town’s R8.5bn water plan moves to tap seawater and wastewater
25th April 2025 Seven years ago, Cape Town made global headlines for all the wrong reasons. The city faced the very real possibility that its municipal water... →
Time to plot a different future amid Agoa uncertainty, suggests Nedbank’s Singh
23rd April 2025 South Africa may, on paper, be eligible for preferential access to the US market under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa), but this Act... →
Cape Town proposes record infrastructure investment; adding 700 law enforcement officers
8th April 2025 Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has announced a record infrastructure investment of R39.7-billion over three years as part of the metro’s... →
Auto sector working to determine if new US tariffs impact Agoa members – Naamsa
28th March 2025 naamsa | The Automotive Business Council says it is “actively assessing” the potential impact of the 25% tariff imposed on vehicles and certain... →
Western Cape, Cape Town welcome move to seek private-sector investment in rail, port sectors
24th March 2025 Western Cape premier Alan Winde says he welcomes the announcement on the weekend by Transport Minister Barbara Creecy to initiate a request for... →
Western Cape could start exporting renewable power by 2032
14th March 2025 The Western Cape government says it remains on track to reach its target of generating 5 700 MW of its own energy by 2035, and could even become a... →
Capetonians reach R55m earnings mark in Cash for Power programme
25th February 2025 Cape Town businesses and households have broken through the R55-million earnings mark since the start of the city’s Cash for Power programme in... →
Cape Town calls for Budget to increase affordable housing funding to cities
18th February 2025 The City of Cape Town says it is “eagerly awaiting” Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s announcement that the Budget, set to be delivered on... →
Metros’ job growth lacklustre; Gauteng shedding manufacturing jobs – report
11th February 2025 South Africa’s eight metros – Cape Town, Tshwane, Johannesburg, Buffalo City, Nelson Mandela Bay, Ekurhuleni, Mangaung and eThekwini – have seen a... →
Energy debate likely to shift from availability to affordability – Cape Town mayor
24th January 2025 With power utility Eskom breaching 300 days without loadshedding, the national energy debate is likely to shift from availability to affordability,... →
Cape Town mayor believes GNU will stand firm until Ramaphosa’s departure
24th January 2025 City of Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says his gut tells him that the Government of National Unity (GNU) will survive at least the next two... →
Cape Town moves ahead with plans to take over PRASA service
5th December 2024 The City of Cape Town (CoCT) says it will have business plans in place by the middle of next year to take over the management of passenger rail... →
Cape Town declares dispute over ‘unconstitutional’ District Development Model regulations
29th November 2024 Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says the city has declared a formal intergovernmental dispute owing to what it calls the “unconstitutional and... →
EPWP open to abuse, must be reformed – Macpherson
1st November 2024 The Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) has become open to abuse, says Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Dean Macpherson, despite it... →
Rail masterplan to be finalised by October next year – DoT chief director
10th October 2024 The Department of Transport (DoT) aims to have the interim National Rail Masterplan (NRMP) ready by February next year, says DoT chief director... →
