Leandi Kolver
Leandi Kolver is Creamer Media Deputy Editor Features for Engineering News and Mining Weekly.
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Changing legislation, policy still significant threat for JSE top 100
20th October 2014 Resources, financial services and healthcare companies faced significant threats arising from changing legislation and political policy, a recent... →
SA needs more inclusive innovation environment
17th October 2014 South Africa’s current innovation landscape was based on exclusivity, preventing ordinary citizens from participating in this space, National... →
Competition Commission recommends approval of Clover, DairyBelle merger
16th October 2014 The Competition Commission has recommended that the Competition Tribunal approve the acquisition of DairyBelle’s yoghurt and ultra-high-temperature... →
Revised BPS incentive taking increased maturity of SA services into account – Davies
15th October 2014 The revised Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Business Process Services (BPS) incentive launched on Tuesday, has taken into account South... →
Norwegian-African Business Summit to focus on infrastructure development
15th October 2014 The Norwegian African Business Association (NABA) will on October 30 host the fourth Norwegian-African Business Summit, aimed at addressing the... →
NNR to test effectiveness of Koeberg nuclear emergency plan
15th October 2014 The National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) on Wednesday said it would, on October 22, conduct a full-scale nuclear safety regulatory emergency exercise... →
AfDB president meets with Gates to discuss African development
15th October 2014 African Development Bank (AfDB) group president Donald Kaberuka on Tuesday met with Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation co-chairperson and trustee Bill... →
SA elected to UN biological diversity convention CoP bureau
15th October 2014 South Africa has for the first time been elected to the United Nations (UN) Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Conference of the Parties... →
Revised BPS incentive to attract investment, create jobs through offshoring activities
13th October 2014 Trade and Industry Minister Dr Rob Davies would on Tuesday launch the revised Business Process Services (BPS) incentive, aimed at attracting... →
Second-phase BBBEE Codes of Good Practice gazetted
13th October 2014 Trade and Industry Minister Dr Rob Davies has gazetted the second phase of the amended broad-based black economic-empowerment (BBEEE) Codes of Good... →
First gas burner fired up at Medupi’s Unit 6
10th October 2014 State-owned power utility Eskom this week fired-up the first gas burner of the Medupi power station’s Unit 6, which was scheduled to be... →
R2.1bn allocated to mining town development over MTEF period – Radebe
9th October 2014 A total of R2.1-billion has been ring-fenced in the Department of Human Settlements’ medium-term expenditure framework period for housing projects... →
South African economy, business confidence in ‘desperate position’ – Sacci
7th October 2014 Business confidence in South Africa remained at an undesirably low level in September, leaving the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry... →
African countries urged to consider innovative infrastructure finance solutions
6th October 2014 African countries should consider innovative solutions to finance infrastructure development that would enable the continent to unlock quality... →
Jobs Fund has allocated R4.96bn to projects since inception – Nene
6th October 2014 Since its establishment by government in 2011, the Jobs Fund has allocated R4.96-billion to projects catalysing innovation and investment in... →
Gauteng Transport Month addressing public transport as pillar of economic development
2nd October 2014 Through its October Transport Month campaign theme of ‘Transport Moving the Economy Forward’ the Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport was... →
Sacci survey shows e-toll service still poor
30th September 2014 A recent study by the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci) has shown that the service quality of the South African National Roads... →
Employment up 1.5% in Q2, employment stats sampling being reassessed
29th September 2014 The number of people employed in the formal, nonagricultural sector of the South African economy increased by about 155 000 people, or 1.8%, from... →
Q2 turnover of all industries in SA economy down 0.5%
29th September 2014 During the three months ended June 30, the total turnover of all industries in the South African economy, excluding agriculture, financial... →
Municipal electricity purchases up 27.8% quarter-on-quarter
29th September 2014 Purchases of electricity by municipalities increased by 27.8% quarter-on-quarter for the three months ended June 30, to R15.26-billion, while... →
Redistribution to combat water interruptions, situation to be ‘normalised’ within two weeks – Mokonyane
26th September 2014 State-owned water utility Rand Water has resolved to use load shifting to correct current imbalances in water supply around areas in Gauteng, the... →
Mokonyane, Portfolio Committee meet with Rand Water management
26th September 2014 Water and Sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane on Friday morning visited the control room of State-owned water utility Rand Water to inspect the... →
Mokonyane to meet with Rand Water over water service interruptions
25th September 2014 Water and Sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane would on Thursday meet with the board, CEO and senior officials of State-owned water utility Rand... →
Winde calls for retraction of new visa regulations
25th September 2014 Western Cape Minister of Economic Opportunities Alan Winde on Thursday called on Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba to retract the new South... →
Municipalities have until March 2015 to settle Eskom debt
25th September 2014 State-owned power utility Eskom has requested all default municipalities to settle their arrear debt to the utility by March 31, 2015, Public... →
Interim court order preventing metals industry wage settlement extension
25th September 2014 The Labour Court in Johannesburg on Thursday granted an interim court order preventing the Metal and Engineering Industries Bargaining Council... →
NNR concludes strategic nuclear safety bilateral cooperation agreements
25th September 2014 The South African National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) on Thursday announced that it had concluded strategic nuclear safety bilateral cooperation... →
Portfolio committee to visit Gauteng mines
25th September 2014 The Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources on Thursday embarked on a two-day oversight visit to Gauteng to gain an understanding of... →
GEF to provide more than $3bn in climate change support to developing countries
25th September 2014 The Global Environment Facility (GEF) has allocated more than $3-billion in financing to support developing countries in mitigating and adapting to... →
DEA considering air quality index billboards
23rd September 2014 The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) was considering establishing an air quality index, to make information on the quality of ambient air... →
‘Series of unfortunate events’ led to Joburg water shortages – Greeff
22nd September 2014 A series of unfortunate events led to Johannesburg and surrounding areas experiencing significant water shortages over the past week, City of... →
Energy efficient buildings deliver better returns – study
22nd September 2014 Energy efficient commercial buildings in South Africa delivered better returns than non-energy efficient buildings, a new study by the Investment... →
Sacci concerned about increase in crimes against business
19th September 2014 The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci) on Friday expressed concern about the marked increase in crimes against business,... →
SA electricity prices hurting the poor, despite protection measures – Frost & Sullivan
18th September 2014 Despite apparent legitimate reasoning behind State-owned power utility Eskom’s electricity tariff increases, increased costs would undoubtedly hurt... →
Govt committed to supporting struggling municipalities – Zuma
18th September 2014 National government was committed to supporting all struggling municipalities to become functional and efficient, President Jacob Zuma said on... →
Rustenburg Rapid Transport Phase 1A BRT station construction set to start before year-end
16th September 2014 Construction on the bus rapid transport stations for Phase 1A of the Rustenburg Rapid Transport (RRT) project was likely to start before the end of... →
Absa, FDA offering rebate on energy efficiency, renewable energy loans
16th September 2014 Barclays Africa group company Absa, in partnership with the French Development Agency (FDA), was offering commercial businesses in South Africa an... →
SA committed to work with DRC to strengthen trade
16th September 2014 South Africa is committed to working closely with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to strengthen and deepen bilateral trade relations and to... →
New Stats SA head office to streamline operations, increase efficiency – Radebe
15th September 2014 Through consolidating its operations into one central 59 000 m2 building, which was currently under construction near Freedom Park in Tshwane,... →
Skills level of young black Africans declined since 1994 – Stats SA
15th September 2014 The skills level of black African workers has not increased as it should have over the past 20 years, with the skills level of black youth aged 25... →
W Cape universities offer funding opportunity for original businesses
12th September 2014 Through the LaunchLab Pitching Den initiative, the Stellenbosch University (SU) in collaboration with the University of the Western Cape and the... →
