Schalk Burger
Schalk Burger is Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor for Engineering News and Mining Weekly.
Solidarity proposes economic recovery policies based on international examples
10th July 2024 Trade union Solidarity has submitted an economic recovery plan, which is based on international examples of policies that have led to improved... →
Eskom, Minister celebrate 100 days without loadshedding milestone
5th July 2024 State-owned power utility Eskom has achieved 100 consecutive days without loadshedding, which reflects the enhanced reliability and performance of... →
Only 40% of developing-country utilities are financially sustainable, World Bank warns
19th June 2024 The majority of electric utilities in developing countries are ill-equipped to meet growing demand for power and add more renewable energy into the... →
CDE suggests new administration should shrink, streamline Cabinet
12th June 2024 A significant reduction in the number of Cabinet Ministers and a fundamental overhaul of the Presidency are important steps towards fixing South... →
Eskom arrests suspected coal-swapping thief
11th June 2024 State-owned power utility Eskom says the security investigation team at its Arnot power station has arrested a truck driver, who is suspected of... →
UKZN using automated solution to monitor, support students' academic and holistic wellness
31st May 2024 The University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) has piloted an automated student academic and holistic wellness solution among 9 000 students in the College... →
Use resources to diversify African economies, unlock sustainable growth
21st May 2024 A majority of African economies, or 83%, are highly commodity-dependent and are vulnerable to external shocks, experiencing good growth when... →
Poultry association calls for vaccination to prevent H7N6 avian influenza outbreak
13th May 2024 The South African poultry industry is calling for immediate intervention to avert an outbreak of the H7N6 strain of highly pathogenic avian... →
Engineering organisations, labour dept urge patience as cause of George building collapse awaits determination
8th May 2024 Civil engineering and construction industry organisations the South African Institution of Civil Engineering (Saice), Consulting Engineers South... →
Zimbabwe aims to use FDI to develop a competitive economy by 2030
7th May 2024 Zimbabwe held an investment conference on May 2 and 3 in South Africa during which its officials explained that the country of 16-million people... →
Elections highlighted as a concern for SME owners, but also promise change
19th April 2024 Almost half, or 49%, of small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) business owners who responded to the Fourth Quarter 2023 SME Confidence Index by... →
CoJ threatens to blacklist defaulters to recoup R40bn in municipal debt
10th April 2024 The City of Johannesburg (CoJ) has warned that it will soon blacklist thousands of defaulting residential property owners and businesses to recoup... →
Treasury calls for comments on draft money laundering regulation amendments
10th April 2024 Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has invited public comments and written submissions on draft amendments to the Money Laundering and Terrorist... →
Draft IRP 2023 lacks environmental, health, climate commitments, says Life After Coal
27th March 2024 Coal phase-out campaign the Life After Coal Campaign, in its comments on the draft Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) 2023, said the plan has... →
PPPs are important to build quality infrastructure rapidly – Mavuso
25th March 2024 Public-private partnerships (PPPs) are an important mechanism to bring together the strengths of government and business, including the technical... →
Taxi Relief Fund extended to enable remaining claimants to secure payment
15th March 2024 The Department of Transport (DoT) has obtained Cabinet approval to extend the Taxi Relief Fund (TRF) to November 30. The request to extend the TRF... →
Manufacturing confidence decreases to 21 in the first quarter
14th March 2024 Loadshedding, challenges at the ports and political uncertainty saw manufacturer confidence in the first quarter of the year dip five points to 21,... →
GDP figures cap decade of negative GDP per capita growth – BLSA
11th March 2024 While the gross domestic product (GDP) growth for the fourth quarter of 2023 was 0.1%, growth was negative in terms of GDP per capita, given that... →
AfCFTA investment protocol has international best practices, dispute settlement annex still outstanding
1st March 2024 Continental trade bloc the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) aims to integrate regional trade blocs to unlock synergies to drive more... →
Eskom board tasks Marokane with three priorities in his first 100 days as CEO
1st March 2024 State-owned power utility Eskom's board of directors has tasked incoming CEO Dan Marokane to prioritise three key areas – assessing the generation... →
Budget seen as realistic, generally positive in economic context
22nd February 2024 Business organisations Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) and Business Unity South Africa (Busa) said the 2024 Budget presented by Finance... →
Unemployment rate to remain high this year, Nedbank warns
20th February 2024 Financial services firm Nedbank expects employment growth to soften this year, before picking up more convincingly next year. “The unemployment... →
100 MW of OCGT power to be available in Gauteng by April – Lesufi
20th February 2024 Johannesburg power utility City Power would, on behalf of the Gauteng government, add 100 MW of electricity capacity to the grid to assist the... →
Lesufi confident e-tolls to end by March
20th February 2024 Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi, in his State of the Province Address (SoPA) on February 19, said the provincial government had met with the Finance... →
Energy Council of South Africa joins World Energy Council
19th February 2024 The Energy Council of South Africa has become a member of the United Nations-affiliated global body the World Energy Council (WEC), which will... →
Budget must address revenue challenges, infrastructure investments – Mavuso
19th February 2024 While there has been a clear effort by the National Treasury to rein in spending and turn the trajectory of government's financial performance... →
Budget expected to show conditions remain unsupportive of fiscal consolidation – Nedbank
15th February 2024 Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana's 2024 Budget Speech, to be delivered next week, is expected to show that economic conditions will remain broadly... →
South Africa urged to dedicate 30% of healthcare public procurement to local manufacturers
13th February 2024 To build capacity and expand investment in South Africa’s pharmaceutical and healthcare products manufacturing sector, the country should ringfence... →
South Africa resilient despite global shocks, survey shows
12th February 2024 Trade credit insurance company Allianz Trade says its latest quarterly Country Risk Atlas found that South Africa demonstrates external resilience... →
Clear commitment to reform implementation needed in SoNA – Mavuso
5th February 2024 Business organisation Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) CEO Busi Mavuso has urged President Cyril Ramaphosa to show a clear commitment to the... →
DMRE to remodel draft IRP 2023 in light of new information, curtailment plans
1st February 2024 Many of the submissions the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) has received from the first round of public engagements about the... →
Busa appoints Mxolisi Mgojo as president
30th January 2024 Business organisation Business Unity South Africa (Busa) has appointed Mxolisi Mgojo as its new president, after Bonang Mohale stepped down in... →
Ramaphosa to preside over South Africa's first AfCFTA shipment from the Port of Durban
29th January 2024 President Cyril Ramaphosa will officiate the launch of South Africa's first shipment and preferential trading under the African Continental Free... →
BMI foresees better growth in South Africa, Nigeria this year
26th January 2024 After acting as a drag on sub-Saharan African growth in 2023, Nigeria and South Africa are expected to reverse this trend during the current year,... →
Transnet appoints law firm to investigate allegations against TNPA management
25th January 2024 State-owned freight and logistics group Transnet has appointed an independent law firm to undertake an in-depth investigation into allegations that... →
South Africa must build renewable energy momentum, and then move on to other sectors – Mavuso
22nd January 2024 The rapid pace at which South Africa is building renewable energy projects, driven by private sector investment, is viewed as positive in the... →
Potential modest global FDI increase in 2024, but geopolitical, debt and global fracturing are risks
17th January 2024 The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development's (Unctad's) 'Global Investment Trends Monitor' shows that global foreign direct investment... →
Critical infrastructure failure the biggest business risk in South Africa this year
16th January 2024 Critical infrastructure blackouts have emerged as the number one risk for businesses in South Africa for the second consecutive year, highlighting... →
Developing countries unlikely to see higher climate investment amid global growth slowdown
11th January 2024 Global growth is projected to slow for the third year in a row, reaching 2.4% in 2024 from 2.6% in 2023, significantly below the 2010s average and... →
Policy uncertainty lower in fourth quarter, but remains highly elevated – NWU
8th January 2024 The North-West University (NWU) Business School Policy Uncertainty Index (PUI) for the fourth quarter of 2023 showed a welcome easing to 65.5 from... →
Africa must do more to advance its own development – Manuel
10th November 2023 Africa's business sector and governments must push harder in addressing the challenges facing the continent, as the biggest threat to its... →
