Simone Liedtke
Simone Liedtke is Creamer Media Social Media Editor & Senior Writer for Engineering News and Mining Weekly.
Index points to cautious business confidence
10th July 2018 The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s (Sacci’s) Business Confidence Index (BCI) declined to 93.7 index points in June, compared with... →
Eskom secures R1.35bn loan from KfW to integrate Northern Cape renewables into the grid
29th June 2018 State-owned Eskom has entered into a R1.35-billion loan facility with German development bank KfW to support further investments in Eskom's... →
Mercedes-Benz to invest R10bn in East London plant expansion
26th June 2018 Automotive manufacturer Mercedes-Benz Cars will invest €600-million, or about R10-billion, to expand its South African subsidiary Mercedes-Benz... →
IEC encourages the youth to register to vote in the 2019 elections
21st June 2018 The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) aims to increase the voter’s roll by about one-million to at least 27-million people before the 2019... →
Govt to deploy support teams to assist distressed municipalities – Nel
21st June 2018 Government is working to ensure that all distressed and dysfunctional municipalities have access to a district support team by December this year,... →
Robben Island SleepOut event to celebrate Mandela’s centenary
4th June 2018 On July 18 – what would have been Nelson Mandela’s centenary – 67 global influencers, business leaders and celebrities will spend the night inside... →
AfDB, Korea agree to partner on Korea-Africa Energy Investment Facility
23rd May 2018 The government of Korea and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have signed a letter of intent to launch the Korea–Africa Energy Investment... →
Local government accountability 'continues to fail' – Makwetu
23rd May 2018 Auditor-General Kimi Makwetu on Wednesday emphasised that “accountability continues to fail in local government” as there was an overall... →
Daily Podcast – April 20, 2018
20th April 2018 Making headlines: Ramaphosa cuts short UK visit to resolve Mahikeng chaos, Police commissioner pledges full support for State capture probe And,... →
R300m social housing project launched in Tshwane
17th April 2018 As part of plans to meet the growing demand for housing in Gauteng, Human Settlements Minister Nomaindiya Mfeketo on Tuesday launched the... →
Daily Podcast – April 13, 2018
13th April 2018 Making headlines: ANC leaders to receive body of struggle icon Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, Zim leader Mnangagwa says no to presidential debate And,... →
Afrox secures contract to supply medical gases to State healthcare facilities
11th April 2018 JSE-listed African Oxygen (Afrox) has been awarded a contract to supply medical gases to government hospitals and clinics across all provinces. →
Daily Podcast – April 03, 2018
3rd April 2018 Making headlines: Ramaphosa says Winnie was a voice for the voiceless, Parliament pays tribute to Madikizela-Mandela And, Sierra Leone opposition... →
Daily Podcast – March 16, 2018
16th March 2018 Making headlines: Eleven more listeriosis cases recorded as food recall continues; Cabinet welcomes land expropriation motion; And, Abrahams... →
Daily Podcast – March 05, 2018
5th March 2018 Making headlines: Guptas used 'fraudulent' B-BBEE certificates to get Eskom deals, South Africa traces deadly listeria to processed meat and issues... →
Daily Podcast – February 26, 2018
26th February 2018 Making headlines: Mabuza 'does not want to be deputy president', 'Angry and bitter' Mugabe says Mnangagwa 'must apologise' And, the dti supports... →
Unemployment rate improves to 26.7% in Q4
13th February 2018 South Africa's unemployment rate improved to 26.7% in the fourth quarter of 2017. This was a one percentage point improvement on the unemployment... →
SARB to launch commemorative banknotes in honour of Nelson Mandela's centenary
12th February 2018 The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) will this year launch a set of commemorative South African banknotes, which will cover all denominations -... →
Daily Podcast – February 08, 2018
8th February 2018 Making headlines: ConCourt set to hear appeal in NPA golden handshake saga; No date yet for Sona 2018, but budget speech will take place on... →
Treasury asks South Africans to submit their tips for 2018 Budget
5th February 2018 The National Treasury on Monday encouraged South Africans to share their views about the country's economy and other issues they would like... →
