Leandi Kolver
Leandi Kolver is Creamer Media Deputy Editor Features for Engineering News and Mining Weekly.
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Sapoa to liaise with DWS on water use licence application process
28th July 2014 The South African Property Owners Association (Sapoa) would contact the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) to raise concerns relating to the... →
Spatial transformation to be key focus for Gauteng Provincial Government
25th July 2014 Spatial transformation would be one of the key priorities for the Gauteng Provincial Government over the next five years and beyond, Gauteng... →
Nigeria could be top 20 global economy by 2030 – report
24th July 2014 With the right reforms and investment, Nigeria had the potential to raise its gross domestic product (GDP) by 7.1% a year through to 2030, to more... →
G20 Summit to focus on economic growth, implementation of decisions critical
24th July 2014 The Group of 20 (G20) summit to be held in Australia, in November, will focus on three key areas, namely promoting strong economic growth and... →
Cesa welcomes Gordhan’s back-to-basics approach for municipalities
23rd July 2014 Consulting Engineers South Africa (Cesa) on Wednesday stated that it welcomed government’s move to lead municipalities back to basics and to put in... →
Aarto implementation date to be determined once system’s readiness finalised – Peters
23rd July 2014 The national implementation date of the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (Aarto) demerit system would be determined once the... →
Sanral awaiting independent analysis on possible GFIP collusion damages
23rd July 2014 The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) has appointed an independent estimator and independent economist to calculate the damages... →
WC govt supports Operation Phakisa maritime pilot, but harbour development needed
22nd July 2014 The Western Cape government has pledge its support to and will participate in the Operation Phakisa pilot project aimed at creating one-million... →
Solidarity approaches Labour Court for interdict against Actom lockout
22nd July 2014 Trade union Solidarity expects its Labour Court application for an interdict to protect the union’s members at engineering firm Actom against an... →
Dept to focus strongly on NDP implementation through strategic framework
21st July 2014 The newly proclaimed Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation’s (DPME’s) most important priority over the next five years will be to... →
DoT in discussions with PRASA, Gautrain on interoperable smartcards
21st July 2014 The Department of Transport (DoT) was engaging with the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa, the Gautrain Management Agency (GMA) and the Gauteng... →
Govt considers legislation to incentivise municipalities – Gordhan
18th July 2014 The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) is considering introducing legislation to incentivise positive behaviour... →
NUM to meet on Eskom CCMA dispute, programme of action
17th July 2014 The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) will hold a National Eskom Shop Stewards Council meeting on Friday to deliver feedback on the union’s... →
R2.53bn allocated to DoL in 2014/15
16th July 2014 An appropriation of R2.53-billion has been allocated to the Department of Labour (DoL) for the 2014/15 financial year, Labour Minister Mildred... →
SA to be ‘biggest construction site in Africa’ as govt delivers 1.5m houses by 2019
15th July 2014 By the end of the current government’s term of office in 2019, the Department of Human Settlements will have delivered 1.5-million houses, Human... →
R12.48bn allocated to water and sanitation, bulk infrastructure to be main focus
15th July 2014 Water and Sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane on Tuesday tabled the Department of Water and Sanitation’s (DWS’) R12.48-billion budget for the... →
Seifsa withdraws wage offer, says it will not make new one
15th July 2014 The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (Seifsa) would not get back to the National Union of Metalworkers of South... →
Possible delays in EIA processing as DEA moves to new offices
14th July 2014 Delays in the acknowledgment and reviewing of certain environmental-impact assessment (EIA) applications and reports were expected over the course... →
Declaration of Limpopo roads as ‘national’ testament to Sanral’s good work – Mona
14th July 2014 The Department of Transport has declared 1 535.7 km of roads in Limpopo as national roads, with these roads to be under the management of the South... →
Commission to complete Phase 2 construction probe referrals by Oct
11th July 2014 The Competition Commission was aiming to complete the process of referring the cases of firms that had decided to defend themselves against the... →
Legislative loophole leaves employers unsure about striking-worker pension contributions
11th July 2014 The recent wave of strikes in the mining and the metals and engineering industries has identified a gap between two key pieces of South African... →
Mining sector performance ‘likely to be volatile’ in coming months
10th July 2014 The performance of the mining sector is likely to be volatile in the months ahead, pressured by labour unrest, infrastructure constraints, a... →
Focus on root cause of inequality not executive pay levels – FMF
10th July 2014 The current obsession with attacking wealth and capital is ignoring the tremendous achievements made since the 1980s in reducing global poverty,... →
Regulatory intervention into executive pay levels may be ‘disastrous’
9th July 2014 As the issue of the pay gap between top executives and entry-level workers became more prominent, regulatory intervention into the matter was... →
Transport Committee warns against e-toll review confusion
8th July 2014 People should not deliberately create confusion, or behave as though there was uncertainty around e-tolls in Gauteng, the Portfolio Committee on... →
Brics development bank likely to be launched at upcoming summit
8th July 2014 The proposed Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (Brics) development bank was likely to be launched at the sixth yearly Brics Summit to... →
CSIR calls for more transport sector R&D
7th July 2014 A consolidated foresight study for South Africa’s transport sector was urgently needed, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research transport... →
Nxesi to assist in establishing collective bargaining in construction sector
3rd July 2014 Public Works Minister Thulas Nxesi on Thursday said he would initiate a forum through which organised labour could meet with construction industry... →
Consultant to be appointed soon for Gautrain expansion study
2nd July 2014 Gautrain expects to appointed a consultant soon to conduct a feasibility study into proposed rail-expansion plans, Gautrain Management Agency (GMA)... →
Numsa strike could spell disaster for SA growth, investment outlook
30th June 2014 A metals and engineering sector strike on the scale that the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) was planning could “spell... →
Numsa to march over Eskom wage offer, threatens industrial action
26th June 2014 The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa’s (Numsa’s) employees working at State-owned power utility Eskom will stage a protest march on... →
SA braces for more strike action as Numsa confirms metals, engineering strike
26th June 2014 More than 220 000 National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) members would embark on indefinite industrial action in the metals and... →
Group Five to construct Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital
25th June 2014 JSE-listed construction firm Group Five has been awarded the R400-million contract to help make former President Nelson Mandela’s “lasting wish”,... →
Growing manufacturing sector will not reduce unemployment – planning commissioner
25th June 2014 While it was important for South Africa to grow its manufacturing output, the sector was unlikely to be a major source of employment in future,... →
MTSF to carry forward spirit of NDP
25th June 2014 South Africa’s Medium-Term Strategic Framework (MTSF) for the period 2014 to 2019, that is expected to be released within the next three weeks,... →
Third EPWP phase to create 6m jobs
24th June 2014 Government was confident that it would meet the target of creating six-million work opportunities by 2019 through the third phase of the Expanded... →
Employment up 0.1% in Q1
24th June 2014 The number of people employed in the formal nonagricultural sector of the South African economy increased by about 9 000 persons, or 0.1%, from... →
Eskom reiterates warning on tight power system
23rd June 2014 South Africa’s power system would be extremely tight during Monday’s evening peak with demand – forecast at 35 224 MW – exceeding the expected... →
VUT, LGSeta sign municipal skills development MoA
23rd June 2014 The Vaal University of Technology (VUT) and the Local Government Sector Education and Training Authority (LGSeta) have entered into a memorandum of... →
Government to launch Operation Phakisa next month
20th June 2014 Government will next month launch Operation Phakisa, which will play a critical role in fast-tracking delivery of the priorities outlined in the... →
Small-scale IPP developers facing finance challenges
20th June 2014 Small-scale renewable-energy developers were facing significant challenges in funding their projects, with relatively high compliance costs related... →
