Marleny Arnoldi
Marleny Arnoldi is a Creamer Media Deputy Editor Online for Engineering News and Mining Weekly.
De Ruyter reiterates Eskom’s need to adapt to the changing energy landscape
8th October 2021 Eskom CEO André de Ruyter says there are significant efficiency gains to be made by embracing digitalisation at the State-owned power utility.... →
Stats SA methodology overhaul finds GDP is larger at R5.5tr for 2020
25th August 2021 Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) on August 25 reported a revised estimate of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2020 of R5.52-trillion, which is an... →
Numsa starts nationwide demonstrations amid wage deadlock
23rd August 2021 The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) has started with nationwide demonstrations, while wage negotiations with the Steel and... →
B4SA says private sector vaccination sites accepting walk-ins for all eligible age groups
16th August 2021 Business for South Africa (B4SA) has confirmed that all private sector vaccination sites across South Africa are now accepting walk-ins from anyone... →
City Power clamps down on illegal connections
4th August 2021 Johannesburg utility City Power plans to impose steep fines on those who connect to the Johannesburg power grid illegally, in efforts to recoup... →
Medupi construction complete after 14 years
2nd August 2021 The last of six power generation units at the Medupi power station, in Lephalale, is now operational, marking the completion of all building... →
Mavuso says South African democracy proved mettle despite destruction
19th July 2021 Business Leadership South Africa CEO Busi Mavuso says last week was a serious test of South Africa’s constitutional democracy, but she believes the... →
International institutions aid vaccine-making in Africa through R10bn financing
1st July 2021 Several international development finance institutions have partnered on a financing package for pharmaceuticals company Aspen Pharmacare to... →
BLSA applauds electricity, SAA decisions
14th June 2021 The privatisation of South African Airways (SAA) and the increase of the embedded generation licencing threshold to 100 MW are the kind of dramatic... →
Empowered consortium Takatso to own 51% of SAA
11th June 2021 Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan has revealed the new strategic equity partner of State-owned airline South African Airways (SAA) –... →
Eskom warns Stage 1 load-shedding likely to be implemented all week
7th June 2021 Eskom will implement Stage 1 load-shedding from 17:00 to 22:00 this evening and will likely continue to do so for the rest of the week. The... →
Eskom suspends Koeberg GM while delayed unit investigation ensues
7th June 2021 State-owned power utility Eskom has confirmed that the GM of its Koeberg nuclear power station has been suspended while investigations are ongoing... →
Load-shedding suspended for Friday afternoon, but to continue until Sunday
4th June 2021 State-owned power utility Eskom has announced that load-shedding will be suspended from 12:00 to 17:00 on June 4, to allow Parliament to pass a... →
Stage 2 load-shedding to continue until Friday evening
2nd June 2021 Stage 2 load-shedding will continue to be implemented until Friday evening, State-owned power utility Eskom confirms. This is owing to further... →
Unemployment ticks up to 32.6% in first quarter
1st June 2021 The unemployment rate in South Africa has increased to 32.6% in the first quarter of the year, Statistics South Africa reports. This compares with... →
Energy, real infrastructure progress remain lacking in SoNA, says business
12th February 2021 Most stakeholders agree with President Cyril Ramaphosa’s four overriding priorities of defeating Covid-19, accelerating economic recovery and... →
BLSA expects clarity on spectrum, energy, vaccine, partnerships from SoNA
8th February 2021 Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) expects a few vital aspects to be addressed this week during the President’s State of the Nation Address... →
SIU recovers R127m worth of dodgy PPE payments so far
5th February 2021 The Special Investigating Unit's (SIU's) work has resulted in the recovery of R127-million of funds, which had been paid irregularly by the State... →
Vinpro approaches High Court to lift alcohol sales ban for the Western Cape
27th January 2021 Industry body Vinpro has approached the Cape High Court in efforts to secure urgent interim relief for the wine industry amid the third ban on... →
Govt launches R1.2bn Tourism Equity Fund
27th January 2021 The Department of Tourism has launched the R1.2-billion Tourism Equity Fund (TEF), aimed at driving transformation in the tourism sector. The... →
Mavuso stresses importance of implementing structural reform
25th January 2021 Everyone, from the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) to organised labour can see what must be done to get the country back on a growth trajectory,... →
Minerals Council says industry committed to help accelerate vaccine roll-out
15th January 2021 The Minerals Council South Africa has pledged its support for government’s vaccine rollout programme, stating that access to an effective vaccine... →
Eskom says Stage 2 load-shedding to continue until Sunday
14th January 2021 State-owned power utility Eskom has advised that Stage 2 load-shedding will be implemented from midday on January 14 through to the end of January... →
Transnet says McKinsey owes it R1.2bn
10th December 2020 State-owned freight utility Transnet has confirmed that no final settlement has been reached with US-based consultancy McKinsey, but says the... →
Lack of anticorruption reporting evident in South African private sector
2nd December 2020 The National Business Initiative, together with Corruption Watch (CW) and independent London-based global think tank Overseas Development Institute... →
Next interim candidate appointed as FSCA commissioner
9th November 2020 National Treasury has appointed Olano Makhubela interim commissioner of the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) for a period of three months... →
Nersa permitted to grant above 1 MW licences without Ministerial approval
30th October 2020 The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has been granted permission to process licence applications for self-generation facilities of... →
Mboweni requests to move MTBPS to October 28
14th October 2020 Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has asked for an extended timeframe to table the 2020 Medium Term Budget Policy Statement. The Speaker of the... →
KZN govt reaches out to Engen amid its oil refinery considerations
9th October 2020 KwaZulu-Natal Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs MEC Nomusa Dube-Ncube has tasked the Trade & Investment Council KwaZulu-Natal... →
Medupi conveyor belt repaired
11th September 2020 State-owned power utility Eskom says the conveyor belt that feeds coal into the Medupi generation units, which failed on the evening of September... →
BLSA implores govt to take on energy, spectrum policy with equal urgency as pandemic
7th September 2020 In her latest weekly newsletter, Business Leadership South Africa CEO Busi Mavuso questions why government could implement “urgent” policies for... →
Enviro dept adopts climate change adaptation strategy
18th August 2020 The Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries has outlined a set of objectives, interventions and outcomes to enable the country to give... →
Experts unpack rising violent extremist attacks in Mozambique
17th August 2020 The presence of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant- (ISIL-) affiliated violent extremists in the northern provinces of Mozambique has raised the... →
Afrox assures public there are sufficient supplies of medical oxygen
10th July 2020 Gas supplier Afrox has assured the public that there is no shortage of medical oxygen in South Africa, contrary to what some media reports may have... →
DTIC defends Patel on taking economic impacts of Covid-19 seriously
13th May 2020 The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition has published a statement in support of Trade and Industry Minister Ebrahim Patel, after media... →
Eskom progresses with generation unit repairs at Medupi
11th May 2020 State-owned power utility Eskom has announced that its Unit 3 at Medupi power station is up and running following a 75-day outage to repair major... →
Solidarity submits economic recovery plan proposals to govt
20th April 2020 Trade union Solidarity on April 20 submitted its Covid-19 recovery plan proposal to President Cyril Ramaphosa and Ministers Ebrahim Patel and Tito... →
Govt to finalise post-Covid-19 economic recovery plan, SAA resolution by April 20
16th April 2020 The South African government plans to finalise, by April 20, its post-Covid-19 economic recovery plan, as well as a resolution on South African... →
Enviro reporting, licensing processes to enjoy extended timeframes
1st April 2020 Law firm Webber Wentzel says that, in light of the current restrictions of movement of people in South Africa to curb the spread of Covid-19,... →
Motshekga says no date set yet for schools reopening
26th March 2020 Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga on March 26 assured South Africans that pupils would catch up on all lost work once schools reopen.... →
Ministers announce Covid-19 business support measures
24th March 2020 Amid government’s strategy to “flatten the curve” of Coronavirus infections, government departments have shared more details on the measures that... →
