Leandi Kolver
Leandi Kolver is Creamer Media Deputy Editor Features for Engineering News and Mining Weekly.
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Gauteng Dept of Roads and Transport signs MoU to curb fraud, corruption
29th April 2014 The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport (GDRT) on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the South African Insurance Crime... →
Eskom says cash situation is stable
25th April 2014 State-owned power utility Eskom on Friday said it’s cash-flow situation was “very stable”, stating that it would always ensure that it had... →
Increased regional trade trend could be reversed by 2035 – WTO
25th April 2014 Current trends towards increased trade regionalisation might be reversed in the years leading up to 2035, with multilateral trade relationships... →
KZN Transport Department announces R1.2bn, 77.3 km road upgrade
24th April 2014 The KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Department of Transport on Thursday announced a 77.3 km, R1.2-billion road upgrade that would connect Pongola and eDumbe,... →
Mismatch between SANDF roles and budget has to be addressed – Minister
23rd April 2014 Commitments made over the past 16 years, following the 1998 Defence Review, has resulted in a mismatch between what was expected from the South... →
R4m Ikusasa Green manufacturing plant opened
22nd April 2014 Eastern Cape Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism MEC Mcebisi Jonas on Tuesday opened the R4-million Ikusasa Green manufacturing... →
Afasa eagerly awaiting biofuels position paper publication, ready to participate
22nd April 2014 The African Farmers Association of South Africa (AFASA) on Tuesday said it welcomed the announcement made by the Department of Energy that the... →
Legal not technical problems bedevil water delivery in SA
17th April 2014 The barrier to efficient water service delivery in South Africa was not of a technological nature but rather related to legal and Constitutional... →
Entrepreneurship could eradicate poverty – FMF Luminary Award winner
16th April 2014 The Free Market Foundation (FMF) on Wednesday presented its sixth Lumiary Award for individuals that inspire others in a particular sphere of life... →
GPG launches GoGauteng app, green transport draft policy
16th April 2014 The Gauteng provincial government (GPG) on Wednesday launched the GoGauteng mobile application (app) aimed at assisting commuters in planning their... →
Trade activity restrained but steady – Sacci
15th April 2014 While trade activity remained in positive territory during March it was still restrained, found the South African Chamber of Commerce and... →
Mohlakeng Enterprise Hub launched to revitalise township’s economy
15th April 2014 The Gauteng provincial government (GPG) on Tuesday launched the Mohlakeng Enterprise Hub, in the township of Mohlakeng near Randfontein, in... →
SA, Guinea set objectives to strengthen bilateral ties
14th April 2014 South Africa and Guinea have set objectives to further promote political, economic and social cooperation, during the second Joint Commission for... →
EPWP adopts social sector implementation plan
14th April 2014 Government’s Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) on Friday adopted an implementation plan aimed at enhancing the effectiveness of the EPWP... →
R12.45bn Mzimvubu water project launched
14th April 2014 President Jacob Zuma on Friday launched the more than R12.45-billion Mzimvubu water project, which would include the building of the Ntabelanga and... →
Kruger park, Nampak launch multimillion-rand waste, recycling system
11th April 2014 The Kruger National Park in partnership with paper and packaging company Nampak on Friday launched its waste separation and recycling facility in... →
Competition Tribunal confirms WBHO R10.2m Comp Comm settlement
9th April 2014 The Competition Tribunal on Wednesday confirmed the settlement agreement reached between construction group Wilson Bayly Holmes – Ovcon (WBHO)... →
Mpact looking to grow SA recycling rate, expand into plastics
9th April 2014 JSE-listed paper and plastics packaging manufacturer Mpact’s recycling business Mpact Recycling was aiming to increase South Africa’s recycling... →
R100m invested in IHS affordable housing development by Eskom fund
8th April 2014 The Eskom Pension and Provident Fund (EPPF) on Tuesday committed R100-million to private equity investor International Housing Solutions’ (IHS’s)... →
NDP infrastructure plans bring opportunity but also risk – Madonsela
8th April 2014 While the National Development Plan and its emphasis on infrastructure development provides significant opportunities for engineers that... →
SA has to move away from price-driven procurement – CESA
7th April 2014 The current consulting engineering procurement approach – dominated by price, with functionality and quality only being minimum prequalification... →
Engineers have to rethink their identity, actions, goals – Manuel
7th April 2014 South Africa’s engineers have to rethink their identity and be more conscious of their actions to help put the country on a sustainable path,... →
Citizens have to change attitude towards GFIP e-toll system – Sanral
7th April 2014 People must approach the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Programme (GFIP) e-toll system as a means of contributing to society as a whole, South African... →
Sanral satisfied with registrations and payments by nonregistered users
4th April 2014 The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) is satisfied with registrations and payments made by nonregistered Gauteng e-toll road... →
Miwatek optimised AMD treatment process eliminates liquid discharge
3rd April 2014 Advanced water treatment company Miwatek has optimised its acid mine drainage (AMD) treatment technology to create a zero-liquid discharge process... →
Low VPC payment amount confirms inefficiency of e-toll system – Outa
2nd April 2014 The Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (Outa) on Tuesday said it was not surprised by the low amount of payments received by the South African... →
Only 9.21% of Sanral VPC claims paid as of March 1
1st April 2014 As of March 1, R543-million worth of Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project e-toll invoices had been transferred to the South African National Roads... →
Samsung hands over first Digital Village
1st April 2014 Consumer electronics producer Samsung Electronics on Tuesday handed over its first South African Digital Village to the community of Malibongwe... →
SA provinces progressing with human resources development
31st March 2014 South Africa’s provinces have progressed with the production of artisans, in line with Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande’s declaration of... →
SA saved 575 MW during Earth Hour
31st March 2014 South Africa saved 575 MW of electricity – enough to power a city the size of Polokwane, in Limpopo – on Saturday evening from 20:30 to 21:30 by... →
Govts urged to direct resources to manufacturing to create jobs
28th March 2014 African countries need to channel their resources to activities in industry, manufacturing and modern services to create more employment and... →
Metal and engineering unions seek increases of up to 20%, reject any multiyear deal
27th March 2014 Unions in the metal and engineering industry would press for increases of between 15% and 20% during the 2014 wage negotiations, which formally... →
Gauteng SMME activity not sufficient to achieve economic goals
25th March 2014 While there is significant small, micro and medium-sized enterprise (SMME) activity taking place in Gauteng it is not yet enough as South Africa is... →
District municipality refuses to relax conditions of emissions licence
24th March 2014 The Nkangala district municipality (NDM), in Mpumalanga, has refused State-owned power utility Eskom’s request to relax the conditions of its Kriel... →
Zuma opens R3.5bn De Hoop dam
24th March 2014 President Jacob Zuma on Monday officially opened the 347-million cubic metre De Hoop dam, in Sekhukhune, Limpopo, which would supply potable water... →
SA developing blue economy strategy
24th March 2014 As a result of the growing global interest in the concept of the blue economy and the use of oceans to unlock potential, South Africa is developing... →
UJ to electrify Limpopo village
20th March 2014 The University of Johannesburg’s School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering will empower the village of Gwakwani, in Limpopo, through a... →
PPPs could be used to bridge Africa infrastructure funding gap
18th March 2014 Sub-Saharan Africa is lagging behind other developing economies with regard to infrastructure development, which is constraining growth, Genesis... →
A lot more has to be done to promote economic regulation in SA – Martins
18th March 2014 Notwithstanding the work that government has done to promote economic regulation in South Africa, a lot more still has to be done, Energy Minister... →
AMD pumps installed, operational by end-April
14th March 2014 The Department of Water Affairs (DWA) on Friday inserted pumps into the Witwatersrand Central basin acid mine drainage (AMD) facility, in... →
Gauteng Transport Commission to become operational this month
13th March 2014 All the relevant municipalities, including small authorities and metropolitan municipalities, have agreed to the establishment of the Gauteng... →
