Leandi Kolver
Leandi Kolver is Creamer Media Deputy Editor Features for Engineering News and Mining Weekly.
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SAA adds another two A320 aircraft to its fleet
13th March 2014 National carrier South African Airways (SAA) earlier this week took delivery of a further two new A320 aircraft, as part of its fleet renewal... →
SA current account deficit at lowest level since Q2 2012
12th March 2014 South Africa’s current account deficit narrowed during the fourth quarter of 2013 as the value of imports fell while exports rose on improved... →
Business confidence edged lower in Q1
11th March 2014 Six out of ten respondents in a survey conducted by Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) and the Bureau for Economic Research (BER) were unhappy with... →
Eskom applies for postponement of AQA compliance date
11th March 2014 State-owned power utility Eskom has applied to postpone the date by which sixteen of its power stations have to comply with the National... →
SA 20-year growth positive but still modest compared with other emerging economies – Zuma
11th March 2014 The South African economy has grown by an average of 3.2% a year from 1994 to 2012, while the number of people employed increased by about... →
SA job market to remain flat in Q2, biggest opportunities in electricity, gas, water
11th March 2014 South Africa’s job market will remain relatively flat during the second quarter of the year, with a net employment outlook of 0%, the latest... →
Number of women in senior SA business positions down 2%
10th March 2014 The amount of senior business positions filled by women in South Africa declined by 2%, to 26% this year, while 21% of local businesses had no... →
SA must focus on modernising economy not only job creation
10th March 2014 South Africa has to focus on modernising its economy in the long-term as opposed to only focusing on short-term, or immediate, job creation,... →
Cape Town, Japan to establish waste-to-energy plant in city
6th March 2014 The City of Cape Town will be signing an agreement with a Japanese consortium comprising Japanese firms CFP Corporation and Kanemiya, as well as... →
SA businesses not ready for POPI implementation – Grant Thornton
6th March 2014 South African businesses are not ready for the looming implementation of the Protection of Personal Information (POPI) Act, auditing firm Grant... →
FMF seeking implementation of 1998 electricity policy, establishment of 'energy market'
5th March 2014 The Free Market Foundation (FMF) is seeking council in an attempt to mandate government to implement the 1998 White Paper on Energy Policy, which... →
Strong focus on electricity supply, access negatively affecting climate
4th March 2014 At present, countries are so focused on the immediate challenges of energy security and energy access that the environmental impact associated with... →
PMI higher but business activity still restrained
3rd March 2014 The seasonally adjusted Kagiso Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) increased by 1.8 index points to 51.7 in February, helped by a rebound in the new... →
Govts must take responsibility for proper distribution of migrant miner benefits
27th February 2014 Governments of labour-sending and -receiving countries had to jointly take responsibility for the proper distribution of benefits to former migrant... →
Solution needed to improve portability of migrant miners’ social security benefits
27th February 2014 A strategy was required to improve the portability of social security benefits of migrant mineworkers, Southern Africa Trust consultant Dr Mathais... →
Budget Speech provides opportunity to promote manufacturing growth conditions
25th February 2014 The 2014 Budget, to be presented by Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan on Wednesday, provided the opportunity to promote growth conditions for... →
Wits scientists debunk climate change myths, impact remains severe
25th February 2014 Scientists from the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) have proved that, despite predictions, tropical storms were not increasing in number and... →
Business, government to visit India to promote SA-India trade
24th February 2014 A delegation of forty businesses people, led by Deputy Trade and Industry Minister Elizabeth Thabethe, is visiting Chennai and Mumbai in India this... →
Illegal mining getting out of control – Shabangu
21st February 2014 Illegal mining in South Africa was getting out of control with about 6 000 people estimated to be involved in the practice of illegal underground... →
Delay in MPRDA implementation better than inadequately considered legislation
21st February 2014 While a delay in the implementation of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act (MPRDA) Amendment Bill could create some regulatory... →
SA to call for greater cooperation, reiterate IMF reform process concerns at G20 meeting
20th February 2014 South Africa would use a meeting between G20 countries, scheduled to take place this weekend in Sydney, Australia, to encourage the global economic... →
Enabling national environment needed for cities to drive economic growth
20th February 2014 Cities must have greater autonomy and a greater level of accountability and responsibility for economic growth on a national level, business think... →
January CPI up 0.4% to 5.8%, expected to continue to rise
19th February 2014 Consumer price inflation, measured by the consumer price index (CPI) increased by 0.4% to 5.8% during January, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA)... →
E-toll system is working, although with some challenges – Sanral
18th February 2014 The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) on Tuesday updated the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on e-tolling stating that the... →
Mminele reappointed SARB deputy governor
14th February 2014 President Jacob Zuma on Friday reappointed Daniel Mminele as deputy governor of the South African Reserve Bank for a five-year period, starting... →
Ninety-eight per cent of top 100 SA companies report on CR
12th February 2014 In 2013, 98% of South Africa’s top 100 companies by revenue routinely reported on corporate responsibility (CR), a 1% increase on those who did in... →
SA unemployment rate declines to 24.1%
11th February 2014 South Africa’s unemployment rate decreased by 0.4% to 24.5% during the fourth quarter of 2013, mainly owing to an increase in informal-sector... →
Amended intellectual property law to protect indigenous knowledge
10th February 2014 The Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Act, signed into law this month by President Jacob Zuma, would protect indigenous knowledge using current... →
Construction Regulations 2014 provide legislative platform to address health and safety
10th February 2014 The Department of Labour (DoL) on Monday promulgated the Construction Regulations 2014 providing a legislative platform to address health and... →
SA not opposed to BITs – Davies
7th February 2014 South Africa was not averse to bilateral investment treaties (BITs), Trade and Industry Minister Dr Rob Davies said on Friday, stating that... →
World Bank recommendations in line with SA govt policy – DTI
7th February 2014 World Bank recommendations that South Africa should deepen regional integration and build regional value chains were broadly aligned to South... →
Three new African cities join C40
5th February 2014 C40 chairperson and mayor of Rio de Janeiro Eduardo Paes on Wednesday announced that the city of Cape Town, in South Africa, Dar es Salaam, in... →
Effective universal climate change agreement needs cooperation
5th February 2014 The input of cities is needed for the universal climate change agreement, which is currently being drafted, to be effective, UN Framework... →
Cities’ importance in fighting climate change increasing – Bloomberg
5th February 2014 The international community is increasingly looking toward cities for leadership with regard to fighting climate change, C40 president and former... →
Carbon footprinting guide to assist in dealing with ‘increasingly challenging world’
4th February 2014 Banking group Nedbank, in partnership with the University of Stellenbosch’s Sustainability Institute, on Tuesday launched a carbon footprinting... →
Decade of the Artisan programme launched, 30 000 artisans a year targeted
3rd February 2014 The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) on Monday launched its Decade of the Artisan campaign at the Ekurhuleni East technical and... →
Creating well-paying jobs for youth vital to boosting African economic growth
28th January 2014 With as many as 11-million young Africans expected to join the labour market every year for the next decade, creating millions of productive,... →
Efficient towns, cities to benefit from 2014 property market
27th January 2014 Efficient towns and cities with competitive rates and taxes would benefit from increased commercial property investment and development during... →
Accelerated developed market GDP growth to impact positively on SA
27th January 2014 An acceleration of developed-market gross domestic product (GDP) growth, as was discussed at the World Economic Forum’s yearly meeting this year,... →
Jeffreys Bay wind farm starting to supply electricity to Eskom
27th January 2014 Jeffreys Bay wind farm on Monday announced that ten of its wind turbines had been connected to State-owned power utility Eskom’s grid, supplying 23... →
NMMU develops biofuels technology using coal fines, algae
24th January 2014 The Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU), in the Eastern Cape, has developed and patented a new technology to blend microalgae with fine... →
