Natalie Greve
Natalie Greve is Creamer Media Senior Contributing Editor Online for Engineering News and Mining Weekly.
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Zuma arrives in Davos to attend WEF
20th January 2016 Leading a South African delegation of seven Ministers and several private-sector chairpersons and CEOs, President Jacob Zuma has arrived in Davos,... →
Plastics industry joins water relief efforts amid national drought
15th January 2016 The South African plastics industry has joined the wave of volunteers helping to bring water relief to drought-stricken areas, with the Maitland... →
Parliament’s water committee backs Operation Hydrate
12th January 2016 Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation has publicly come out in support of Operation Hydrate, describing the community-driven... →
Eskom to select coal supplier for Arnot station by March
8th January 2016 Energy utility Eskom is in the throes of reviewing various requests for proposals submitted as part of its hunt for a new coal supplier for the... →
Special Cabinet meeting postponed to January
18th December 2015 The Special Cabinet meeting on the economy that was scheduled to take place in Pretoria on Friday has been postponed to take place in January after... →
70% of S Africans concerned about possible social, economic collapse – poll
15th December 2015 A mobile survey conducted by information and consultancy group TNS on December 11 – following President Jacob Zuma’s axing of Finance Minister,... →
Fitch questions S Africa’s economic policy following Finance Minister debacle
15th December 2015 The replacement of a second Finance Minister in South Africa within five days has not enhanced confidence in government effectiveness and leaves... →
Black business calls on Gordhan to rework ‘disabling’ procurement policy
15th December 2015 The Black Business Council (BBC) has called on newly reappointed Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan to ensure that the Preferential Procurement Policy... →
#ZumaMustFall protest planned for Joburg
14th December 2015 In a bid to mobilise popular opinion in favour of ousting President Jacob Zuma, who has come under fire in recent days for a series of... →
Gordhan's statement following reappointment
14th December 2015 I return to a portfolio that was assigned to me for five years between 2009 and 2014. I have been associated with the 'finance family' for almost... →
Zuma lauds S African contribution to COP21 treaty
14th December 2015 President Jacob Zuma has congratulated the delegation representing South Africa at the 21st Conference of Parties (COP21) to the United Nations... →
Daily Podcast – December 09, 2015
9th December 2015 Making headlines: KZN ANC says it’s all systems go for eThekwini regional conference. The World Health Organisation says malaria deaths drops to... →
JSE punts local equity market to Asian funders ahead of China, Africa talks
27th November 2015 A week ahead of the second annual gathering of the Forum on China–Africa Cooperation (Focac), in Johannesburg, the JSE is rolling out the... →
Banks offer up R12bn in Transnet deal as parastatal eyes R500bn spend over coming decade
23rd November 2015 Boosting the coffers earmarked for its ambitious locomotive fleet acquisition programme, State-owned logistics group Transnet has announced the... →
Home Affairs announces five-day closure as it upgrades passport, ID systems
20th November 2015 Some 140 Department of Home Affairs (DHA) offices across the country plan to close their doors between November 27 and December 2, as they upgrade... →
Fossil fuels to remain key component of energy mix, reiterates DoE
4th November 2015 As South Africa continues to await the tabling of the country’s Integrated Energy Plan (IEP) by Energy Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson, Department... →
S Africa lambasts developed countries’ stance ahead of COP21
2nd November 2015 Four weeks ahead of the twenty-first Conference of the Parties (COP21) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), in... →
Education to get a larger slice of 2016 budget pie, says Nene
30th October 2015 A little over a week after delivering his Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement to Parliament as students protesting under the #FeesMustFall campaign... →
IPPs could have legal case for lack of grid access – Competition Commission
20th October 2015 Independent power producers (IPPs) active in South Africa could well have a legal case against energy utility Eskom, should the parastatal be found... →
Nzimande puts issue of tuition fee hikes squarely at universities’ door
20th October 2015 Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande has called for calm amid growing student tensions on several of the country’s university campuses, but has... →
Indigenisation-style changes to private security Act to slash GDP by 10%, warns Sacci
6th October 2015 An economic-impact assessment undertaken by the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci) has laid bare the alarming potential... →
Calls for ‘extraordinary’ interventions as business confidence drops to pre-democracy lows
6th October 2015 After rallying to 87.9 in July and dipping to 84.3 in August, the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s (Sacci’s) business confidence... →
Telkom consolidation to see another 255 jobs shed, Solidarity warns
2nd October 2015 Trade union Solidarity has cautioned that 255 former Telkom employees transferred to business process outsourcing company WNS earlier this year as... →
Aurora directors lose High Court appeal, to pay R1.7bn
18th September 2015 Labour unions the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) and Solidarity have welcomed a Friday judgment by the North Gauteng High Court... →
Zuma announces new NPC members
17th September 2015 President Jacob Zuma announced the appointment of 25 new members for a period of five years to the National Planning Commission (NPC) in the... →
Sandton’s month-long road closures a necessary lesson – Tau
17th September 2015 The EcoMobility World Festival 2015 may have raised the ire of workers in the Sandton central business district (CBD), in Johannesburg, but remains... →
Rosatom kicks off local nuclear campaign with launch of S African website
17th September 2015 The African subsidiary of Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation (Rosatom), which is one of several international nuclear energy organisations... →
Global water, sanitation concerns now in govts’ priority crosshairs, says Minister
16th September 2015 As governments move towards the finalisation and adoption of the United Nations’ (UN’s) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Water Affairs... →
Eskom plans six major power corridors ahead of decentralised capacity trend
15th September 2015 The increasing decentralisation of electricity generation capacity in South Africa will require a new approach to grid planning that is underpinned... →
Intelligent grid to shape S Africa’s electricity future – researcher
15th September 2015 South Africa would realise a far greater return on its energy investments were it to introduce a “smarter”, more flexible electricity grid that... →
R267m greenfield project to kick off S Africa’s beneficiation agenda
11th September 2015 Described as a tangible example of its reindustrialisation and mineral beneficiation agenda, government on Friday broke ground on a R267-million... →
5.6% uptick in July manufacturing not the panacea it may seem, says economist
10th September 2015 Much like the July mining production figures, the 5.6% bounce back into positive year-on-year growth territory for manufacturing production in July... →
Sanral needs R10bn for Winelands toll road project
8th September 2015 The South African National Road Agency Limited (Sanral) on Tuesday revealed that the initial cost of work undertaken as part of the N1/N2 Winelands... →
How to win a govt tender, according to govt
8th September 2015 Downplaying criticism of government's public procurement and tender policy, Eastern Cape Treasury audit and risk management chief director Andries... →
Gauteng econ development department accelerates support for township SMMEs
4th September 2015 Driving the Gauteng Department of Economic Development’s (DED’s) mandate of township revitalisation, MEC for Economic Development, Environment,... →
Diversification of S African energy mix a no-brainer – Gibb
1st September 2015 South Africa’s growing energy crisis should be addressed through a well thought-through and phased programme that included economically feasible... →
Govt completes transfer of new planning, monitoring dept
31st August 2015 President Jacob Zuma has transferred the Ministry of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation to the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation... →
Hard-talking PRASA to suspend ‘irregular’ contracts
31st August 2015 After recent reports by the Auditor-General and Public Protector pointed to several tender irregularities, as well as fruitless and wasteful... →
Committee calls for rethink of critical skills work visa
26th August 2015 While recognising the importance of the critical skills work visa, Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs has called for a “re-look” into... →
Govt to launch central supplier database
26th August 2015 In a bid to simplify the process of doing business with the State, government will launch it’s Central Supplier Database (CSD) – a catalogue of all... →
PRASA heeds calls for action following release of report by Public Protector
25th August 2015 The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) has welcomed a report by Public Protector Thuli Madonsela into alleged careless expenditure and... →
