Rebecca Campbell
Rebecca Campbell is Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor for Engineering News and Mining Weekly.
Nersa completes its consideration and approval of electricity distributors’ tariffs
1st June 2026 The National Electricity Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) announced on Sunday that it had completed the evaluation and approval process for all... →
Informal land ownership a major issue globally, highlights World Bank
26th May 2026 Two-thirds of the world's assets are in land and buildings, highlighted World Bank global leader in land Mikka-Petteri Törhönen in a presentation... →
Africa AgriTrade Coalition financial initiative launched at summit in Kenya
12th May 2026 French development finance institution Proparco has announced the launch of the Africa AgriTrade Coalition, to scale up agricultural value chain... →
Shortlists of nuclear regulator board candidates released by Parliamentary Committee
29th April 2026 Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Electricity and Energy has released the list of 26 candidates that it has shortlisted for interviews, to fill... →
AU Assembly calls for African countries to adopt a new map projection
8th April 2026 The thirty-ninth Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) has voted to adopt the Equal Earth projection for maps, on the grounds... →
Wits’ African philanthropy, social investment centre celebrates its first decade
7th April 2026 Wits Business School’s (WBS’) Centre on African Philanthropy and Social Investment (CAPSI) is this year celebrating its tenth anniversary. WBS, in... →
Extreme heat is rapidly becoming a major risk in Southern Africa
27th March 2026 Across the countries of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), extreme heat is rapidly increasing and becoming the most urgent climate... →
Denel assures it is on the road to recovery
18th March 2026 The executive and the board of State-owned defence industrial group Denel have assured that the company is adopting proper and sound business... →
Parliamentary Committee concerned over lack of communications between defence industry and government
17th March 2026 The absence of a direct line of communication between government and the national defence industry has been flagged as a matter of concern by... →
Clean energy transition provides opportunities for Africa but needs cooperation, money
6th March 2026 Southern Africa remains one of the world’s most climate vulnerable regions, pointed out Zimbabwean Energy and Power Development Deputy Minister... →
Africa's energy transition must support industrialisation, Ramaphosa tells Energy Indaba delegates
4th March 2026 South Africa is seeking to expand its electricity transmission grid, which is a R450-billion challenge, President Cyril Ramaphosa said in his... →
Ramokgopa reflects on Africa's energy future amid global upheaval
3rd March 2026 South African Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has highlighted the current global upheavals and what they mean for African... →
African countries pushing forward with nuclear energy programmes
3rd February 2026 African countries are aiming to achieve a total nuclear power generating capacity of 15 GW by 2035, most of it in West Africa. This would require a... →
Africa to see modest acceleration in economic growth this year, says UN report
26th January 2026 The UN has released its 'World Economic Situation and Prospects 2026' report, and its launch in Africa took place at the Addis Ababa head office of... →
IATA forecasts that global airline profitability will stabilise next year, but Africa will lag
9th December 2025 The global representative body for the airline industry, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), has issued its financial outlook for... →
UNDP, UN ECA and African Peer Review Mechanism welcome African credit ratings upgrades
9th December 2025 The UN Development Programme (UNDP), the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) have jointly welcomed... →
Competition Tribunal approves milling sector takeover
8th December 2025 The Competition Tribunal South Africa has announced that it has approved, with conditions, a merger in the cereals milling sector in the Highveld... →
Aviation and tourist sector entities urge State to adopt digital border control technologies
8th December 2025 International air transport sector-owned technology company SITA and global private sector travel and tourism industry non-profit promotion entity,... →
UK and South Africa deepen their science, technology and innovation cooperation
2nd December 2025 The UK High Commission in Pretoria, and the South African Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI), jointly announced on Tuesday... →
African development finance institutions sign loan facility agreement
26th November 2025 Infrastructure and industrial development institution Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has obtained a $75-million loan facility from the Arab Bank... →
African Development Bank providing funding to South African bank to support MSMEs
14th November 2025 The African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced that its board of directors has authorised a financial package for South Africa’s FirstRand Bank... →
Unctad reports continued fall in global FDI during first semester of the year
3rd November 2025 UN Trade & Development, better known as Unctad, has reported, in its latest 'Global Investment Trends Monitor', that global foreign direct... →
Western Cape developing energy sustainability through renewables ahead of schedule
15th October 2025 Western Cape Premier Alan Winde highlighted on Wednesday that South Africa still faces an energy crisis. Although loadshedding (scheduled rotating... →
The CSIR celebrates 80 years of supporting South Africa’s industry and public sector
13th October 2025 This year marks the eightieth anniversary of the founding of South Africa’s internationally-renowned Council for Scientific and Industrial Research... →
Nuclear regulator has completed public consultation process about extending Koeberg’s life
6th October 2025 The National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) announced on Monday that it has completed the third and final round of public consultations regarding national... →
Armscor has transferred two helicopters to the SAPS
6th October 2025 South African defence procurement, disposals and research and development agency Armscor announced on Monday that it had handed two helicopters... →
Unctad reports that trade policy uncertainty has 'become the new tariff'
2nd September 2025 The unpredictability of particularly US trade policy has become a major factor in global trade, UN Trade and Development (Unctad) has highlighted... →
South African food inflation continued on an upward path in July
27th August 2025 South African food inflation accelerated again in July, the Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP) think tank has pointed out in its latest... →
South African food inflation remained on an upward trend in June
31st July 2025 South African food inflation accelerated again in June, in both year-on-year and month-on-month terms, the Bureau for Food and Agricultural (BFAP)... →
National Treasury reports malware attack on one of its websites
24th July 2025 The National Treasury has reported that it has been subject to a malware attack. The malware was detected on its Infrastructure Reporting Model... →
Africa sees best trade growth in developing world during the first half of this year
9th July 2025 Africa was the only region in the developing world to register growth in trade during the first half of this year (1H25), UN Trade & Development... →
South African food inflation accelerated again in May
30th June 2025 Year-on-year food and non-alcoholic beverage (NAB) inflation (hereafter to be referred to simply as food inflation) accelerated in May, for the... →
African development needs both electricity and decarbonisation – Ramokgopa
18th June 2025 South African Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has affirmed that Africa does not face a choice between decarbonisation and... →
Sacci reports business confidence up slightly, month-on-month, but strongly, year-on-year
11th June 2025 The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci) on Wednesday reported that its latest Business Confidence Index (BCI) had “lost some... →
Parliamentary Defence Committee highlights paralysis in hospital project and in prosecutions
26th May 2025 Parliament’s Joint Standing Committee on Defence has expressed dismay and concern about the paralysed repair and maintenance project (RAMP) for the... →
South Africa still committed to coal, and to upgrading the national grid
20th May 2025 South African Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa on Tuesday reaffirmed the country’s commitment to coal-based energy. He was... →
Africa, including South Africa, must be allowed to exploit its resources – Ramokgopa
20th May 2025 Africa, including South Africa, had to be able to fulfil its developmental potential. So highlighted South African Electricity and Energy Minister... →
South African food inflation rose in February
25th March 2025 South African food and non-alcoholic beverage (NAB) inflation (hereafter to be referred to simply as food inflation, for short) edged up again in... →
New defence review needed to tackle widening SANDF funding and capacity gaps
7th March 2025 In late January, in fighting in the city of Goma and surrounding districts, in North Kivu province, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo... →
South African food inflation slowed in January
6th March 2025 South African food and non-alcoholic beverage (NAB) inflation (hereafter to be referred to simply as food inflation, for short) in January... →
Transitioning to clean energy of great importance to African women – Graham-Maré
5th March 2025 Transitioning to the use of clean energy, and in particular clean energy for cooking, is especially important for women in Africa. So highlighted... →
