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Bid to interdict Eskom's new grid rules fails

By: News24Wire 31st July 2023 Renewable energy company G7 has failed to interdict Eskom from applying its new grid access rules. Had the interdict been granted, the progress of new energy projects, both those planned by the private sector and those commissioned to supply Eskom, would have stalled. Judge Basheer Vally... →

Naheem Ebrahim Essop appointed deputy pension funds adjudicator

By: Cameron Mackay 28th July 2023 Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has appointed Naheem Ebrahim Essop as a deputy pension funds adjudicator. The appointment is for a term of three years and is effective from the date of assumption of duty, which is expected to be August 1. →

Project managers must consider ESG factors to ensure success

By: Nadine Ramdass 28th July 2023 Considering environment, social and governance (ESG) factors is imperative and sets the scene for a successful project. Project managers, therefore, should be aware of the specific ESG factors that will impact a project’s development, particularly in the implementation phase of a project, says... →

An image of University of Pretoria project management associate Professor Giel Bekker

GIEL BEKKER Modern capital expenditure projects go beyond securing the materials required to construct a project

DTIC aims to improve awareness on AfCFTA through outreach programme

By: Darren Parker 25th July 2023 The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC) has embarked on provincial outreach and awareness workshops in collaboration with provincial governments, wherein it hopes to have engaged all provinces on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) by the end of July. The DTIC is... →

Silverleaf Business Accelerator set to catapult cannabis industry

By: Cameron Mackay 25th July 2023 Investment company Silverleaf Investments is the first-of-its-kind venture capital company in South Africa. The company is focused on investments throughout the entire cannabis value chain by providing finance and active hands-on management support to scalable, growth-oriented cannabis small-,... →

BLSA CEO stresses need for govt cooperation in public sector professionalisation endeavour

By: Cameron Mackay 17th July 2023 Private business group Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) CEO Busisiwe Mavuso has noted public announcements by President Cyril Ramaphosa last week that he would hold Ministers and deputy Ministers to account if they had not addressed, met and executed the priority areas that had been set... →

RTIA confirms work has started to roll out Aarto nationally

By: Marleny Arnoldi 14th July 2023 The Road Traffic Infringement Agency (RTIA) is finally ready to roll out the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (Aarto) Act of 1998, as well as the Aarto Amendment Act 4 of 2019, after various delays and a litigation process. A ruling by the Constitutional Court delivered on... →

Government welcomes Aarto judgment but Outa says it will be difficult to implement

By: News24Wire 13th July 2023 While the government has welcomed the judgment of the Constitutional Court on Wednesday which declared the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Amendment Act (Aarto) constitutional and valid, the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) says it will be impossible for the government... →

A traffic officer checking a driver's licence

China’s participation key to AfCFTA success

By: Cameron Mackay 12th July 2023 South African diplomat and ambassador of South Africa to Madagascar Gert Grobler has emphasised the importance of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) in advancing Africa’s integrated cooperation and development, as well as the vital role that China can play in advancing the AfCFTA... →

Agri SA wants Ramaphosa to deploy SANDF to stop truck violence

By: Darren Parker 12th July 2023 Agriculture advocacy organisation Agri SA has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to urgently deploy the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) to support the South African Police Service in protecting trucks on major transportation routes in KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga. AgriSA said on... →

BLSA CEO calls on govt to honour commitments in public-private partnership

By: Cameron Mackay 11th July 2023 Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) CEO Busisiwe Mavuso has stressed the importance of the commitment made by government in June to support the agreed collaboration between the State and organised business. Speaking to broadcast and financial journalist Alishia Seckam during a July 11 webinar... →

Nersa approves five generation licence applications for BW6 bidders

By: Cameron Mackay 7th July 2023 The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has approved generation licences for five preferred bidders of the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy's Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme Bid Window (BW) 6. The five preferred bidders’ projects include... →

US helps fund water projects

7th July 2023 The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announced last month that it has committed $3-million to the African Water Facility (AWF). The funding will support the preparation of water and sanitation investment projects in Africa, through the provision of grants and technical... →

An African child with cupped hands drinking water from a tap

WATER AID The African Water Facility welcomes the donation of $3-million which is being made by The United States Agency for International Development

SMP driving manufacturing opportunities

By: Simone Liedtke 7th July 2023 Within the framework of the Steel Master Plan (SMP), industry body Manufacturing Circle is taking an active role in driving demand-side manufacturing opportunities. The SMP is a strategic roadmap designed to propel the steel industry forward, with its core objective to create a competitive,... →

PHILIPPA RODSETH
The Manufacturing Circle works to understand and address opportunities and challenges at an industry level for the overall benefit of the sector

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PHILIPPA RODSETH The Manufacturing Circle works to understand and address opportunities and challenges at an industry level for the overall benefit of the sector

New pump bearing decreases maintenance at treatment plants

7th July 2023 A local wastewater plant operator recently approached polymer bushing and bearing manufacturer Vesconite Bearings in search of a solution to a reoccurring bearing failure on its aeration pumps at a number of the plants it maintains in South Africa. The plant operator was being called in every... →

a pump with vesconite polymer bearings instead of standard material bearings

BEARING THE BRUNT The bearings being used in aeration pumps at a number of wastewater plants kept failing until Vesconite Bearings developed an alternative, more robust bearing

GEPF to acquire 30% stake in Attacq’s Waterfall City subsidiary

By: Cameron Mackay 6th July 2023 Real estate developer Attacq and the Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF) have concluded a nonbinding term sheet that will result in the GEPF acquiring a 30% interest in Attacq’s AWIC subsidiary, which holds the completed real estate portfolio and development and leasehold rights in Waterfall... →

Court intervenes in Vaal broken wastewater treatment works

By: News24Wire 4th July 2023 The Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg has ruled the unabated flow of raw sewage into the Vaal River contravenes various environmental acts and must be prevented. It has given Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu 45 court days to file a further affidavit outlining the measures taken to... →

Rand Water's Vereeniging water treatment operations

Zikalala provides updates on infrastructure projects and initiatives

By: Cameron Mackay 28th June 2023 Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Sihle Zikalala has assured the country that his department has plans in place to deal with the various infrastructural challenges. During a media briefing, in Johannesburg, on June 27, the Minister said infrastructure investment by the public sector was... →

Citrus growers say EU pest rules putting the squeeze on exports

By: Reuters 28th June 2023 New European Union (EU) pest control rules will cut South Africa's orange exports to Europe by 20% this year, threatening thousands of jobs, the Citrus Growers Association (CGA) has said. The new measures imposed by the EU last June require enhanced cold treatment for citrus exports due to... →

SABS calls for local companies to implement whistleblowing management system

By: Cameron Mackay 26th June 2023 Statutory body the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) has published South African National Standard (SANS) 37002 whistleblowing management systems — guidelines. This document provides the framework and guidelines for any organisation to implement a whistleblowing management system based on... →

SABS has published SANS 37002 whistleblowing management systems — guidelines

Sars’ Kieswetter elected chairperson of the World Customs Organisation

By: Cameron Mackay 26th June 2023 The South African Revenue Service (Sars) has welcomed the election of Sars Commissioner Edward Kieswetter as chairperson of intergovernmental body the World Customs Organisation (WCO). The election took place on June 24, at the WCO’s Council session at its headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. →

Labour market transformation ticks over latest CEE report finds, new EE regulations addressed

By: Marleny Arnoldi 23rd June 2023 The Commission for Employment Equity (CEE) on June 23 confirmed in its latest Employment Equity (EE) report that not much transformation has taken place in the labour market in recent years, despite many employers having committed to self-regulate on the matter. In handing over twenty-third CEE... →

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Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi

Competition Tribunal dismisses case of alleged corruption in Eskom tender

By: Cameron Mackay 22nd June 2023 Local regulatory body the Competition Tribunal has dismissed a case of collusive tendering through price fixing against four firms and three joint ventures (JVs) that participated in a 2015 Eskom tender. The tender was for the supply, transportation, delivery, installation and dismantling of... →

NHI will collapse, as it is unworkable, says BLSA's Mavuso

By: Schalk Burger 19th June 2023 The passing of the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill by the National Assembly is "yet another act in a pantomime that government seems intent on performing", as it is unworkable, says business organisation Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) CEO Busi Mavuso. She states that there is no... →

Mining’s inability to absorb youth raises questions about its sustainability

By: Nadine James 16th June 2023 High youth unemployment, combined with a national skills shortage and the fact that just over a third of the population is between 15 and 35 years old, means that South Africa – already contending with poor economic growth and civil unrest – is barrelling towards an untenable situation.... →

South Africa extends ban on scrap-metal exports by six months as it seeks to curb theft

By: Bloomberg 15th June 2023 South Africa extended a ban on scrap-metal exports by six months as the government tries to combat theft and vandalism of public infrastructure. Trade and Industry Minister Ebrahim Patel also ordered the International Trade and Administration Commission of South Africa to not accept or process... →

Metals, engineering companies unable to meet employment equity targets – Seifsa

By: Schalk Burger 12th June 2023 Companies in the metals and engineering sector will simply be unable to meet the proposed draft Employment Equity sectoral targets in the short to medium term because the sector has been in a structural recession since 2008, with production on average 15% below the 2008/9 peak and recording a... →

Seifsa CEO Lucio Trentini

AfCFTA holds promise for SA exports, but implementation roadblocks remain

By: Simone Liedtke 9th June 2023 While the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement presents a significant opportunity to access a larger market for South Africa’s exports and the local manufacturing sector, industry organisation Manufacturing Circle executive director Philippa Rodseth highlights the need for... →

'Impossible and vague': Gordhan moves to appeal order to curb loadshedding impact on hospitals

By: News24Wire 31st May 2023 Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan on Tuesday applied for leave to appeal to the order issued earlier in May that all hospitals, clinics, schools and police stations should be spared from electricity disruptions. On 5 May, Judge Norman Davis ordered the Minister to "take all reasonable... →

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Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan

76 hospitals already exempt from loadshedding, says Gordhan

By: Darren Parker 30th May 2023 The Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) has already initiated efforts, in collaboration with the Department of Health and State-owned utility Eskom, to identify 213 hospitals for exclusion from loadshedding to ensure that they have continuous power supply, Public Enterprises Minister Pravin... →

Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan

Mantashe, regulator lose court bid against anti-nuclear activist

By: News24Wire 29th May 2023 Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe and the National Nuclear Regulator have lost a court bid concerning an anti-nuclear activist. In January this year, the Western Cape High Court ruled that the minister's decision to fire anti-nuclear activist Peter Becker from the board of SA's... →

Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe

Parliament wants De Ruyter to hand over intelligence reports

By: News24Wire 26th May 2023 Parliament's lawyers will write to former Eskom CEO André de Ruyter to solicit the controversial intelligence reports he commissioned, the chairperson of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, Mkhuleko Hlengwa, said on Friday. The committee is holding a series of hearings about the... →

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Former Eskom CEO André de Ruyter

Changes to corruption-prone public procurement system

26th May 2023 Legislation is being prepared to begin overhauling South Africa’s corruption-prone public procurement system. Terence Creamer discusses what some of these changes might look like. →

Changes to corruption-prone public procurement system

Contracting makes for global debate

By: Halima Frost 26th May 2023 The question of whether engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) or engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) is a preferred or advisable contracting strategy in the South African context has attracted much debate, says University of Pretoria project management associate... →

A generic image of a table covered in plans drawings and contracts with male and female hands assessing the pages on the table.

CONTRACTING QUESTIONED The use of EPC and EPCM strategies is being questioned not only in South Africa but globally as wel

Lack of regulations hampers transition

By: Cameron Mackay 19th May 2023 Industry body the South African Institute of Refrigeration and Air Conditioning (SAIRAC) president Robert Fox stresses the need for government to implement regulations to compel local operators to transition to using newer and more environment-friendly refrigerants. Using more natural... →

SAWEA calls for coordinated approach to public procurement programme

By: Darren Parker 18th May 2023 To ensure success in the public procurement programme, the South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA) has called for a coordinated approach but warns that more work needs to be done. The inaugural Energy Storage Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (ESIPPPP) conference took place... →

SAWEA CEO Niveshen Govender

Zimbabwe President promises reforms ahead of August elections

By: Darren Parker 17th May 2023 Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has promised development partners and creditors that his government will implement reforms necessary for resolving the country’s nearly $8.3-billion debt and arrears. He was speaking during a high-level debt resolution forum, held on May 15 in Harare.... →

Mozambique President Joachim Chissano, Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa and African Development Bank president Dr Akinwumi Adesina

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