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Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana
Higher revenue collections support consolidation as growth headwinds strengthen
26th October 2022 By: Terence Creamer

Better-than-expected revenue collection enabled Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana to report an improvement in government’s fiscal position relative to the one forecast in the February Budget.... 


Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan
Eskom to miss deadline to finalise annual financial statements
28th September 2022 By: News24Wire

Eskom will not finalise its annual financial statements by the statutory deadline of 30 September due to "significant key matters" that will take some time to close out with auditors, Public... 


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Mobile green hydrogen platform launched by Rheinmetall
27th September 2022 By: Donna Slater

Integrated technology company Rheinmetall launched its newly designed and pilot-phase mobile green hydrogen production and storage platform at the Africa Aerospace and Defence Expo on September... 


Denel faces funding gap for restructuring
23rd September 2022 By: Reuters

cash-strapped state defence firm Denel will need around R3-billion to cover a funding gap for a restructuring plan it is aiming to execute over the next 12 to 18 months, company executives told... 


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Denel seeks redefinition at the upcoming Africa Aerospace and Defence show
14th September 2022 By: Rebecca Campbell

South African State-owned defence industrial group Denel would use the Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) Exhibition 2022 to, in effect, relaunch itself, the company indicated in a statement on... 


Jaco Prinsloo and Christo Botha, the key developers of the green hydrogen solution.
Proudly South African green hydrogen innovation uses platinum fuel cell
12th September 2022 By: Martin Creamer

A Proudly South African green hydrogen mobile solution, which is scheduled to be launched at the African Aerospace and Defence Exhibition (AAD) next month, ticks all the local boxes by making use... 


Veld fire sets two non-operational aircraft alight at OR Tambo
6th September 2022 By: News24Wire

Two non-operational aircraft were affected by the veld fire at Bonaero Park near OR Tambo International Airport on Monday afternoon. According to spokesperson Samukelo Khambule, the planes were... 


Denel appoints Michael Kgobe interim group CEO
1st September 2022 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

State-owned defence group Denel has appointed Michael Kgobe, current divisional CE of Denel Aeronautics, as interim group CEO, effective September 1. This is subsequent to William Hlakoane’s... 


Denel's Badger infantry combat vehicle
Beleaguered Denel announces new turnaround strategy
26th August 2022 By: Marleny Arnoldi

State-owned defence company Denel has announced it will institutionalise and implement a new turnaround plan to effect a self-sustaining business. The plan is particularly focused on streamlining... 


Denel's Badger infantry combat vehicle
Denel announces fresh turnaround strategy
11th August 2022 By: Marleny Arnoldi

State-owned defence company Denel has announced it will institutionalise and implement a new turnaround plan to effect a self-sustaining business. The plan is particularly focused on streamlining... 


Denel to pay further R90m to Solidarity members as settlement reached
1st August 2022 By: Schalk Burger

State-owned defence company Denel has paid overdue salaries of about R300-million to trade union Solidarity members and other employees, and has reached a settlement with Solidarity on the... 


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RDM invests in initiatives to reduce its climate footprint
18th July 2022 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Multinational tech enterprise Rheinmetall has set itself the goal of attaining carbon neutrality by 2035 and the group’s South African subsidiary Rheinmetall Denel Munition (RDM) has taken the... 


Solidarity to auction Denel assets to pay R90m debt owed to employees
14th July 2022 By: Schalk Burger

Trade union Solidarity will hold the first of several auctions of State-owned defence company Denel’s assets on July 15. Solidarity seized these assets earlier this year owing to Denel’s failure to... 


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PRASA New Rolling Stock Acquisition Programme, South Africa – update
8th July 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

Gibela unveiled the one-hundredth X’trapolis Mega commuter train it is building for the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa on July 4. 


Labour Court rejects Denel’s technical points in dispute over failure to pay Uasa-affiliated employees
3rd June 2022 By: Donna Slater

Trade union Uasa reports that the Labour Court has rejected State-owned defence company Denel’s technical points aimed at further delaying payments to Uasa members, in their dispute over delayed... 


Former Denel CEO is back as restructuring boss
1st June 2022 By: News24Wire

Former Denel group CEO Riaz Saloojee has returned to the state-owned defence technology company after he was forced out during the state capture period. Saloojee was one of three Denel executives... 


Department of Public Enterprises outlines priorities for current financial year
11th May 2022 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The Department of Public Enterprises on May 12 outlined its Strategic Plan 2020 to 2050 and Annual Performance Plan for 2022/23, and presented this to the Portfolio Committee during a virtual... 


Parliamentary committee urges Denel, Armscor to find solutions to their challenges
22nd April 2022 By: Schalk Burger

The Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans this week visited the facilities of State-owned Armscor and Denel as part of an oversight programme and urged the entities to explore new... 


Uasa approaches court to ensure Denel pays employees
5th April 2022 By: Schalk Burger

Trade union Uasa has brought an urgent Labour Court application against State-owned defence group Denel to order it to honour all outstanding contractual obligations and effect payment of Uasa... 


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Solidarity to lay fraud charges against Zuma and others
28th March 2022 By: Sane Dhlamini

Trade union Solidarity has said it will lay charges of corruption, theft, fraud and mismanagement of State funds against 19 alleged State capturers, including former president Jacob Zuma, at the... 


Labour court keeps Denel under judicial supervision but postpones union’s case by months
17th March 2022 By: Rebecca Campbell

The UASA trade union has expressed disappointment that the Labour Court, in a ruling handed down on Wednesday, had effectively given financially-beleaguered State-owned defence industrial group... 


Solidarity union submits warrants of execution to seize Denel assets over failure to pay staff
9th March 2022 By: Rebecca Campbell

The Solidarity trade union announced on Wednesday that it had submitted warrants of execution, worth some R90-million, against State-owned defence industrial group Denel, to the sheriff of the... 


Where to invest in Africa
4th March 2022 By: Terry Mackenzie-hoy

I was fortunate enough to watch Rob Hersov speak at the BizNews Investment Conference. Hersov is not short of a few bob and is a leading investor in the revamp of Fisantekraal Airfield, in Cape... 


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Public paralysis
25th February 2022 By: Terence Creamer

To the outside observer, the recent debate on the importance of the private sector in creating employment must have come across as almost surreal given South Africa’s economic predicament and the... 


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Minister reiterates ‘tough love’ approach to SOE fiscal dependence
23rd February 2022 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has reiterated his commitment to clamp down on State-owned entities (SOEs) that are draining the fiscus with bailouts. Delivering his Budget 2022 speech on... 


Solidarity union to take action against SOE looters after defeating Denel in Court again
23rd February 2022 By: Rebecca Campbell

The Solidarity Trade Union has announced that it will pursue criminal charges against those responsible for theft and mismanagement at the country’s State-owned entities (SOEs). It did so in a... 


Sansa's SpaceOps dishes
Sansa reimagines itself as it seeks to grow space sciences in South Africa
15th February 2022 By: Schalk Burger

The South African National Space Agency (Sansa) has changed its business model and culture and is overhauling, revising and aligning about 70 of its policies and systems to cater for growth in the... 


Land Bank seeks to exit default by end-March
8th February 2022 By: Bloomberg

South Africa’s largest lender to farmers is seeking to exit default on its debt by the end of March, potentially marking the end of a two-year saga that’s raised concern other indebted State... 


Denel's bonds suspended from JSE
4th February 2022 By: Reuters

The JSE has suspended South African State-owned defence company Denel's bonds after it failed to submit financial results within the required timeframe. The suspension means investors cannot trade... 


Atul Gupta
Zondo: Guptas used armour company as a 'vehicle' to capture Denel
2nd February 2022 By: News24Wire

The Guptas and their associate Salim Essa used a supplier VR Laser Services as a "vehicle" to capture state defence technology company Denel, the State Capture Commission has found. The commission,... 


Secretary of the commission, Prof Itumeleng Mosala, hands over Part Two of the Zondo Commission report to DG in The Presidency, Phindile Baleni
Part Two of Zondo report focuses on State Capture at Transnet and Denel
1st February 2022 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The second part of the three-part report of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture, also known as the Zondo Commission, was delivered to The Presidency at the Union... 


Solidarity attributes PetroSA retrenchments to mismanagement, poor political will
25th January 2022 By: Donna Slater

Trade union Solidarity claims that mismanagement and a lack of political will at South African national oil company PetroSA are the main reasons for a second retrenchment process instituted within... 


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Urgent solution needed
21st January 2022 By: Terence Creamer

A year can feel extremely long when events run away from you, but awfully short if one is trying to implement a turnaround. 2021 is a case in point. 


Busa CEO Cas Coovadia
Busa’s offer of resources to NPA may include private prosecutors
11th January 2022 By: Terence Creamer

Business Unity South Africa (Busa) has resolved to support the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) with resources to enable it to “urgently prepare cases” against those identified in a recently... 


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TurboDirect SA
10th December 2021

Name of company and activity – TurboDirect SA is the largest original equipment (OEM) manufacturer and turbocharger importer, distributor and repairer in South Africa, holding genuine brand... 


Labour Court postpones deadline for Denel to comply with employee contractual obligations again
3rd December 2021 By: Simone Liedtke

Defence company Denel has again failed to comply with a Labour Court order, handed down on August 4, 2020, compelling the enterprise to honour all outstanding contractual obligations with Uasa... 


Debt servicing costs contribute huge chunk of medium-term expenditure
11th November 2021 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Government’s rising debt service costs, at about R1-trillion over 2022/23 to 2024/25, is crowding out spending on service delivery functions. Debt service costs will, on average, consume 21c of... 


Eskom power lines
No immediate Eskom debt solution, as Minister outlines ‘tough love’ stance on SOEs
11th November 2021 By: Terence Creamer

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana offered no new insight in his maiden address to lawmakers into how government intended approaching the issue of Eskom’s R400-billion debt burden, which has been... 


Denel munitions plant safety questioned following explosion
2nd November 2021 By: News24Wire

Safety at the Rheinmetall Denel Munitions plant in Macassar, Somerset West, has been called into question after an explosion on the premises on Sunday night. Trade union UASA said it was "anxious... 


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Numsa loses ConCourt bid to force Parliament to halt liquidation of SA Express, Denel
20th October 2021 By: News24Wire

In a blow for the National Metalworkers Union of South Africa (Numsa), the Constitutional Court ruled on Wednesday that it cannot hear the union's application seeking to have Parliament decide... 


Inquiry into 2018 Rheinmetall Denel fatal incident to resume on October 19
18th October 2021 By: Schalk Burger

The Department of Employment and Labour's (DEL's) inquiry into the events that led to a fatal incident at Rheinmetall Denel Munition's facility in Macasser, in the Western Cape, in 2018, is set to... 


Trade union demands answers from Public Enterprises Minister regarding Denel
4th October 2021 By: Rebecca Campbell

Trade union UASA has demanded that Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan clarify issues regarding the nonpayment of employees at the State-owned Denel defence industrial group. It has done so... 


Denel formally launches noncore asset disposal process
4th October 2021 By: Rebecca Campbell

Financially-embattled State-owned defence industrial group Denel has finally initiated its long-trailed plan to dispose of what it considers to be ‘non-core’ assets. It has published a newspaper... 


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