Real Economy
Can we dream big again?
By: Terence Creamer 5th July 2019 President Cyril Ramaphosa was heavily criticised for using the closing section of his June 20 State of the Nation Address (SoNA) to outline an... →
Future certain
By: Terence Creamer 28th June 2019 Four important energy-related reports were released during the course of June, all of which contain important messages and signals for South Africa... →
Ramaphoria 2.0?
By: Terence Creamer 21st June 2019 June started disastrously and only got worse as the days passed. The month began with some unbearable passing of the political buck over who was to... →
Seize the opportunity
By: Terence Creamer 14th June 2019 In early May, South African Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) general-secretary Zwelinzima Vavi surprised many when he described the transition... →
What now?
By: Terence Creamer 7th June 2019 Then there were ten! In reality, far more than ten individuals have occupied the top job at State-owned electricity utility Eskom over its 96-year... →
SA’s mega mission
By: Terence Creamer 31st May 2019 The ‘13 Minutes to the Moon’ podcast series being broadcast by the BBC World Service to mark the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing... →
Out of step
By: Terence Creamer 24th May 2019 A new report on global energy investment in 2018 points to an ongoing misalignment between approved expenditure on new fuel and power projects and... →
Time to engage
By: Terence Creamer 17th May 2019 The mood at the media conference hosted in February at the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) 7 Rissik Street head office in downtown Johannesburg... →
No honeymoon
By: Terence Creamer 10th May 2019 With the 2019 finally elections out of the way, the new administration can expect little or no honeymoon period. The President and his team will... →
Technology and systemic innovation
By: Terence Creamer 3rd May 2019 Asked during a recent interview with Wired magazine what technologies will have the most impact during the next five to 10 years, former US... →
