Terence Creamer

Terence Creamer is the Editor of Engineering News and a Deputy Editor for Mining Weekly.
He also has editorial responsibility for Polity.org.za and Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa.
Tel: +2711 622 3744
Poverty setback
22nd January 2021 The Global Economic Prospects report, released by the World Bank earlier this month, makes for disturbing reading. The report states that the... →
As South Africa veers from NDP jobs and poverty goals ‘course corrections’ proposed
21st January 2021 With the National Development Plan’s (NDP’s) goals of achieving full employment and eliminating poverty by 2030 already out of reach ahead of the... →
UN seeks $254m to respond to escalating humanitarian crisis in gas-rich Cabo Delgado
20th January 2021 The United Nations is warning that the humanitarian crisis in the gas-rich Cabo Delgado province, of northern Mozambique, has escalated... →
Project launched to define role of finance in South Africa and India’s ‘just transitions’
19th January 2021 A new multi-partner initiative has been launched with the aim of defining the role that finance can and should play in supporting both South Africa... →
Good news amid the bad
15th January 2021 The prognosis for stable electricity supply remains precarious and has deteriorated following the unplanned early shutdown of Unit 1 at the Koeberg... →
New report highlights growing financing gap for climate adaptation
14th January 2021 The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is warning that current levels of climate adaptation finance are woefully inadequate to support the... →
Danish PM to lead IEA commission on making energy transition people-centered
11th January 2021 The International Energy Agency (IEA) has announced the creation of a high-level global commission, headed by Danish PM Mette Frederiksen, to... →
World Bank warns of extreme poverty setback as South Africa is buffeted by Covid
5th January 2021 The World Bank expects the South African economy to recover by 3.3% in 2021 and return to a “near potential pace” of 1.7% in 2022 after contracting... →
Unplanned shut of Koeberg Unit 1 affects installation of new steam generators, raises load-shedding spectre
4th January 2021 Electricity utility Eskom reported on Monday that Koeberg Unit 1 would be taken offline for repairs one month ahead of scheduled maintenance after... →
Eskom outlines streamlined restructuring model to deliver independent grid company by end-2021
14th December 2020 Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter outlined a streamlined approach on Monday to the vertical separation of the State-owned utility into three businesses of... →