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.
AI preparedness
16th October 2026 The extraordinary pace at which AI is advancing is at once exciting and terrifying. Exposure to the public-facing systems leaves one blown away by... →
Clearing the air
9th October 2026 Eskom’s newly reappointed chairperson Dr Mteto Nyati is correct in having identified electricity affordability as a key priority for the Eskom... →
Seifsa sets sights on unprecedented five-year wage settlement in 2027
8th October 2026 Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) president Elias Monage reports that it is aiming to speedily conclude yet... →
New determination opens way for public procurement of large-scale battery storage and gas-to-power
7th October 2026 Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says 4 600 MW of battery energy storage systems (BESS) and 5 000 MW of gas-to-power (GtP)... →
Costly delay
2nd October 2026 The difficulties being faced by South Africa’s steel industry extend beyond the well-documented problems of primary steelmaking. Epitomised by the... →
In tense meeting with lawmakers, Sanral says it will miss deadline for road maintenance tenders worth R9.5bn
29th September 2026 The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) has confirmed that it will not meet the November 30 target deadline for the award of 241... →
Reappointed Nyati links Eskom unbundling to board’s new top priority of electricity affordability
25th September 2026 Eskom chairperson Dr Mteto Nyati, whose term has been extended by a further three years, says the board’s top priority has shifted from... →
Burning platform
25th September 2026 Prior to the stabilisation of Eskom’s operational performance, the issue of loadshedding was undoubtedly South Africa’s ‘burning platform’. Besides... →
Strong interest in TSO transaction-adviser RFP, but doubts raised over timeline
18th September 2026 Nearly 100 people participated in a compulsory briefing session on Friday for those wishing to bid to become the transaction adviser to the... →
Share the strategy
18th September 2026 Most South African manufacturers, besides those few companies benefitting from market tailwinds linked to the deadly conflict disrupting shipping... →
Eskom unbundling to be carefully sequenced and managed over coming 18 months – Pieterse
16th September 2026 National Treasury director-general Dr Duncan Pieterse has described moves under way to transfer ownership and control of Eskom’s grid assets to an... →
Godongwana highlights infrastructure’s growth potential as DBSA disbursements rise to R20.7bn
14th September 2026 The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) reported record disbursements of R20.7-billion in 2025/26, up from R17.5-billion in the prior year,... →
End-2027 timeline outlined for independent Transmission System Operator
7th September 2026 The request for proposals (RFP) issued for the appointment of a transaction adviser to support the establishment of a fully independent... →
Beyond catch-up
4th September 2026 For most South Africans living in the country’s largest cities, the infrastructure backlogs are not only visible but painfully disruptive. Driving... →
€300m in JET-linked loans to support trading-services reform across South Africa’s cities
3rd September 2026 The National Treasury has secured €300-million in concessional loan financing, equivalent to R5.6-billion, to support its Metro Trading Services... →
‘It ain't broke’, Ramokgopa says on whether Nyati should stay as Eskom chair
31st August 2026 Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has indicated that it would be his preference for Eskom chairperson Mteto Nyati to remain... →
As sales to industrial customers slump by 22.5%, Eskom targets new sources of demand
31st August 2026 Eskom reports that it is aiming to stabilise yearly sales at the 178 TWh level reported in its 2026 financial year, which represented another 6.1%... →
Eskom, BLSA endorse TSO-with-assets vision and commit to engage over differences on implementation
31st August 2026 Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) and Eskom, which have recently expressed public disagreement over the nature of the unbundling of the... →
Palliative relief
28th August 2026 There were relatively high expectations ahead of the publication of the revised electricity pricing policy. Partly because the Minister had flagged... →
New ‘Construction Book’ features 110 projects for procurement in next 12 to 18 months
25th August 2026 The third edition of South Africa’s ‘Construction Book’, which lists 110 infrastructure projects that are expected to enter procurement over the... →
Despite record infrastructure spend Cape Town is ‘only just keeping pace’
25th August 2026 Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has described the record R12.3-billion spent by the city on infrastructure last year, which he said was the... →
Infrastructure South Africa promises quarterly updates ahead of release of third edition of ‘Construction Book’
24th August 2026 Infrastructure South Africa has indicated that it plans to offer quarterly status reports on the projects that are included in its so-called... →
Nersa confirms ongoing flow of electricity registrations but implementation progress less clear
24th August 2026 The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has confirmed that 2 692 electricity generation facilities have been registered since 2018,... →
Optimism as a tactic
21st August 2026 Few could dispute that Discovery CEO Adrian Gore has emerged as the most influential South African business leader of his generation. Even those,... →
Government and business pin hopes of 3% growth on mining, farming, tourism and infrastructure
20th August 2026 The four sectors of mining, agriculture, tourism and infrastructure have been selected under Phase 3 of the Government-Business Partnership as the... →
Draft electricity pricing policy outlines support for industry, poor households
18th August 2026 The public comment phase for the much-anticipated revision to South Africa’s electricity pricing policy (EPP) has been initiated following... →
Mavuso not confident in commitment of Eskom leadership to reforms
17th August 2026 Business Leadership South Africa CEO Busisiwe Mavuso – who has had an ongoing public disagreement with Eskom’s chairperson Mteto Nyati over the... →
TSO close, but not yet
14th August 2026 There is no question that President Ramaphosa’s endorsement of the Phase I report of the Eskom Restructuring Task Team (ERTT) is a key milestone in... →
Ramaphosa outlines next Eskom restructuring objectives, highlights grid industrialisation potential
13th August 2026 President Cyril Ramaphosa has reiterated the importance of the creation of a fully independent, State-owned transmission company to the development... →
Important signals
7th August 2026 Recent interventions by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana and the National Treasury have helped shed light on issues that had hitherto been allowed... →
Treasury says infrastructure bonds to become permanent part of funding activity
4th August 2026 National Treasury director-general Dr Duncan Pieterse says there is strong interest from institutional investors to support government’s public... →
Transmission assets should be transferred to TSO at ‘appropriate point in future’
3rd August 2026 Eskom board chairperson Mteto Nyati has struck a somewhat cautious tone regarding the timing of the transfer of the utility’s transmission assets... →
Seriti unpacks big renewables ambition for coal heartland as first 155 MW wind project enters into operation
3rd August 2026 The first 25 turbines at Seriti Green’s Ummbila Emoyeni Wind Farm, which is rising in the coal heartland of Mpumalanga within site of the giant... →
Missed opportunity
31st July 2026 The uptake of rooftop solar in South Africa has increased dramatically over the past five or so years, spurred initially by the extreme... →
Cabinet approves release of revised electricity pricing policy and market transformation paper for comment
30th July 2026 Cabinet has approved the publication of the much-anticipated Revised Electricity Pricing Policy for public comment, amid growing affordability... →
Godongwana warns provinces, departments of possible equitable-share withholding
28th July 2026 Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana reports that letters have been written to national departments and provinces warning them that their September... →
SA signals intent to prohibit goods produced by forced labour after new 12.5% US tariff
27th July 2026 Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau reports that government will publish a Gazette notice requesting public comments on South... →
South African exports to US face new 12.5% tariff, but with exemptions
24th July 2026 The US has, from July 24, imposed new tariffs of 12.5% on South African products for the country’s “failure to impose and effectively enforce a... →
Distorted lens
24th July 2026 Transitions are never easy. They are disruptive and are often fiercely resisted. South Africa navigated its own grand political transition in 1994,... →
BLSA warns of ‘reform drift’ as index points to loss of momentum
23rd July 2026 Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) CEO Busisiwe Mavuso has warned of “reform drift” after the latest BLSA Reform Tracker showed that... →
