Real Economy
Palliative relief
By: Terence Creamer 28th August 2026 There were relatively high expectations ahead of the publication of the revised electricity pricing policy. Partly because the Minister had flagged... →
Optimism as a tactic 
By: Terence Creamer 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,... →
TSO close, but not yet
By: Terence Creamer 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... →
Important signals
By: Terence Creamer 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... →
Missed opportunity
By: Terence Creamer 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... →
Distorted lens
By: Terence Creamer 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,... →
Think electricity
By: Terence Creamer 17th July 2026 Global statistics continue to reaffirm the role of electricity as the future dominant energy carrier. More and more energy services are being... →
Measured ambition
By: Terence Creamer 10th July 2026 South Africa’s planned R1-trillion infrastructure programme is undoubtedly a chance to revive the struggling construction sector and to stimulate... →
Populist omen
By: Terence Creamer 3rd July 2026 South Africa is approaching the fifth anniversary of the deadly July 2021 riots and looting in an atmosphere that is again heavily laden with the... →
Firm timetable needed
By: Terence Creamer 26th June 2026 The deadline has arrived for the Eskom Restructuring Task Team (ERTT) to deliver its detailed proposal and implementation plan for establishing a... →
