Real Economy
Explaining is losing
By: Terence Creamer 23rd June 2023 The hackneyed political phrase ‘if you're explaining, you're losing’, probably best describes the predicament in which the South African government... →
Move on
By: Terence Creamer 16th June 2023 South Africans are beyond exhausted when it comes to power disruptions and are entirely fed up with false promises. Amid the fatigue and annoyance,... →
Power of reform
By: Terence Creamer 9th June 2023 For several years, certain forward-looking commentators argued that by making only a minor amendment to Schedule 2 of the Electricity Regulation... →
Vital overhaul
By: Terence Creamer 2nd June 2023 One of the ironies about South Africa’s use of competitive bidding for just about all public procurement, from the purchase of office stationery to... →
Action, not distraction
By: Terence Creamer 26th May 2023 Political and social turbulence has swirled fiercely ever since former Eskom CEO André de Ruyter appeared in that explosive television interview in... →
That blackout feeling
By: Terence Creamer 19th May 2023 There is justifiable concern that South Africa’s grid could collapsed this winter given ongoing high breakdowns across the Eskom coal fleet, the... →
Pregnant pause
By: Terence Creamer 12th May 2023 It is good news that President Cyril Ramaphosa has finally Gazetted a notice declaring that Section 6 of the National Energy Act, which stipulates... →
Light from the Tower of Babel
By: Terence Creamer 5th May 2023 South Africa’s electricity discussion has become far less coherent in recent months, taking on all the characteristics of the Tower of Babel,... →
Last out?
By: Terence Creamer 28th April 2023 Swedish Ambassador to South Africa Håkan Juholt made a profound point at a recent workshop hosted to discuss decarbonisation options for South... →
Dimming the light
By: Terence Creamer 21st April 2023 There was so much to be concerned about after the first formal report back by South Africa’s newly appointed Minister of Electricity earlier this... →
