Real Economy
Nuclear scenarios
By: Terence Creamer 25th August 2017 For attentive followers of developments in South Africa’s not-always-transparent energy sector, a section in Jackkie Cilliers’ new book, ‘Fate of... →
Auctions steam ahead
By: Terence Creamer 18th August 2017 South Africa may be on the global sidelines currently with regard to the procurement of new renewable generation capacity, chiefly because of... →
Progressive moves
By: Terence Creamer 11th August 2017 The decision of the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) to publish the identities of its new clients, including those officially identified as... →
Secret Ballots and No-confidence votes – what’s going on in Parliament?
8th August 2017 In this article, Mike Roussos offers insight into how today's No-Confidence Vote arose, how it could shape up and what the scenarios are depending... →
Fee cushioning?
By: Terence Creamer 4th August 2017 One of the more interesting recommendations contained in the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development’s (OECD’s) 2017 economic survey... →
Undocumented capture?
By: Terence Creamer 28th July 2017 Arguably one of the most telling statements made at last week’s Eskom results presentation was the public assurance given by interim CEO Johnny... →
Growth sapping
By: Terence Creamer 21st July 2017 Only an extreme optimist would have expected policy certainty to emerge from the African National Congress’s (ANC’s) recent policy gathering. The... →
Special deals, again?
By: Terence Creamer 14th July 2017 South Africans will no doubt remember the ugly 2008 standoff between Standard Bank and BHP Billiton over whether Eskom should, in the midst of... →
Profound policy implications
By: Terence Creamer 7th July 2017 A newly published academic paper offers something of a valuable signpost for African policymakers as they grapple with the problem of needing to... →
Gravitational forces of energy transition
By: Terence Creamer 30th June 2017 The focus in South Africa’s electricity sector has shifted in recent times from a debate on the future system design – particularly the role of... →
