Real Economy
Entirely Avoidable
By: Terence Creamer 20th January 2012 Given the amount of reputational damage done to South Africa as a result of the Sishen mineral rights dispute, Judge Raymond Zondo’s assessment... →
Prepare for the worst and innovate
By: Terence Creamer 16th December 2011 As we bid farewell to 2011, which seemed to pass at a more unseemly pace than usual, many of us will be looking towards the start of 2012 with a... →
Public Paralysis
By: Terence Creamer 9th December 2011 The maddening gap between the South African government’s words and aspirations on infrastructure development and actual implementation persists.... →
The state we're in
By: Terence Creamer 2nd December 2011 The World Bank has lowered its baseline growth forecasts for South Africa for 2011, from 3.5%, in July, to 3.2%, and has warned that the downside... →
Thinking Green 
By: Terence Creamer 25th November 2011 As maddening as it may be for those who believe the current emphasis on greenhouse gas emissions is misplaced (particularly in the context of South... →
Potable progress
By: Terence Creamer 18th November 2011 It was encouraging to see Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa recent reply to a Parliamentary question relating to the approach... →
Fresh Capital
By: Terence Creamer 11th November 2011 It has emerged that South Africa is interrogating the possibility of establishing ‘special funding vehicles’ to channel private sector resources... →
Right Balance
By: Terence Creamer 4th November 2011 Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan made a few crucial points regarding infrastructure delivery and the payment thereof in his recent address to... →
Landscape Thinking
By: Terence Creamer 28th October 2011 The Department of Environmental Affairs has reportedly initiated a study of the “goods and values” derived from South Africa’s ecosystems and rich... →
Demographic allure?
By: Terence Creamer 21st October 2011 In a recent report, Standard Bank noted that Africa may well be poised to begin reaping the benefits of a ‘demographic dividend’ in the coming... →
