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.
New credit guarantee vehicle to derisk grid projects to be launched in 2026
12th March 2025 A credit guarantee vehicle to mobilise private sector capital by derisking projects will be launched in 2026, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana... →
Lower VAT hikes in delayed Budget not enough to secure full GNU backing
12th March 2025 Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana tabled his delayed Budget on Wednesday that included lower, yet still controversial, increases to the value-added... →
Ramaphosa insists South Africa will send envoys to ‘transactional’ US once offer is crafted
11th March 2025 President Cyril Ramaphosa insists that his government intends following through on sending envoys to the US as announced during his State of the... →
Exasperated Ramokgopa warns of ‘casualties’ after latest loadshedding bout
8th March 2025 Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has expressed exasperation and disappointment over the most recent implementation of Stage... →
Eskom implements Stage 3 loadshedding after losing Koeberg unit again
7th March 2025 Eskom again resorted to Stage 3 loadshedding on Friday, after a loss of 2 700 MW in 14 hours, including Koeberg Unit 2, which was taken offline on... →
What could go wrong?
7th March 2025 The perils associated with assigning shareholder responsibilities for State-owned enterprises (SOEs) that previously fell under the Department of... →
South Africa confirms US withdrawal of $1.5bn Just Energy Transition Partnership pledge
6th March 2025 The Presidency has confirmed that it has been formally informed that the US has withdrawn from the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP), to... →
Creecy turns to courts after audit confirms driving licence machine tender was irregular
5th March 2025 The Department of Transport will lodge a High Court application for a declaratory order seeking guidance on how to proceed after a driving licence... →
Cabinet agrees on guidelines for reworked Budget ahead of March 12 tabling
4th March 2025 At a special meeting held on March 3, Cabinet considered a variety of options to fund the 2025/26 Budget, the tabling of which was delayed for the... →
New World Bank report proposes four priorities for accelerating South Africa’s growth
28th February 2025 A new World Bank report argues that South Africa can raise growth and employment by pursuing four priorities aimed primarily at stimulating market... →
AMSA to proceed with closure of longs unit after talks with govt fail to yield solution
28th February 2025 Steel group ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) has confirmed that it will proceed with the wind down of its longs business after talks with... →
Has the inconceivable been made conceivable?
28th February 2025 Absent that dreaded black sharpie, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana (consciously or unconsciously) engaged in a manoeuvre last week that bore more... →
Investment value of private projects registered with Nersa climbs to above R200bn
26th February 2025 The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) reports that it registered a further 143 renewables generation facilities with a combined... →
G20 energy work group set to meet amid divergence over just energy transition
25th February 2025 The G20 Energy Transition Work Group will have its inaugural meeting this week to discuss the energy priorities that South Africa is seeking to... →
Eskom reduces loadshedding to Stage 4, but questions linger over Stage 6 shock
24th February 2025 Eskom reduced the intensity of loadshedding to Stage 4 in the early hours of Monday morning after having shocked the country by rapidly ramping up... →
Eskom says maintenance focus to shift to balance of plant, after failures lead to shock Stage 6 return
23rd February 2025 After taking the shock decision to ramp up loadshedding to Stage 6 in the early hours of Sunday February 23 - having declared Stage 3 on Saturday -... →
Ramokgopa hints that new IRP includes 10-year delay to coal shutdowns
21st February 2025 Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has given the strongest indication yet that the next edition of the Integrated Resource... →
What next?
21st February 2025 Amid much hand wringing over President Donald Trump’s hostility towards South Africa, some clear-eyed analysis has emerged confirming that Trump’s... →
RFP for multi-line transmission package to be released in Nov – Budget docs
20th February 2025 Note: This article has been written partly using information from documents provided to the media during the 2025 Budget lock-up prior to the... →
The Budget trade-offs that will now come into focus ahead of March 12
20th February 2025 Note: Some of the information in this article has been written on the basis of documents provided to the media during the 2025 Budget lock-up prior... →
Carbon tax electricity price neutrality extended to end 2030
20th February 2025 As anticipated, the 2025 Budget offered fresh guidance on South Africa’s approach to carbon taxes, including confirmation of government’s decision... →
Budget postponed to March 12 after GNU Cabinet fails to agree on two-percentage-point VAT hike
19th February 2025 In an unprecedented development, the speaker of Parliament Thoko Didiza was forced to postpone the 2025 Budget address by Finance Minister Enoch... →
New abnormal
14th February 2025 In normal times, the State of the Nation Address (SoNA) would be the dominant political event in South Africa during the week of its delivery.... →
Forced removals will never again be allowed, Ramaphosa insists as Trump’s order places spotlight on land rights
13th February 2025 President Cyril Ramaphosa insists that South Africans know the pain of forced removals and will, thus, never again allow land to be confiscated – a... →
Soon to be launched grid-funding instrument can be private participation template for all SoEs – Ramokgopa
13th February 2025 Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says the private sector participation framework being developed for the transmission... →
Steenhuisen urges unity in face of ‘new threat’ from US, while calling for changes to expropriation law and equity rules
11th February 2025 Democratic Alliance leader John Steenhuisen has called on the country to unite in the face of a “new threat” of possible US tariffs and even... →
Energy council launches ‘Energise Mzansi’ information campaign
11th February 2025 The Energy Council of South Africa has launched a communications campaign dubbed ‘Energise Mzansi’, which it says will seek to improve “energy... →
Medium-Term Development Plan to incorporate 3% growth target
7th February 2025 South Africa’s Medium-Term Development Plan (MTDP) for the five-year period to 2029 will incorporate the 3% GDP growth target announced by... →
Transition momentum
7th February 2025 Recent developments in South Africa’s electricity market point to there being growing, albeit still nascent, momentum behind the country’s energy... →
Ramaphosa says South Africa won’t ‘be bullied’ in SoNA overshadowed by tensions with US
6th February 2025 In a State of the Nation Address (SoNA) overshadowed by diplomatic tensions between South Africa and the US over land, social inclusion and... →
AMSA postpones longs wind down by month amid intense rescue talks with government
6th February 2025 Steel producer ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) has postponed the wind down of its longs business by a month to allow talks with government on... →
South Africa’s energy and transport reforms could create 500 000 jobs – World Bank
4th February 2025 South Africa could increase its GDP growth by 1% in the short term and up to 3% in the medium term by addressing persistent energy and freight... →
Ramaphosa responds to Trump’s land-confiscation claims, says he looks forward to bilateral engagement
3rd February 2025 South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has issued a swift response to US President Donald Trump’s threat that aid from that country could be... →
Eskom falls painfully short of going 365 days loadshedding-free
31st January 2025 After having operated South Africa’s electricity system without resorting to rotational power cuts for 310 days, Eskom declared Stage 3... →
Eskom forecasting full-year profit of R10bn, as it digests Nersa decision
31st January 2025 Eskom has confirmed that it is forecasting to make a full-year profit of more that R10-billion for 2024/25, having reported a R17-billion profit... →
How should SA respond?
31st January 2025 Be it apartheid, State capture or even the government of national unity, South Africans know firsthand the importance and influence of politics on... →
Nersa approves 12.74% tariff hike for April 1, as Eskom reports R16bn interim profit
30th January 2025 The Energy Regulator, the National Energy Regulator of South Africa’s (Nersa’s) highest decision-making body, has granted Eskom a 12.74% tariff... →
Hikes alone won’t guarantee Eskom’s viability, warns AGSA as it releases alarming audit findings
29th January 2025 On the eve of the highly-anticipated announcement of Eskom’s tariffs for the coming three years, the Auditor-General South Africa (AGSA) has warned... →
Perfect storm?
24th January 2025 There is every reason to expect that 2025 will be a year of disruption. It’s an expectation informed largely by the reality of widespread national... →
Outa outlines alternative to Eskom’s proposed retail tariff plan ahead of hearings
23rd January 2025 The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) has released an alternative to Eskom’s proposed retail tariff plan (RTP) ahead of public hearings into... →
Eskom now targeting full year loadshedding-free milestone as it breaches 300-day mark
21st January 2025 Eskom group executive for generation Bheki Nxumalo says the utility is focussed on ensuring that South Africa achieves a full year without... →
