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.
Deadline looms
27th June 2025 Memories of that ‘dim-the-lights’ Oval Office ambush have been enveloped in a fog of billionaire-bro brawls, immigrant raids and protests, the... →
Ramokgopa again rebuffs conflict-of-interest allegations in battery storage tender
26th June 2025 Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has again rebuffed allegations of a conflict of interest in the selection of independent... →
Ramaphosa backs extension of equity-equivalent scheme to telecoms sector
25th June 2025 President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed his support for extending the use of the Equity Equivalent Investment Programme (EEIP) to the broadband... →
Hlabisa wants new White Paper to address municipal funding model problem
23rd June 2025 Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa reports that government is aiming to publish an updated White Paper on... →
$1.5bn World Bank loan to support reforms in South Africa’s energy and transport sectors
23rd June 2025 The World Bank has approved a $1.5-billion (R27-billion) development policy loan to support the implementation of ongoing structural reform in... →
Procurement poser
20th June 2025 Few would argue that South Africa’s procurement of electricity generation capacity from independent power producers (IPPs) is one of the country’s... →
Nedlac deliberations on IRP to be wrapped up ‘in next week or so’
18th June 2025 South African National Energy Development Institute (Sanedi) CEO Dr Titus Mathe reports that consultations at the National Economic Development and... →
Eskom reports progress on 5 GW 'repowering' pipeline as $2.6bn CIF approval is secured
17th June 2025 Eskom has confirmed that it has a 5 GW pipeline of so-called ‘repowering’ projects at various stages of development on the sites of six coal power... →
Too sluggish
13th June 2025 The fact that it takes an exceedingly long time in South Africa for policy decisions to be made let alone implemented is something of a... →
Ramaphosa aims to use G20 platform to clear hurdles to African green hydrogen, just energy investments
12th June 2025 President Cyril Ramaphosa has again underlined the industrialisation potential of green hydrogen, and has stressed that South Africa will use its... →
South Africa asks US not to hike tariffs to 30% on July 9 if talks on new trade framework still ongoing
10th June 2025 South Africa has requested that the US refrain from raising tariffs above the prevailing 10% level should negotiations on a new trade framework not... →
South Africa’s IPP procurement model under review amid sustainability concerns
6th June 2025 South Africa’s Independent Power Producer Office (IPPO) has confirmed that it is undertaking a comprehensive review of the country’s public... →
Unworkable shortcuts
6th June 2025 If there were but one lesson to draw from the 2025 Budget, it must be that inadequate consultation seriously reduces the chances of navigating the... →
OECD urges South Africa to consider municipal electricity distribution concessions
5th June 2025 A new Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) report recommends allowing South African municipalities to enter into concession... →
Godlimpi defends Transformation Fund while admitting it’s no empowerment ‘silver bullet’
3rd June 2025 While defending the controversial launch of a R100-billion Transformation Fund, Trade, Industry and Competition Deputy Minister Zuko Godlimpi has... →
New normal loading
30th May 2025 In a world turned upside down by the performative antics of US President Donald Trump, it is easy to lose one’s bearings and one’s cool. And while... →
Soweto’s Nasrec Expo Centre named as venue for G20 Leaders Summit
29th May 2025 Cabinet has endorsed the selection of the Nasrec Expo Centre, in Soweto, as the venue for the G20 Leaders Summit, which will be hosted in November.... →
Lawmakers updated on plans to procure first independent transmission projects
28th May 2025 The Independent Power Producer (IPP) Office has confirmed that a request for qualification will be issued in July in preparation for the first... →
Ramaphosa insists relations with the US have been ‘reset’ despite tense Oval Office meeting
27th May 2025 President Cyril Ramaphosa insisted on Tuesday that South Africa’s deteriorating relationship with the US had been “reset” following recent meetings... →
Malatsi insists transformation ‘sacrosanct’ as he comes under fire from lawmakers over equity equivalent directive
27th May 2025 Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Solly Malatsi faced fierce push back from lawmakers on Tuesday to his proposed policy direction... →
Ramaphosa says Trump agreed to US attending G20 Summit in Joburg
26th May 2025 Writing in his weekly newsletter, President Cyril Ramaphosa stated that President Donald Trump agreed that the US should continue playing a key... →
Less haste, more speed?
23rd May 2025 Updating South Africa’s Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) for electricity has always been a perilous endeavour. Despite various attempts, it took... →
Promises of major reforms to Budget process and spending as Godongwana tables Budget 3.0
21st May 2025 Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana indicated that major reforms are being considered to both State spending and the actual Budget process when... →
Opaque policymaking
16th May 2025 The announcement by Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa that the load factor for proposed gas-to-power (GtP) plants in South... →
Ramokgopa reaffirms Nedlac deliberations on IRP to be ‘last step’ before Cabinet approval
14th May 2025 Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokogopa has reaffirmed that deliberations at the National Economic Development and Labour Council... →
Outage slippages blamed for sixth bout of loadshedding of 2025
14th May 2025 Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has fingered cumulative outage slippages of 3 100 MW as the reason behind South Africa’s... →
Government Business Partnership commits to ‘intensified phase’ amid growth headwinds
12th May 2025 The Government Business Partnership has agreed to what is being described as an “intensified phase” of delivery on the priority interventions vital... →
Eskom planning ‘open day’ to market newly launched virtual wheeling solution
9th May 2025 Eskom intends hosting an open day for independent power producers (IPPs) and aggregators in the near future to market its virtual wheeling... →
Unavoidable trade-offs
9th May 2025 The International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (Itac) has initiated two major tariff reviews that could have significant... →
Concern lingers over both content of updated IRP and lack of consultation
8th May 2025 Serious questions continue to be raised about both the content of the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) for electricity currently being discussed at... →
Operation Vulindela’s reform lens widened to include municipal rescue, urban densification and digital transformation
7th May 2025 South Africa’s Government of National Unity Cabinet has endorsed a plan to incorporate three new reform priorities under the umbrella of Operation... →
Eskom aims to smooth maintenance profile after difficult summer
5th May 2025 Eskom CEO Dan Marokane has indicated that the State-owned utility is planning to “smooth” its maintenance profile over a longer horizon to avoid... →
Ramokgopa announces big increase in gas-to-power load factor to 50%-plus
5th May 2025 Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has announced that the load factor for proposed gas-to-power (GtP) plants in South Africa... →
Window of opportunity
2nd May 2025 The full implications for South Africa of US President Donald Trump’s untargeted trade and industrial policies are not yet fully known. They are... →
Tau insists participating in R100bn Transformation Fund will be entirely voluntary
30th April 2025 Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau has again insisted that no new demands will be imposed on business and industry because of the... →
Eskom’s R321bn capex plan has strong focus on grid, renewables and gas
25th April 2025 State-owned electricity producer Eskom has unveiled details of a R321.72-billion capital expenditure (capex) plan for the coming five years, which... →
Renewables aspirant
25th April 2025 Eskom CEO Dan Marokane has outlined the case for why the State-owned utility will be entering the renewable-energy space more assertively over the... →
Tau extends deadline for comment on Transformation Fund to May 28
24th April 2025 Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau has extended the deadline for the public to comment on the draft Transformation Fund concept... →
South Africa will lag growth recovery in rest of Africa in 2025 – World Bank
24th April 2025 The World Bank expects growth in sub-Saharan Africa, as well as South Africa, to rise in 2025 and further accelerate to 2027. But it is also... →
Newly minted electricity department outlines grid and renewables targets to lawmakers
23rd April 2025 The newly separated Department of Electricity and Energy (DEE) has outlined its vision and mission to lawmakers, listing among its priorities for... →
Access to renewable electricity now key investment driver, global poll of execs shows
22nd April 2025 A new survey of 1 477 business executives from 15 countries, including South Africa, indicates that corporates now overwhelmingly view the... →
