Real Economy
Sustaining Growth
By: Terence Creamer 24th October 2025 It is now widely accepted that we live in a misinformation era – one where it has become acceptable, even fashionable, to be anti-science.... →
Content over form
By: Terence Creamer 17th October 2025 South Africans are naturally strongly opposed to any more hefty electricity hikes, having borne above-inflation increases for years while power... →
Debt and theft
By: Terence Creamer 10th October 2025 The twin crises of surging municipal arrear debt owing to Eskom and rising electricity theft have been lurking for years, and with all efforts to... →
When to intervene?
By: Terence Creamer 3rd October 2025 When should a Minister intervene at a State-owned company or independent regulator? It’s a difficult question to answer, and will remain so for as... →
Electrotech vision 
By: Terence Creamer 26th September 2025 South Africa is thankfully surfacing from a of period of prolonged electricity disruption that all but stripped the country of its ability to grow... →
Market countdown
By: Terence Creamer 19th September 2025 It is understandable that few are fully aware of the South African Wholesale Electricity Market (SAWEM) and the likely significance of this complex... →
Tariff pushback
By: Terence Creamer 12th September 2025 The extreme pace of the 2025 news cycle has made it difficult to remember even the most important developments. For instance, it is difficult to... →
Decision time
By: Terence Creamer 5th September 2025 Developments in the South African steel industry offer a glimpse into the pressures being faced by the manufacturing sector as a whole, and the... →
Pressure mounting
By: Terence Creamer 29th August 2025 With industrial and trade policy firmly back on the global agenda, South African industry is becoming more vocal in highlighting the threats posed... →
Policy first
By: Terence Creamer 22nd August 2025 The message delivered by Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa that the reforms under way in the electricity sector are... →
