Real Economy
Good, bad, disturbing
By: Terence Creamer 4th July 2025 One of the marvels of the post-Covid era is the ongoing ability to participate in live events that are many miles away. Although technology fails... →
Deadline looms
By: Terence Creamer 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... →
Procurement poser
By: Terence Creamer 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... →
Too sluggish
By: Terence Creamer 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... →
Unworkable shortcuts
By: Terence Creamer 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... →
New normal loading
By: Terence Creamer 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... →
Less haste, more speed?
By: Terence Creamer 23rd May 2025 Updating South Africa’s Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) for electricity has always been a perilous endeavour. Despite various attempts, it took... →
Opaque policymaking
By: Terence Creamer 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... →
Unavoidable trade-offs
By: Terence Creamer 9th May 2025 The International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (Itac) has initiated two major tariff reviews that could have significant... →
Window of opportunity
By: Terence Creamer 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... →
