Real Economy
Coalitions and reform
By: Terence Creamer 10th May 2024 With the 2024 election days away, attention is turning to the governance arrangements that will prevail nationally and in key battleground... →
In the weeds
By: Terence Creamer 3rd May 2024 South Africa has gone some way in starting to reform its electricity industry, which has been failing the country visibly for nearly two decades.... →
Reflect and recommit
By: Terence Creamer 26th April 2024 Memories are short and it often feels like they are becoming shorter not only because of the flood of information associated with the 24-hour news... →
Mixed outlook
By: Terence Creamer 19th April 2024 The recent period of decreased loadshedding has been met with tremendous scepticism by a South African public who have been burnt more times over... →
Attitudinal shift
By: Terence Creamer 12th April 2024 It is estimated that about 2.5 GW of rooftop solar was installed across South Africa last year; a trend that was expected to continue at the start... →
Out of step
By: Terence Creamer 5th April 2024 Following wholly inadequate public consultations, stakeholders have submitted their written comments on the Department of Mineral Resources and... →
Important milestone
By: Terence Creamer 29th March 2024 The passing of the Electricity Regulation Act (ERA) by the National Assembly earlier this month represents a significant milestone in the ongoing... →
In play
By: Terence Creamer 22nd March 2024 Confirmation that the curtailment framework outlined by Eskom in January is available to wind independent power producers (IPPs) preparing project... →
Not so quiet revolution
By: Terence Creamer 15th March 2024 For several years, the roll-out of rooftop solar, batteries and inverters has been referred to as South Africa’s quite revolution. While Eskom... →
Progress, but too slow
By: Terence Creamer 8th March 2024 There is growing impatience over the slow pace at which the South African government is moving to harness the $11.6-billion in concessional loans... →
