Real Economy
Grasping the nettle
By: Terence Creamer 9th August 2019 South Africans are most certainly weary of commissions of inquiry and it’s, thus, entirely inopportune to be talking about the possibility of... →
People matter
By: Terence Creamer 2nd August 2019 A key take away from the dreadful ‘State capture era’ it is that institutions matter and so do the people that lead them. If it had not been for... →
Stale and uninspiring
By: Terence Creamer 26th July 2019 There was little sign of the promised ‘reform agenda’ in the recent Budget Vote speeches delivered by South Africa’s newly appointed Cabinet... →
Missed opportunity
By: Terence Creamer 19th July 2019 In light of the intensifying global efforts to tackle climate change, as well as South Africa’s ratification of the Paris Climate Agreement, it... →
High impact
By: Terence Creamer 12th July 2019 Britain’s got Brexit, America has Trump and South Africa’s got corruption. When such powerful single-issue themes permeate just about every... →
Can we dream big again?
By: Terence Creamer 5th July 2019 President Cyril Ramaphosa was heavily criticised for using the closing section of his June 20 State of the Nation Address (SoNA) to outline an... →
Future certain
By: Terence Creamer 28th June 2019 Four important energy-related reports were released during the course of June, all of which contain important messages and signals for South Africa... →
Ramaphoria 2.0?
By: Terence Creamer 21st June 2019 June started disastrously and only got worse as the days passed. The month began with some unbearable passing of the political buck over who was to... →
Seize the opportunity
By: Terence Creamer 14th June 2019 In early May, South African Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) general-secretary Zwelinzima Vavi surprised many when he described the transition... →
What now?
By: Terence Creamer 7th June 2019 Then there were ten! In reality, far more than ten individuals have occupied the top job at State-owned electricity utility Eskom over its 96-year... →
