Real Economy
Light from the Tower of Babel
By: Terence Creamer 5th May 2023 South Africa’s electricity discussion has become far less coherent in recent months, taking on all the characteristics of the Tower of Babel,... →
Last out?
By: Terence Creamer 28th April 2023 Swedish Ambassador to South Africa Håkan Juholt made a profound point at a recent workshop hosted to discuss decarbonisation options for South... →
Dimming the light
By: Terence Creamer 21st April 2023 There was so much to be concerned about after the first formal report back by South Africa’s newly appointed Minister of Electricity earlier this... →
Bad idea
By: Terence Creamer 14th April 2023 Given the depth of the electricity crisis and the lack of trust surrounding Eskom and government’s response – a deficit that has arguably been... →
Walk and chew gum
By: Terence Creamer 7th April 2023 Electricity Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa may have been making a nuanced point when indicating that his immediate priority was on improving... →
Co-created solutions
By: Terence Creamer 31st March 2023 Even though South Africa’s just energy transition has not really started, there is already significant cynicism and even resistance. This is to be... →
As clear as mud
By: Terence Creamer 24th March 2023 The messages around the future governance of South Africa’s large and seriously underperforming State-owned Enterprises (SOEs) are incredibly... →
Staying in his lane?
By: Terence Creamer 17th March 2023 By embracing the ‘project manager’ moniker, Electricity Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has moved to sidestep any immediate conflict with... →
Right to be paranoid
By: Terence Creamer 10th March 2023 Some of the reactions to the regulations that were belatedly published to give effect to the state of disaster declared to tackle South Africa’s... →
No way back
By: Terence Creamer 3rd March 2023 The explosive eNCA interview with André de Ruyter truly rammed home what most people, besides those with their noses in the looting trough, already... →
