Terence Creamer
Terence Creamer is the Editor of Engineering News and a Deputy Editor for Mining Weekly. He also has editorial responsibility for Polity.org.za and Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa.
September Distribution Agency Agreement deadline looms for Eskom-indebted municipalities
3rd June 2026 The National Treasury has issued termination letters to 13 municipalities and is preparing to issue similar notices to 14 others in relation to... →
UCT overcomes rooftop PV limitations with electricity wheeling deal
2nd June 2026 The University of Cape Town (UCT) has signed a power purchase agreement with Discovery Green for wheeled renewable electricity that will account... →
EU aims to use investor roadshow to convert €12bn pledge into South African projects
1st June 2026 The EU, which announced a €12-billion investment package for South Africa in October, is undertaking investment roadshows in Johannesburg, Cape... →
SABS outlines actions being taken after forensic probe confirms serious breaches
29th May 2026 The South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) says it has accepted the findings of a much-delayed forensic investigation confirming many of the... →
Big and small pictures
29th May 2026 Much has been written in recent weeks about the geopolitical factors now driving the energy transition. Particular attention has been given to how... →
Nersa extends deadline for comments on electricity market code and rules
26th May 2026 The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has extended the deadline for written comments on the Market Code and Market Rules needed... →
Treasury to start deducting money owed to municipalities by provincial and national departments
22nd May 2026 The National Treasury has taken a decision to deduct monetary amounts owed to municipalities by national and provincial government departments to... →
Risks to reform
22nd May 2026 The economic reform agenda has emerged as the defining feature of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s presidency, especially the reforms under way to open... →
Joburg residents should not be ‘collateral damage’ in R5.2bn Eskom debt dispute
20th May 2026 The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) has called on Eskom to pursue the recovery of R5.2-billion in outstanding debt owed to it by the City of... →
Eskom warns of Joburg power cuts after city ‘fails to honour terms of court order’
18th May 2026 Eskom has issued a public notice warning of possible electricity supply interruptions in the City of Johannesburg (CoJ) from July 8, owing to an... →
Don’t waste the crisis
15th May 2026 South Africa is experiencing its third energy crisis of this decade. While electricity loadshedding has been a threat for far longer, the most... →
Ramokgopa promises ‘sequenced’ roadmap for wholesale electricity market roll-out
12th May 2026 Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa reports that his department will publish a “sequenced” implementation roadmap for the... →
Transfer of provincial roads to Sanral ‘not a sustainable long-term strategy’
12th May 2026 The transferral since 2013 of 13 000 km of provincial roads to South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) for management and maintenance... →
Creecy highlights private prospects in freight logistics on eve of rail announcement
12th May 2026 Transport Minister Barbara Creecy has confirmed that major private sector participation (PSP) projects in the freight logistics sector will be... →
Fall in applications by firms for import duty changes may signal ‘loss of faith’
11th May 2026 A leading trade consultancy is warning that the recent sharp decline in applications for duty investigations may be a signal that South African... →
Policy conundrum
8th May 2026 At the start of South Africa’s democratic era, the availability of cheap coal-fired electricity emerged as the country’s main instrument for... →
Supply lines
1st May 2026 South Africa has not escaped the fuel price shocks associated with disruptions to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz energy corridor and the damage... →
Full disclosure
24th April 2026 Given its recent history, the fact that Eskom is even able to contemplate entering into a 62c/kWh tariff deal with the ferrochrome industry is... →
New policy paper to offer ‘single window’ into South Africa’s electricity reform agenda
22nd April 2026 Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa reports that government is finalising an electricity reform policy paper in a bid to offer... →
Industry body confirms shift in sources of South African fuel imports
20th April 2026 The Fuel Industry Association of South Africa (FIASA) has confirmed that fuel imports for the period from April to June will increasingly be... →
Basic Fuel Price formula in focus amid dramatic shift in South Africa’s supply sources
17th April 2026 The Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources (DMPR), which is now preparing for a prolonged period of fuel supply and pricing pressure as a... →
Big lingering questions
17th April 2026 During the most recent energy crisis – triggered by attacks by the US and Israel on Iran that resulted in the near closure of the Strait of Hormuz... →
IMF cuts South Africa’s growth outlook amid mounting war-linked energy crisis
14th April 2026 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cut its 2026 growth projection for the South African economy to only 1% from a January projection of... →
IMF, World Bank, IEA warn that fuel prices may remain high for prolonged period
14th April 2026 The heads of the International Energy Agency (IEA), International Monetary Fund (IMF), and World Bank Group have jointly warned that fuel and... →
Power play
10th April 2026 A stand-out statement in President Cyril Ramaphosa’s February 12 State of the Nation Address (SoNA) was the following: “We are restructuring Eskom... →
Time to get serious
3rd April 2026 The discussion about the future of South Africa's domestic oil refinery fleet is a long and complicated one. It has naturally flared again because... →
Cabinet offers fuel assurances as task team mulls response measures
2nd April 2026 President Cyril Ramaphosa has established a Ministerial Task Team to coordinate government’s response to the impact on the cost of living, fuel and... →
National rail and airport development plans released for comment
2nd April 2026 Cabinet has approved the release of the draft National Rail Master Plan (NRMP), described as the strategic plan to guide the revitalisation,... →
Ramaphosa highlights the investment prospects being unlocked by ‘irreversible’ reforms
31st March 2026 President Cyril Ramaphosa used the 2026 edition of the South Africa Investment Conference (SAIC) to highlight the new prospects being opened to... →
National Rail Bill being prepared in bid to embed reforms – Creecy
27th March 2026 Transport Minister Barbara Creecy reports that she intends seeking Cabinet approval for a new National Rail Bill during the 2026/27 financial year... →
Performance focus
27th March 2026 That many of South Africa’s 257 municipalities are in crisis is not in question. Also painfully clear is that many metropolitan councils, which... →
Diesel disruptions and early hikes point to possible gap in pricing framework
25th March 2026 Government and the liquid fuels industry insist that recent disruptions to diesel supply in parts of South Africa are not related to a physical... →
Reviewed electricity pricing policy to be released for comment within weeks
25th March 2026 Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says a revised electricity pricing policy will be released for public comment in the... →
Tau says hostile geopolitics won’t thwart investment event that could attract 65-plus in new pledges
23rd March 2026 Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau has expressed confidence that the upcoming South Africa Investment Conference (SAIC) will not be... →
Govt, industry insist there is no risk to fuel supply amid ‘panic buying’ fears
20th March 2026 The Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources and the Fuels Industry Association have issued a joint statement urging South Africans not to... →
Fundamentally disrupted
20th March 2026 Peace is not merely the absence of war. Yet when conflicts rage, the foremost priority is always to find ways to stop the killing and the... →
R54bn performance-based grant launched to support metro infrastructure delivery
19th March 2026 The National Treasury has officially launched a R54-billion performance-based grant in a bid to increase investments in water, sanitation,... →
Permanent cross-sector ‘transport council’ could drive higher growth – Ramaphosa
16th March 2026 President Cyril Ramaphosa has proposed the establishment of a permanent ‘transport council’ to bring together government and the private sector... →
Lucky for some
13th March 2026 On Friday March 13, 1981, the first edition of Engineering News, then a fortnightly tabloid newspaper, officially made its debut as a specialist... →
Eskom says delayed Medupi FGD report to be submitted to Minister in early April
11th March 2026 Eskom expects to submit its final benefit-cost analysis (BCA) report on flue gas desulphurisation (FGD) at the Medupi power station, in Limpopo, to... →
Nersa approves higher electricity hikes for 2026/27 after R54.7bn error
10th March 2026 The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has officially confirmed that the average tariff increase for Eskom direct customers will... →
