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.
World Bank confirms $350m funding for South Africa’s credit guarantee vehicle
9th March 2026 The World Bank Group has approved $350-million, or about R5.6-billion, to capitalise South Africa’s new credit guarantee vehicle (CGV), which is... →
Important shifts
6th March 2026 The overarching theme of last week’s Budget was definitely the fiscal turning point that has now finally been reached. Debt is being stabilised and... →
Eskom prepares to act against 14 municipalities as arrear debt breaches R110bn
5th March 2026 With arrear debt owing to Eskom by municipalities having breached R110-billion, the State-owned company has announced that credit control processes... →
Eskom stays legal action to allow Nersa-led process on trading rules to unfold
27th February 2026 Eskom has reached an agreement to suspend legal proceedings instituted against the granting of trading licences in 2024 to allow the current... →
Impact of lowering inflation target has ‘exceeded most optimistic expectations’
27th February 2026 South African Reserve Bank governor Lesetja Kganyago says the spin-offs from the policy decision to lower the inflation target have “exceeded our... →
Trading spaces
27th February 2026 Electricity trading in South Africa, as Etana Energy CEO Evan Rice explained recently, is at once active and in transition. Just how active, is... →
Infrastructure in focus as South Africa reaches fiscal ‘turning point’
25th February 2026 Accelerating infrastructure investment emerged as a central theme of the 2026 Budget, which Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana characterised as... →
Budget outlines shift from oversight to ‘structural intervention’ to tackle municipal dysfunction
25th February 2026 Amid growing dissatisfaction with the performance of many of the country’s 257 municipalities, 162 of which are categorised as being in financial... →
Treasury targets more savings after R12bn identified under TARS scheme
25th February 2026 The National Treasury reports that R12-billion in savings has been identified for the coming three years as a result of its Targeted and... →
Moral hazard
20th February 2026 There is currently a marked difference between how Eskom and Transnet are being assessed against their respective reform milestones. While the... →
Independent transmission company ‘one of most important reforms in country’s history’
19th February 2026 President Cyril Ramaphosa has described the move to establish a fully independent State-owned transmission company as “one of the most important... →
Creecy says RFPs for three big rail and port concessions on track to be issued in 2026
19th February 2026 Transport Minister Barbara Creecy reports that Transnet is preparing to release request for proposal (RFP) documents for three large private sector... →
Macpherson says property investment vehicle will unlock value from R155bn State portfolio
18th February 2026 Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson has provided some more high-level details on a plan to use a ringfenced property... →
NUM calls for urgent talks with Necom on Eskom unbundling following SoNA directive
18th February 2026 The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has called for urgent and structured consultations between organised labour and the National Energy Crisis... →
Report labels unbundling of Eskom as ‘most important economic reform since 1994'
17th February 2026 A new report commissioned by the South African Energy Traders Association (SAETA) identifies the unbundling of Eskom Holdings as the most important... →
Eskom will ‘fully support task team’ to deliver independent TSO
13th February 2026 Eskom says it will fully support the task team being created to deliver the fully independent State-owned Transmission System Operator (TSO) that... →
Big decisions loom
13th February 2026 South Africa is weighing a range of policy measures as various manufacturing sectors – from ferroalloys and steel, to automotives – face... →
Ramaphosa intervenes to ensure Transmission System Operator will own grid assets
12th February 2026 President Cyril Ramaphosa has directly intervened in the dispute over Eskom’s unbundling plan, announcing in his 2026 State of the Nation Address... →
Dipak Patel appointed new deputy chair of Presidential Climate Commission
9th February 2026 President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Dipak Patel as deputy chairperson of the Presidential Climate Commission (PCC) for a tenure running from... →
South Africa and China sign trade and investment framework agreement
6th February 2026 South Africa and China have signed a framework trade and investment agreement aimed at providing duty-free access to the Chinese market to more... →
Welcome visibility
6th February 2026 A new data portal made publicly available recently by the National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA) provides some encouraging insight into... →
BLSA Reform Tracker says Eskom unbundling strategy ‘broke with the approved reform plan’
5th February 2026 The latest Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) Reform Tracker Quarterly Review says there has been “concerning backwards movement in the... →
AMSA narrows loss to R3.4bn as it winds down longs steel unit
5th February 2026 Steel producer ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) reported a smaller headline loss of R3.4-billion in 2025 relative to the loss of R5.1-billion... →
Eskom unbundling plan could be ‘major setback’ for electricity reform – Busa
4th February 2026 Business Unity South Africa (Busa) has expressed concern that the Eskom unbundling plan announced in December might represent a “major setback” for... →
Operation Vulindlela again lists Eskom’s restructuring as a reform area ‘facing significant challenges’
30th January 2026 The latest update on progress being made in implementing the structural reforms that have been prioritised under Operation Vulindlela has again... →
Central defensive midfield
30th January 2026 In his prime, it was typical for fans of those teams in which French international footballer N'Golo Kanté played, including Chelsea, to quip that... →
Draft amendments to B-BBEE codes open way for Transformation Fund
29th January 2026 Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau has Gazetted proposed amendments to the existing Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE)... →
Sanedi exec floats idea of zero-rated electricity as affordability concerns grow
28th January 2026 Amid growing concern over the affordability of electricity for businesses and households, the head of the energy secretariat at the South Africa... →
Creation of ‘competitive’ electricity, logistics markets key next priorities for Government Business Partnership
28th January 2026 Implementing reforms in the electricity and logistics sectors to facilitate the establishment of “commercially viable, competitive markets in these... →
Stability versus resilience
23rd January 2026 The revised Eskom unbundling strategy announced is emerging as something of a touchstone for government’s commitment – or otherwise – to reforming... →
Presidency official says unbundling of Eskom should not be pursued ‘half-heartedly’
22nd January 2026 The Presidency’s Rudi Dicks, who is overseeing the economic reforms being implemented under Operation Vulindlela, says the unbundling of Eskom’s... →
IMF forecasts 1.4% growth for South Africa in 2026, while highlighting risks to global growth outlook
19th January 2026 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has made a small 0.2 percentage point upward revision to South Africa’s projected growth for 2026 in its... →
Danger signs
16th January 2026 “We live in a world, in the real world, Jake, that is governed by strength, that is governed by force, that is governed by power. These are the... →
Eskom’s revised unbundling plan in focus as grid constraint continues to weigh on outlook
12th January 2026 Eskom has offered assurances that the power system is more stable and predictable than it has been for the past five years in light of a strong... →
New analysis points to dramatic reshaping of trade lanes amid tariffs and geopolitical tensions
8th January 2026 A new scenario analysis of global trade points to ongoing trade growth over the coming decade despite the imposition of tariffs and rising... →
DBSA says $200m Lobito loan in line with regional integration strategy
18th December 2025 South Africa’s State-owned Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) says its $200-million funding contribution to a larger $753-million loan... →
Eskom offers more details on envisaged roles of the NTCSA and the TSO
18th December 2025 Eskom has provided further details on the distinctive roles it envisages being performed by the National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA)... →
ENGIE expects to start construction of 240 MW Corona PV project in late 2026
17th December 2025 International energy company ENGIE reports that construction of its 240 MW Corona solar PV project in the Free State should begin in the fourth... →
I saw the crescent . . .
12th December 2025 As the sun sets on 2025, South Africa’s long-awaited recovery is becoming visible like the first sliver of a waxing crescent days after a new moon.... →
Cabinet approves draft Gas Bill for processing by Parliament
10th December 2025 Cabinet approved the submission of the draft Gas Bill 2025 to Parliament for further processing at its last scheduled meeting for 2025, which took... →
NTCSA outlines envisaged role for new TSO sans grid assets
10th December 2025 The National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA), which is set to remain an Eskom Holdings subsidiary and owner of the transmission assets,... →
