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.
New trade and industry leadership expected to use industrial policy levers to support key sectors
2nd July 2024 With industrial policy back in fashion in many economies, business and policy specialists expect new Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks... →
Separation of energy portfolio and Ramokgopa’s appointment praised amid rising energy-transition complexity
1st July 2024 The decision to establish a separate energy portfolio with the African National Congress’s Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa as Minister and the Democratic... →
Lack of transparency
28th June 2024 The tapering of loadshedding has arguably provided the Eskom board and executive team with some much-needed time and space to consider the future... →
South Africa continues to push for long extension to Agoa well ahead of 2025 expiry
26th June 2024 With the expiry of the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act 15 months away, South Africa is continuing to call for an early and substantial extension... →
‘Second wave’ of Operation Vulindlela set to prioritise ‘green and digital’ growth
25th June 2024 The ‘second wave’ of government’s Operation Vulindlela initiative is poised to be widened to include additional structural reforms to those that... →
Defusing CBAM
21st June 2024 South Africa is strenuously opposing the European Union’s (EU’s) Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) that, under its evolving design and... →
City of Tshwane pushing ahead with plan to procure 1 000 MW by 2026
19th June 2024 The City of Tshwane is signalling its intention to proceed with plans to procure and/or revive 1 000 MW of electricity generation capacity by 2026... →
Eskom targets JETP funds and partnerships for 2 GW clean-energy pipeline
14th June 2024 Having recently confirmed a decoupling of its just energy transition strategy from the decommissioning of its coal-fired power stations, Eskom is... →
Reality check
14th June 2024 Regardless of composition, there are certain realities that South Africa’s new government cannot avoid. The first is an unemployment rate so high... →
Benchmarking study highlights slow pace of South Africa’s grid-connection system
12th June 2024 A new benchmarking assessment of South Africa’s electricity grid access queueing mechanisms indicates that Eskom’s systems are slower and less... →
Transnet claims World Bank container port index contains ‘factual errors’
12th June 2024 South Africa’s Transnet claims the World Bank’s 2023 Container Port Performance Index (CPPI) – in which South Africa’s ports rank dismally overall... →
South Africa’s climate focus needs to shift from setting targets to tangible results – Moosa
11th June 2024 South Africa is now entering a new and more demanding phase of climate action, Presidential Climate Commission (PCC) deputy chairperson Valli Moosa... →
Reform momentum must be sustained ‘regardless of the form or composition’ of new government
10th June 2024 President Cyril Ramaphosa has underlined the importance of the new government – which is yet to be formed after no single party secured an outright... →
Big business backs speedy formation of ‘stable GNU’
7th June 2024 Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA), whose members are drawn from the largest domestic and multinational businesses operating in the country,... →
Public protection
7th June 2024 The application by Eskom to preserve and reserve grid connection capacity for independent power producers (IPPs) participating in public... →
Eskom ‘decouples’ renewables roll-out from coal station closure plan
6th June 2024 Eskom CEO Dan Marokane reports that a decision has been made to “decouple” the closure of its coal stations from the building, in partnership, of... →
Marokane says R285m spent on diesel in May compared with R2.8bn in May 2023
6th June 2024 Eskom CEO Dan Marokane has rebuffed persistent suggestions that the utility is keeping loadshedding at bay owing to an “excessive” reliance on the... →
Khoza calls for political leaders to prioritise ‘common good’ as he lambasts ‘betrayers’ of the Constitution
5th June 2024 Renowned and outspoken business personality Reuel Khoza has urged South Africa’s political leadership currently negotiating the governance... →
Think tank outlines five priorities for new government and for shaping coalition talks
5th June 2024 The Centre for Development and Enterprise (CDE) has released a list of five priorities for South Africa’s yet-to-be-formed new government and which... →
Standard Bank’s Tshabalala confident South Africa’s institutions will deliver post-election stability
4th June 2024 While refusing to be drawn on what coalition arrangement would be favourable for investment, Standard Bank CEO Sim Tshabalala has expressed... →
Wild Coast communities mull appeal of SCA gas exploration right ruling
3rd June 2024 While dismissing an appeal of a High Court judgment setting aside a right granted to Shell to explore for oil and gas off South Africa’s Wild... →
Business urges all parties to accept election results and work together to rebuild country
3rd June 2024 Organised business has urged political leaders to accept the 2024 election results and to prioritise the crafting of stable governance arrangements... →
Worth the ink?
31st May 2024 The National Council of Provinces’ (NCOP’s) recent approval of the Electricity Regulation Amendment (ERA) Bill has far-reaching implications for... →
Delayed coal decommissioning won’t ‘collapse our climate commitments’
27th May 2024 The Presidential Climate Commission (PCC) is currently assessing the impact of South Africa’s decision to delay the decommissioning of the... →
Unintended consequences?
24th May 2024 It is highly unlikely that South Africa would have made the progress it has in stabilising electricity supply and setting in place initiatives to... →
Presidency insists 22.5 GW private IPP pipeline won’t be disrupted by Eskom move to reserve grid for public projects
22nd May 2024 The Presidency does not anticipate that Eskom’s move to reserve scarce grid capacity for independent power producers (IPPs) participating in public... →
Eskom board approves plan to operate Camden, Grootvlei and Hendrina to 2030
20th May 2024 The Eskom board has given its approval for the continued operation of the Camden, Grootvlei and Hendrina power stations to 2030 – a departure from... →
Green stimulus
17th May 2024 South Africa’s manufacturing sector is in dire need of stimulus. In its recently released ‘Industrial Policy & Strategy Review’, the Department of... →
Eyes turn to Union Buildings after NCOP approves Electricity Regulation Amendment Bill
16th May 2024 The National Council of Provinces (NCOP) has approved the Electricity Regulation Amendment (ERA) Bill, which has far-reaching implications for the... →
Ramaphosa acknowledges fear over NHI but describes signing as ‘pivotal moment’
15th May 2024 President Cyril Ramaphosa acknowledged the fear that his signing of the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill into law had generated in and address... →
Salga energy head calls for post-election review of free basic electricity scheme
14th May 2024 The head of energy at the South African Local Government Association (Salga) has called for a review of both the size of the free basic electricity... →
Ramaphosa denies pre-election loadshedding respite is a ‘political ploy’
13th May 2024 President Cyril Ramaphosa has entered the politically charged discussion on the reasons behind the recent dramatic reduction in loadshedding ahead... →
Coalitions and reform
10th May 2024 With the 2024 election days away, attention is turning to the governance arrangements that will prevail nationally and in key battleground... →
NamPower grid-strengthening and battery storage project secures $138.5m World Bank backing
7th May 2024 The World Bank has approved a $138.5-million finance package to support the integration of renewable energy into Namibia’s electricity system by... →
Ramokgopa insists loadshedding not being ‘stage managed’ ahead of May 29 poll
6th May 2024 Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa denies that the prevailing reprieve from loadshedding has been “stage managed” to improve the prospects... →
Climate commission model points to the growth potential of green industrialisation
6th May 2024 The initial direct cost of placing South Africa on an energy transition pathway over the coming five years in line with its decarbonisation targets... →
In the weeds
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.... →
City Power seeks funding, manufacturing partners for informal settlement ‘energy box’
30th April 2024 Johannesburg’s City Power is seeking manufacturing and venture capital partners to further develop and pilot a rugged ‘energy box’ concept in one... →
Draft Gas Master Plan released amid supply ‘cliff’ warnings
29th April 2024 South Africa’s much-delayed draft Gas Master Plan (GMP2024) has been released for public comment by Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede... →
Reflect and recommit
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... →
Can South Africa turn around 30 years of real economy underperformance?
26th April 2024 In this essay, Terence Creamer reflects on the factors that have shaped South Africa’s real-economy sectors of manufacturing, mining and... →
