Real Economy
AI preparedness
By: Terence Creamer 16th October 2026 The extraordinary pace at which AI is advancing is at once exciting and terrifying. Exposure to the public-facing systems leaves one blown away by... →
Clearing the air
By: Terence Creamer 9th October 2026 Eskom’s newly reappointed chairperson Dr Mteto Nyati is correct in having identified electricity affordability as a key priority for the Eskom... →
Costly delay
By: Terence Creamer 2nd October 2026 The difficulties being faced by South Africa’s steel industry extend beyond the well-documented problems of primary steelmaking. Epitomised by the... →
Burning platform
By: Terence Creamer 25th September 2026 Prior to the stabilisation of Eskom’s operational performance, the issue of loadshedding was undoubtedly South Africa’s ‘burning platform’. Besides... →
Share the strategy
By: Terence Creamer 18th September 2026 Most South African manufacturers, besides those few companies benefitting from market tailwinds linked to the deadly conflict disrupting shipping... →
Hands on
By: Terence Creamer 11th September 2026 Admissions by Bill Gates about various personal indiscretions – notably his association with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein – have raised... →
Beyond catch-up
By: Terence Creamer 4th September 2026 For most South Africans living in the country’s largest cities, the infrastructure backlogs are not only visible but painfully disruptive. Driving... →
Palliative relief
By: Terence Creamer 28th August 2026 There were relatively high expectations ahead of the publication of the revised electricity pricing policy. Partly because the Minister had flagged... →
Optimism as a tactic 
By: Terence Creamer 21st August 2026 Few could dispute that Discovery CEO Adrian Gore has emerged as the most influential South African business leader of his generation. Even those,... →
TSO close, but not yet
By: Terence Creamer 14th August 2026 There is no question that President Ramaphosa’s endorsement of the Phase I report of the Eskom Restructuring Task Team (ERTT) is a key milestone in... →
