Real Economy
Beyond tariffs
By: Terence Creamer 16th October 2020 There are growing signals that the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), trading under which stalled as a result of the lockdowns... →
Voice of the vulnerable
By: Terence Creamer 9th October 2020 In a helpful recent article, Bloomberg’s Akshat Rathi outlined how the term ‘carbon neutrality’ can have strikingly different meanings depending on... →
Transition sweet spot
By: Terence Creamer 2nd October 2020 There will naturally be some cynicism over BP’s strategy overhaul, designed to transition the oil major into an integrated energy company that is... →
Powering up?
By: Terence Creamer 25th September 2020 It has taken far too long, but there is finally some positive momentum building in the electricity sector. Cause for optimism has arisen as a... →
Vital lessons
By: Terence Creamer 18th September 2020 With terms like ‘implementation’ and ‘infrastructure’ dominating South Africa’s current Covid-19 recovery narrative, timely insights on what... →
Build back better?
By: Terence Creamer 11th September 2020 The ‘build back better’ refrain has taken hold globally as countries weigh up strategies for dealing with the social and economic fallout from the... →
Wrong instrument
By: Terence Creamer 4th September 2020 The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) has finally initiated the process to procure 2 000 MW of electricity capacity aimed at... →
Fit for the future?
By: Terence Creamer 28th August 2020 Major changes are on the cards at the Central Energy Fund (CEF) and the South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa). In both cases, the... →
Time to act
By: Terence Creamer 21st August 2020 If one scrutinises the actions taken, since 2014, to extricate South Africa from a power crisis that has sapped business and investor confidence... →
Mind the Gap
By: Terence Creamer 14th August 2020 A maddening mismatch between big infrastructure promises and small delivery has been a constant and trust-destroying feature of South Africa for... →
