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Terence Creamer

Terence Creamer is a South African journalist and editor who serves as editor of Engineering News, a leading business-to-business publication covering mining, engineering and infrastructure across Africa. He is also editor of Mining Weekly, a sister publication within the same stable. Creamer has built a reputation as one of southern Africa's most authoritative voices on energy policy, mining regulation and industrial development. His reporting and analysis focus on the intersection of policy, technology and investment in the resources and energy sectors, with particular attention to South Africa's energy transition and the regulatory environment shaping mining and manufacturing. He frequently moderates industry conferences and webinars, bringing together government officials, corporate executives and technical experts. Creamer's work is widely cited by policymakers, investors and industry stakeholders seeking insight into South Africa's economic trajectory and the broader African mining and energy landscape. He has covered major developments including South Africa's electricity crisis, the rollout of renewable energy programmes and shifts in mining policy. His journalism emphasises data-driven analysis and multistakeholder perspectives. Creamer joined Creamer Media, the publisher of Engineering News and Mining Weekly, in the early 2000s and has since shaped its editorial direction and expanded its digital reach.

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Can DAA's help solve Eskom's municipal debt crisis?
5th June 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

With municipal debt to Eskom now exceeding R114-billion, government and Eskom are turning to Distribution Agency Agreements (DAAs) as a potential solution. Engineering News editor Terence Creamer... 


Nersa considers Eskom's tariff offer to ferrochrome producers
Nersa considers Eskom's tariff offer to ferrochrome producers
29th May 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses some of the issues the National Energy Regulator of South Africa will need to consider in relation to an application by Eskom to extend a 62c/kWh... 


SA's electricity distribution sector in crisis
SA's electricity distribution sector in crisis
22nd May 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses the growing challenge of municipalities' failure to settle arrear debt owed to power utility Eskom, as well as the possible remedies to this... 


TRIM signs rail access agreement with 11 private operators
TRIM signs rail access agreement with 11 private operators
15th May 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses the significance of the Transnet Rail Infrastructure Manager's (TRIM's) signing of rail access agreements with 11 private train operating companies. 


Energy transition, policy in the spotlight
Energy transition, policy in the spotlight
8th May 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Amid rising fuel prices and dropping temperatures in South Africa, Engineering News editor Terence Creamer joins me to discuss what issues these developments raise for the energy transition and... 


Govt sets ambitious goal in draft rail masterplan
Govt sets ambitious goal in draft rail masterplan
24th April 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses the current state of South Africa's passenger and freight rail systems, as well as the ambitious goal set out in the Draft National Rail Master... 


South Africa's response to the global energy crisis
South Africa's response to the global energy crisis
17th April 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses the ongoing conflict in the Middle East and indications that the global energy crisis may be more prolonged than initially hoped, as well as how... 


Economic reforms underpin investment conference discussions
Economic reforms underpin investment conference discussions
2nd April 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses some of the key themes of this year's South African Investment Conference and what the investment commitments that have been made indicate about... 


Fuel price surge adds cost pressures, sparks supply security debate in S Africa
Fuel price surge adds cost pressures, sparks supply security debate in S Africa
27th March 2026

With fuel prices set to rise steeply next week, South Africans are bracing for new affordability pressures, and debates are also raging about how the country should mitigate security of supply and... 


Transparency needed into Eskom's discounted tariff offer for ferrochrome smelters
Transparency needed into Eskom's discounted tariff offer for ferrochrome smelters
6th March 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses power utility Eskom's discounted tariff offer to two ferrochrome companies and the need for transparency on how this offer will be structured and... 


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2026 Budget highlights
25th February 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses the big themes in the 2026 Budget, delivered by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana on February 25, as well as what the Budget means for business and... 


Oppposition to new Eskom unbundling plan grows
Opposition to new Eskom unbundling plan grows
6th February 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses the growing opposition to the new Eskom unbundling plan announced in December and whether the voices of opposition will have an influence on the... 


Trade, industrial policy decisions loom
Trade, industrial policy decisions loom
30th January 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses the big trade and industrial policy decisions that loom as key minerals processing and manufacturing sectors bend under the weight of high... 


Growth outlook improving, but risks persist
Growth outlook improving, but risks persist
23rd January 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses the World Bank and International Monetary Funds' upgraded economic growth outlook for South Africa, as well as the trade and geopolitical risks... 


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Questions raised about Eskom's revised unbundling plan
16th January 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses the December announcement by power utility Eskom and government of a revised unbundling plan for the State-owned entity; the reasons given for not... 


New Eskom unbundling strategy approved
New Eskom unbundling strategy approved
12th December 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses the approval of a revised unbundling plan for Eskom and the potentially far-reaching implications for both the State-owned company and the... 


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