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NOT FIT FOR PURPOSE: Municipal electricity distributors are facing a perfect storm of rising wholesale electricity tariffs, falling demand from affluent households and businesses that have invested in rooftop generation, aging network infrastructure, skills shortages, electricity theft and a revenue model that does not fully reflect network and service costs. An urgent intervention is required, or power disruptions will continue despite the recent stabilisation of generation.
NOT FIT FOR PURPOSE
26th July 2024 By: Darlene Creamer
GROWTH LEVER: There are indications that the Presidency and the National Treasury would like the next phase of Operation Vulindlela to move beyond a focus on binding constraints, such as loadshedding and a collapsing freight logistics network, to growth. The details of how this will be pursued are not yet clear, but it is also possible this ambition could be overwhelmed by emerging binding constraints in areas such as water supply and failing municipal services.
GROWTH LEVER
19th July 2024 By: Darlene Creamer
CHAIRS AT THE TABLE: South Africa’s government of national unity is unquestionably the best outcome from what was a potentially treacherous political moment. Given the number of issues and interests at stake, it is also no surprise that the number of Ministerial seats at the Cabinet table has increased. It is nevertheless ironic, given that some of those occupying them were among the most vociferous critics of the previous ‘bloated’ Cabinet.
CHAIRS AT THE TABLE
12th July 2024 By: Darlene Creamer
ACTION POTION
ACTION POTION
5th July 2024 By: Darlene Creamer
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HIGH-WIRE ACT
28th June 2024 By: Darlene Creamer
PORT PRESSURES
PORT PRESSURES
21st June 2024 By: Darlene Creamer
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COALITION ANGST
14th June 2024 By: Darlene Creamer
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TARIFF THREAT
7th June 2024 By: Darlene Creamer
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AFTER THE STORM
31st May 2024 By: Darlene Creamer
DEVASTATING: The deadly collapse of a building in George while under construction is simply devastating for the families of the workers who perished. It has also raised a number of questions about the state – including the state of safety – of South Africa’s building and construction industry. The industry today is almost unrecognisable from what it was before so many of the country’s listed building majors either closed due to financial distress or exited the sector.
DEVASTATING
24th May 2024 By: Darlene Creamer
THE OTHER POLL
THE OTHER POLL
17th May 2024 By: Darlene Creamer
HEAT IS ON
HEAT IS ON
10th May 2024 By: Darlene Creamer
COALITION MATHS: With the polls suggesting that the African National Congress is unlikely to secure an outright majority in this year’s election, much attention is being given to coalition politics. While this is arguably an inevitable outcome of our proportional-representation system, many voters are rightfully concerned, given the poor performance of many municipal coalitions.
COALITION MATHS
3rd May 2024 By: Darlene Creamer
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STILL FLYING
26th April 2024 By: Darlene Creamer
The storms that lashed the Cape earlier this month caused devastating damage, with many still picking up the pieces. One can only hope that the coming election storm is far more benign, but some of the pre-election rhetoric is cause for concern, while some pre-election coalition pacts seem to be facing real headwinds.
STORM WARNING:
19th April 2024 By: Darlene Creamer
UNDERWHELMED: While voters will receive three quite different looking ballots on May 29, this seeming increase in choice is not necessarily translating into greater excitement. Yes, some independents will feature for the first time and, yes, there are some interesting new parties. But with some form of coalition likely, voter enthusiasm has been dampened by the poor performance of such arrangements at the municipal level. Before treating the day as a day off, however, South Africans would do well to remember the sacrifices made to ensure that all adult citizens have the right to vote.
UNDERWHELMED
12th April 2024 By: Darlene Creamer
SHOCKING: As expected, stakeholder responses to the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy’s gas-heavy Integrated Resource Plan 2023 has been far from complementary. While still a draft, some commentators believe it should simply be recalled, given its outlandish assumptions, lack of transparency and utter failure to craft a credible response to ongoing loadshedding.
SHOCKING
5th April 2024 By: Darlene Creamer
WATER WORRIES: Gauteng’s three metropolitan councils are now failing regularly to ensure that their residents and businesses have a constant supply of water. The massive outages in March brought to the fore not only the poor state of the province’s water infrastructure, which is prone to leaks, but also worrying capacity problems at Rand Water, both physical and human – epitomised for many by that notorious “closed valve” that prevented vital water flows for days on end.
WATER WORRIES
29th March 2024 By: Darlene Creamer
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EXTREME PRESSURE
22nd March 2024 By: Darlene Creamer
GAS CLIFF: Warnings of a gas day zero in 2026 are alarming, but not new. There has, however, been very little progress on possible remedies. Disputes over gas pricing have arguably made cooperation difficult, but that is what is desperately needed. All eyes are now on the government-led task team set up to develop a joint strategy and whether that strategy will be sufficient to ensure a so-called seamless transition to non-Sasol gas.
GAS CLIFF
15th March 2024 By: Darlene Creamer
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