RC 261013Power FMTehillah Niselow
Tuesday, 13 October 2026
Tuesday's Power Business was dominated by economic pressure, with analyst Viv Govinda warning of a tough 2027, while pharmaceutical and energy voices debated how Africa can build its own industries.
- 18:18
Rand analyst Viv Govinda expects 2027 to be tough, with Middle East conflict and El Niño driving food inflation and interest rates likely to stay higher for longer.
- 18:38
Aspen's Dr Stavros Nicolau argues the cheapest medicine is not always best value, offering an example where a local product could return 30 cents per rand in taxes versus 10 cents saved on an import.
- 18:45
The presidential task team will first tackle immediate constraints, including a faster local procurement policy, a more enabling role for the regulator SAPRA, and lower costs of doing business in the sector.
- 18:58
NJ Ayuk says about 600 million Africans lack electricity and 900 million lack clean cooking, so the answer is more energy, not less, with renewables added to oil and gas.
- 19:19
Author Tembi Butelezi urges employed professionals to start with a paying customer, testing demand and willingness to pay before quitting, rather than burning the ships on an untested idea.