Operation Vulindlela represents incomplete reforms until lived experiences improve – Bernstein

While South Africa has made progress since forming the Government of National Unity (GNU) in 2024, particularly in electricity and logistics reform, these incomplete achievements fall short of building the deep credibility needed to convince investors and businesses that the future will be meaningfully better, says public policy think tank Centre for Development and Enterprise executive director Ann Bernstein. There are some areas of progress and the GNU deserves credit, but the question is not whether some things are better than they were, but whether the country genuinely believes it is on a trajectory that will lift investment, growth and employment; none of which has improved meaningfully.
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Discovery Green sees trader‑led wheeling becoming dominant commercial model in 2026

The head of Discovery Green, the renewable-energy trading unit of JSE-listed Discovery, is forecasting that trader‑led wheeling will become the dominant commercial model in the South African electricity market in 2026. In a wide-ranging statement, Discovery Green CEO Andre Nepgen highlights that the wheeling framework has matured and that the market is, thus, poised to move beyond one‑to‑one bilateral agreements and toward more aggregated solutions.
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