This research report is focused on the healthcare sector in the City of Johannesburg (CoJ), in particular the medical devices sector and delves deeper to understand the problems faced by the sector and what would be required to leverage the…

Monitoring for Quarter 1 and Quarter 2 2018 identified 12 projects that were not previously captured, with no major updates to existing projects.

Monitoring for Quarter 3 identified 11 projects not previously captured by the FDI tracker; while five existing projects were updated during the quarter, with many of them coming to completion. Projects this quarter had a total pledged value of R47,7 billion, an increase from the R21,1 billion recorded in the…

Politics Web - 15 October 2018 by Andries Nel

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Daily Maverick - 31 October by Ferial Haffajee

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Business Day - 6 November 2018 by Neva Makgetla (TIPS Senior Economist)

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Engineering News 16 october 2018 by Rebecca Campbell

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Business Day - 20 November 2018 by Neva Makgetla (TIPS Senior Economist)

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The TIPS FDI Tracker monitors inward foreign direct investment projects. Quarters 1, 2, 3 and 4, 2018 are now available online. See FDI Tracker.

This paper argues that adopting a “developmental regionalism” approach to trade integration provides the best prospects for the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to catalyse the process of transformative industrial development, cross-border investment and democracy, governance, peace and security…

Quarter 3 2018 saw a continued narrowing of the trade balance, with a very slim surplus of 0,3%. Year-on-year import growth of 12,8% was more than double export growth of 6% over the same period.Exports were buoyed by strong growth by the automotive sector, and iron and steel; as well…

Main Bulletin: The Real Economy Bulletin - Third Quarter 2018  In this edition GDP growth: South Africa’s third quarter GDP grew by an estimated 0.6% in the second quarter of 2018, reversing the contraction experienced in the first and second quarter of the year. Significant differences emerged between sectors, however, with growth in agriculture and manufacturing offset by declines in mining and construction. Read more. Employment: Total employment reportedly increased by 190 000 or 1.3% from the third quarter of 2017 to the third quarter of 2018, despite the erratic growth in the GDP. Still, manufacturing lost over 20 000 jobs in the year, continuing a…

  How does everyone get a stake in the transition? We know that the green economic transition is necessary, urgent, and already underway. But we need to ensure that the new green economy improves the lives of ordinary people everywhere - and our meeting will focus on how we can…

Business Day - 4 December 2018 by Neva Makgetla (TIPS Senior Economist)

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Business Day - 18 December 2018 by Neva Makgetla (TIPS Senior Economist)

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Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS) In partnership with the DST/NRF South African Research Chair in Industrial Development (SARChI Industrial Development) based at the University of Johannesburg, the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA), Department of Science and Technology (DST), and the Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) will be hosting its 2019 Annual Forum…

The TIPS Forum 2019 will be held in Johannesburg on 30-31 May 2019. The theme is Innovation and Industrialisation. Those wishing to contribute papers are invited to submit their title and abstracts of up to 500 words. Deadline for submissions is 1 March 2019. For more information go to forum.tips.org.za

Business Day - 21 December by Duma Gqubule

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AGENDA 10:00 - 10:15 Arrival and coffee / tea 10:15 - 10:30 Opening and welcome by Chairperson: Xolelwa Mlumbi 10:30 - 12:00 Presentations: Neva Makgetla: South Africa's exports and inclusive industrialisationFaizel Ismail: A 'Developmental Regionalism' approach to the AfCFTAChristopher Wood: Tracking imports, trends and anomalies 12:00 - 12:45 Discussion 12:45…

This policy brief attempts to draw some initial conclusions on the state of the testing infrastructure for South African National Standards (SANS). The analysis draws on a new database developed by TIPS, which individually codes some 550 SANAS testing laboratory accreditation reports. It identifies four important trends in the South…