Industry 4.0 project This series of papers was commissioned by the Future Industrial Production Technologies Chief Directorate of the Department of Trade and Industry (the dti). This unit is focused on preparing South African industry for the fourth industrial revolution. Saul Levin (TIPS) directed the project, and Dr Shawn Cunningham…

INDUSTRIAL POLICY FOR POLICY MAKERS (IMMP) 2019 3-7 SEPTEMBER 2019 SANDTON, SOUTH AFRICA CALL FOR APPLICATIONS The third edition of the Industrial Policy for Policy Makers (IPPM) training programme will be taking place in September 2019, and will be held alongside the annual African Programme on Rethinking Development Economics (APORDE).…

Business Day - 28 May 2019 by Neva Makgetla (TIPS Senior Economist)

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Engineering News - 30 May 2019 by Marleny Arnoldi (Creamer Media)

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Engineering News - 31 May 2019 by Marleny Arnoldi (Creamer Media)

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Engineering News - 31 May 2019 by Marleny Arnoldi (Creamer Media)

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The world is moving quickly towards electric vehicles (EVs). South Africa needs to prepare for this to manage the negative transition impacts and maximise the positive impacts. This policy brief explores the opportunity to develop a proactive policy framework that would shape and drive a just transition for the benefit of…

AGENDA 14:15 - 14:30 Arrival and coffee / tea 14:30 - 14:45 Opening and welcome by chairperson 14:45 - 16:00 Presentations: Neva Makgetla: Unemployment and GDP in perspectiveRudi Dicks: Accelerating industrial policy to drive growth 16:00 - 16:30 Discussion 16:30 Closure and light snacks BACKGROUND The latest jobs numbers and…

These working papers are part of workstream 6 on Regional Growth and Development within the Southern Africa – Towards Inclusive Economic Development (SA-TIED) project, a three-year partnership between UNU-WIDER and the South African government aimed at improving understanding of regional value chains and supporting industrialisation in the SADC region. In…

Climate change will have drastic impacts on South Africa’s economy and society, and the need to adapt is urgent. As the country embarks on a just transition to a low-carbon, climate-resilient and environmentally-sustainable economy, an opportunity exists to develop domestic small, green businesses. This report and five case studies are…

This series of four papers was commissioned by the Future Industrial Production Technologies Chief Directorate of the Department of Trade and Industry (the dti). This unit is focused on preparing South African industry for the fourth industrial revolution. Framing the concepts that underpin discontinuous technological change, technological capability and absorptive…

Mail & Guardian - 7 June 2019 by Tshegofatso Mathe 

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Business Day - 14 May 2019 by Neva Makgetla (TIPS Senior Economist)

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Main Bulletin: The Real Economy Bulletin - First Quarter 2019   In this edition GDP growth: The GDP declined in the first quarter of 2019, while the economy lost jobs. The downturn continues the trend of volatile growth rates that began five years ago. Previous quarterly downturns in this period, however, were driven by agriculture; in contrast, the past quarter saw a broad-based decline. The briefing note on the economic slowdown explores factors behind these trends. Read more. Employment: Employment in the real economy fell by 160 000 jobs in the year to the first quarter of 2019. It is now at the same level…

Business Day - 27 May 2019 by Faizel Ismail (Designate director of the Nelson Mandela School of Governance and TIPS research fellow)

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Engineering News 18 June 2019 by Nadine James

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Business Day - 25 June 2019 by Neva Makgetla (TIPS Senior Economist)

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Business Day - 26 June 2019 by Gaylor Montmasson-Clair (TIPS senior economist)

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This paper looks at the future of South Africa-United Kingdom trade relations in the post-Brexit period. It provides a brief background and looks at the history of trade relations until the onset of democracy in1994. It then looks at SA-UK trade relations since 1994, including the negotiations the led to…

Liako Mofo joined TIPS in July 2019.  She holds a Master’s Degree in Development Economics from the University of Sussex, United Kingdom, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Statistics and Economics  as well as a Certificate in Statistics, both from the National University of Lesotho. She has more than 16 years of experience in economic research, policy development and analysis, development of national strategic development plans, sector-specific investment plans and project cycle management in the public sector, and development in the regional and international context. Prior to joining TIPS, she served as an Economist at the Lesotho Millennium Development Agency (LMDA)…