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26 February 2022
JUST TRANSITION OP-ED Mpumalanga’s coal journey is at the crossroads, but roads less travelled and more diversified lie ahead
Daily Maverick - 23 February 2022 by Gaylor Montmasson-Clair, Lauren Hermanus, Muhammed Patel and Peta Wolpe
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TIPS In the News
Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS) will host its Annual Forum on Monday and Tuesday, 1-2 August 2022. The theme is Towards a Just Transition: The Role of Industrial Policy. The Forum seeks to facilitate knowledge sharing and deepen the understanding of the dynamics of moving towards a Just Transition. It will consider…
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Annual Forum
27 February 2022
TIPS FORUM 2022 CALL FOR PAPERS
TIPS will host its Annual Forum on Monday and Tuesday, 1-2 August 2022. The theme is Towards a Just Transition: The Role of Industrial Policy. The call for papers is open. Deadline: 29 April 2022. See link for more information.
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Announcements
28 February 2022
Import Tracker - Q3 2021
South Africa continued to maintain a strong trade balance in the third quarter of 2021, with a surplus of R102 billion, down 11% from the third quarter of 2020. High mineral prices continue to be the main driver for the high surplus, although these prices are beginning to fall. In…
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TIPS Import Tracker
The potential for biomass supply chains to provide alternative employment opportunities for people currently employed in coal trucking is vast. Side tipper trucker jobs are a low-hanging fruit as they are used both for the transportation of coal and the largest source of sustainable biomass in South Africa, namely invasive…
- Year 2022
- Organisation TIPS and WWF South Africa
- Author(s) Farai Chireshe and Tjasa Bole-Rentel (WWF South Africa)
- Countries and Regions South Africa
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Climate Change
01 March 2022
Just Transition in action: Rethinking traditional project development and support tool kits and policies
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- Date Thursday, 24 March 2022
- Venue Zoom meeting
- For enquiries or to register please contact TIPS and Wuppertal Institute für Climate, Environment and Energy
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Development Dialogue Seminars
Research undertaken in 2021 generated an evidence base of just transition project characteristics and financing needs in South Africa. The Mpumalanga sample of 26 projects covered a range of economic diversification interventions. Projects with novel technology opportunities related to land, water rehabilitation and agricultural dominated the sample. All the projects were…
- Year 2022
- Author(s) Sandy Lowitt (TIPS Research Fellow)
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Policy Briefs
Electric vehicles (EVs) increasingly feature on the roads of the world. Pushed by environmental regulations, support programmes and improving economics, they are set to become dominant in the coming decades. Yet, the rollout of EVs risks leaving many behind. This policy brief considers the rollout of EVs in South Africa, focusing on…
- Year 2022
- Author(s) Gaylor Montmasson- Clair (TIPS)
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Policy Briefs
10 March 2022
The Real Economy Bulletin - Fourth Quarter 2021
Main Bulletin: The Real Economy Bulletin - Fourth Quarter 2021 In this edition GDP growth: The GDP expanded by 1.2% in the fourth quarter of 2021, bringing growth for 2021 as a whole to 4.9%, despite the 1.7% contraction in the third quarter and the COVID-19 surge in December. Read more. Employment: Statistics South Africa has delayed publication of the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) for the fourth quarter of 2021 indefinitely because of a low response rate. The alternative source of information on formal employment, the Quarterly Employment Survey (QES), has since reported a 0.5% increase for the third quarter of 2021.…
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Quarterly Bulletin
12 March 2022
The major new projects planned for South Africa – including a gold mine and a massive data centre
BusinessTech - 11 March 2022
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TIPS In the News
Business Day - 28 February 2022 by Neva Makgetla (TIPS Senior Economist)
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TIPS In the News
ITNewsAfrica.com - 14 March 2022 by Zintle Nkohla
Read online at ITNewsAfrica.com
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TIPS In the News
Bilateral or regional trade agreements (RTAs) are essentially preferential in nature and a deviation from the World Trade Organization principle of most-favoured-nation or non-discrimination, as they are intended to benefit signatory countries. However, the agreement could be abused by competitive third-countries that use a member country of the RTA (that…
- Year 2022
- Organisation TIPS
- Author(s) Faizel Ismail (Director of the Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance, University of Cape Town and TIPS Research Fellow)
- Countries and Regions Africa
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Trade and Industry
15 March 2022
Electric car ‘grants’ proposed for South Africa
BusinessTech - 11 March 2022
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TIPS In the News
22 March 2022
Expansion of Ukraine war will undermine SA’s economy
Business Day - 14 March 2022 by Neva Makgetla (TIPS Senior Economist)
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TIPS In the News
Presentations Overview of the European Green Deal (Ariane Labat, EU Delegation to South Africa) Opportunities and risks for South African exporters (Martin Cameron, Trade Advisory) The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism and implications for South African and European Union trade (Lerato Monaisa, TIPS) The EU’s Green Deal and its…
- Date Wednesday, 06 April 2022
- Venue Webinar
- Organisation TIPS, GEC AND EU
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Development Dialogue Seminars
28 March 2022
TIPS says broader, engaged development approaches needed to realise just transition projects
Engineering News - 25 February 2022 by Marleny Arnoldi
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TIPS In the News
04 April 2022
Export Tracker - Q3 2021
South Africa’s merchandise exports have continued on their upward trajectory, although at a slower pace, increasing by 13.1 % in Q3 2021 from Q3 2020, amounting to R460 billion. However, a quarterly analysis for the period under review indicates that exports have marginally declined by 7.8% from Q2 2021. The…
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TIPS Export Tracker
Engineering News - 7 April 2022 by Terence Creamer
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TIPS In the News
Engineering News - 16 March 2022 by Tasneem Bulbulia
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TIPS In the News