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Regional value chains have gained increasing popularity in promoting sustained market opportunities, job creation, and sustainable development among countries. With the enactment of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement, access to larger economic markets will mean larger economies of scale, development of specialised capabilities, increase in productivity, as…
- Year 2022
- Organisation TIPS
- Author(s) Sandra Makumbirofa
- Countries and Regions Southern African Development Community (SADC)
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Trade and Industry
07 July 2022
TIPS@25 and beyond: A celebration of 25 years of support for policy development through research and dialogue
This anniversary publication celebrates and reflects on TIPS and its 25-year history. TIPS, like the country, has evolved significantly over the past 25 years. The publication covers the organisation's journey, the people involved over the years, as well as its current role and future challenges, with messages from board members and staff. Read online @: https://www.tips.org.za/images/TIPS25web.pdf Download a copy @:https://www.tips.org.za/about-tips/history
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Announcements
The Import Localisation and Supply Chain Disruption study is a quarterly report that seeks to identify goods from the list of imports identified in the Import Tracker report that South Africa could possibly viably manufacture. Each quarter focuses on five manufactured items from the list of imports in the corresponding quarter's Import Tracker report. The five products in this report are: Product 1: Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size scale "recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kinds": other Product 2: Electrical machines and apparatus, having individual functions, n.e.s. in chapter 85Product…
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Imports Localisation
19 July 2022
The just transition for the refining and logistics sectors of the South African liquid fuels industry value chain
Decarbonisation efforts in South Africa have focused on Eskom electricity generation and Sasol petrochemical production. However, given the absolute CO2 emissions associated with these operations, as pressure increases to decarbonise all sectors of the economy to limit the global temperature increase to 1.5⁰C by 2050, it will also be necessary…
- Year 2022
- Organisation TIPS and WWF South Africa
- Author(s) D.W. Wright
- Countries and Regions South Africa
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Climate Change
TIPS, in partnership with the South African Research Chair in Industrial Development (SARChI), University of Johannesburg, and UK Partnering for Accelerated Climate Transitions (UK PACT), and in association with the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition, held its 2022 Annual Forum on the theme Towards a Just Transition: The Role of Industrial Policy. Presentations are available here. Recordings of the sessions are on the TIPS Forum YouTube channel:
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Announcements
25 July 2022
FDI Tracker Q3 2021
The Q3 2021 analysis identified 13 projects with a total pledged investment value of R45.4 billion from nine projects. The Tracker further recorded 8 487 employment opportunities. Most of the jobs (8 000) stem from a single project, De Beers Venetia Underground Project. Progress updates were reported for 10 projects this quarter.
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TIPS FDI Tracker
Engineering News - 13 June 2022 by Darren Parker
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TIPS In the News
31 July 2022
35 major projects planned for South Africa – including fast food restaurants and car factories
BusinessTech - 13 June 2022
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TIPS In the News
Engineering News - 13 June 2022 by Darren Parker
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TIPS In the News
The Conversation - 14 June 2022 by Gaylor Montmasson-Clair
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TIPS In the News
Fin24 - 21 June 2022 by Lameez Omarjee
Read online at Fin24
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TIPS In the News
31 July 2022
EU carbon tax move cranks up heat on SA exporters
Business Day - 29 June 2022 by Gaylor Montmasson-Clair and Lerato Monaisa
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TIPS In the News
Business Day - 20 June 2022 by Neva Makgetla (TIPS Senior Economist)
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TIPS In the News
31 July 2022
What causes the tailspin of load-shedding?
Business Day - 4 July 2022 by Neva Makgetla (TIPS Senior Economist)
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TIPS In the News
Fin24 - 13 July 2022 by Lameez Omarjee
Read online at Fin24
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TIPS In the News
Engineering News - 20 July 2022 by Darren Parker
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TIPS In the News
Engineering News - 22 July 2022 (Institute of Plumbing South Africa Media Statement)
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TIPS In the News
31 July 2022
Beware wishful thinking and old habits when seeking to turn SA into a construction site
Business Day - 18 July 2022 by Neva Makgetla (TIPS Senior Economist)
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TIPS In the News
02 August 2022
Why the social pact in SA is at a stalemate
Business Day - 1 August 2022 by Neva Makgetla (TIPS Senior Economist)
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TIPS In the News
11 August 2022
Designing climate-compatible industrial strategies for South Africa: The textiles value chain
This report delves into the environmental sustainability of South Africa’s textile value chain, with a focus on the manufacturing components of the value chain. The aim is to inform the sector’s path towards climate compatibility. It provides a description of, and introduction to, South Africa’s textiles value chain, with an…
- Year 2022
- Author(s) Nicola Jenkin (Pinpoint Sustainability), Elize Hattingh (TIPS)
- Countries and Regions South Africa
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Climate Change