BusinessTech - 5 August 2022

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Green Economy Coalition Blog - 8 August 2022 by Lerato Monaisa (TIPS)

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Sunday World - 9 August by Kabelo Khumalo 

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Mail & Guardian - 11 August by Sarah Smit

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Business Day - 15 August 2022 by Neva Makgetla (TIPS Senior Economist)

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Stakeholder Engagement Workshop Presentation: Designing climate-compatible industrial strategies for South Africa The textiles value chain - Findings and recommendations Media article: New report offers advice on how to green the South African clothing and textile industry - Jackie May (Twyg 18 September 2022) Media article: Less than 1% of discarded textiles are recycled…

Theft of scrap metal, especially copper cable, imposes costs far beyond the actual value of the material taken. These costs, mostly in the form of disruptions to rail transport and electricity, effectively cut production and foreign sales worth tens of billions of rand a year Scrap metal is also a…

The sixteenth edition of APORDE took place in Pretoria (South Africa) in September 2022. The programme included five public seminars, both in person and online, including the Annual Alice Amsden Memorial Lecture. See https://www.aporde.co.za/.

Seutame Maimele is an Economist: Sustainable Growth at Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS). His work focuses on global climate change policies and trade, designing climate compatible value chains for carbon-intensive industries for South Africa and Africa. He also works extensively on the just transition in South Africa. He holds a Master's degree in Local Economic Development from the University of Johannesburg. Prior to joining TIPS, Seutame worked at the Western Cape Government (WCG) and for OneWorld Sustainable Investment (OneWorld). At WCG, he supported the drafting of the economic recovery plan for the Western Cape Province post COVID-19, as well…

Main Bulletin: The Real Economy Bulletin - Second Quarter 2022 In this edition GDP growth: The GDP shrank by 0.7% in the second quarter of 2022, mostly due to large-scale loadshedding, the floods in May in KwaZulu-Natal, and flat government spending. Value added fell in all of the real economy sectors, with agriculture the hardest hit. Manufacturing contracted by just under 6%. Construction remained depressed, apparently mostly due to stagnant investment by state-owned companies. Tourism continues to lag far behind pre-pandemic levels. Read More Employment: According to the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS), in the second quarter of 2022 the formal sector still employed 600 000…

Petrol stations are an important part of South Africa’s fossil fuel-powered economy, providing liquid fuels for more than 12 million cars, delivering fuels to power heavy machinery for industrial and agricultural use, and employing more than 140 000 people across the country. This policy brief aims to understand petrol stations…

South Africa’s trade surplus declined for the third consecutive term to R61.4 billion in the first quarter of 2022, representing the lowest trade surplus since mineral prices began to rise in 2020 largely as the result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Imports, which declined to their lowest level since the early…

Business Day - 12 September 2022 by Neva Makgetla (TIPS Senior Economist)

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Engineering News - 12 September 2022 by Marleny Arnoldi 

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Business Day - 3 September 2022 - Editorial

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Ywyg - 18 September 2022 by Jackie May

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