Business Day - 17 October 2023 by Neva Makgetla (TIPS Senior Economist)

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Business Day - 14 November 2023 by Neva Makgetla (TIPS Senior Economist)

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News24 - 28 November 2023 by Lameez Omarjee

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Mining Weekly (Creamer News) - 4 December 2023 by Martin Creamer

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Main Bulletin: The Real Economy Bulletin - Third Quarter 2023 In this edition GDP growth: In seasonally adjusted terms, Statistics South Africa reported that the GDP declined by 0.2% in the third quarter of 2023, meaning the economy shrank in year-on year-terms. The main driver of the quarterly contraction was a 10% fall in agricultural production. Manufacturing value added shrank 1.2% in the quarter, but was still larger than a year earlier. Eskom and Transnet output both dropped around a quarter off their peaks, increasingly dragging down industrialisation. Read more. Employment: In contrast to the GDP data, the employment figures suggest a spurt in jobs growth, especially…

News24 - 6 December 2023 by Lameez Omarjee

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Engineering News - 8 December 2023 by Schalk Burger

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News24 Opinion - 8 December 2023 by Duane Newman (EY South Africa Tax Partner) 

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ESI Africa - 11 December 2023 

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Business Day Opinion - 11 December 2023 by Duane Newman (EY South Africa Tax Partner) 

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This paper examines the potential of a new regional framework for thinking about AGOA. It proceeds in four parts. Part 1 provides an overview of trade under AGOA, examining trends in trade, which products are traded, and profiling the tariff advantages of the programme. Part 2 looks at the bilateral…

TIPS FORUM 2024 - CALL FOR PAPERS Small Business, Inclusive Growth, and Industrial Policy in South Africa30-31 July 2024 Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS) will host its Annual Forum on Tuesday and Wednesday 30 – 31 July 2024. The theme is Small Business, Inclusive Growth and Industrial Policy in…

Nothembi Mahlangu is an Economist at TIPS. She holds an Honours degree in Economic Science from the University of Witwatersrand and a Bachelor of Commerce in Economics and Econometrics from the University of Johannesburg. She is currently completing her Master of Commerce in Development Economics at the University of Johannesburg. Nothembi’s work is currently anchored in the Just Transition to a Decarbonised Economy for South Africa (JUST SA) project. Her interests include economic and sustainable development and international trade. Prior to joining TIPS in January 2024, Nothembi worked in the Government Affairs department for a leading global US automotive OEM. 

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Nomvuyo Guma is an Economist with nearly 20 years of experience in economics, strategy, and policy development in both the public and private sector. She is a Mason Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School and until recently worked at the Impumelelo Growth Lab at the Bureau for Economic Research at the University of Stellenbosch. The Impumelelo Growth Lab is a new independent hub for analytical research capacity  to produce growth-focused economic research. Prior to this Ms. Guma was the Chief Director for Microeconomic Policy at the National  Treasury, managing a team of economists responsible for sectoral policy  analysis, structural reforms,…

Business Day - 12 December 2023 by Neva Makgetla (TIPS Senior Economist)

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News24 - 16 December 2023 by Lameez Omarjee

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News24 - 6 January 2024 by Lameez Omarjee

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Engineering News - 6 January 2024 by News24Wire

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Business Day - 8 January 2024 by Denene Erasmus

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