Business Day - 9 January 2024 

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News24 - 17 January 2024 by Mamiki Matlawa  (Actom)

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

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Business Times (Sunday Times) - 21 January 2024 by Khulekani Magubane

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Josephilda Hlope works at the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation. She is currently Outcome Facilitator responsible for Social Protection and Social Cohesion and leads engagement on the G20 Development Working Group. She served as Chief Policy Analyst in the Advisory Services Directorate Economic in the Presidency from 2008 to 2010, and was a member of the National Planning Commission Secretariat for the NDP in the Presidency from 2010 to 2014. As part of her career, she has developed evidence-based policies and programmes, streamlined monitoring and evaluation processes, and implemented innovative national development strategies. She has authored papers and participated in…

Mining Weekly - 22 January 2024 by Martin Creamer

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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: Aeroplanes and other powered aircraft of an unladen weight >15 000 kg (excluding helicopters and dirigibles)   Product 2: Magnetic or optical readers, machines for transcribing data onto data media in coded form, and machines for processing…

TIPS has two internships for a recently or about to graduate Master's student. The internship aims to give young researchers the opportunity to acquire work experience, improve their research skills and enhance their understanding of the South African economy. The internship is for 12 months. Applications close February 16. For details go to internships. 

Mining Weekly - 25 January 2024 by Schalk Burger

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This Working Paper offers an overview of how governments in the Global South are responding to the EU CBAM, in contrast to responses from developed nations. It examines the background and essential measures of CBAM in relation to the reactions of major transnational groupings and the effects of CBAM on…

Engineering News - 29 January 2024 by Marleny Arnoldi 

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Business Day - 30 January 2024 by Neva Makgetla (TIPS Senior Economist)

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   Presentations   Gaylor Montmasson-Clair (TIPS) - South Africa's automotive value chain and the industrial transition to electric vehicles Renai Moothilal (NAACAM) - Electrification and SA's automotive component industry Alex Mashilo (Southern Centre for Inequality Studies, Wits)  - Insights from Labour Lesego Moshikaro-Amani (TIPS) - Automotive Industry Skills Gap Analysis   Media More electricians and…

Michael Hector holds a PhD in Political Science from Stellenbosch University, where his research focussed on the green economy and environmental governance in South Africa. Specifically, his thesis studied the use of ecological modernisation and market mechanisms (and the implementation thereof) in South Africa’s environmental and waste management policies. Following his Phd, Michael did a short post-doc at Stellenbosch University (Department of Political Science), while lecturing Global Political Economy and Foreign Policy. 

In 2010, South Africa joined the BRICS bloc: Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. BRICS is an association of regional powers across four continents, originating from an informal alliance in trade negotiations. So far, members have signed agreements among others on customs, energy efficiency, and tax. They have also…

The Independent Magazine Uganda - 5 February 2024 by the Bird Agency

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Engineering News - 20 December 2023 by Martin Creamer 

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Business Day - 3 December 2023 by Nadia Rawjee (Uzenzele Holdings)

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News24 - 15 January 2024 by Lameez Omarjee

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Business Day - 8 January 2024 by Denene Erasmus

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