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- Year 2021
- Author(s) Nokwanda Maseko (TIPS)
This policy brief makes the case for a gender just transition in South Africa. It does so by: a) explaining why a gender just transition is vital by discussing the gendered impact of climate change; b) locating South African women within the broader society and within the economy; and c)…
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- Year 2021
- Author(s) Lauren Hermanus (Adapt), Gaylor Montmasson-Clair (TIPS)
As the reality of a coal transition and coal power decommissioning draw nearer, South Africa’s just transition plan is both urgent and glaringly absent. There is a pressing need to manage the impacts of the transition on workers and local economic development, particularly in coal-dependent regions and affected communities. A credible…
- Year 2021
- Author(s) Gabriel Davel and Saul Levin (TIPS)
The small and medium enterprise (SME) sector is critical for the South African economy and job creation – but it is highly vulnerable to external shocks. In responding to the COVID-19 crisis there is much to learn from the experience of the 2008 global financial crisis (GFC) and the impact…
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- Year 2020
- Author(s) Nokwanda Maseko
This policy briefs aims to provide an overview of the characteristics of the vulnerable groups in the petroleum-based transport value chain; an understanding of the dimensions of the impact and expected timeframes for the transition; and an overview of the proposed resilience plans. It first looks at the characteristics of those…
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08 April 2021
Cross-cutting issues emerging from Master Plans
- Year 2021
- Author(s) Saul Levin (TIPS)
Industry Master Plans have emerged as an important industrial policy intervention and approach to strengthening and growing South African industrial capacity. The approach to and process of developing these plans has brought about a comprehensive understanding of specific industry dynamics, engagements between key stakeholders in an industry, and the actions…
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- Policy brief Cross-cutting issues emerging from Master Plans (1131 Downloads)
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- Year 2021
- Author(s) Gaylor Montmasson- Clair, Lesego Moshikaro and Lerato Monaisa (TIPS)
The world of mobility is rapidly changing. The market for electric vehicle (EVs), in all their forms, is growing exponentially. Combined with technological disruptions in the energy space, the rise of EVs puts battery technologies at the core of sustainable development. Multiple technologies and chemistries, with their respective advantages and…
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13 January 2021
Illicit financial flows and industrial development in South Africa: A discussion of policy options
- Year 2020
- Author(s) Nishal Robb
This policy brief provides a broad introduction to illicit financial flows (IFFs), some key IFF mechanisms, and how these flows serve to undermine industrial development, particularly in developing countries. IFFs are usually connected to tax havens, and serve to maximise income for a handful of people while eroding the tax…
- Year December 2020
- Author(s) Liako Mofo (TIPS)
UNU WIDER Research Brief This policy brief, Unlocking a regional plastics value chain between Mozambique and South Africa, forms part of the project: Southern Africa – Towards Inclusive Economic Development (SA-TIED) Plastics are universal and integrated into different sectors of the economy. Industrial policy requires countries to look at moving up…
05 November 2020
Employment trends in the South African economy
- Year 2020
- Author(s) Lesego Moshikaro (TIPS)
The Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) data for the second quarter of 2020 was published by Statistics South Africa on 29 September. The most important findings are the relatively heavy hit that the COVID-19 pandemic inflicted on lower-level workers, especially informal workers who are typically engaged in low paying and…
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- Policy Brief: Employment trends in the South African economy (2401 Downloads)
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27 October 2020
A chrome export tax: An important intervention to support industrial development in South Africa
- Year 2020
- Author(s) Saul Levin (TIPS)
The introduction of a chrome export tax, announced by Cabinet on 21 October 2020, will bring immediate benefits to the ferrochrome industry, and also presents an opportunity for South Africa to support the development of the downstream industry. In the context of a post-COVID-19 recovery plan, industrial development is a…
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