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23 September 2020

Metals value chains in a climate-compatible world: A just transition approach

  • Year 2020
  • Author(s) Gaylor Montmasson-Clair (TIPS)
This policy brief aims to lay the ground for a just transition in South Africa’s metals value chain as it pertains to climate change only. It contributes to understanding: a) the nature of the impacts facing the value chain; b) the characteristics of the stakeholders at risks (namely workers, communities…
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02 August 2020

Towards a reconstruction programme

  • Year 2020
  • Author(s) Neva Makgetla and Saul Levin (TIPS)
The COVID-19 pandemic has dealt a body blow to the global economy, and South Africa is no exception. Recovery will not succeed, however, unless it addresses the long-standing blockages to inclusive growth. That in turn requires both immediate efforts, to minimise the economic impacts of the pandemic even while it…
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16 July 2020

A case for water and sanitation in South Africa's post-lockdown economic recovery stimulus package

  • Year 2020
  • Author(s) Shakespear Mudombi (TPS) and Gaylor Montmasson-Clair (TIPS)
As South Africa responds to COVID-19 and aims to stimulate the economy and job creation post the lockdown through an infrastructure-led package, an opportunity should not be missed to address many of the water and sanitation challenges in the country. This is much needed and would provide multiple benefits, not…
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18 May 2020

A case for renewable energy in South Africa’s post-lockdown economic recovery stimulus package

  • Year 2020
  • Author(s) Gaylor Montmasson-Clair (TIPS)
As South Africa responds to COVID-19 and aims to stimulate the economy post lockdown through an infrastructure-led package, an opportunity exists to address many of the electricity-related challenges in the country by unlocking the potential of renewable energy technologies. This policy brief looks at the benefits of including renewable energy…
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16 May 2020

Mapping the coverage of stimulus measures in response to COVID-19: What risks remain?

  • Year 2020
  • Author(s) Christopher Wood
The R500 billion stimulus package announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa on 21 April 2020 is almost certainly cheaper than not acting. While stimulus packages are complex to manage, the complexities of managing a messy set of rolling closures as a result of a crisis like COVID-19 would be worse. Experiences from…
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12 May 2020

Reopening the economy: Learning from success

  • Year 2020
  • Author(s) Neva Makgetla, Gillian Chigumira, Nokwanda Maseko (TIPS)
South Africa has adopted a phased approach to reopening the economy. The relaxation of restrictions on economic activity will depend on the extent to which the contagion is controlled and the health sector prepared to deal with a surge. In that context, the specific regulations for the economy are still…
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11 May 2020

Macroeconomic response to COVID-19

  • Year 2020
  • Author(s) Owen Willcox (Oxford Policy Management)
This brief argues that government needs a large response to the COVID-19 crisis, with a package that approaches R1 trillion. A stimulus that large cannot be financed using the conventional mechanisms. Instead, government must use quantitative easing, both to offset the collapse in demand and to finance government expenditure. Interest…
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08 May 2020

COVID-19 and Cape Town: What went wrong?

  • Year 2020
  • Author(s) Neva Makgetla (TIPS)
From 2 May to 5 May, the Western Cape accounted for three quarters of new COVID-19 cases in South Africa, although it makes up only a seventh of the population. On 5 May, the incidence of COVID-19 in the Western Cape was 52.4 per 100 000 population, compared to 7.6…
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24 April 2020

Reopening the economy: Obstacles, opportunities and risks

  • Year 2020
  • Author(s) Neva Makgetla (TIPS)
Both South Africa and the world face an economic crash as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The downturn, which threatens to rival the Great Depression, results from the need to take extraordinary efforts to limit the contagion. Internationally, the consequence has been plummeting demand, especially in the global North,…
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17 April 2020

COVID-19: The South African steel industry

  • Year 2020
  • Author(s) Charles Dednam (CD Research)
South Africa’s economy was already weak at the start of 2020, coming from a technical recession and the forecasted low growth. The decision to lock down the country as part of the COVID-19 response to protect the health of the South African population has put further pressure on the steel…
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