• Carlos Lopes, UCT
• Faizel Ismail, TIPS and UCT

RSVP by email: natasha@tips.org.za

AGENDA

9:30 - 9:45: Opening and Welcome - Chantal Ramcharan-Kotze (WRC)

9:45 - 12:00: Presentation and discussion of research findings

Global water and sanitation market dynamics: Implications from South Africa's industrial development - Gaylor Montmasson-Clair (TIPS)

Desalination in South Africa: Panacea or peril for industrial development? - Muhammed Patel (TIPS)

Tea

Opportunities and constraints for next generation sanitation and industrial development in South Africa - Shakespear Mudombi (TIPS)

Protection and creating jobs through better water management - Mike Ward (CSV)

12:00 - 13:00 Panel discussion, facilitated by Chantal Ramcharan-Kotze (WRC)

13:00: Lunch 

BACKGROUND

Water is considered the most precious and, at the same time, the most wasted natural resource. From a trade and industry perspective, water and sanitation are intertwined with technology, industrial and economicdevelopment. Water security and access to modern water and sanitation services rely on technology and industrial development, while industrial development, and more broadly, economic development, depend on water security and modern water and sanitation services. The centrality of water and sanitation drives a spectrum of activities to provide safe, affordable and modern access to water and sanitation services to all. This Development Dialogue aims to discuss the interplay between South Africa's industrial development and water management, looking at water and sanitation issues in the country as both a potential inhibitor and driver of industrial development, employment creation and sustainable development.

DOWNLOAD TIPS RESEARCH ON WATER AND SANITATION

Global water and sanitation market dynamics Implications for South Africa’s industrial development

Forward looking approach to next generation sanitation and industrial development in South Africa

Desalination in South Africa Panacea or peril for industrial development

Date:    Tuesday 21 August 2018
Time:    9h30 – 13h00
Venue:  TIPS Boardroom, 234 Lange St, Nieuw Muckleneuk, Pretoria 
                                                                                                                                       

AGENDA

09:30–09:45 Opening and Welcome: Nadira Bayat (Global Economic Governance Africa)

09:45–10:45 Presentation and discussion of research findings: Border economies

• Border economies at Beitbridge border post, Elisha Tshuma (Zimbabwe Trade Forum) and Christopher Wood (TIPS)
• Border economies at Chirundu border post, Dale Mudenda (University of Zambia) and Anna Ngarachu (Tutwa consulting)

 10:45–11:00 Tea break

 11:00–11:40 Presentation and discussion of research findings: Border logistics

• A targeted approach in improving logistics efficiency and decreasing transport costs in SADC member states, Sandy Lowitt (TIPS)

 11:40–12:00 Comment by respondent (TBC)

 12:00–13:00 Panel discussion with presenters, facilitated by Catherine Grant (Tutwa Consulting)

13:00: Lunch

BACKGROUND

Land borders in Southern Africa play a vital role, both as linkage points for the regional economy, and as focal points for growth and economic activity. Efficient movement of goods across borders is essential to the development of regional value chains and an integrated Southern African economy. Economic actors at the border – such as truckers, clearing agents, or small-scale traders – play a vital facilitating role in this integration process, but also risk displacement as efforts to improve logistics change the environment in which they operate. Placing trade facilitation reforms in the context of both border economies and the broader logistics networks in the region is therefore vital to promoting an inclusive and effective integration programme.

This Development Dialogue will analyse the linkages between borders as crossing points and borders as economic nodes, and the tensions between these two imperatives. Researchers will present the results of fieldwork at the Betbridge and Chirundu borders; as well as a large-scale study on logistics in SADC.

PRESENTERS

Christopher Wood is an economist at TIPS focusing on trade and industry policy. He previously worked as a researcher in economic diplomacy at the South African Institute of International Affairs, and has completed consulting work with Oxford Analytica, Executive Research Associates, the Swiss South Africa Joint Research Programme, and a leading South African trade union. His research areas include trade and industrial policy, global economic governance, and financial regulatory reform. He holds a Masters in Development Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand, and a Bachelor of Social Science in Economics and Political Science from the University of KwaZulu-Natal.

Dale Mudenda is a lecturer at the University of Zambia (UNZA) in the Department of Economics. He holds PhD from the University of Cape Town in South Africa and an MA from the University of Malawi. He has experience in consultancies, applied research, policy analysis, training and capacity building. He has provided policy consultation services to multilateral, regional and national organisations such as the World Bank, WHO, Ministries of health, commerce trade and industry and national development planning covering areas such as pay reforms, public expenditure tracking, and health care Financing and trade International trade. He has also been a member of the Ministry of Commerce Trade and Industry trade working group.

Anna Ngarachu is a Researcher at Tutwa Consulting Group. She holds an Honours degree in Economic Science from the University of the Witwatersrand, and a Core Credentials of Readiness Certificate from the Harvard Business School. At Tutwa, Anna has worked in the areas of sustainability standards focusing on SME and multinational corporation linkages; examined manufacturing capacity utilisation rates in African countries; collaborated on the trade section of the South African Systematic Country Diagnostic and assisted in the EU Transformation project in the wines and spirits sector.

Sandy Lowitt is a TIPS Research Associate. She holds a Master of Commerce from Wits University in Economics. She established the Economics Department in the Gauteng Provincial Government in 1995 and remained at with GPG until 2006. While specialising in economic research and industrial policy and strategy she also created and ran Blue IQ, which delivered projects such as the Gautrain, the Innovation Hub and the automotive supplier park. Since leaving the government, Sandy has remained active in public policy research and strategy development.

Agenda

10:00 - 10:15 Opening and Welcome: Chairperson (Rudi Dicks, DPME) 

10:15 - 12:00 Presentation and discussion of research findings 

• Motivation and Constraints of Corporate Firms in South Africa, Neva Makgetla (TIPS)
• Ownership, Control and Investment in South Africa, Thando Vilakazi and Simon Roberts (CCRED)
• Economic Transformation in the Top 100 JSE listed firms, Duma Gqubule (CEDT)

12:00 - 13:00 Panel discussion with presenters, facilitated by Rudi Dicks

13:00: Lunch

Background

At the birth of its democracy South Africa inherited a highly concentrated economy, dominated by a few large companies. Democracy brought with it the promise of change in the structure of the economy. To what extent have there been real shifts in ownership over the past 20 years? And how do these shifts affect the economy and the broader society? Critical questions relate to the extent of concentrated ownership and the implications for income and asset equality, industrialization, the cost structure of the economy and job creation.

The Development Dialogue will share research undertaken on this important issue and consider different aspects of the corporate landscape and its impact on the economy.

Presenters

Neva Makgetla is a senior economist at TIPS. Makgetla has published widely on the South African economy and worked for many years in government, most recently as Deputy Director General for Policy in the Economics Development Department, as well as in COSATU.

Thando Vilakazi is a senior researcher at the Centre for Competition, Regulation and Economic Development (CCRED). Thando works in the competition field and has worked in the Policy and Research Division at the Competition Commission of South Africa.

Simon Roberts is the director of CCRED and is a professor at the University of Johannesburg, in the Economics and Econometrics Department. He has worked extensively in competition matters and previously held the position of chief economist at the Competition Commission.

Duma Gqubule is the director of the Centre for Economic Development and Transformation (CEDT). Duma has spent the past two decades as a financial journalist, analyst, advisor and consultant on issues of economic development and transformation.

Development Dialogue: Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS) and Green Economy Coalition (GEC)

Agenda

9:30 -   9:45: Opening and Welcome 
9:45 - 12:00: Presentation and discussion of research findings

Regional integration in Southern Africa - A platform for electricity sustainability: Gaylor Montmasson-Clair and Bhavna Deonarain (TIPS) 

South African municipalities and renewable energy - New roles and opportunities: Louise Scholtz (WWF-SA)

Tea 

Energy empowerment - A community-based approach to the ownership and delivery of renewable energy: Tasneem Essop (representing EDI)

From user to prosumer - Energy interventions at the firm level: Julie Wells and Ndivhuho Raphulu (NCPC-SA)

12:00 - 13:00 Panel discussion with presenters, facilitated by Minnesh Bipath (SANEDI)

13:00: Lunch

Background

South Africa's electricity sector is in the midst of a multifaceted transformation. Renewable energy technologies are aggressively entering the market at both the utility- and small-scale levels. Private sector players and prosumers are equally reshuffling the cards of electricity generation. The national grid is oscillating between supply problems and overcapacity while South Africa's neighbours are targeting self-reliance. With the ongoing problems experienced by Eskom, the country's vertically-integrated national power utility, would the solutions to South Africa's electricity issues lie elsewhere? Would deeper regional integration represent a sustainable solution to South Africa's woes? Should municipalities rather play a larger role in South Africa's electricity sector? How should users, be it households and firms, position themselves? The Development Dialogue will share research undertaken on some of these issues and consider the linkages between these different levels of interventions as well as their impacts on the national electricity sector.

See Research

Regional integration in Southern Africa: A platform for electricity sustainability

New roles for South African municipalities in renewable energy - A review of business models