Rapula Diale is a researcher at TIPS and has worked on several projects involving regional value chains, industrial park resilience, as well as localisation. Rapula holds a National Diploma in Chemical Engineering from the University of Johannesburg; and a Bachelor of Economics and Bachelor of Economics Honours Degree with Distinction from Rhodes University. He is currently completing a Masters of Commerce Degree in Economics at the University of The Witwatersrand. His thesis, titled South African State Capacity In Industrial Policy, looks into the country’s capacity to do industrial policy. His other research interests are in competition, regulation, and impact analysis.
