TIPS - - Results from #1340

The annual REB Provincial Review analyses developments in the real economy and in development policies and projects at the provincial level. Main Bulletin: The Real Economy Bulletin Provincial Review 2016 Introduction: The share of provinces in the national GDP and population varies substantially. Gauteng alone accounts for over a third of the GDP and almost a quarter of the population. In contrast, the Eastern Cape accounts for 13% of the population but 8% of the GDP, while the Northern Cape contributes just 2% of both the economy and the population. The differences are even starker in the provinces' contribution to the real…

Published in Provincial Review

Wednesday, 29 June 2016

Did we really lose 355 000 jobs in three months?

City Press - Dewald Van Rensburg 22 May 2016

Published in TIPS In the News

Wednesday, 29 June 2016

You might not be as unemployed as you think you are, says Stats SA

Mail & Guardian - Lisa Steyn 26 May 2016

Published in TIPS In the News

Monday, 30 May 2016

Power and governance in agri-food systems: key issues for policymakers

This working paper presents an analysis of the dominant and growing agri-food system in South Africa, focusing on power and governance as two key factors that critically influence system outcomes. Current approaches towards agricultural development (including food security) tend to under-theorise these issues and thus they may not receive the…

Year 2016
Organisation TIPS
Author(s) Dr Tracy Ledger
Countries and Regions South Africa

Published in Trade and Industry

Monday, 04 July 2016

Nation reflects the ebb and flow of mining’s fortunes

Business Day - Neva Makgetla, TIPS trade and industry programme manager 1 July 2016

Published in TIPS In the News

Monday, 04 July 2016

Opportunities for strategic intervention in the South African agricultural sector: Trade and employment

There is scope for a number of strategic interventions by the South African government to support agro-industrial production. These could make a significant difference to the country’s foreign trade and its domestic employment record. This policy brief outlines the potential impact that a more labour-intensive agriculture sector, which is also…

Year 2016
Author(s) Blessing Chipanda

Published in Policy Briefs

Wednesday, 20 July 2016

There are innovative responses to our fragile growth

Business Day - Neva Makgetla 19 July 2016

Published in TIPS In the News

Saturday, 23 July 2016

Steel - where to from here?

TIPIC: STEEL - WHERE TO FROM HERE? The steel industry is in crisis, with a significant decline in local production, falling prices and global overcapacity. The crisis has seen the dissolution of Evraz Highveld and threats to other major producers. In response, the government is seeking ways to ensure that…

Date Thursday, 28 July 2016
Venue TIPS Boardroom, 227 Lange St, Nieuw Muckleneuk, Pretoria
Main Speakers Dr Neva Mkagetla

Published in Development Dialogue Seminars

Saturday, 23 July 2016

The changing global trade architecture: Implications for Sub-Saharan Africa's development

What are the main changes in the global trading architecture over the past 15 years? How have these changes impacted on Africa’s economic development and the nature of trading relations between Africa and its traditional developed country partners, the European Union, the UK and the USA, and its main developing country partner, China? What are the implications…

Year 2016
Organisation Commonwealth Trade Hope Topics Series Issue 131
Author(s) Faizel Ismail
Countries and Regions Africa

Published in External Publications

Saturday, 23 July 2016

The Scandanavian model - an interpretation

The economies in Scandinavia have for long periods had high work effort, small wage differentials, high productivity, and a generous welfare state. The seminar will explore the economic and political equilibrium in these economies and how they combine models of collective wage bargaining, creative job estruction, and welfare spending. The presenter…