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Thursday, 10 August 2017
Sustainable agriculture for a better economy: policy planning and public financing
Session 7: Agricultural value chains and sustainability
- Year 2017
- Organisation Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
- Author(s) Selebogo Leshoro
- Countries and Regions South Africa
Thursday, 10 August 2017
Economic benefits of extended producer responsibility initiatives in South Africa the case of waste tyres
Session 6: Towards a sustainable transport sector
- Year 2017
- Organisation University of Cape Town
- Author(s) Faaiqa Hartley; Tara Caetano; Reza C Daniels
- Countries and Regions South Africa
Thursday, 10 August 2017
Decarbonisation and the transport sector: a socio-economic analysis of transport sector futures In South Africa
Session 6: Towards a sustainable transport sector
- Year 2017
- Organisation Energy Research Centre, University of Cape Town
- Author(s) T Caetano; B Merven; F Hartley; F Ahjum
- Countries and Regions South Africa
Thursday, 10 August 2017
Impact of climate change policy on the cement industry in India
Session 5: Carbon-intensive industries and sustainability
- Year 2017
- Organisation University Business School, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
- Author(s) Pooja Pal
- Countries and Regions India
Thursday, 10 August 2017
Solar thermal for decarbonising industrial process heat: industrial development without carbon emissions
Session 5: Carbon-intensive industries and sustainability
- Year 2017
- Organisation WWF-SA
- Author(s) Manisha Gulati; Louise Scholtz
- Countries and Regions South Africa
Thursday, 10 August 2017
What are the factors hampering the manufacturing sector performance in Namibia?
Session 3: Manufacturing and sustainable development: International experiences
- Year 2017
- Organisation National Planning Commission, Namibia
- Author(s) Victoria Nambinga
- Countries and Regions Namibia
Thursday, 10 August 2017
Growth and development in the cosmetics, soaps and detergents regional value chains: South Africa and Zambia
Session 3: Manufacturing and sustainable development: International experiences
- Year 2017
- Organisation CCRED; ZIPAR
- Author(s) Teboho Bosiu; Farasai Chinanga; Mwanda Phiri
- Countries and Regions Zambia
Thursday, 10 August 2017
The nature and role of industrial symbiosis in South Africa
Session 2: Manufacturing and sustainable development: South African experiences
- Year 2017
- Organisation GreenCape
- Author(s) Sarah O’Carrol; Lauren Basson; Jarrod Lyons; Sam Smout; Henry Nuwarinda
- Countries and Regions South Africa
Thursday, 10 August 2017
Capital intensity, employment and sustainability in the South African manufacturing sector
Session 2: Manufacturing and sustainable development: South African experiences
- Year 2017
- Organisation University of Cape Town
- Author(s) Anthony Black; Stephanie Craig; Paul Dunne
- Countries and Regions South Africa
Thursday, 10 August 2017
Changing market and policy dynamics of clean energy and economic innovation and low carbon development pathways in South Africa: Drivers, trends, and outlook
Session 1: Renewable energy and inclusive growth
- Year 2017
- Organisation Rutgers University, US
- Author(s) Jacob Park (Rutgers University)
- Countries and Regions South Africa
Thursday, 13 July 2017
Why the rise of robots is killing SA manufacturing
Financial Mail - 13 July by Claire Bisseker.
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TIPS In the News
Sunday, 13 August 2017
New perspectives on SA’s economics are required
Business Day - 1 May 2017 by Neva Makgetla (TIPS Senior Economist)
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TIPS In the News
Sunday, 13 August 2017
Rural areas are still economic backwaters
Business Day - 1 August 2017 by Neva Makgetla (TIPS Senior Economist)
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RESPONSE TO COLUMN
Letter in Business Day - 3 August 2017: Solution to rural woes
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TIPS In the News
Wednesday, 23 August 2017
Transformation faces ownership hydra
Business Day - 15 August 2017 by Neva Makgetla (TIPS Senior Economist)
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TIPS In the News
Thursday, 24 August 2017
APORDE 2017: Public seminars
African Programme on Rethinking Development Economics (APORDE) APORDE is an annual training programme that brings together academics, policymakers and civil society representatives to investigate economic development options. It aims to build capacity in economics and economic policymaking. The course is run for two weeks and consists of lectures and seminars…
- Venue Johannesburg
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APORDE
Wednesday, 13 September 2017
The Real Economy Bulletin - Second Quarter 2017
Main Bulletin: The Real Economy Bulletin - Second Quarter 2017 In this edition GDP growth: South Africa’s recovery in the second quarter of 2017 continued an emerging pattern of sharp quarterly fluctuations in growth. In this case, expansion was driven principally by agriculture and mining, with only a modest improvement in manufacturing and a decline in construction. On the expenditure side, household consumption underpinned the recovery, with a continued slowdown in government spending and a further fall in investment, especially by the private sector and parastatals. Read more. Employment: As a contrast to growth in GDP, according to the official data, employment in…
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Quarterly Bulletin
Monday, 18 September 2017
TIPS Forum 2017 Industrialisation and Sustainable Growth - Summary report
The Annual Forum 2017 was hosted by Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS) in partnership with the South African Research Chair in Industrial Development, based at the University of Johannesburg, and in association with the Green Economy Coalition (GEC). It was supported by funding and assistance from the European Union (DCI-ENV/2016/372-84) and…
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Green Economy Coalition
Tuesday, 19 September 2017
REB Special Edition - The State of Small Business in South Africa 2017
Small business is often seen as a key potential driver of job creation, equality and innovation in South Africa. The National Development Plan argues that small business can open new opportunities to create jobs as well as be a route to economic empowerment. In manufacturing, small business accounts for only a tenth of revenue, but a fifth of employment. Small business provides 55% of formal employment and the available evidence shows virtually no increase in the number of small businesses since 2008, and only relatively slow employment growth. South Africa continues to have low levels of small business compared to…
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The State of Small Business in South Africa
Thursday, 15 June 2017
Locomotive local build deal delayed
Mail & Guardian - 15 June by Lynley Donnelly.
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TIPS In the News