UNLOCKING GREEN JOBS IN SOUTH AFRICA The Unlocking Green Jobs: A Catalytic Intervention was a two-year initiative and collaboration between the World Wide Fund for Nature, South Africa (WWF-SA) and Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS). Published reports include a synthesis report, Unlocking green jobs in South Africa: A catalytic intervention,…

Main Bulletin: The Real Economy Bulletin - Second Quarter 2018   In this edition GDP growth: South Africa’s GDP shrank by an estimated 0.17% in the second quarter of 2018. Excluding agriculture, however, the economy essentially stagnated over the quarter. Mining expanded by 1.2%, while manufacturing and the rest of the economy excluding agriculture remained essentially unchanged. The second quarter of reported decline in the GDP means that the economy officially entered a recession. More important, however, is that growth has been slow and uneven since 2014. Read more. Employment: Despite the slowdown in the GDP, employment in both the real economy and…

Business Day - 11 September 2018 by Neva Makgetla (TIPS Senior Economist)

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Quarter 1 2018 marked the first trade deficit since Quarter 1 2016, but nevertheless featured a continued recovery in general trade volumes following a contraction in trade after the end of the commodity super cycle.

Quarter 2 2018 continued a trend of recovery in trade volumes. 2018 also featured a trade surplus for the quarter, although the 5% surplus was lower than the previous two years - 8% in 2017 and 10% in 2016.

AGENDA 10:30 - 10:45: Opening and Welcome 10:45 - 12:00: Presentations by:  Carlos Lopes, UCT Faizel Ismail, TIPS and UCT 12:00 - 12:30: Discussion 12:30: LunchBACKGROUND The negotiations for the Continental Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) are underway. Among other things, this massive undertaking has the potential to establish a sizeable market…

TIPS hosted a Development Dialogue on the Continental Free Trade Agreement and industrialisation on Wednesday, October 17. Speakers were Carlos Lopes (UCT) and Faizel Ismail (TIPS and UCT). For more information and a copy of the presentation go do Development Dialogue.

This policy paper reviews the valuation, protection and management of nature in South Africa. It forms part of a series of papers aimed at providing a barometer of South Africa’s transition to sustainable development. 

Economic, social and environmental consequences of the global crisis of sustainability are hindering growth and development, particularly in developing countries. In response to the awareness of a changing climate, and ratified commitments to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and improve sustainability, South Africa has embraced decarbonising the transport sector, the…

A significant proportion of people still require proper sanitation services in South Africa, on the continent, and globally. Given the inadequacies in the current sanitation system, there is a huge potential market for new generation sanitation (NGS) technologies. The size of the market could be much bigger if we consider…

Business Day - 25 September 2018 by Neva Makgetla (TIPS Senior Economist)

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Business Day - 9 October 2018 by Neva Makgetla (TIPS Senior Economist)

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PROGRAMME   8:00 - 9:00   Arrival and Registration    9:00 - 9:15   Opening and Welcome Geraldine Reymenants (Government of Flanders) Gaylor Montmasson-Clair (TIPS) 9:15 - 10:30 Presentation and discussion of research findings  Small business development in the adaptation space    Shakespear Mudombi and Muhammed Patel (TIPS)  The water innovation story Mao…

TIPS and the Government of Flanders are hosted a Roundtable on Small Business Development in the Climate Change Adaption Space on Tuesday, November 20. Venue: IDC Auditorium, 19 Fredman Drive, Sandton, Johannesburg. For details of how to register go to Roundtable.

AGENDA 10:30 - 10:45: Opening and Welcome 10:45 - 12:00: Presentations:  Brian Levy (UCT): The politics and governance of basic education: A tale of two South African provinces Carmel Marock (Singizi): Enhancing education, training and skills outcomes in the manufacturing sector  12:00 - 12:30: Discussion 12:30: Lunch BACKGROUND   A well-performing education…

TIPS hosted a Development Dialogue on Education and skills for the economy on November 19. Speakers were Brian Levy (UCT) and Carmel Marock (Singizi). For copies of the presentations go to Development Dialogue.

Business Day - 23 October 2018 by Neva Makgetla (TIPS Senior Economist)

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This research report is focused on the healthcare sector in the City of Johannesburg (CoJ), in particular the medical devices sector and delves deeper to understand the problems faced by the sector and what would be required to leverage the sector for domestic growth and import substitution. The City of…

Monitoring for Quarter 1 and Quarter 2 2018 identified 12 projects that were not previously captured, with no major updates to existing projects.

Monitoring for Quarter 3 identified 11 projects not previously captured by the FDI tracker; while five existing projects were updated during the quarter, with many of them coming to completion. Projects this quarter had a total pledged value of R47,7 billion, an increase from the R21,1 billion recorded in the…