Main Bulletin: The Real Economy Bulletin - First Quarter 2021 In this edition Gross domestic product: GDP grew by 2.7% in the first quarter of 2021. High mining prices continued to boost growth above initial expectations. Still, the economy was 2.9% smaller than in the first quarter of 2019, before the pandemic. Read more.Employment: Employment continues to recover more slowly than the GDP, with the worst hit among lower-level workers. As of the first quarter 2021, South Africa had recovered almost 800 000 jobs, but total employment was still 8% below the first quarter 2020, just before the pandemic hit South Africa. The figures show no…

Daily Maverick Citizen Op-Ed  - 10 May 2021 by Gaylor Montmasson-Clair (TIPS Senior Economist) and Lauren Hermanus (Director, Adapt) 

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Business Day - 17 May 2021 by Neva Makgetla (TIPS Senior Economist)

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Engineering News - 19 May 2021 by Donna Slater

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Industrial policy in South Africa faces the challenge of overcoming profound inequalities while building a more dynamic, productive and competitive economy. In this context, the current disruption in the electricity system provides both opportunities and threats. This paper reviews the nature, impacts and causes of the disruption as the basis…

Engineering News - 25 May 2021 by Simone Liedtke

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Engineering News - 26 May 2021 by Tasneed Bulbulia

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ESI Africa - 27 May 2021

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Business Day - 31 May 2021 by Neva Makgetla (TIPS Senior Economist)

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Article in Green Economy Journal Issue 46 2021 (Pages 18-21

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IT Online - 2 June 2021 by Kathy Gibson

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Engineering News - 3 June 2021 by Tasneem Bulbulia

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Fin24 - 7 June 2021 by Lameez Omarjee

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Thomson Reuters Foundation News - 9 June 2021 by Kate Raworth and fellow economists

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The Herald  - 10 June 2021

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Engineering News - 14 June 2021 by Tasneem Bulbulia

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SABC Digital News - 15 June 2021 by Saul Levin (TIPS Executive Director)

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Business Day - 14 June 2021 by Neva Makgetla (TIPS Senior Economist)

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This policy brief makes the case for a gender just transition in South Africa. It does so by: a) explaining why a gender just transition is vital by discussing the gendered impact of climate change; b) locating South African women within the broader society and within the economy; and c)…

Engineering News - 23 June 2021 by Simone Liedtke

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