ESI Africa - 26 April 2022 by Theresa Smith 

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Watch the documentary - Voices from under a dark cloud: Towards a Just Transition in the coalfields of South Africa here: https://bit.ly/3EWaVEd

Waste tyres are a problematic waste stream. While figures provided vary, it is estimated that 10.9 million waste tyres enter the waste stream per annum (about 300 000 tonnes), with an estimated 900 000 tonnes stockpiled. An estimated 93 400 tonnes of tyres were collected for processing in 2021 (about…

  Call for submissions:2022 Thandika Mkandawire Prizefor Outstanding Scholarship in African Political Economy and Economic Developmentand Prize for Young Scholars The African Programme on Rethinking Development Economics (Aporde) and the DSI/NRF South African Research Chair in Industrial Development (SARChI Industrial Development) are delighted to announce the second Thandika Mkandawire Prize for…

5-9 SEPTEMBER 2022, PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA The fourth edition of the Industrial Policy for Policy Makers (IPPM) training programme will take place in September 2022, alongside the annual African Programme on Rethinking Development Economics (APORDE). This year’s theme for IPPM is: Green Agricultural and Industrial Development in Africa. The programme…

Call all for applications for participants to attend APORDE 2022: African Programme on Rethinking Development Economics 5th to 16th September 2022Pretoria, South Africa We are pleased to announce that the sixteenth edition of the African Programme on Rethinking Development Economics (APORDE) is scheduled to take place in Pretoria (South Africa) from the…

Business Day - 11 April 2022 by Neva Makgetla (TIPS Senior Economist)

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Business Day - 11 April 2022 by Denene Erasmus

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Business Day - 25 April 2022 by Neva Makgetla (TIPS Senior Economist)

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GroundUp - 3 May 2022 by Neil Thomas Stacey 

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  Presentations   Unpacking the Green Economy ecosystem: Business development support services for local green entrepreneurs (Ulrik Jorgensen, Development Policy Advisor, EU Delegation to South Africa)   Introducing Future Females green economy programs (Lauren Dallas, Co-Founder and CEO of Future Females)   Support to SMMEs during DOVID-19 and adapting…

Business Day - 9 May 2022 by Neva Makgetla (TIPS Senior Economist)

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Fin24 - 9 May 2022 by Carol Paton

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In the fourth quarter of 2021, South Africa’s merchandise exports continued on their upward trend, recording a 7.6%  year-on-year increase, amounting to R466 billion. However, quarterly growth was marginal, with a 0.8% increase from Q3 2021. Imports also markedly increased by 17.8% year-on-year, amounting to R381 billion in Q4 2021 and, on…

Presentations Refining and logistics sectors (Dave Wright, Independent Researcher and a Director of the South African National Energy Association) Petrol stations, workers and a just transition in South Africa (Nokwanda Maseko, TIPS Senior Economist) Employment opportunities in a biomass supply chain (Farai Chineshe, Bioenergy Analyst, WWF South Africa) Media…

South Africa had a trade surplus of R93.7 billion in the fourth quarter of 2021, down from R101 billion in the third quarter of 2021. Year-on-year, imports increased by about 17% to R381 billion in the fourth quarter of 2021, while exports increased by about 9% to R475 billion in…

Presentations Contextual financial analysis for driving sustainable finance reforms for micro and small enterprises in South Africa (Elize Hattingh, Researcher TIPS; Kiara Muthusamy, Intern TIPS; Ntombiyesibini Phumelal, Intern TIPS) Climate finance landscape: Overview of funding activities in South Africa (Jack Radmore, Energy Programme manager and Climate Finance Lead, GreenCape) Lessons…

Engineering News - 2 June 2022 by Tasneem Bulbulia 

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For more about the Webinar see: Upacking the Green Economy Ecosystem: Business Development Support Services for Local Green Entrepreneurs

Engineering News - 8 June 2022 by Schalk Burger 

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