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Sunday, 31 July 2022
Good news: 500MW of renewable power projects have been approved under 100MW allowance
Fin24 - 13 July 2022 by Lameez Omarjee
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TIPS In the News
Sunday, 31 July 2022
Finance gaps for local green entrepreneurs need to be addressed
Engineering News - 20 July 2022 by Darren Parker
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TIPS In the News
Sunday, 31 July 2022
Tapping into hidden skills to accelerate plumbing industry transformation
Engineering News - 22 July 2022 (Institute of Plumbing South Africa Media Statement)
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TIPS In the News
Sunday, 31 July 2022
Beware wishful thinking and old habits when seeking to turn SA into a construction site
Business Day - 18 July 2022 by Neva Makgetla (TIPS Senior Economist)
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TIPS In the News
Tuesday, 02 August 2022
Why the social pact in SA is at a stalemate
Business Day - 1 August 2022 by Neva Makgetla (TIPS Senior Economist)
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TIPS In the News
Thursday, 11 August 2022
Designing climate-compatible industrial strategies for South Africa: The textiles value chain
This report delves into the environmental sustainability of South Africa’s textile value chain, with a focus on the manufacturing components of the value chain. The aim is to inform the sector’s path towards climate compatibility. It provides a description of, and introduction to, South Africa’s textiles value chain, with an…
- Year 2022
- Author(s) Nicola Jenkin (Pinpoint Sustainability), Elize Hattingh (TIPS)
- Countries and Regions South Africa
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Climate Change
Tuesday, 16 August 2022
SA wants to ramp up renewables – but what happens to the waste once we switch them off?
Fin24 - 4 August 2022 by Lameez Omarjee
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TIPS In the News
Tuesday, 16 August 2022
Government’s new plan to crack down on copper theft in South Africa
BusinessTech - 5 August 2022
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TIPS In the News
Tuesday, 16 August 2022
No-one can be left behind
Green Economy Coalition Blog - 8 August 2022 by Lerato Monaisa (TIPS)
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TIPS In the News
Tuesday, 16 August 2022
Ambitious plan launched to fight copper theft
Sunday World - 9 August by Kabelo Khumalo
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TIPS In the News
Tuesday, 16 August 2022
Disrupting inherited systems to expand the middle class
Business Day - 15 August 2022 by Neva Makgetla (TIPS Senior Economist)
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TIPS In the News
Tuesday, 16 August 2022
Designing climate-compatible industrial strategies for South Africa: The textiles value chain
Stakeholder Engagement Workshop Presentation: Designing climate-compatible industrial strategies for South Africa The textiles value chain - Findings and recommendations Media article: New report offers advice on how to green the South African clothing and textile industry - Jackie May (Twyg 18 September 2022) Media article: Less than 1% of discarded textiles are recycled…
- Date Thursday, 22 September 2022
- Venue Webinar
- Organisation TIPS
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Development Dialogue Seminars
Thursday, 25 August 2022
Govt will make it harder to sell scrap metal, not ban trade outright - Patel
Fin24 - 23 August 2022 by Khulekani Magubane
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TIPS In the News
Thursday, 25 August 2022
Measures to prevent theft of scrap metal
Theft of scrap metal, especially copper cable, imposes costs far beyond the actual value of the material taken. These costs, mostly in the form of disruptions to rail transport and electricity, effectively cut production and foreign sales worth tens of billions of rand a year Scrap metal is also a…
- Year 2022
- Organisation TIPS
- Countries and Regions South Africa
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Trade and Industry
Monday, 29 August 2022
Can minibus taxis ‘democratise’ the EV revolution?
Business Day - 26 August 2022 by David Furlonger
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TIPS In the News
Monday, 29 August 2022
The roots of inadequate education
Business Day - 29 August 2022 by Neva Makgetla (TIPS Senior Economist)
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TIPS In the News
Wednesday, 31 August 2022
Rethabile Molala
Rethabile Molala joined TIPS in September 2022. Prior to joining TIPS, she was a Junior Research Fellow at the Development Policy Research Unit at the University of Cape Town. Her research interests lie in development economics, international trade, and industrial policy. Rethabile obtained both a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) in Economics from Rhodes University. She also has a Master's degree in Public Policy and Management from Corvinus University in Budapest, Hungary.
- Position Economist
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TIPS Staff
Wednesday, 31 August 2022
African Programme on Rethinking Development Economics (APORDE) 2022
The sixteenth edition of APORDE took place in Pretoria (South Africa) in September 2022. The programme included five public seminars, both in person and online, including the Annual Alice Amsden Memorial Lecture. See https://www.aporde.co.za/.
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Announcements
Monday, 05 September 2022
Seutame Maimele
Seutame Maimele is an Economist: Sustainable Growth at Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS). His work focuses on global climate change policies and trade, designing climate compatible value chains for carbon-intensive industries for South Africa and Africa. He also works extensively on the just transition in South Africa. He holds a Master's degree in Local Economic Development from the University of Johannesburg. Prior to joining TIPS, Seutame worked at the Western Cape Government (WCG) and for OneWorld Sustainable Investment (OneWorld). At WCG, he supported the drafting of the economic recovery plan for the Western Cape Province post COVID-19, as well…
- Position Economist: Sustainable Development
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TIPS Staff