News24 - 16 March 2023 by Lameez Omarjee

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Engineering News - 17 March 2023 by Marleny Arnoldi

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This working paper unpacks the impacts of a transition away from coal on affected communities in South Africa. It takes a multi-layered approach highlighting the economic, social, and environmental impacts coal has had to date and the implications of a transition on communities. Sections 2, 3 and 4 discuss the…

This quarter 12 projects not previously recorded in the FDI Tracker were registered, and nine existing projects were updated. The total pledged investment value for the quarter was R22.5 billion from nine projects. The values of the remaining three projects have not been announced. The FDI Tracker identified 1 460 employment…

The Citizen - 26 March 2023 by Ina Opperman

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The third quarter of 2022 saw South Africa’s merchandise exports increase by 9.5% from the same period last year, amounting to R543 billion, with a marginal increase of 2.8% from the previous quarter (Q2 2022). Imports experienced a larger increase, growing by 27.1% year-on-year to the value of R491 billion…

This Working Paper analyses the linkages between industrial policy and local economic development planning in South Africa in terms of both economics and governance. It outlines the role of four groups of municipalities in the economy: the largest metros (Johannesburg, Tshwane and Ekurhuleni, Cape Town and eThekwini); the five secondary…

South Africa’s trade surplus declined to about R51 billion in the year to the third quarter of 2022, from about R109.3 billion in the third quarter of 2021. Although exports have continued to grow, they have done so at a lower rate than during the COVID-driven rise in the price…

TIPS Development Dialogues 2023 Loadshedding and the implications for Industrial policy - How to make the economy more resilient Monday 24 April 2023 PRESENTATIONS AND PAPERS Presentation: Metals and Engineering Sector Load Shedding Impact Assessment - Tafadzwa Chibanguza, SEIFSA  Paper: SEIFSA Load Shedding Impact Assessment on the Metals and Engineering Sector Presentation:…

                                                                                            Roadmap workshop for decarbonisation of…

Business Day - 4 April 2023 by Neva Makgetla (TIPS Senior Economist)

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Mail & Guardian - 12 April 2023 by Sarah Smit

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Engineering News - 18 April 2023 by Terence Creamer

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Aluminium is the most used non-ferrous metal worldwide. Its multiple properties (lightweight, non-corrosive, high thermal and electrical conductivity, low density, non-toxic, non-magnetic) make it a versatile multiuse metal. Aluminium is used in various sectors, most prominently in transport, construction, consumer goods, packaging and machinery and equipment. The production of primary aluminium…

Business Day 19 April 2023 - by Michelle Gumede

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South Africa’s aluminium value chain begins with primary aluminium production, at the South32 (previously BHP Billiton) Hillside Aluminium smelter. Hillside is the only primary aluminium producer in South Africa and the largest in the Southern Hemisphere.This Policy Brief draws on a study on the climate compatibility of the South African aluminium value chain in South…

Business Day - 18 April 2023 by Neva Makgetla (TIPS Senior Economist)

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The United States of America (USA) is South Africa’s second largest single trade partner after China, having imported US$13 billion (about R192 billion) worth of goods in 2021. South Africa’s top five exports to the USA are platinum, motor vehicles, miscellaneous chemical products (some chemicals are used to create monomers and polymers for…

Engineering News - 24 April 2023 by Tasneem Bulbulia

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Business Day - 24 April 2023 by Michelle Gumede, Industrial Reporter

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