Mining Weekly - 8 September 2023 by Martin Creamer

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Miningmx - 11 September 2023 by Charlotte Matthews 

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TIPS hosted its Annual Forum 2023 in August on the theme Industrial Policy in an era of global structural change: Implications for Southern Africa. Copies of the papers and presentations available here. If you missed the sessions you can watch the recordings here: TIPS Forum 2023 videos. TIPS FORUM 2024 - CALL FOR PAPERS Small Business, Inclusive Growth, and Industrial Policy in South Africa30-31 July 2024 Find out more or submit your paper >>>

The seventeenth edition of APORDE took place in September. The programme included three public seminars, both in person and online, including the Annual Alice Amsden Memorial Lecture. If you missed them you can watch them here: APORDE public seminars. APORDE 2024 - Call for Participants APORDE is a high-level training programme in development economics which aims to build capacity in economics and economic policy-making. The course is run for two weeks and consists of lectures and seminars taught by leading international and African economists.  This call is directed at talented economists, policy makers, academics and civil society activists who, if selected, will…

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Nokwanda Maseko – Senior Economist at Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS)

Dr Tebogo Makube – Chief Director of Industrial Procurement and Development at the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition

Ann Bernstein – Executive Director: Centre for Development and Enterprise

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Presentations Dr Neva Makgetla (TIPS) – Services in industrial policy  Dr Justin Visagie and Prof Ivan Turok (HSRC/UFS) – The Role of Services in the EconomyReflections on TIPS Working Paper Research Services and inclusive industrialisation – Neva Makgetla with Nokwanda Maseko and Itumeleng Mokoena (TIPS) BackgroundIndustrialisation cannot take off without adequate services such as…

MyBroadband - 6 September 2023

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South Africa’s first quarter trade balance declined to a deficit for the first time since the first quarter of 2019, driven in part by a decline in exports, while imports remained relatively high, even with a R5 billion quarter-on-quarter decline. In all, exports declined by R7 billion to R483 billion in…

Luthandolwethu Zondi joined TIPS as an Economist in October 2023. Prior to this, she served as a Junior Researcher at the Centre for Science, Technology, and Innovation Indicators (CeSTII), where her focus was on conducting survey research related to Science, Technology, and Innovation. With an MPhil in Development Finance (Cum Laude) from the University of Stellenbosch Business School, Luthando's areas of expertise include inclusive economic development, financial inclusion, and sustainable development.

Presentations Lesego Moshikaro-Amani (TIPS) - Paving the path for a local battery industry in South Africa Kgashane Mohale (IDC) - Battery value chain - IDC segmental approach (Slide) Media Media article: Battery industry set to boom - Business Times (Sunday Times) 22 October 2023 Media article: SMMEs can enter the…

Business Day - 23 September by Gray Maguire

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Business Times (Sunday Times) - 1 October 2023 by Khulekani Magubane

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Engineering News - 2 October 2023 by Tasneed Bulbulia

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Business Day - 3 October 2023 by Neva Makgetla (TIPS Senior Economist)

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Engineering News - 6 October 2023 by Sabrina Jardim

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ESI Africa - 6 October 2023 by Nasi Hako

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Engineering News - 6 October 2023 2023 by Irma Venter

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TIPS Development Dialogues 2023Medical Devices Value Chain Monday 23 October 2023 at 11:00 AM – 13:00 PM. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER 11:00 Opening and welcome by Moderator: Dr Michelle Mulder (SAMRC) 11:10 – 12:20 Presentations and discussion: Dr Julius Mugwagwa (STEaPP) (University College London) – Presenting the IEJ Research Paper on…

Renewable energy sources combined with energy storage play a vital role in South Africa's pursuit of energy security and achieving its net-zero objective by 2050. As South Africa grapples with a deepening energy crisis, energy storage technologies are gaining prominence, with batteries taking precedence in the short to medium term. Given the…

South Africa’s vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) value chain currently lies in raw material output, electrolyte production, and locally manufactured balance of plant components. However, there is potential for a more significant role to be played along the value chain. To foster the growth of a domestic VRFB industry, it…