Mining Journal - 23 June 2020
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Business Day - 22 June 2020 by Neva Makgetla (TIPS Senior Economist)
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Engineering News - 22 June 2020
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Business Day - 21 June 2020 by Hilary Joffe
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Mail & Guardian - 18 June 2020 by Thando Maeko
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Cape Argus - 18 June 2020 by Mwangi Githahu
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Tasneem Essop is a Commissioner in the National Planning Commission of South Africa and the Executive Director of the Climate Action Network. An expert on climate, energy, poverty and social justice issues, Tasneem is the Founding Director of the Energy Democracy Initiative in South Africa. Muhammed Patel is an Economist at TIPS. He has experience in the coal and petrochemical value chains. He is the lead author of the National Employment Vulnerability Assessment (NEVA) and Sector Jobs Resilience Plan (SJRP) for the coal value chain in South Africa. MEDIA Presidential Climate Change Coordinating Commission seen as key to navigating South Africa’s ‘just transition’ - Terence Creamer, Engineering News 7 July 2020. |
This TIPS tracker highlights important trends in the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa, and how they affect the economy. It analyses publically available data, research and media reports to identify current developments and reflect on the prognosis for the contagion, the economy, and policy responses.
KEY FINDINGS FOR THE WEEK
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This TIPS tracker highlights important trends in the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa, and how they affect the economy. It analyses publically available data, research and media reports to identify current developments and reflect on the prognosis for the contagion, the economy, and policy responses.
KEY FINDINGS FOR THE WEEK
On the pandemic
On the economy
Download a copy or read the Tracker online