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State has better options than harsh spending cuts
Business Day - 14 November 2023 by Neva Makgetla (TIPS Senior Economist)
Cost of less reliable census data far greater than savings from cutting budget
Business Day - 17 October 2023 by Neva Makgetla (TIPS Senior Economist)
The looming budget crisis is not due to greater spending on the poor
Government may dip into reserve funds
Business Times (Sunday Times) - 29 October 2023 by Khulekani Magubane
African countries told to establish carbon market to effectively reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Ghana Business News - 18 November 2023
Experts want establishment of African carbon markets
News Agency of Nigeria - 18 November 2023 by Lucy Ogalue
FDI Tracker Q2 2023
The pledged investment value recorded in the second quarter of 2023 amounts to just over R259.7 billion, attributable to 27 of the 30 projects added to the Tracker this quarter. The three remaining projects did not report investment values. The 5th South African Investment Conference took place in April 2023 and the pledges made at the event make up over 75% of the projects recorded. External to the conference, a further seven projects were recorded. This quarter, eight projects previously added to the Tracker were updated, and monitoring recorded 3 749 employment opportunities comprising 3 249 permanent and 500 temporary jobs.
Procure Just Energy Transition components locally - SAFTU
Newzroom Afrika - 15 November 2023 Dudu Ramela talks to Saul Levin (TIPS) and Trevor Shaku (SAFTU) about the new Just Transition Labour Centre
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Spending cuts: Govt could halve UIF levy, use surplus for infrastructure etc.
Cape Talk: The Money Show - 14 November 2023 Bruce Whitfield interviews Dr Neva Makgetla (TIPS)
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Dr Makgetla: SA's unemployment rate resembles apartheid stats
Newzroom Afrika - 14 November 2023 Interview with Neva Makgetla (TIPS)
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