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TIPS Podcast
Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS) is an independent, non-profit, economic research institution established in 1996 to support economic policy development.
Dive into a wealth of economic research and industrial policy insights from our researchers. Listen to the body of research today and empower yourself with knowledge on technological change, the just transition, industry data, trade trends, and much more.
Episodes
TIPS PodcastTIPS Forum 2026: Africa’s Industrial Future in a Changing World
In this episode of TIPS Talk, we bring you an edited recording of the closing panel discussion from the TIPS Forum 2026, moderated by Nokwanda Maseko…
TIPS PodcastJUST SA KwaZulu-Natal - Bhekani Hadebe
In this episode of the Tips Podcast series, host Thobani K speaks with Bhekani Hadebe, Acting Senior Manager: HV Substations at eThekwini Municipality, about…
TIPS PodcastClimate Resilience Beyond the Forecast: early warnings, technology & labour policies for stronger smallholder farming
In this episode of the TIPS podcast series, host Thobani K is joined by Akhona Myataza, Dr Michael Hector, and Gillian Chigumira, economists at TIPS, to…
TIPS PodcastJUST SA KwaZulu-Natal - Dr Bonginkosi Dlamini
In this episode of the TIPS Podcast series, host Thobani K speaks with Dr Bonginkosi Robert Dlamini, Chief Director for Environmental Management in the…
TIPS PodcastJUST SA KwaZulu-Natal - Sindi Shozi
In this episode of the TIPS Podcast series, host Thobani K speaks with Sindi Shozi, Chief Engineer for Advanced Metering Infrastructure at the eThekwini…
TIPS PodcastJUST SA North West - Omogolo Tlape
In this episode of the TIPS Podcast series, host Nothembi Mahlangu speaks with Omogolo Tlape, Deputy Director for Macroeconomic Analysis at the North West…
TIPS PodcastJUST SA Mpumalanga - Edwin Mametja
In this episode of the TIPS Podcast series, host Elize Hattingh speaks with Edwin Mametja from the Nkangala District Municipality about the realities of…
TIPS PodcastJUST SA Polokwane — Kashrinda Mailula
In this episode of the TIPS Podcast series, host Thobani K speaks with Kashrinda Mailula, Senior Environmental Practitioner at Mopani District Municipality…
TIPS PodcastJUST SA Polokwane — Fhumulani Perseverance Angwenyi
In this episode of the TIPS Podcast series, host Thobani K speaks with Fhumulani Perseverance Angwenyi from LEDET (Limpopo Economic Development, Environment…
TIPS PodcastJUST SA Polokwane — Phathu Letsoalo
In this episode of the TIPS Podcast series, host Thobani K speaks with Phathu Letsoalo from the Office of the Premier in Limpopo about the role of government…
TIPS PodcastJUST SA North West - Lillian Sefike
In this episode of the TIPS Podcast series, host Ntombi Tshabalala speaks with Lilian Sefike, Unit Manager for Integrated Environmental Management at the…
TIPS PodcastJUST SA North West - Nosisi du Toit
In this episode of the TIPS Podcast series, host Ntombi Tshabalala speaks with Nosisi du Toit, researcher at the North West Development Corporation, about the…
TIPS PodcastJUST SA Gauteng — Dr Samukelisiwe Mdlalose
In this episode of the TIPS Podcast series, host Nothembi Mahlangu speaks with Dr Samukelisiwe Mdlalose, Manager for Environmental Management, about the role…
TIPS PodcastJUST SA Gauteng — Is'haaq Akoon
In this episode of the TIPS Podcast series, host Nothembi Mahlangu speaks with Is’haaq Akoon, Senior Manager for Climate Change at the City of Ekurhuleni…
TIPS PodcastJUST SA Gauteng — Motlanalo Mautla
In this episode of the TIPS Podcast series, host Nothembi Mahlangu speaks with Motlanalo Mautla, Project Manager within the Environmental Resources and Waste…
TIPS PodcastJUST SA Polokwane — Modjadji Rangwato and Stanley Phahladira
In this episode of the TIPS Podcast series, host Thobani K speaks with Modjadji Rangwato and Stanley Phahladira from the Capricorn District Municipality in…
TIPS PodcastAvantika Goswami and Thobani K on Climate Finance
In this episode of the TIPS Podcast, we speak with Avantika Goswami, Programme Manager for Climate Change at the Centre for Science and Environment in India…
TIPS PodcastJust Transition Labour Centre: Interview with Newton Masuku
In this episode , host Thobani Khumalo speaks with Newton Masuku, National Spokesperson of the South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU), about the role…
TIPS PodcastJust Transition Labour Centre: Interview with Waheed Hoosen
In this episode, we speak with Waheed Hoosen of HOSPERSA (an affiliate of FEDUSA) and Vice President within FEDUSA responsible for youth and climate change…
TIPS PodcastJUST SA Northern Cape - Riaan Warie and Hendrik Louw, and Reratile Mathibe
In this episode of the TIPS Podcast Series in the JUST SA series, host Elize Hattingh records two conversations in Kimberley with officials from the Northern…
TIPS PodcastJust Transition Labour Centre: Interview with Rudi Dicks
In this episode, we speak with Rudi Dicks, Head of the Project Management Office in the Office of the President, about the role and future of South Africa’s…
TIPS PodcastJUST SA Northern Cape — Nthuseng Rabohome
In this episode, host Elize Hattingh speaks with Ms Nthuseng Rabohome from John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, based in Kuruman in the Northern Cape…
TIPS PodcastJUST SA Northern Cape - Mzwandile Raymond Mene
In this episode, host Elize Hattingh speaks to Mzwandile Raymond Mene, a local government official from Kimberley, about the vital role municipalities play in…
TIPS PodcastJUST SA Northern Cape — Jessica Makgetla and Kabelo Moremi
In this episode, we travel to Kimberley for a two-day JUST SA capacity-building workshop with provincial and local government officials. Host Nothembi Mahlangu…
TIPS PodcastJust Transition Labour Centre: Interview with Lebogang Mulaisi
In this episode of the TIPS Podcast, recorded at the Just Transition Labour Centre, host Thobani Khumalo speaks with Lebogang Mulaisi, Head of Research and…
TIPS PodcastVisual Storytelling with Indrani Pal-Chaudri: Civil Society on Industrial Policy and Green Structural Transformation
At the Reclaiming Industrial Policy for the People conference—convened by the TIDE Centre, Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS), and the Transnational…
TIPS PodcastPowering Africa's Green Industrial Future: How Critical Minerals can Drive Regional Integration with David Mparutsa and Thobani K
Host Thobani K speaks with David Mparutsa, Head of Enterprise & Supply Chain Development at Absa Corporate & Investment Bank, on how Africa can move from…
TIPS PodcastAfCFTA, Regional Integration, and Green Industrialisation: Insights from Rob Davies – TIPS Forum 2025
In this episode of the TIPS Podcast Series, recorded at the 2025 TIPS Forum, host Dr. Michael Hector sits down with former Minister of Trade and Industry Dr…
TIPS PodcastJust Transition to a Decarbonised Economy for South Africa (JUST SA): Eastern Cape Edition prt.1
As South Africa moves towards a greener economy, the Just Transition agenda has become critical in ensuring that no one is left behind. In this special edition…
TIPS PodcastJust Transition to a Decarbonised Economy for South Africa (JUST SA): Eastern Cape Edition prt.2
As South Africa moves towards a greener economy, the Just Transition agenda has become critical in ensuring that no one is left behind. In this special edition…
TIPS PodcastJust Transition to a Decarbonised Economy for South Africa (JUST SA): Western Cape Edition prt.1
As South Africa moves towards a greener economy, the Just Transition agenda has become critical in ensuring that no one is left behind. In this special edition…
TIPS PodcastJust Transition to a Decarbonised Economy for South Africa (JUST SA): Western Cape Edition prt.2
As South Africa moves towards a greener economy, the Just Transition agenda has become critical in ensuring that no one is left behind. In this special edition…
TIPS PodcastInterview: Cheryl Phillips from Drakenstein Municipality on Governing for a Just Transition
In this episode of TIPS Talk, we sit down with Cheryl Phillips, Senior Manager of Economic Development and Tourism at Drakenstein Municipality, to explore how…
TIPS PodcastJust Transition to a Decarbonised Economy for South Africa (JUST SA): Free State Edition
As South Africa moves towards a greener economy, the Just Transition agenda has become critical in ensuring that no one is left behind. In this special edition…
TIPS PodcastYouth, Jobs, and Just Transition: What the Green Economy Could Mean for South Africa
In this episode of the TIPS Podcast Series, we explore the role of young people in South Africa’s just transition and what the green economy could offer in…
TIPS PodcastTIPS Forum 2024 Discussion: Lesego Moshikaro-Amani, Elize Hattingh and Amélia Machava
In this episode, recorded at the 2024 TIPS Forum, TIPS Senior Economist Lesego Moshikaro-Amani sits down with Elize Hattingh, a sustainability specialist, and…
TIPS PodcastTIPS Forum 2024 Special - Sibongile Sithole, Nomthandazo Mpande, Susan Kone and Phumudzo Muthanyi on Barriers for Entrepreneurs
In this episode hosted by Siyamthanda Nyulu, four dynamic South African women entrepreneurs discuss the challenges and opportunities of running small…
TIPS PodcastInterview: TIPS Senior Economist, Nokwanda Maseko on Inclusive Industrial Policy
Nokwanda Maseko is a Senior Economist at TIPS. Her work at TIPS is at the intersection of industrial policy, gender and the just transition. Her recent…
TIPS PodcastJust Transition to a Decarbonised Economy for South Africa (JUST SA): Gauteng Edition
As South Africa moves towards a greener economy, the Just Transition agenda has become critical in ensuring that no one is left behind. In this special edition…
TIPS PodcastTIPs Forum: An Interview with Vas Putter
An artist, philanthropist, and avid upcycling and vintage enthusiast, Vas Putter is the founder and curator at Planet Art People Pty Ltd. After earning a…
TIPS PodcastInterview: Research Fellow, Shawn Cunningham on Technology
Dr Shawn Cunningham is a process consultant working in the field of innovation and competitiveness improvement of the private sector. He supports a range of…
TIPS PodcastInterview: Sustainable Growth Economist, Seutame Maimele on CBAM
Seutame Maimele is an Economist: Sustainable Growth at Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS). His work focuses on global climate change policies and…
TIPS PodcastInterview: Senior Economist, Gaylor Montmasson-Clair on SAREM
Gaylor Montmasson-Clair, Senior Economist at Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS) and leads the organizations work on sustainability and just…