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
40 episodes
JUST 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 Municipality, about the practical role that technology, infrastru...
JUST 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 KwaZulu-Natal Department of Economic Development, Tourism and Environm...
JUST 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 Provincial Treasury, about the role of economic planning and evidenc...
JUST 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 implementing a Just Transition in one of South Africa’s most coal-depe...
JUST 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, about the opportunities and challenges of implementing climat...
JUST 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 and Tourism) about the opportunities and challenges of implem...
JUST 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 in guiding a just transition to a low-carbon economy an...
JUST 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 implications of the Just Transition for provincial economies, in...
JUST 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 Rustenburg Local Municipality, about the realities of implementing clim...
JUST 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, about how municipalities can translate climate policy into practical implem...
JUST 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 Management Department at the City of Ekurhuleni, about how municipalitie...
JUST 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 municipalities play in advancing a just transition and building climate ...
JUST 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 Limpopo about the importance of embedding Just Transition principle...
Avantika 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, about the evolving landscape of climate finance and development in the Globa...
Just 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 of the Just Transition Labour Centre (JTLC) in strengthe...
Just 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.Waheed explains why the Just Transition Labour Centre (JTLC...
JUST 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 Cape Department of Economic Development and Tourism (DEDAT), exploring h...
Just 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 Just Transition Labour Centre.Rudi explains why evidence-based res...
JUST 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.They discuss how a mining-dependent, rural district with nearly 300...
JUST 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 climate action, decarbonisation, and building a just and inclusive econ...
JUST 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 speaks to Jessica Makgetla from the Northern Cape Economic Development...
Just 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 Policy at the Presidential Climate Commission. Mulaisi expla...
Visual 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 Institute (TNI)—host Thobani K speaks with film...
Powering 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 exporting raw minerals to building competitive regional ...
AfCFTA, 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. Rob Davies to unpack the opportunities and challenges of the African Continental Free ...
