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    Urban water use: policy brief

    Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies, South Africa, 2012
    There has been a global shift in the way that water provision for urban water use is viewed. Governments are increasingly choosing to invest in environmental health. By protecting river systems, governments can reduce management costs.
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    Bush thickening and indigenous woody plants as a source of renewable energy

    Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies, South Africa, 2012
    Surplus woody plants in areas where there is bush thickening present an opportunity to harvest the wood as bio-fuel. The health of the ecosystem and rangeland restoration must, however, always be prioritised during any tree harvesting for bio-fuel.
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    Restructuring ports for improved investment

    Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies, South Africa, 2013
    The change in the traditonal role of ports in the global logisistcs supply chain has necessitated restructuring in many ports worldwide, leading to the revision of national port strategies as well as the legislative and regulatory environment.
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    South Africa’s super-exporters

    Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies, South Africa, 2014
    The export market offers an opportunity for South African firms to grow beyond the limitations of the local market, and employ more people. Exporting encourages innovation (through international competition) and leads to improved product quality. 
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    Internationalising higher education in Southern Africa with South Africa as the major exporter

    Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies, South Africa, 2011
    South Africa is the major exporter of higher education services in the SADC region and has managed to position itself as the major destination for international students in the SADC region and in Africa as a whole. South African Universities have also adopted policies to internationalise the educational system, hence transferring South Africa into the educational hub of Southern Africa.
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    The impact of biofuels on food prices in the Southern African Customs Union

    Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies, South Africa, 2011
    The quest for new sources of energy away from traditional petroleum products has in recent times led to the development and use of biological material (biomass). As the name suggests, biofuels are developed from organic materials.
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    Towards a right to work: the rationale for an employment guarantee in South Africa: full version

    Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies, South Africa, 2011
    What if unemployed people in South Africa had a right – a real right – to a minimum level of regular work on decent terms? In 2005, India passed a law guaranteeing rural households up to 100 days of work a year, at minimum wage rates. Over 55 million households now participate in the programme.
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    Industrial policy development in the Southern Africa Customs Union: ideal approaches

    Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies, South Africa, 2011
    Countries in Southern Africa have only recently begun considering the possibility of jointly developing comprehensive industrial policies under the auspices of regional integration bodies such as the Southern African Customs Union (SACU).
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    Southern Africa Customs Union: getting ready for services negotiations

    Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies, South Africa, 2011
    For many African states, negotiations to liberalise trade in services is a relatively new experience.
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    Implications of the regulatory landscape for the restoration of natural capital

    Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies, South Africa, 2012
    The principle that a person or the organisation responsible for pollution or environmental degradation needs to pay for the restoration of the affected ecosystem has been established in South African legislation by the National Environmental Management Act (NEMA) Act and applied in a number of other Acts.

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