Research
Articles
Reflections on Leadership: Belonging, courage and reimagining an inclusive manufacturing sector
By Dr Lisa Kinnear, Academic Director, TWIMS For the past 3 days I have had the privilege of spending time in conversation with a group of women...
TWIMS showcasing next-gen manufacturing
Established by the Toyota SA Education Trust, TWIMS is a not-for-profit initiative dedicated to developing manufacturing executives in Africa. TWIMS...
Reflections on leadership: What do you see as you enter 2023?
Article by: Dr Lisa Kinnear You don’t need to have read the news, social media or have an MBA to know the distress experienced in this beautiful...
Africa As A Place To Manufacture: Three Charts To Consider
According to the OECD by the year 2040, 34% of youth (age 15-29) or 164 million young people in Africa will have at least an upper secondary or...
The Durban Floods – More Challenging Times For Society And For Business
“The cumulative scientific evidence is unequivocal: Climate change is a threat to human well-being and planetary health. Any further delay in...
Time to look again at prospects across the African continent?
"If we want to export and specialise more, to add value to our raw materials, we’ve got to make the AfCFTA work." - Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the head of...
Can African trade support economic recovery from the pandemic?
“Whatever the setbacks of the moment, nothing can stop us now! Whatever the difficulties, Africa shall be at peace! However improbable it may sound...
Covid 19 and the Taken for Granted Care Economy
Friday the 9th of April 2021 saw TWIMS host its first session of the Inclusive Conversations series, entitled Covid 19 and the taken for Granted...
Can South Africa’s recent citrus industry logistics successes be replicated?
Countries that are located at a considerable distance from the major global markets of Europe, Asia and the America’s, such as South Africa, have...
Reports
Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles in South Africa
Executive Summary: This report was compiled to (1) discuss the progress of South Africa’s proposed Hydrogen Society and Platinum Valley Project, (2) elaborate on the ongoing debate between Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV) and Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles (FCEV), and (3)...
Staff Publications
Andreoni, A., Barnes, J., Black, A., & Sturgeon, T. (2021). Digitalisation, industrialisation and skills development: opportunities and challenges for middle-income countries. In A. Andreoni, P. Mondliwa, S. Roberts, & F. Tregenna (Eds.), Structural transformation in South Africa: the challenges of inclusive industrial development in a middle-income country. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Barnes, J., Black, A., Markowitz, C., & Monaco, L. (2021). Regional Integration, Regional Value Chains and the Automotive Industry in Sub-Saharan Africa. Development Southern Africa
Barnes, J., Black, A., & Monaco, L. (2021). Government policy in multinational-dominated global value chains: Structural transformation within the South African automotive industry. In A. Andreoni, P. Mondliwa, S. Roberts, & F. Tregenna (Eds.), Structural transformation in South Africa: the challenges of inclusive industrial development in a middle-income country. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Barnes, J. (2019). Developing manufacturing leadership in South Africa (and regionally): The role of Monozukuri. Paper presented at the South Africa-Japan University Forum Conference, Pretoria.