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Policy Uncertainty Paints Weak Growth Picture for South Africa

CRA Executive Director Chris Hattingh joins Carika Middelberg to discuss the latest Policy Uncertainty Index from the NWU Business School. Mr Hattingh also ...

Risk Alert | GNU teeters on the brink

In this week’s Risk Alert, we begin with the GNU teetering on the brink of collapse.

Budget 2025: What Is Next for the Government of National Unity?

Carika Middelberg speaks to the IRR's Hermann Pretorius on the political fallout following the passing of the contentious VAT hike and the impact this will ...

Back on Track: Can the Private Sector Help Transnet?

Can public-private partnerships help fix South Africa’s struggling logistics network? In this episode, Carika Middelberg unpacks Transnet’s latest Request for ...

Risk Alert | GNU Budget Battle: Make or Break

31 March 2025 - In this week’s Risk Alert, we begin with an update on the battle over the budget. We explore the opportunity this represents for the EFF and ...

Brakes on Growth

This edition reviews the state of municipalities in South Africa.

Risk Alert | SA backs down, marginally

24 March 2025 - In this week’s Risk Alert, we begin with a marginal shift in SA’s stance towards the US, with research funding under ongoing strain.

The CRA in Washington DC; March 2025

Following a week of meetings and briefings in Washington, DC, the CRA's Chris Hattingh gives his thoughts and key takeaways.

The Cost of Crime: Is SA Open for Business?

CRA Analyst Carika Middelberg joins Chris Hattingh to unpack the latest Crime & Security chapter in the CRA's Socio-Economic Survey of South Africa. Middelberg ...

Risk Alert | ANC seeks tax hike to feed spending habit

17 March 2025 - In this week’s Risk Alert, we begin with a quick overview of the budget.