2023

South Africa’s Quality of Life

January 2023 - This edition of the Macro Review presents the Quality of Life Index (QOLI), developed by the Centre For Risk Analysis (CRA). The Index uses 10 weighted indicators that are indicative of the quality of life of a person or household and draws comparisons between the country’s nine provinces and four race groups.

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Budget 2023: Making the best of a bad situation

February 2023 - This edition of the Macro Review from the Centre For Risk Analysis unpacks the latest National Budget and identifies the long-term risks to South Africa's public finances.

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Healthcare in SA: No clean bill of health

March 2023 - This edition of the Macro Review from the Centre For Risk Analysis provides an overview of South Africa’s healthcare sector and assesses the feasibility of the government’s efforts to introduce universal healthcare in the form of the National Health Insurance (NHI).

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SA's education system: Missing the mark

April 2023 - This edition of the Macro Review looks at the state of South Africa’s education system, and the hurdles facing the government’s National Development Plan (NDP 2030) targets.

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The brittle middle

May 2023 - This edition of the Macro Review from the Centre For Risk Analysis looks at the size and growth of the South African middle class, as well as how resilient this vital group is.

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Running out of track

June 2023 - This edition of the Macro Review provides an overview of South Africa’s infrastructure landscape.

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Plumbing new depths

July 2023 - The latest edition of the Macro Review from the Centre For Risk Analysis presents trends in foreign investment in South Africa and South African investment offshore.

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Provinces in Brief

August 2023 - This edition of the Macro Review provides comparative data on South Africa’s nine provinces across various key areas: demographics, the economy, education, health and social security, living conditions, as well as crime and security

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SA's transport blues

September 2023 - The latest edition of the Macro Review from the Centre For Risk Analysis provides an overview of the transport sector in South Africa.

Publication description

The report includes data and analysis of:

  • The use of public transport
  • Freight logistics
  • Petrol and diesel prices
  • The impact of crime in transport

On the dole: SA's welfare woes

October 2023 - The latest edition of the Macro Review from the Centre For Risk Analysis provides an overview of South Africa's welfare system.

Publication description

This report looks at:

  • Social grant numbers and recipients
  • Welfare distribution trends
  • The Social Relief of Distress grant
  • Social grant dependency
  • Welfare financing

South Africa’s demographic profile

8 December 2023 - The latest edition of the Macro Review from the Centre For Risk Analysis provides an overview of demographic trends in South Africa.

Publication description

This report looks at:

  • SA's population profile
  • Migration and urbanisation
  • Dependency on welfare and the employed

South Africa in brief

December 2023 - The latest edition of the Macro Review from the Centre For Risk Analysis looks at South Africa across a range of political, economic and social indicators.

Publication description

This report looks at: 

  • SA's population profile and living conditions
  • The economy and government finances
  • Education and the labour market
  • Business and infrastructure indicators 
  • Health and welfare snippets 
  • Crime levels and public opinion