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Risk Alert | ANC bounces back, EFF crashes

23 June 2025 - In this week’s Risk Alert, we begin with the latest polling numbers from the Social Research Foundation, which show the ANC, DA and MKP ...

Risk Alert | The ANC’s squib game

17 June 2025 - In this week’s Risk Alert, we begin with President Ramaphosa’s National Dialogue announcement; its purpose, and whether it will fix what ails ...

Municipal dysfunction: a brake on growth

CRA Executive Director Chris Hattingh unpacks the findings of the CRA's Macro Review on municipalities, and links it to the latest report from the ...

SA faces ultimate trade test

This edition looks at South Africa’s trade indicators and unpacks the risks that could impact the country’s future exports and imports.

Risk Alert | 0.1% growth — is that all?

09 June 2025 - In this week’s Risk Alert, we begin with the latest GDP growth and fixed investment numbers released by Stats SA last week.

Kickbacks and Carveouts

Hermann Pretorius, Head of Strategic Communications at the Institute of Race Relations (IRR), joins Chris Hattingh to discuss why big businesses tolerate ...

Risk Alert | As the GNU turns one, where’s the growth?

02 June 2025 - In this week’s Risk Alert, we begin with a review of the GNU’s performance after its first year in office.

SA’s policy preferences

Hermann Pretorius, Head of Strategic Communications at the Institute of Race Relations (IRR), joins Chris Hattingh to unpack the IRR’s latest report on the ...

Risk Alert | SA’s reputation takes a knock

26 May 2025 - In this week’s Risk Alert, we begin with President Ramaphosa’s meeting with President Trump in Washington, DC.

Ramaphosa-Trump: What It Means for SA

In this exclusive CRA briefing, our analysts unpack the outcomes of the meeting between President Cyril Ramaphosa and President Donald Trump. We examine the ...