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Chris Hattingh
Chris Hattingh is Senior Policy Analyst at the Centre for Risk Analysis. He is a passionate advocate for free markets and free minds. He holds an MPhil degree from Stellenbosch University and is a member of the advisory council of the Initiative for African Trade and Prosperity, as well as a Senior Fellow at African Liberty.
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South Africa’s economic freedoms whittled away
- By Chris Hattingh
- . Sep 20, 2023
Of the 165 jurisdictions ranked in the Fraser Institute’s 2023 Economic Freedom of the World Report (EFW), South Africa occupies the 94th position (this report
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Risky business
- By Chris Hattingh
- . Aug 13, 2023
Noble intentions can only carry one so far. Noble intentions in government policy, for example, might centre on the alleviation of poverty, or increasing a
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Cadre deployment will remain closely guarded
- By Chris Hattingh
- . Nov 3, 2022
Cabinet recently adopted the ‘National Framework for Professionalisation of the Public Sector’, which aims at elevating merit as the guiding principle for recruitment into the
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State capture likely to happen again
- By Chris Hattingh
- . Sep 29, 2022
In early September Chief Justice Raymond Zondo delivered the keynote address at an event organised by News24. In speaking on the topic of state capture,
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Economic freedom in our lifetime?
- By Chris Hattingh
- . Sep 8, 2022
How free is South Africa, in economic terms? According to the latest Economic Freedom of the World Report (EFW) South Africa is ranked 99th, out
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Redistributionism or Growth?
- By Chris Hattingh
- . Aug 11, 2022
Basic Income Grant (BIG) – added to the increasing number of other forms of welfare – represents a major risk to South Africa’s fiscal responsibility
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Declining EU performance spells trouble for SA
- By Chris Hattingh
- . Jul 16, 2022
Declining growth prospects across the Eurozone – exacerbated by the Russian invasion of Ukraine and continued global supply chain stickiness – spell decreased economic activity
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NHI will miss the mark on SA’s health problems
- By Chris Hattingh
- . Jun 16, 2022
In a Brenthurst Wealth research note published in April this year, the late economist Mike Schüssler pointed out that there were just 6.8 million taxpayers
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SA ports rank low on 2021 CPPI
- By Chris Hattingh
- . Jun 4, 2022
South Africa’s port facilities have been ranked near the bottom of the 2021 Container Port Performance Index (CPPI), released by the World Bank and S&P
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Localisation? For what?
- By Chris Hattingh
- . May 19, 2022
Continued rolling blackouts – at the time of writing, Eskom had resorted to Stage 4 (of 8?) – renewed strike action, and the continued decline