Chris Hattingh
Chris Hattingh is Executive Director 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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NHI will miss the mark on SA’s health problems
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
SA ports rank low on 2021 CPPI
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
Localisation? For what?
Continued rolling blackouts – at the time of writing, Eskom had resorted to Stage 4 (of 8?) – renewed strike action, and the continued decline
Rail reform in name only?
For all the talk and idealism from government promoting Localisation Master Plans as the solution to South Africa’s manufacturing decline, politicians and bureaucrats may be
Punishing production
The number of ultra-high-net-worth individuals (UHNWIs) in South Africa declined by 7% from 603 to 561 over just one year to 2021 – the greatest
SA’s policy own goals founded in misguided ideology
In a recent article, commentator Stephen Grootes writes: “It is important to determine which economic factors are in the control of the government, and which
South Africa’s economic decline: The reasons underpinning the reasons
New research from the Harvard Growth Lab and a group of authors, headed by Venezuelan economist Ricardo Hausmann, explores three possible paradigms for explaining South
Government can do more for the economy by doing less
That the unemployment rate on the expanded definition now sits above 46% should not come as a surprise. Years of onerous regulations and anti-growth policies
Where to for South Africa’s economy after the Local Government Elections?
Now that the excitement – (or lack thereof; see South African Voter Turnout Slumps in Municipal Elections) – of the local government elections has subsided,
Redistribution to nowhere
With local government elections on 1 November, the respective political parties are stepping up their campaigning – and, with that, their numerous promises to a