
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
- 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

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

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

Rail reform in name only?
- By Chris Hattingh
- . Apr 23, 2022
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
- By Chris Hattingh
- . Mar 31, 2022
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
- By Chris Hattingh
- . Mar 24, 2022
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
- By Chris Hattingh
- . Feb 24, 2022
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
- By Chris Hattingh
- . Dec 11, 2021
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?
- By Chris Hattingh
- . Nov 13, 2021
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
- By Chris Hattingh
- . Oct 9, 2021
With local government elections on 1 November, the respective political parties are stepping up their campaigning – and, with that, their numerous promises to a