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.
Articles By This Author
We cannot redistribute SA into prosperity
South Africans cannot be redistributed into prosperity. At the current pace, the debt-to-GDP ratio will eclipse 100% – and the desire to simply print more
Lockdown level ‘x’ means little over the long term without structural reforms
On 15 August President Ramaphosa announced that South Africa’s lockdown would move to Level 2 from 17 August (something to keep an eye on is
‘Flattening the curve’ was intended for the virus, not the economy
Business for SA (B4SA) has called for South Africa to proceed quickly to lockdown level 2, lest deeper, and longer-lasting harm be caused to an
Lockdown: poverty, privilege and power
On 9 April 2020, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced an extension to South Africa’s coronavirus lockdown. What was due to end on 16 April will now only
Without growth, there will be nothing left to transform
President Ramaphosa has cracked the whip on the private sector in his latest weekly newsletter, admonishing those in business for not transforming quickly enough. Despite
Time to bury Mugabe’s legacy
Civil rights and economic freedom must be central to overcoming the devastation visited on Zimbabwe by the late Robert Mugabe. The former dictator of Zimbabwe