Gerbrandt van Heerden
Gerbrandt van Heerden is an analyst at the Centre For Risk Analysis (CRA), a think tank specialising in political risk, economic policy and scenario planning.
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Sweeping school drop-out rates under the rug
- By Gerbrandt van Heerden
- . Jan 25, 2022
Although the matric results of 2021 show that the overwhelming majority of learners have passed, the figures conceal a low pupil retention rate. The final
Foreign workers contribute to South Africa’s economy
- By Gerbrandt van Heerden
- . Aug 1, 2021
Beyond the most recent attacks on South African trucks in the violence and looting along key routes between KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng is a longer story
Can SA be proud?
- By Gerbrandt van Heerden
- . Jun 26, 2021
After a spate of violent attacks that have rocked the country’s LGBTQ community, South Africa does not have much to celebrate this Pride Month. June
Tourism sector counting on faster vaccine roll-out
- By Gerbrandt van Heerden
- . Mar 20, 2021
South Africa’s slow vaccination rate risks permanently damaging one of the country’s few thriving economic sectors – the tourism industry. Emerging and developing markets across
Class inequality a growing concern in SA
- By Gerbrandt van Heerden
- . Mar 6, 2021
Class and geography are often ignored as reasons for inequality in South Africa; it is often claimed that racism is often claimed to be the
SA has more to worry about than Covid-19
- By Gerbrandt van Heerden
- . Feb 20, 2021
The dire state of the economy is giving South Africans more to worry about than the global pandemic. This is among the findings of the
Crisis of faith: What SA’s police must do to win back public trust
- By Gerbrandt van Heerden
- . Jan 30, 2021
South Africans’ confidence in the police continues to wane, with the proportion of people and households reporting crimes continuing to decline. This much is evident
Don’t fear the ‘gay agenda’
- By Gerbrandt van Heerden
- . Nov 28, 2020
Educating children on sexual orientation and gender identity is not ‘indoctrination’ or a push for the so called ‘gay agenda’. Instead, it instils in them
Major declines for all income groups during lockdown
- By Gerbrandt van Heerden
- . Nov 7, 2020
Covid-19 and the nationwide lockdown have severely impacted every income group in South Africa, with not even the richest cohort being spared the effects of
Major declines for all income groups during lockdown
- By Gerbrandt van Heerden
- . Nov 7, 2020
Covid-19 and the nationwide lockdown have severely impacted every income group in South Africa, with not even the richest cohort being spared the effects of