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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What South Africa could learn from California
- By Gerbrandt van Heerden
- . Feb 17, 2022
There are few similarities between the US state of California and South Africa, but one thing these territories have in common is their hostility to
Declining living standards: Pandemic or Policy?
- By Gerbrandt van Heerden
- . Feb 6, 2022
Covid-19 may have had a considerable impact on livelihoods and income levels in South Africa, but it is not the sole culprit for the decline
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