Chris Hattingh is Executive Director at the Centre For Risk Analysis (CRA). With a special focus on trade, investment, and economic matters, as well as foreign policy, Chris serves on the Executive Board of the Global Trade and Innovation Policy Alliance, sits on the advisory council of the Initiative for African Trade and Prosperity and holds the position of Senior Fellow at African Liberty. Chris holds an MPhil (Business Ethics) degree from Stellenbosch University. In his role at the CRA, Chris leads strategic engagements and briefings to clients across South Africa, as well as globally.
[Letter] Transnet: no surprise there were so few takers
Little chance of a decent return if private companies get only two years to operate on SOE-controlled lines.
[Opinion] No end to rolling blackouts anytime soon
It is also vital to bear in mind that Eskom’s problems effectively act as a hard cap on South Africa’s growth potential.
[Letter] Grandiose shipping project a waste of resources
Private sector investment, not a national shipping company, will solve the problems of dysfunctional rail network.
[Video] Global Economy | US economy could be headed for recession
The US economy is headed for a recession in 2023. It could even be in a recession already. The US Federal Reserve has consistently hiked interest rates this year to control inflation. Senior Policy Analyst at the Centre for Risk Analysis, Chris Hattingh speaks to eNCA.
[Opinion] Flattering legislation highly deceptive
There might well be surface-level overtures that cadre deployment will be changed. But at base, the party’s guiding ideology requires precisely such tools. It would no longer be the ANC if it abandoned cadre deployment at the first opportunity.
[Letter] Expanding Bank’s mandate will not address jobless problem
The governor was correct in highlighting that, in the context of inefficiencies and constraints that undermine and inhibit job creation, ‘pushing harder on monetary policy is like pushing the accelerator to the floor on a curvy, icy road over a mountain pass’.
[Letter] Masondo’s concerns on unlocking private sector role in rail should be heeded
Private investors are being asked to sink billions into locomotives, network maintenance and infrastructure upgrades, but Transnet has the ultimate say.
[Opinion] Headwinds on the horizon
Mining and agriculture have been two of the few bright lights for the South African economy, but with the possibility of declining or at least somewhat lower commodity demand and prices, the country cannot hedge all its future growth on these areas.