Videos
South Africa's official unemployment rate rises to 33.6%
11 August, 2026
CRA Executive Director Chris Hattingh unpacks the Q2:2026 QLFS data.
Manufacturing index hits seven-month low
04 August, 2026
CRA Executive Director Chris Hattingh unpacks South Africa's latest manufacturing data.
US 30-year yields and what they mean for South Africa
03 August, 2026
CRA Executive Director Chris Hattingh discusses the recent upward movement of the US 30-year Treasury bond yield, and what this means for South Africa.
South Africa's reform trap: new faces, same broken rules
31 July, 2026
CRA Executive Director Chris Hattingh discusses the latest fallout from the Madlanga Commission hearings.
The SANDF returns to Moscow
31 July, 2026
CRA Executive Director Chris Hattingh discusses the potential fallout from the SANDF's latest Moscow trip.
South African households taking strain
23 July, 2026
CRA Executive Director Chris Hattingh unpacks new data showing the increasing strain under which South African households find themselves.
From rivers to substations: Gauteng's infrastructure is failing in real time
14 July, 2026
CRA Executive Director Chris Hattingh examines the ongoing infrastructure failings in Gauteng, with a focus on river pollution and sub-station vandalism and theft.
Eskom's transmission standoff
08 July, 2026
CRA Executive Director Chris Hattingh unpacks the public fallout between Eskom and BLSA, and the wider implications for electricity security in South Africa.
Treasury freezes municipal grants
07 July, 2026
CRA Executive Director Chris Hattingh unpacks National Treasury's decision to freeze July payments to more than 60 municipalities - including Johannesburg.
Your July bill is going up
07 July, 2026
IRR researcher Anlu Keeve joins Chris Hattingh to discuss the latest rates and tariffs increases facing households in Johannesburg, as well as the tariff calculator she built for the CRA.
72% of South Africa's municipalities can't pay their bills
26 June, 2026
CRA Executive Director Chris Hattingh unpacks the Auditor Genera's latest findings on South African municipalities.
JRA fleet grounded
24 June, 2026
The CRA's Chris Hattingh unpacks the City of Johannesburg's fuel crisis, with the Johannesburg Road Agency fleet effectively grounded and other departments and operations impacted across the board.
