Risk Alert

We also highlight how government bureaucracy is undermining business activity in the country.

Recent comments by the Minister of Health reveal that National Health Insurance is still high on the government’s agenda, we argue.

Recent remarks by President Cyril Ramaphosa suggest that he may be tempted to sacrifice government pensions on the altar of failing State Owned Enterprises, we warn.

Has the U.S. Federal Reserve pricked the ‘everything bubble’ by raising interest rates too aggressively, we ask?

Could the theft of millions of U.S. dollars from President Cyril Ramaphosa’s game farm tarnish his reputation and unleash infighting within the ANC, we ask?

We also examine how global economic headwinds could undermine South Africa’s modest economic recovery, and flag the risk of rising levels of violent crime.

Is South Africa’s trade windfall coming to an end, and what will this mean for the fiscus and the Rand, we ask?

We also highlight how race-based employment and procurement policies have undermined the performance of South Africa’s energy utility, Eskom.