G20 review
Ofentse Davhie and Chris Hattingh discuss the 2025 G20 Summit held in Johannesburg, South Africa.
SA’s G20 Presidency Overshadowed
[Recorded on 20 November 2025] CRA Executive Director Chris Hattingh is joined by Terence Corrigan, Institute of Race Relations Projects and Publications Manager, to discuss the year of South Africa’s G20 presidency. The two unpack the latest developments in US-SA relations, the implications of multilateralism, and what South Africa can learn from hosting the G20. Mr Corrigan details the decades of diplomatic tension with the United States, President Trump’s skewed perception of South Africa, the future of multilateralism, and the history of the G20 and its effectiveness in the face of increasing isolationism.
The view from Washington, DC - November 2025
Dr John Endres, Institute of Race Relations CEO, joins Chris Hattingh to discuss the latest in US-SA relations, political dynamics in the USA, and risks to South Africa's growth prospects in 2026.
CRA Briefing | 2025 MTBPS: Is the GNU making fiscal progress?
In this briefing, we unpack how the midterm budget reshapes the year's growth and revenue outlook, South Africa's grey list removal, and the state of the GNU.
Getting the key to the mayoralty
Chris Hattingh speaks to Sean McLaughlin, an independent political analyst about the state of the City of Gold in the run up to the 2026 Local Government Election. Mr Hattingh and Mr Laughlin discuss the prospect of the major political parties, possible coalitions and the path to power. The two also discuss the increasing reliance on kingmakers holding the balance of power in the 270-seat council, as well as the challenges a new administration might face in the patronage networks hampering service delivery.
Is South Africa turning the corner?
IRR CEO Dr John Endres joins Chris Hattingh to discuss South Africa's removal from the FATF's greylist, the country's appealing government bonds, and the Democratic Alliance's proposed bill aimed at amending the Public Procurement Act of 2024 to repeal race-based preferential procurement provisions.
The border challenge: Weak and Dysfunctional
The CRA’s Chris Hattingh speaks to Ricardo Teixeira from the Institute of Race Relations on the state of South Africa’s border with Zimbabwe following a recent oversight visit by Parliament’s defence committees. The two discuss the assessment of the Portfolio Committee chairperson, the history of SA’s law enforcement in protecting the border, the reasons why people resort to crossing the border illegally, and possible solutions to ensuring border security.
A Stifled Middle Class | CRA briefing
In this exclusive CRA briefing, Gerbrandt van Heerden will discuss South Africa’s middle class, how reliant the economy is on this small, fragile group, and what the current financial state of middle-income consumers means for businesses. The webinar will unpack: 1) What is the true size of the middle class? 2) How resilient is the middle class? 2) How is a dynamic business environment interlinked with a healthy middle class? 3) What is the impact of service delivery failures and poor economic policies? With this exclusive CRA briefing your business will gain critical insights of the most important economic group in the country.