Creator
Chris Hattingh is executive director at the Centre For Risk Analysis. 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 is a member of the George Ayittey Society. He holds an MPhil (business ethics) from Stellenbosch University.
A trickle of new investments is the predictable result of state policy that talks investment, but does nothing to remove the real obstacles.
South Africa’s recovery narrative is gaining traction, yet the foundations for faster growth remain worryingly thin
Fitch’s upgrade rewards Treasury’s fiscal discipline, but sustained growth will depend on faster structural reforms
Joburg’s tariff increases gravely undermine the Bank’s efforts to rein in inflation, and compound the misery of higher interest rates
The Reserve Bank’s hammer may be a blunt tool, but it’s the wiser move.
