John Endres
John Endres directs the Centre For Risk Analysis.
He provides strategic advice on political risk and policy to South African corporates, foreign investors, and the diplomatic community. He also presents the CRA’s exclusive client Risk Alert – a written and audio note – every Monday morning at 7am.
John has extensive work experience in business, policy research and project management, and has authored a book on change management in cities. John holds an MBA and a PhD in commerce and economics from a leading German business school, as well as a Master’s degree in translation studies from the University of the Witwatersrand.
[Opinion] SA must get onto a 7% growth track, and that demands boldness and innovative thinking
29 August, 2023
Instead of adopting a ruthless growth focus, the government is doubling down on job-destroying policies like expropriation without compensation (EWC) and enhanced BEE, while bribing SA’s poorest to look the other way with miserly social grants and by providing them with decrepit state services in water, electricity, education, health, transport, and safety, among other areas. Yet it does not have to be this way. A small number of critical reforms, resolutely enacted, can achieve a dramatic turnaround in South Africa’s prospects.
The embattled President
12 December, 2022
7 December 2022 - John Endres (Director) and Chris Hattingh (Senior Policy Analyst) of the CRA set out five political implications arising from the Phala Phala affair.
Greylisting imminent
12 December, 2022
1 December 2022 - Chris Hattingh (CRA Senior Policy Analyst) and Makone Maja (CRA Analyst) — discuss the potential impact of greylisting on South Africa’s economy and financial markets.
U.S. Midterms: the coming Red Wave?
04 November, 2022
2 November 2022 - Chris Hattingh, Senior Policy Analyst at the CRA, weighs in on the likelihood of a red wave in the upcoming U.S. midterm elections.
EWC: A systemic risk
07 October, 2022
6 October 2022 - CRA Director, John Endres, explains how the Expropriation Bill and the Land Court Bill pose a serious threat to property rights. The dilution of property rights will raise the overall risk of investing in South Africa significantly, Endres argues.
[Podcast] Mediocre Leadership
03 February, 2022
Gareth and Phumi are joined by Assistant Editor for Breaking News at News24, Sheldon Morais, and the new CEO of the Institute of Race Relations (IRR), John Endres. They have a discussion about the State Capture report, the global inflation and interest rate environment, and Cyril Ramphosa being a mediocre president.
