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          [Audio] Differences in quality of life between rural and urban provinces

          How do differences in the quality of life between urban and rural provinces affect migration, elections and independent movements in South Africa? Gerbrandt Van Heerden, research analyst at the Centre For Risk Analysis (CRA), speaks with Sara Gon on Chai FM’s IRR podcast series about the quality of life in South Africa and the implications of major inequalities between urban and rural provinces.
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          [Podcast] Risk and having a Plan B

          My guest, David Ansara from the "Solutions with David Ansara" podcast, is the Chief Operating Office of the Centre for Risk Analysis.
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          [Audio] State of Emergency for SA? (SAfm)

          Acting Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni says a total of 5000 members of the SANDF and other law enforcement agencies will be deployed in different provinces across the country. David Ansara, Chief Operating Officer at the Centre For Risk Analysis shares the risks of the current violent and politically charged environment and the trends likely to come...
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          [Audio] Stats SA weakened and incapacitated due to lack of funding

          Gerbrandt Van Heerden, research analyst at the Centre For Risk Analysis (CRA), spoke to Power FM's Thabiso Kotane about how cuts in government funding are threatening Stats SA’s ability to fulfil its core mandate − to produce key statistics that are vital to understanding the nature of South African society.
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          [Audio] SWAPO faces it's toughest test as Namibia heads for crucial elections

          Voters in Namibia will go to the polls on WEDNESDAY (27 November) to choose their next president and parliamentary representatives. The elections come after President Hage Geingob died in February and was replaced on a interim basis by his deputy, Nangolo Mbumba. The election could mark a historic shift in the country's political landscape if the ruling SWAPO party, in power since independence in 1990, loses control of the presidency or parliament for the first time. The president is directly elected by voters and needs to garner more than 50% of votes to win. Support for SWAPO dropped from 87% in the presidential election in 2014 to 56% in 2019.To look at these crucial elections Bongiwe Zwane spoke to Carika Middelberg, an analyst from the Centre for Risk Analysis
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          [Audio] The state of the nation and policy reform – ChaiFM

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          [Audio] Why there is no necessary reform

          David Ansara, Chief Operating Officer of the CRA, was interviewed by Sara Gon on Chai FM about the reasons for the lack of policy reform in South Africa.
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          [Audio] The ideological basis of SA’s COV19 lockdown - ETM Macro Podcast with Dr Frans Cronje

          Dr Frans Cronje, Director of the Centre For Risk Analysis, speaks to Russell Lamberti of ETM Macro Advisors about the Covid-19 crisis in South Africa and the economic impact of the lockdown.
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          [Audio] Examining the cause of public violence in South Africa.

          13 July 2021 - Khaya Sithole from Power FM is in conversation with Gerbrandt van Heerden, research analyst at the Centre For Risk Analysis (CRA) about the contributing factors to public violence in South Africa.
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          [Audio] Land expropriation without compensation would be disastrous for the South African economy - Pompeo

          The United States Secretary of State's remarks that land expropriation without compensation would be disastrous for the South African economy are just the latest comments from the US Government casting aspersions on the process.
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          [Podcast] Mediocre Leadership

          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.
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          [Audio] Productivity levels at all-time low in the workplace

          18 Oct 2019 - David Ansara, COO of the Centre For Risk Analysis, joined Aldrin Sampear of Power FM and Dr Leroy Repatsoae, Chief Economist at Productivity SA, to discuss productivity levels in the SA workplace.
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