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[Audio] The state of the nation and policy reform – ChaiFM
[Opinion] Beyond the supplementary budget: how the South African government will respond to its worsening economic and fiscal position
Frans Cronje and David Ansara discuss how SA govt will respond to its worsening economic and fiscal position.
CRA services to continue under Coronavirus contingency plan
Following the announcement by President Ramaphosa last night, Sunday 15 March, a national state of disaster has been declared in South Africa to mitigate the risks of the global Coronavirus pandemic.
[News] De Ruyter slams 100MW cap on private power generation
Government last year lifted the cap on private power generation from 1MW to 100MW, below which companies don’t need to be licensed by energy regulator Nersa. Now Eskom CEO André de Ruyter has questioned why there’s a cap at all.
[Video] Economic consequences of the lockdown in South Africa
David Ansara of the CRA discusses the South African government's national lockdown strategy and the problems associated with it, including the artificial distinction between "essential" and "non-essential" services.
[Opinion] If Ramaphosa wants major growth, he'll need to drive major reforms
South Africa’s low levels of growth and investment are a consequence of an inhibiting policy environment, and it is up to President Cyril Ramaphosa to drive the reforms necessary to remove obstacles to growth, argues CRA COO, David Ansara.
[News] Key factors driving unemployment discussed
He listed and deeply analysed the following issues: low economic growth; hostile broader economic policy framework; poor education; low skill level, and labour policy as key drivers of unemployment.
[Opinion] Budget bottom line: SA is living on borrowed time
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni and the government he serves are increasingly living on borrowed time. In the absence of growth-enhancing policy reforms and fiscal prudence, South Africa remains vulnerable to an external shock.
[Opinion] Risks – and opportunities – for SA in 2022
22 January 2022 - What does 2022 hold for South Africa? We continue to consider the country to be in an exceptionally fragile state both politically and economically.
[Opinion] Save Stats SA
The slow crippling of Stats SA through budget cuts and understaffing constitutes more than a threat to one institution. It stands to pull the rug out from under SA’s ability to formulate effective policy
[Opinion] Unrealistic approach to investment conference
Expectations abound within the government (and apparently among observers too) that this week’s investment conference will help to attract the flow of capital without which SA’s future cannot be assured. Is this realistic?
[Opinion] Pompeo on land reform: Is SA's trade relationship with the US under threat?
United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s criticism of the South African government's proposed policy of Expropriation without Compensation suggests that the US-SA commercial and diplomatic relationship could be under significant strain.
[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.
[Opinion] SA's unemployment crisis - it's a policy problem first and foremost
South Africa is in the grip of an unemployment crisis. The latest unemployment figures from Statistics South Africa show that the official unemployment rate has increased to 29% in 2Q 2019 (a QOQ rise of 1.4% from 27.6% in 1Q 2019).
[News] South Africa has no choice but to pivot to renewables: De Ruyter
Eskom CEO André de Ruyter has said South Africa has no choice but to shift from coal to renewable energy as it is becoming impossible to secure funding for new coal projects.
[Opinion] Taxman at your door
David Ansara writes if necessary policies aren’t implemented, taxpayers will continue to pay for government’s profligacy.
[News] Tito’s budget should keep Moody’s off our backs – post-Budget reaction
For the first time in five years, government gave some relief to over-stretched South African taxpayers.
[Video] Effects of poor service delivery
Effective and reliable service delivery remains one of the biggest challenges in South Africa. Municipalities across the country are in crisis with broken infrastructure. The Centre for Risk Analysis launched the 2022 edition of the Socio-Economic Survey of South Africa. David Ansara, the Chief Operating Officer of the Centre For Risk Analysis, discussed this with eNCA's Masego Rahlaga.
[Video] Risks And Opportunity In Africa
The CRA's David Ansara and Bheki Mahlobo discuss the key risks and opportunities on the African continent.
[Video] South Africa has run out of money
South Africa has run out of money and the only way to resolve this problem is to cut back on state spending, which is politically very difficult to do.
[News] Weak economic growth exacerbating unemployment: Experts
South Africa's unemployment rate remains unchanged at 29.1%.
