Risk Alerts

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The end of the sugar high

08/31/2025

1 September 2025 — Where has the post-GNU optimism gone? Why is SA manufacturing in the doldrums? Will SA be able to replace the US as a trade partner? After a second adverse court ruling, will the Trump tariffs remain in place? Could SA be excluded from the SWIFT international payment network?

The end of the sugar high

ANC in distress

08/24/2025

25 August 2025 — Is the ANC falling apart? Will the DA be the biggest party in the three Gauteng metros next year? How will increasing political violence impact business in SA? Are Transnet’s days numbered? How did Sakeliga strike a blow against “third wave BEE”?

ANC in distress

Who’s in charge of SA’s defence force?

08/17/2025

18 August 2025 — Is President Ramaphosa in charge of the SANDF? Can another trade delegation to Washington succeed? What do the latest jobs numbers mean for the GNU? Will the National Dialogue yield anything of value? Are President Trump's policies driving up inflation?

Who’s in charge of SA’s defence force?

How to add a Risk Alert

  1. Navigate to the Risk Alert section
  2. Add a new News Item from the menu on the left
  3. In the news item
    • Use the first section's title as the name of the Risk Alert
    • Add a Description block. The description should be prefixed with the date.
    • Add an Introduction block with the the following text: "Welcome to the weekly Risk Alert from the Centre for Risk Analysis — [Date]"
    • Add an HTML block
  4. Paste the rest of the Risk Alert in the block under the HTML block. Each paragraph in the document you paste from will create a new text block.
  5. Highlight each header and change those to a subtitle (lower case 'h' icon)
  6. Save the item
  7. From the Risk Alert you are in add a new File. Select the mp3 you want to add, and save.
    • Copy the short name of the file (xxx.mp3)
  8. Go back to the Risk Alert and edit.
  9. In the HTML block under description, add the audio tag html content (shown below).
    • Replace the code as indicated.
  10. On the right side options, be sure to add the Preview image. [Click here to save image]
  11. Save the item
  12. Publish the item when you're ready.

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HTML for Audio Player (Replace bits in bold)

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</audio>

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