Risk Alerts

A list of items on the site. This page is only visible to Editors.

SA’s fading star

02/08/2026

9 February 2026 — Why are large companies shutting down operations or leaving South Africa? What does the US government’s Project Vault mean for SA? How much financial trouble is the City of Johannesburg really in? What does John Steenhuisen’s decision not to run for DA leader mean for the party and for the GNU?

SA’s fading star

Farmers' beef with agriculture minister

02/01/2026

2 February 2026 — Cuba in Trump’s crosshairs; is SA next? Will SA be included in the one-year AGOA extension? Will Openclaw spur a seminal change in AI? Why did global markets experience a sharp downturn last week?

Farmers' beef with agriculture minister

DA hot on the ANC’s heels

01/25/2026

26 January 2026 — What does new polling suggest regarding the DA’s national support, and Helen Zille’s candidacy for mayor of Johannesburg? What do recent by-elections indicate about FF+ and PA support? Is SA’s tripling growth rate enough? What is the major divide between the US and its traditional allies?

DA hot on the ANC’s heels

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)

<audio controls style="width: 100%;">
<source src="/risk-alert/[short name of item]/[file name.mp3]/@@download/file/[file name.mp3]" type="audio/mpeg"></source>
Your browser does not support the audio element.
</audio>

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