Author: John Mungabe

Protecting integrity defenders must become a national priority for South Africa, ACFE warns
South Africa has reached a point where corruption is no longer a matter of misallocated budgets or inflated invoices. It has become a threat to person [...]

Black swans are turning grey: outdated risk models threaten SA’s economic recovery
South African companies are sleepwalking into the next crisis, stuck in outdated risk rituals while global volatility accelerates. That was the blunt [...]

South Africa’s risk profile shifting rapidly, IRMSA warns in landmark report
South Africa is entering a phase of escalating risk, as institutional fragility, governance failures and energy insecurity increasingly threaten the c [...]

Insurance particularly vulnerable to AI threats, claims new research
New research suggests financial services and insurance companies are at particular risk from artificial intelligence (AI) after finding that almost al [...]

South Africa’s fraud epidemic deepens
South Africa is facing a deepening fraud and corruption crisis, with fresh data pointing to a surge in financial crime across sectors from banking an [...]

South Africa’s youth are dangerously unprepared for risk, warns IRMSA
In the aftermath of the catastrophic floods that struck the Eastern Cape province, claiming the lives of more than 98 South Africans, a powerful call [...]

South Africa risks a second power crisis without urgent acceleration in renewable energy and grid expansion
South Africa may face a renewed power crisis unless it dramatically speeds up renewable energy deployment and grid infrastructure expansion, according [...]

SA freight rail crisis now a national risk
South Africa’s stalled shift from road to rail has become a strategic economic risk with far-reaching consequences for logistics resilience, business [...]

South African risk leader warns of deep disruptions from Trump tariffs – and calls for strategic agility
The return of sweeping US tariffs under President Donald Trump’s renewed economic nationalism has redefined the rules of global trade. For South Afric [...]

Warning of debt crisis and economic instability in South Africa
South Africa is on an increasingly dangerous fiscal trajectory, with unsustainable debt levels, escalating public sector wage demands, and unrealistic [...]
