Author: John Mungabe
Risk agency warns Gauteng’s water crisis will intensify without strategic action
Gauteng province, in South Africa, is facing a critical summer as Rand Water warns that the province’s water storage may soon be depleted. Considering [...]
SANEA champions stronger leadership as the solution to South Africa’s energy crisis
For the past decade, many parts of South Africa’s energy sector have been impacted negatively by problems including mismanagement, corruption and crum [...]
GFIA warns Zambian government that changes to the insurance law will reduce foreign investment
The Global Federation of Insurance Associations (GFIA) has written to Zambia’s Finance Minister, raising concerns over the country’s Insurance Act No. [...]
Proactive climate risk planning now crucial for business and local government in wake of extreme weather events, warns South African risk manager
In response to the unprecedented snowfall across parts of KwaZulu-Natal and the Free State provinces, South African risk management company Riskonet A [...]
South Africa’s two-pot misconceptions unravelled by Sanlam
With less than a month since the implementation of the two-pot retirement system in South Africa, the surge in withdrawal applications continues and S [...]
Sanlam untroubled by changes to South African pension system
South Africa’s biggest life insurer, Sanlam, expects a modest outflow from retirement funds in the short term as clients are allowed to withdraw savin [...]
South Africa general insurance industry to surpass $11-billion in 2028, forecasts GlobalData
The South African general insurance industry is set to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.8% from ZAR181.5-billion (US$9.8-billion) in [...]
IRMSA launches Lesotho chapter, expanding its continental footprint in risk management
The Institute of Risk Management South Africa (IRMSA) has officially launched a Lesotho Chapter, which it said marked “a significant milestone in the [...]
Calls for focused action as Operation Vulindlela enters critical phase to revive South African municipalities
As South Africa faces mounting pressure to restore the functionality and efficiency of its local governments, the second phase of Operation Vulindlela [...]
Cape floods highlight new norm of severe weather SA risk consultancy warns
Severe storms that have struck the Western Cape underscore the escalating severity and impact of such events, according to South Africa-based risk con [...]