Author: John Mungabe
IAIS launches consultation on fair treatment for diverse customers
The International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) has launched a public consultation on an application paper exploring how to achieve fair [...]
GRiP expands into flood intelligence with JBA Risk Management tie-up
GRiP, a South African spatial technology and data specialist, has teamed up with JBA Risk Management to provide its customers with access to the lates [...]
Cash flow prioritisation in this new era for South African businesses post-election
As South Africa embarks this week on the challenging journey of negotiating a post-election political agreement, the business community must prepare f [...]
Good and bad news for Africa from the IMF
Incomes in Sub-Saharan Africa are falling further behind the rest of the world amid a "tepid" economic recovery, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) [...]
Water crises should be added to Johannesburg risk registers, warns risk manager
Those working in the Johannesburg area have been warned to add a deepening water crisis to their risk registers.
Risk consultancy Riskonet Africa’s [...]
Businesses face increasing risks from South Africa’s weak economic growth, warns risk professional
Considering new economic growth figures for South Africa’s Q4 2023, which stand at a dismal 0.1%, Volker Von Widdern, risk principal of Riskonet Afric [...]
Demand for reinsurance set to stay strong in 2024, reports Moody’s
Demand for reinsurance will remain robust in 2024 despite subdued economic growth, according to a new report from Moody’s.
It said this demand will [...]
South African government urgently needs to re-evaluate energy sector strategy, says leading risk consultancy
A promise by South Africa’s government to add between 4,000 and 6,000 megawatts to the grid over the next 24 months have highlighted an urgent need to [...]
SA government needs to go beyond snapshots
South Africa’s 2024 State of the Nation address was nothing more than a series of bland and recycled “snapshots” rather than an opportunity to outline [...]
South African coal export plunge reveals risk realities
Coal exports to Europe plunging to their lowest point since 1992 signal significant and growing risk to the South African entire logistics and supply [...]