Category: Case study
ARC pays out $350,000 to Madagascar farmers in trial project
Africa Risk Capacity Limited (ARC) recently paid out $350,000 to farmers in a corner of Madagascar after a drought, proving the value of [...]
Digital client engagement challenges in African insurance
“We cannot do business the way we have been doing business for the past five, ten, 15 or 20 years. The customer demands have changed. We [...]
CRM for financial advisers: A guide for African insurers
Customers in many parts of Africa are now more tech-enabled. They have different expectations to previous generations. Even within the p [...]
How Durban changed the water dynamic
A decade ago, the South African city of Durban was facing severe water shortages. Dam reservoirs were decreasing at alarming rates and were 20% lower [...]
How climate change affects health and how countries can respond
Since early 2020, the world’s attention has been on the global coronavirus pandemic. The pandemic continues to put massive stress on existing health s [...]
As cities grow across Africa, they must plan for water security
Here’s a startling figure: 1.5 billion people will live in African cities by 2050, more than double the number today. African cities — including unpla [...]
In Niger, a rare scene: Covid-19 wards remain empty, agriculture and business benefit from support programmes
Looking over his hectares of rice in Saga, less than ten minutes from central Niamey, Garba Soumana's face is radiant. A gust of wind from the Nig [...]
Back to the 9 to 5?
Will people return to the office when it’s safe to do so? Since the start of the pandemic last year, organisations and employees across the world have [...]
Insurers warned that data act is looming in South Africa
As the long-anticipated Protection of Personal Information Act (PoPIA) is a few months away from being enforced in South Africa, organisations and res [...]
Businesses turning from board to external experts
As the Covid-19 pandemic places unprecedented demand on the global economy, businesses are increasingly turning away from their board and peers when i [...]