May 19, 2023 | Blackouts, insurance news, South Africa
The Sunday Times’s business section has published an article based on an interview with the chief executive of the South African Special Risk Insurance Association (Sasria) that addressed the possibility that Sasria may withdraw cover for claims stemming from a...
May 12, 2023 | insurance news, South Africa
State-owned insurer the SA Special Risk Insurance Association (Sasria) has joined private insurers in preparing for a potential total collapse of the national electricity grid by informing its clients that should it occur, policyholders cannot claim for damages....
May 5, 2023 | Cybersecurity and business, South Africa
A report by cybersecurity and VPN company Surfshark shows that South Africa had the 5th highest cybercrime victim density in the world in 2022. The Internet Crime Report forms part of Surshark’s Data Vulnerability Thermometer, which uses open-source US Federal Bureau...
Apr 28, 2023 | Blackouts, South Africa
Over the past 15 years, South Africa has been experiencing a gradually worsening number of electricity cuts. This state of affairs has prompted frustration among citizens, negative international economic sentiment and financial hardship for many businesses. Public...
Apr 14, 2023 | Articles, South Africa
South Africans can expect another Marikana and July Riots in the future. However, a full-on revolution is unlikely to occur in the country. This is the view of political analyst JP Landman and Nedbank’s chief economist Nicky Weimar, who made these comments during a...