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Critical infrastructure failure the biggest business risk in South Africa this year
By: Schalk Burger 16th January 2024 Critical infrastructure blackouts have emerged as the number one risk for businesses in South Africa for the second consecutive year, highlighting... →
Building Forward Better: a pathway to climate-resilient development in fragile and conflict-affected situations
6th December 2023 A new way of thinking about and delivering the climate agenda is urgently needed in fragile and conflict-affected situations. This Framing Note... →
Africa’s new online foreign exchange system will enable cross-border payments in local currencies – what you need to know
28th November 2023 The high cost of making cross border payments on the African continent has driven governments on the continent to seek options of settling trade... →
Exchange Control and Tax Residency in South Africa
23rd November 2023 The South African Reserve Bank (SARB), in collaboration with various financial institutions, maintains a comprehensive record of the residency... →
Drones as weapons: Africa needs better data to anticipate risk
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 17th November 2023 In October this year, Africa’s air force chiefs of staff and air force industry representatives gathered in Senegal. They agreed the continent... →
Corruption threatens democracy itself, Ramaphosa says
By: Darren Parker 8th November 2023 President Cyril Ramaphosa has said the "rampant and unbridled corruption" that has gutted the South African economy over the past few decades is... →
The important “G” in ESG: consequences that may arise from failures in governance in the TMT sector
8th November 2023 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) has transformed from a “nice‑to‑have” buzzword to a “must-have” demonstrable compliance requirement. As... →
A Sustainability Integration Framework for Institutional Investors
17th October 2023 Institutional investors, such as sovereign wealth funds (SWFs), public pension funds (PPFs) and asset managers, increasingly recognize that... →