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19 October 2026
Weekly Risk Brief: Record Heat, Contested Ballots (Week 42, 2026)
Record El Niño temperatures and the 4 November municipal vote meet institutions under strain, as wildlife disease, local power failures and rising input costs shape the outlook for South African businesses.
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13 October 2026
Weekly Risk Brief, Week 41: Imported cost shocks, homegrown unrest
Petrol passes R30 a litre, Washington promises further sanctions and anti-immigrant unrest flares in Durban and Johannesburg, while Ebola reaches Kenya. The risks to watch this week, and where insurance does and does not respond.
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8 October 2026
Weekly Risk Brief, Week 40: Violence and institutions under strain, a month from the ballot
Mass shootings, a paused police commission and falling formal employment, a month before the local elections. The risks to watch this week, and where insurance does and does not respond.
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1 October 2026
Weekly Risk Brief, Week 39: Cost pressure from abroad, strain at home
Fuel disruption, an exceptional El Niño forecast and friction with Washington are building cost pressure on transport, agriculture and healthcare. The fourteen risks to watch this week, and how far insurance carries them.
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15 September 2026
The Risk Comes Before the Insurance
Why understanding an organisation's risk should come before deciding how to insure it.
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