Southern Africa
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AGCS Africa names new business development manager
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) Africa has appointed Senzi Ndlozi as business development manager effective 1 June 2017. Ms…
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Risk officers must step up in wake of BA chaos
Risk managers have been urged to make sure their organisations would cope if faced with a “British Airways-type situation”. The…
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Christopher Palm named as IRMSA new chief risk adviser
Christopher Palm has been named chief risk adviser at the Institute of Risk Management South Africa (IRMSA). Moving from Eskom,…
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Stephane Rutili appointed Euler Hermes South Africa country manager
Credit insurer Euler Hermes has appointed Stephane Rutili as country manager for South Africa. He will report to Luca Burrafato,…
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Fools in April
President’s faux pas means the worst kind of April Fools for South Africa Inc, reports Gareth Stokes At the end…
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Change is the new normal
Legislative reform is a key area of concern for corporates, and risk managers should be aware of the potential for…
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Thokozile Mahlangu named CEO designate for Insurance Institute of South Africa
The Insurance Institute of South Africa (IISA) has appointed Thokozile Mahlangu as CEO designate, effective 1 July 2017. She will…
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Southern Africa in ratings agency spotlight
Botswana and Mozambique have both had their ratings affirmed by Standard & Poor’s (S&P) and Fitch Ratings respectively, but there…
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Fitch affirms Lesotho ratings
An early election and political volatility has not been enough to change Fitch Ratings in affirming Lesotho’s long-term foreign and…
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Botswana most attractive for investment into Africa
Botswana is the most attractive economy for investments flowing into the African continent, according to the latest Africa Investment Index…
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Johannesburg still leading African destination for Fortune 500 companies
The Middle East and Africa (MEA) region has become increasingly important for the majority of global Fortune 500 companies, with…
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Data breaches and cyber attacks: How ready is your organisation?
Data security and cyber breaches are becoming an almost daily occurrence, as is widely reflected in increased publicity and media…
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Insuring cyber risk is an unlikely contender to drive premium growth in Botswana
Botswana is among five Sub Saharan African (SSA) economies that improved their Global Competitiveness Index rankings by three to six…
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New leader at head of Coface South Africa
Coface, the French-based trade credit insurer, has named Jacqui Jooste as Coface South Africa CEO and country manager. “Ms Jooste…
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Double blow for South Africa as downgrades continue
Fitch Ratings has followed Standard & Poor’s in downgrading South Africa, in a move that was widely expected but which…
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South African insurers and reinsurers hit by country downgrade
South African insurers and reinsurers have been hit by downgrades, following the downgrade of the country as a whole by…
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Sucker punch: political bungling sets South Africa on the recession path…
In December 2015, South Africa made international headlines after going through three finance ministers in just four days. Nhanhla Nene…
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South Africa downgraded to junk status after cabinet reshuffle
“Heightened political and institutional uncertainties that have arisen from the recent changes in executive leadership” have resulted in S&P Global…
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South Africa on currency knife-edge as Gordhan fired
Risk managers are again watching the South African rand, after a late-night announcement in which President Jacob Zuma fired finance…
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Fortune 500 firms look to new markets in Africa
Major corporations are continuing to expand operations in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) as they seek to look beyond…