Advisory · 2025
SA Risk Management Playbook
Built an interactive risk management playbook written for South Africa's actual operating conditions: twin peaks regulation, load shedding, FATF greylisting, and a crime environment that makes standard BCP templates inadequate. Covers governance (SARB/FSCA, POPIA, FICA/AML), operational risk (load shedding, crime, labour/strike), and strategic/macro risk (geopolitical, reputational, insurance gaps) with a SA-calibrated 5×5 risk matrix and a standards map.
The problem
Standard enterprise-risk templates do not account for South Africa's regulatory and operating conditions.
Constraints
- Reflect the twin peaks regulatory model, POPIA, FICA, and AML obligations
- Account for load shedding, crime, labour risk, and Durban port disruption
Approach
- Organised governance, operational, and strategic risk into a South Africa-specific reference system
- Built a calibrated 5×5 risk matrix and standards map
Results
- Produced a reference-grade enterprise risk tool
- Created a practical framework for South African financial-services and corporate contexts