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5.3 SOUTH AFRICA TOP RISKS WITH HIGHEST IMPACT ON
GOVERNMENT PRIORITIES

Taking this analysis forward specific to the linking of the risk relationship with each of the Government
Priorities as shown in Graphic 2 below, the risks with the most significant impact on the Government
Priorities for 2023 are economic collapse, political instability, systemic failure of public infrastructure,
and national grid failure.

POLITICAL INSTABILITY 30

ECONOMIC COLLAPSE 30

NATIONAL GRID FAILURE 26

SYSTEMIC FAILURE OF PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE 26

LARGE SCALE DISRUPTION OF DIGITALLY ENABLED SERVICES 24

PROLIFERATION OF ILLICIT ECONOMIC ACTIVITY 22

COLLAPSE OF SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEMS 21

INCREASING UNEMPLOYMENT AND LIVELIHOOD CRISIS 20

IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND CLIMATE ACTION 19

Graphic 2: Risks with the most significant impact on the Government Priorities for 2023

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