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5.3 SOUTH AFRICA TOP RISKS WITH HIGHEST IMPACT ON 5.4 GOVERNMENT PRIORITIES MOST VULNERABLE TO THE SOUTH
AFRICA TOP RISKS

It is also important to understand which of the government’s priorities are the most vulnerable to the
top risks identified for South Africa. Looking at Graphic 3 and considering that ‘building better lives’
and ‘making communities safer’ are outcome risks, it seems plausible that they are also the most
exposed to the impact of South Africa’s top risks. They are followed by ‘making government work’,
‘growing the economy’, ‘restoring energy security’ and finally ‘fighting corruption’. The argument
for the management of the polycrisis cannot be made stronger because if these risks are allowed
to fully materialise, the Government Priorities 2023/2030 will not be achieved and most likely turn
South Africa into a Failed State or worse, a Mafia State.

MAKING COMMUNITIES SAFER 39

BUILDING BETTER LIVES 39

MAKE GOVERNMENT WORK 38

GROWING THE ECONOMY AND JOBS 37

RESTORE ENERGY SECURITY 34

FIGHTING CORRUPTION 31

Graphic 3: Priorities that are most vulnerable to the top risks

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