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44 RISK REPORT 2024/25
Scenario:

What it can look like if it happens now

SASSA grant payments are interrupted for an extended period. Unable to pay bills or afford transport to work and
food, vulnerable communities are exposed to increased crime. Increased levels of social ills manifest in gender-
based violence, child murders, substance abuse, and dysfunctional families, leading to community upheaval.
Cash-strapped NPOs are overwhelmed and cannot deliver relief.

Immediate resilience/emergency

preparedness: Medium impact in the

short term

Prioritise mental Source Alternative working
health locally conditions

Offer mental health counselling Map suppliers to source locally Enable secure work-from-home
and employee assistance in affected areas if supply or alternatives such as cloud
programs to help employees chains are disrupted. connectivity, virtual desktops,
cope physically and mentally. and mobile solutions.

Cross functional Communication Secure
accountability strategies funding

Designate cross-functional Activate emergency Maintain adequate cash
teams to make decisions communication to share reserves, lines of credit, or
and coordinate emergency updates and instructions to alternate financing to sustain
responses. employees, customers, and operations.
suppliers.

Corporate social Monitoring Professional services
responsibility
Consistently monitor, test, and Deploy social service
Maintain open dialogue with refine BCPs. professionals in communities
local communities through to offer psycho-social services.
corporate social responsibility
initiatives to foster goodwill.