South Africa Faces More Daily Business Interruptions Than Most War-Torn Countrie!

Judy Streicher
Jul 7
2 min read

“Johannesburg has endured water outages exceeding 86 hours due to corruption and infrastructure failure” - just one example of systemic operational chaos ft.com.

Power outages. Port strikes. Internet disruptions. Political protests.

If you're running a business in South Africa, you're not just managing risk, you’re navigating daily operational warfare. In fact, South African SMEs face more unpredictable, infrastructure-related business interruptions than companies in many active war zones.

But here’s the kicker:

These disruptions don’t just damage operations. They quietly destroy morale, fracture leadership, and erode trust. By the time the chaos subsides, your best people often have too.

Broader Context—Not Just Loadshedding

Loadshedding is a massive pain—but it’s only one among many: corruption‑driven water disruptions, port strikes, financial crime grey‑listing, public sector failures, and supply‑chain chaos. Just one stat: the FATF grey‑listing in 2023 was driven by corruption, mismanagement, and lack of rule‑of‑law factors that directly affect every SME’s operating resilience.

The real problem? Your leadership and culture aren’t built to withstand any of it.

Here’s the 2-Minute Scorecard That Reveals If You’ll Survive: https://forms.gle/nQt7RHzHcTPoTe2e6

What You’ll Uncover:

Whether your managers can lead through ambiguity
How your team responds under pressure
If your culture can hold when the systems don’t
And whether you’re about to lose key talent to silent burnout

Who It’s For:

Business owners tired of running in reactive mode
HRDs with no visibility into burnout or trust breakdown
COOs who know performance cracks appear long before the lights go out

What Happens Next:

Once you complete the scorecard, you’ll get:

Your Resilience Score out of 40
A breakdown of what your risk tier means
A clear invitation to book our 360° Disruption Resilience Audit—a full-team diagnostic for businesses serious about futureproofing under chaos