DMISA

21/08/2026

18/08/2026

17 August 2026: Happy Birthday to a Remarkable Leader – Lebo Mosotho 🎉🎂

Wishing a very happy and blessed birthday to Lebo Mosotho, President of DMISA. 🥳🎈

Lebo, your leadership, commitment and passion for the disaster management fraternity continue to inspire many of us. Your contribution to strengthening the profession and advancing disaster risk management is truly valued and appreciated.

Wishing you good health, continued success, wisdom and abundant blessings. May God continue to guide you in your leadership journey and grant you many more years of purpose, impact and fulfilment.

It is a privilege to know you not only as a respected leader in our profession, but also as a friend. May this new chapter be filled with greater opportunities, meaningful achievements and countless reasons to celebrate.

Happy Birthday, President Lebo! 🎉🥂🎂
May you continue to shine, lead and inspire. 🙏🏽✨

09/08/2026

09/08/2026

Happy Women's Day, South Africa!

Today, we commemorate the brave women whc marched to the Union Buildings on 9 August 1956 and honour generations of women who have continued the iourney toward equality representation and empowerment.

As we reflect on seven decades since this defining moment in our nation's history, we celebrate the women who lead, serve and inspire within local government and communities across South Africa.

Their legacy is our foundation. Their courage is our inspiration.

09/08/2026

04/08/2026

August - Women's Month!

This year marks 70 years since the historic Women's March of 1956. when thousands of women united in a courageous stand for dignity, justice and equality.

As we commemorate this milestone. we honour the trailblazers who paved the way and celebrate the women who continue to lead, serve and transform communities through local government

70 years later, the journey continues...

04/08/2026

🔥Wildfires are not stand-alone events: they are risk multipliers ⚠️

In 2025, wildfires caused some of the highest insured losses on record. Yet the largest impacts extended well beyond burned homes and insurance claims. Fires triggered cascading risks across health, ecosystems, livelihoods and public finances – often long after the flames were extinguished.

Wildfires degrade watersheds, raising flood and landslide risks 🌊. They pollute air and water, driving long-term respiratory and cardiovascular disease 🫁. They destroy productive land, disrupt supply chains, deepen housing shortages and widen inequality, disproportionately affecting low-income households and informal workers.

These impacts are rarely captured in loss statistics. Insured losses tell only part of the story. The true costs accumulate across systems, and across generations.

Understanding wildfire risk means recognising how hazards interact and compound. Making these cascading costs visible is essential for smarter investment and lasting resilience.

Explore the wildfire portal➡️ https://ow.ly/MXh050Zv2oT

04/08/2026

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨 𝐰𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬?

Join the next National Strategic Hub Insight Exchange as leading experts unpack how South Africa's development priorities are translated into practical, measurable indicators that strengthen planning, monitoring and evidence-based decision-making.

The session will explore how the National Development Plan (NDP), Medium Term Development Plan (MTDP), Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and African Union Agenda 2063 inform performance reporting across national, provincial and local government.

Discussions will also examine the evolution of South Africa's development reporting framework, including the National Integrated Indicator Framework and the MFMA Circular 88 process, while highlighting how municipalities can move beyond measuring outputs to demonstrating meaningful outcomes.

🔗 Register here: https://lnkd.in/d2qYDYkb

Join the conversation and discover how stronger development indicators can support better planning, improved accountability and more effective service delivery.

25/04/2026

DMISA Founders' Day 2026 - 40 Years!

Today we celebrate over 40 years of impact with DMISA, but we also look ahead.

The future calls for stronger partnerships, smarter systems, and proactive resilience.