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SASRIA is a government public limited company, listed under schedule 3B of the Public Finance Management Act No 1 of 1999, which offers insurance both to companies and individuals for civil commotion, public disorder, strikes, riots and terrorism. SASRIA was started after the 1976 Soweto uprising. In the civil unrest in July 2021 many companies covered by a SASRIA policy made claims which are estimated at about R25bn. SASRIA says it will need an injection from the government of at least R11,3bn to meet these claims. Prior to July 2021, SASRIA was one of the few state-owned enterprises which was both solvent and profitable. Obviously, it will have to increase its rates now that the impact of civil unrest in South Africa has become more apparent.

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