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Black Friday faces threat from a surge in cyber attacks on supply chains

Supply Chain

Black Friday faces threat from a surge in cyber attacks on supply chains

Doros Hadjizenonos 20 Nov 2025

Danger looms for SA shoppers this festive season as cyber threats and mall crimes rise

Security

Danger looms for SA shoppers this festive season as cyber threats and mall crimes rise

18 Nov 2025

More than 50% of retailers hit by ransomware pay the ransom

Security

More than 50% of retailers hit by ransomware pay the ransom

6 Nov 2025

Cybersecurity gaps threaten SA's booming retail sector

Security

Cybersecurity gaps threaten SA's booming retail sector

Marlene Urquhart 30 Oct 2025

BICGeons land, students steal the show (and a few birds)

OOH

BICGeons land, students steal the show (and a few birds)

Issued by Boundless 8 Sep 2025

Explore the bold and diverse films lighting up September's screens

Film

Explore the bold and diverse films lighting up September's screens

Daniel Dercksen 2 Sep 2025

Image credit: Reuters

Infectious Diseases

Cholera in northwest Nigeria: Limited healthcare access leaves communities at risk

Ahmed Kingimi 28 Aug 2025

Don't miss these 7 exciting South African film debuts

Film

Don't miss these 7 exciting South African film debuts

Daniel Dercksen 19 Aug 2025

Cyberattacks in retail signal rising risks for SMEs

Cybersecurity

Cyberattacks in retail signal rising risks for SMEs

1 Jul 2025

Cybersecurity

SA is a prime target for ransomware attacks: How to safeguard your system

Kumar Vaibhav 26 Jun 2025

South Africans really do love their denim

Fashion & Homeware

South Africans really do love their denim

2 May 2025

10 types of security risk and how to safeguard your SME

Cybersecurity

10 types of security risk and how to safeguard your SME

Issued by Domains.co.za 15 Apr 2025

Domains.co.za first to launch free domain transfer lock for .co.za customers

Cybersecurity

Domains.co.za first to launch free domain transfer lock for .co.za customers

Issued by Domains.co.za 10 Apr 2025

People walk past a booth of China Development Bank during the 2022 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) in Beijing. Source: Reuters/Tingshu Wang

Construction & Engineering

China Development Bank releases $255m for Nigeria rail project

MacDonald Dzirutwe 9 Jan 2025

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Practice management

How healthcare facilities can guard against ransomware attacks

Hemant Harie 19 Dec 2024

The high cost of a cyberattack: Tips to secure your business this festive season

Cybersecurity

The high cost of a cyberattack: Tips to secure your business this festive season

Issued by Lula 21 Nov 2024

Source: Supplied. Orlando Scott-Cowley, public sector tech and business development manager at AWS.

Medtech

Looking to enhance cybersecurity? Five top tips for leaders in healthcare

11 Oct 2024

The Olympics is considering esports and the cyberthreat that comes with it

Cybersecurity

The Olympics is considering esports and the cyberthreat that comes with it

Lindsey Schutters 27 Aug 2024

Source: Pixabay/Pexels

Cybersecurity

Cisco report shows the biggest cyberthreats for SA businesses

Lindsey Schutters 13 Aug 2024

The construction mafia is costing the country billions. Source: Shivendu Shukla/Unsplash

Construction & Engineering

Cape Town construction mafia costs billions, report finds

Lindsey Schutters 18 Jun 2024

ShinyHunters (also known as ShinyCorp) is an international cyber threat group that first emerged in 2020. Source: Dall-E 3

Cybersecurity

Half a billion customers compromised in Ticketmaster breach

4 Jun 2024

Maritime transport: a significant economic driver in global trade

Logistics & Transport

Maritime transport: a significant economic driver in global trade

Kennedy Ntenjwa 2 May 2024

Get ready for some great escapism in cinemas this April

Film

Get ready for some great escapism in cinemas this April

Daniel Dercksen 3 Apr 2024

Somali pirates' return adds to crisis for global shipping companies

Shipping

Somali pirates' return adds to crisis for global shipping companies

22 Mar 2024

Cybersecurity in agriculture: A critical factor for South Africa's food security

Agriculture

Cybersecurity in agriculture: A critical factor for South Africa's food security

7 Mar 2024

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Cyber Law

Ransomware: What is an organisation's obligation to prevent fraud?

Karl Blom & Laone Setshedi 6 Nov 2023

#CybersecurityMonth: Cyber-attack insurance is a complicated necessity

Cybersecurity

#CybersecurityMonth: Cyber-attack insurance is a complicated necessity

Martin Potgieter 11 Oct 2023

3 steps for small businesses to bolster cybersecurity

SMEs

3 steps for small businesses to bolster cybersecurity

Ben Bierman, Issued by Business Partners Limited 10 Oct 2023

Covid-19

Pharma giants set SA vaccine price tag at $734m, confidential contracts reveal

Katja Hamilton 5 Sep 2023

SMEs should not neglect cyber security. Source: Christina @ wocintechchat.com/Unsplash

Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity is for all businesses, even SMEs

Ignus de Villiers 23 Aug 2023

The rising tide of cyber threats: Safeguarding African SMMEs in the digital age

SMEs

The rising tide of cyber threats: Safeguarding African SMMEs in the digital age

Issued by The Innovator Trust 7 Jul 2023

A person holds a new 1000 naira note as the Central Bank of Nigeria releases the notes to the public through the banks in Abuja, Nigeria, 15 December 2022. Reuters / Afolabi Sotunde / File Photo

Law Practice

Nigerian court extends old banknotes to end-2023 amid cash shortage

Camillus Eboh 3 Mar 2023

Growing threat of ransomware in SA needs immediate action, says Ispa

Cybersecurity

Growing threat of ransomware in SA needs immediate action, says Ispa

22 Feb 2023

#BizTrends2023: Continued explosion of cyberattacks

Trends

#BizTrends2023: Continued explosion of cyberattacks

John Mc Loughlin 13 Jan 2023

#BizTrends2023: The major trends to impact the data landscape in 2023

Trends

#BizTrends2023: The major trends to impact the data landscape in 2023

Kate Mollett 9 Jan 2023

#BizTrends2023: The major cybersecurity trends of 2023

Trends

#BizTrends2023: The major cybersecurity trends of 2023

Gerhard Swart 9 Jan 2023

Why Africa is a popular target for cybercriminals

Cybersecurity

Why Africa is a popular target for cybercriminals

3 Nov 2022

Media Freedom

Nigeria's Zamfara state orders media to close for covering political rally

Garba Muhammad 17 Oct 2022

Cybersecurity for your SME: All you need to know

Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity for your SME: All you need to know

Siyabonga Mabuza 7 Oct 2022

Ransomware is a business resilience issue, not an IT problem

Cybersecurity

Ransomware is a business resilience issue, not an IT problem

Kate Mollett 16 Sep 2022

How businesses can use PR (Public Relations) as part of their cyber security management

PR & Communications

How businesses can use PR (Public Relations) as part of their cyber security management

Lerato Mpholo, Issued by Opinion & Public BCW 22 Aug 2022

Cybercrime on the rise in SA: How to protect your business, customers and employees

SMEs

Cybercrime on the rise in SA: How to protect your business, customers and employees

Issued by Business Partners Limited 18 Aug 2022

Nigeria considers suspending mining to tackle insecurity

Mining

Nigeria considers suspending mining to tackle insecurity

Felix Onuah 22 Jul 2022

Byron Horn-Botha, business unit head at Arcserve Southern Africa.

Healthcare

Healthcare is now the industry most targeted by hackers

Byron Horn-Botha 18 Jul 2022

Source: Supplied. Dr Jerry Chetty, manager of the Business Integrity Unit at Santam.

Finance

Claim fraud on the rise: insurance firms hard-hit

Dr Jerry Chetty 24 Jun 2022

Hacker group RansomHouse threatens to sell Shoprite data

Cybersecurity

Hacker group RansomHouse threatens to sell Shoprite data

21 Jun 2022

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Consumer Law

TransUnion ransomware attack could give rise to civil claims

Chanique Rautenbach 25 Mar 2022