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Environment & Natural Resources

Rhino poaching continues to decrease

7 Mar 2025

Stilfontein: ‘It was not an illness that killed them. It was starvation’

Mining

Stilfontein: ‘It was not an illness that killed them. It was starvation’

Lindsey Schutters 6 Jan 2025

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Insurance & Actuarial

NLPs and automated image analysis: How AI is being used to prevent insurance fraud

Prescious Mogale and Zaakir Mohamed 6 Dec 2024

Deputy finance minister Ashor Sarupen visited the National Construction Summit to deliver a R63bn Construction Mafia warning. Source: x.com

Construction & Engineering

Treasury estimates economic cost of Construction Mafia at R63bn so far

Lindsey Schutters 19 Nov 2024

TV

MultiChoice and law enforcement crack down on streaming device piracy rings

5 Nov 2024

Is your retail business ready for the holiday crime wave?

Security

Is your retail business ready for the holiday crime wave?

31 Oct 2024

Using intelligence, forensics and prosecution against illegal mining activities

Mining

Using intelligence, forensics and prosecution against illegal mining activities

Issued by Pinpoint Stewards 15 Oct 2024

Rising vehicle crime pressures business operations, says Tracker report

Safety

Rising vehicle crime pressures business operations, says Tracker report

10 Oct 2024

Insights into the fight against the construction mafia

Construction & Engineering

Insights into the fight against the construction mafia

Lindsey Schutters 17 Sep 2024

What happens to financial losses suffered by banking customers following a kidnapping?

Banking

What happens to financial losses suffered by banking customers following a kidnapping?

Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 14 Aug 2024

A rhino and her calf, among over 2000 rhinos sold to African Parks, are seen in captivity ahead of the rewilding process planned for the next 10 years, starting later this year, at a farm outside Klerksdorp, South Africa, 12 March 2024. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

Environment & Natural Resources

Drop in SA's rhino poaching linked to dehorning programmes

Bhargav Acharya and Tannur Anders 2 Aug 2024

Daily Maverick journalists honoured at Standard Bank Sikuvile Journalism Awards

Media

Daily Maverick journalists honoured at Standard Bank Sikuvile Journalism Awards

Issued by Daily Maverick 30 Jul 2024

Finance

South Africa faces ‘perfect storm’ of financial crime, ready to ‘fight back’

5 Jul 2024

Trafficked Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller premiers this May

TV

Trafficked Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller premiers this May

Issued by The Walt Disney Company Africa 30 Apr 2024

South Africa's construction mafia problem is making national headlines and slowing down the economy. Source: DALL-E 3

Construction & Engineering

How to prepare for the construction extortion epidemic

3 Apr 2024

Source: MyCiTi.

Facilities & Property Management

Construction mafia halts MyCiTi project; legal action pursued

15 Mar 2024

File photo: Black rhinos, one of the world's endangered animals, are seen at a farm outside Klerksdorp, in the north west province, South Africa, 24 February 2016. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

Environment & Natural Resources

Rhino poaching in South Africa increases in 2023

Nellie Peyton and Bhargav Acharya 27 Feb 2024

#BizTrends2024: The foreseeable impact of technology on quantity surveying

Trends

#BizTrends2024: The foreseeable impact of technology on quantity surveying

Nosiyabonga Mongane 8 Jan 2024

Source: © 123rf Despite fraud cases dominating the news cycle, there has been a decrease in fraudulent and dishonest life insurance claims

Insurance & Actuarial

AI steps up the fight against insurance fraud

21 Dec 2023

Vodacom Business shares an important cybersecurity message

Cybersecurity

Vodacom Business shares an important cybersecurity message

Issued by We-Worldwide 13 Nov 2023

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Environment & Natural Resources

Giraffes could go extinct - the 5 biggest threats they face

Derek E. Lee 3 Nov 2023

Criminal Law

NPA under pressure to bring Lottery looters to court

Raymond Joseph 25 Oct 2023

Accounting & Auditing

Sars and law enforcement unite to crush coal syndicates

13 Oct 2023

Johannesburg fire: Ramaphosa calls for action against illegal occupations

Construction & Engineering

Johannesburg fire: Ramaphosa calls for action against illegal occupations

Carien du Plessis 4 Sep 2023

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Environment & Natural Resources

Rhino killings decrease by 11%

1 Aug 2023

Source: Supplied. Jackie Smith, head of Buyers Trust.

Fintech

It's official: South Africa is the cybercrime capital of Africa - here's how to protect yourself from becoming a statistic

Jackie Smith 18 Jul 2023

Farming in South Africa is being hobbled by power cuts and poor roads. Rural towns are being hit hardest

Agriculture

Farming in South Africa is being hobbled by power cuts and poor roads. Rural towns are being hit hardest

Wandile Sihlobo 7 Jun 2023

Seasoned media professionals join K and K Media Group

Media

Seasoned media professionals join K and K Media Group

Issued by Inside Education 17 Apr 2023

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Retail

#Budget2023: Mostly positive but some disappointment - Consumer Goods Council

24 Feb 2023

#Budget2023: Inflation-linked sin tax increases

FMCG

#Budget2023: Inflation-linked sin tax increases

22 Feb 2023

Andre de Ruyter, Group Chief Executive of state-owned power utility Eskom speaks during a media briefing in Johannesburg, South Africa, 31 January 2020. Reuters/Sumaya Hisham//File Photo

Criminal Law

Eskom says police investigating alleged poisoning of CEO

Wendell Roelf 9 Jan 2023

Eskom: Another truck driver arrested for coal theft

Energy

Eskom: Another truck driver arrested for coal theft

24 Nov 2022

Social engineering and social media scams highlighted as major risks this Fraud Awareness Week

Social Media

Social engineering and social media scams highlighted as major risks this Fraud Awareness Week

Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 16 Nov 2022

Image supplied. The 2022 Vodacom Journalist of the Year (VJOY) Awards for the Gauteng Region winners

Media

All the 2022 Vodacom Journalist of the Year Awards for the Gauteng Region

31 Oct 2022

Image supplied. The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB)’s public service announcement campaign, Imagine a World, that describes a world without radio, television or cellphone service

Radio & Audio

NAB campaign addresses infrastructure vandalism

10 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

Poachers kill more rhinos in SA to meet Asian demand

Environment & Natural Resources

Poachers kill more rhinos in SA to meet Asian demand

Bhargav Acharya 2 Aug 2022

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Regulatory

'Unacceptable' levels of illicit trade - liquor association

25 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

Be on guard as Russia's war on Ukraine could drive cybercriminals to think outside the box

Cybersecurity

Be on guard as Russia's war on Ukraine could drive cybercriminals to think outside the box

Issued by Red Ribbon Communication 6 Jun 2022

Sars intercepts 17 rhino horn at OR Tambo

Environment & Natural Resources

Sars intercepts 17 rhino horn at OR Tambo

6 Jun 2022

Addressing cybersecurity and climate change for a sustainable society

Climate Change

Addressing cybersecurity and climate change for a sustainable society

Barbara Maigret 27 May 2022

How fleet managers can keep their trucks and cargo safe on SA roads

Road Freight & Fleet Management

How fleet managers can keep their trucks and cargo safe on SA roads

Justin Manson 12 Apr 2022

Chola Makgamathe, chairperson of the Copyright Coalition of South Africa

Publishing

Partners Against Piracy launches to fight content piracy

Chola Makgamathe 12 Apr 2022

How the Russia-Ukraine conflict affects the local cyber threat landscape

Cybersecurity

How the Russia-Ukraine conflict affects the local cyber threat landscape

Nithen Naidoo 14 Mar 2022

#SONA2022: Minerals Council urges speedy implementation to avert economic crisis

Mining

#SONA2022: Minerals Council urges speedy implementation to avert economic crisis

11 Feb 2022

How to achieve the most from your cyber security defences

Cybersecurity

How to achieve the most from your cyber security defences

Issued by HP 17 Jan 2022

SA liquor industry commences payment of deferred excise tax

FMCG

SA liquor industry commences payment of deferred excise tax

6 Oct 2021

Liquor body welcomes seizure of R15m worth of illicit alcohol

Regulatory

Liquor body welcomes seizure of R15m worth of illicit alcohol

9 Sep 2021

Airside facility secures safety for vulnerable cargo

Logistics & Transport

Airside facility secures safety for vulnerable cargo

16 Sep 2021