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Jack Scott-King, Max Coleman, and James Clark, co-founders of SOTRU (Image supplied)

SMEs

Addressing fraud: Holistic infrastructure for trusted business communication

13 hours

iiDENTIFii names co-founder CEO as AI-driven identity fraud rises

Cybersecurity

iiDENTIFii names co-founder CEO as AI-driven identity fraud rises

2 days

Regulation moves at the pace of legislation, but the threat landscape does not, says Rynier Schoeman, cyber architecture specialist and solutions consultant at Palo Alto Networks (Image source: © 123rf )

Banking

5 cybersecurity challenges SA’s financial institutions need to tackle now

Rynier Schoeman 2 days

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Brent oil tops $90 as US, Iran expand strikes in the Middle East

Florence Tan and Siyi Liu 2 days

Source: Pexels.

Markets & Investment

Rising oil prices add pressure to South Africa's import bill

Katja Hamilton 16 Jul 2026

Global cyber attacks rise 17% as ransomware activity accelerates

Cybersecurity

Global cyber attacks rise 17% as ransomware activity accelerates

14 Jul 2026

Judge ordered to apologise to litigants for year-long delay

Legal

Judge ordered to apologise to litigants for year-long delay

Tania Broughton 13 Jul 2026

Source: Supplied. Charles Coetzee, buildings & C&SP lead for sub-Saharan Africa at Schneider Electric.

Construction & Engineering

Smart buildings, old systems: the hidden control-room crisis today

Charles Coetzee 2 Jul 2026

What is a DDoS attack and how can you help prevent one?

Cybersecurity

What is a DDoS attack and how can you help prevent one?

Issued by Domains.co.za 30 Jun 2026

Bizarre, but it’s happening: Your connected TV budget might be paying for a very attentive refrigerator

Advertising

Bizarre, but it’s happening: Your connected TV budget might be paying for a very attentive refrigerator

Marc Dhalluin, Issued by TruthsetsOnline.com 30 Jun 2026

From end to end: How user and PC security define modern enterprise resilience

Cybersecurity

From end to end: How user and PC security define modern enterprise resilience

Werner Joubert, Issued by ASUS 30 Jun 2026

A member of Uganda People's Defence Forces stands at the headquarters of Nation Media Group - Uganda, (NMG-U), a building that houses Daily Monitor, KFM and Dembe FM radios, as government closes the media house, in Kampala, Uganda, June 28, 2026. Source: REUTERS/Stringer

Media Freedom

Nation Media Group seeks reopening after Uganda military closes outlets

Reuters 30 Jun 2026

Xenophobic tendencies will kill our South African dream

Higher Education

Xenophobic tendencies will kill our South African dream

Professor Bismark Tyobeka, Issued by North-West University (NWU) 30 Jun 2026

Egypt's Mohamed Salah celebrates after the World Cup Group G match between New Zealand and Egypt. Image credit: Reuters/Anne-Marie Sorvin

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Love wins at the World Cup “Pride Match” between Egypt and Iran

26 Jun 2026

Your bank will not cover everything. Personal cyber insurance might

Insurance & Actuarial

Your bank will not cover everything. Personal cyber insurance might

Issued by Securitas® Financial Group 22 Jun 2026

Data breach reporting responsibilities and penalties in South Africa: What businesses need to know

Corporate & Commercial Law

Data breach reporting responsibilities and penalties in South Africa: What businesses need to know

Issued by SchoemanLaw 18 Jun 2026

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) and affiliates walk through the street of Cape Town as they embark on a nationwide strike to mark World Day of Decent Work, in Cape Town, South Africa, 7 October 2024. Reuters/Esa Alexander/File Photo

Labour Law & Unions

SA labour unions urge workers to shun anti-migrant protests

Anathi Madubela, Nellie Peyton and Frank Phiri 17 Jun 2026

The importance of mental wellbeing in school sport

Higher Education

The importance of mental wellbeing in school sport

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 9 Jun 2026

Secunda CTL is a synthetic fuel plant owned by Sasol at Secunda, Mpumalanga, in South Africa. It uses coal liquefaction to produce petroleum-like synthetic crude oil from coal. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Coal, Oil & Gas

SA’s fuel supply and the Iran war: data black holes and low strategic stock put the country at risk

Rod Crompton and Bruce Douglas Young 3 Jun 2026

Hackers using text-based QR codes to bypass email security tools

Cybersecurity

Hackers using text-based QR codes to bypass email security tools

2 Jun 2026

The Golden Pen for Freedom. Source: Wan-Ifra.

Media Freedom

AP, Reuters and AFP to accept Wan-Ifra honour for Gaza coverage

29 May 2026

Source: Reuters.

Infectious Diseases

Congo’s Ebola outbreak spirals faster than global response

Jennifer Rigby, Aaron Ross, Olivia Le Poidevin, Clement Bonnerot and Silvia Aloisi 29 May 2026

Source: Supplied.

Economy

The surprise driver of higher grocery bills this month isn’t fuel

22 May 2026

Prompt injection emerges as AI’s new phishing threat

Cybersecurity

Prompt injection emerges as AI’s new phishing threat

22 May 2026

Why South African SMEs are losing out over cybersecurity

SMEs

Why South African SMEs are losing out over cybersecurity

Lucas Molefe 21 May 2026

AI, global uncertainty to top talks at Southern Africa’s leading cyber security event

Cybersecurity

AI, global uncertainty to top talks at Southern Africa’s leading cyber security event

Issued by ITP Communications 18 May 2026

Cape Town’s cybersecurity leaders set to gather for ITWeb Security Summit this month

Cybersecurity

Cape Town’s cybersecurity leaders set to gather for ITWeb Security Summit this month

Issued by ITP Communications 13 May 2026

SMS + RCS + WhatsApp

Digital

SMS + RCS + WhatsApp

Issued by Celerity.chat 12 May 2026

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Oil rises $4 after Trump rejects Iran's response to US peace proposal

Florence Tan and Siyi Liu 11 May 2026

86% spike in digital fraud: Is AI overtaking consumer defences?

Security

86% spike in digital fraud: Is AI overtaking consumer defences?

Thalia Pillay 20 Apr 2026

Source: Reuters. A satellite view of smoke billowing at a Saudi Aramco oil facility after a reported attack, following the announcement of a two-week ceasefire in the Iran war, in Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia 8 April, 2026.

Markets & Investment

Oil climbs as strikes on Saudi facilities stoke anxiety, Hormuz near standstill

Colleen Howe and Siyi Liu 10 Apr 2026

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Hundreds killed in Lebanon, oil surges

Katja Hamilton 9 Apr 2026

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Dollar drops as Iran ceasefire prompts risk-on turn for markets

Gregor Stuart Hunter 8 Apr 2026

Source: Reuters.

Finance

Equities gain, oil settles higher as investors watch US-Iran standoff

Sinéad Carew 7 Apr 2026

Tanger Med port eyes higher traffic as Middle East tensions reroute shipping

Logistics & Transport

Tanger Med port eyes higher traffic as Middle East tensions reroute shipping

Ahmed El Jechtimi 1 Apr 2026

Our interest in electric vehicles has grown due to oil price spikes. And it’s likely to remain

Fuel & Energy

Our interest in electric vehicles has grown due to oil price spikes. And it’s likely to remain

Tauel Harper 26 Mar 2026

Source: Peter Luhanga/GroundUp. An aerial view of Khayalam informal settlement in Khayelitsha beside the N2.

Affordable & Social Housing

What Cape Town is spending on homes, roads and the N2 wall

GroundUp Staff and Peter Luhanga 25 Mar 2026

Source: Reuters | An MSC container ship crosses the Strait of Gibraltar from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea, near the northern tip of the port of Tangier, Morocco, January 8, 2026. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh/File Photo

Shipping

Cape shipping diversions boost Africa’s bunkering hubs

25 Mar 2026

Emergency Medicine

HBO’s ‘The Pitt’ nails how hospital cyberattacks create chaos, endanger patients and disrupt critical care

Jeffrey Tully and Christian Dameff 27 Mar 2026

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Cyber Law

GenAI in SA: Balancing legal risks and operational rewards for businesses

Ginen Moodley 24 Mar 2026

Source: Pexels.

Insurance & Actuarial

Global conflicts reshape insurance risks for South Africa

Sandra Sithole and Raynold Tlhavani 17 Mar 2026

Why data protection is the new currency for consumer trust in 2026

CRM

Why data protection is the new currency for consumer trust in 2026

Lungelo Dlamini 13 Mar 2026

Microsoft’s Kerissa Varma | Cyber threats pose new challenges for African healthcare systems

Ethics & Medicolegal

Microsoft’s Kerissa Varma | Cyber threats pose new challenges for African healthcare systems

Kerissa Varma 13 Mar 2026

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Oil climbs as Iran steps up attacks on Gulf shipping

Sam Li and Siyi Liu 12 Mar 2026

Source: Magda Ehlers via

Travel

FlySafair adds fuel surcharge as geopolitical tensions rise

Wendell Roelf and Duncan Miriri 11 Mar 2026

Domains.co.za introduces new domain protection solution to strengthen security, privacy and performance

Cybersecurity

Domains.co.za introduces new domain protection solution to strengthen security, privacy and performance

Issued by Domains.co.za 11 Mar 2026

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Oil prices surge to highest since 2022 at over $119 a barrel on Middle East war

Shadia Nasralla 9 Mar 2026

Source: Supplied. Johann Els, chief economist at PSG Financial Services.

Markets & Investment

How Middle East tensions could reshape South Africa's economy

Johann Els 6 Mar 2026