293 National treasury said it found malware in its IT environment this week that might be linked to the recent attack on Microsoft infrastructure using a vulnerability in the software giant’s SharePoint…
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Reintroduction of Road Accident Benefit Scheme Bill ‘ill-advised’
172 Just execute the Road Accident Fund Act properly, says non-profit. The Association for the Protection of Road Accident Victims (Aprav) has appealed to Transport Minister Barbara Creecy to stop her plans…
From fence-scaling to fatigued driving: AI cameras are watching – and acting
209 The addition of artificial intelligence software to camera technology has introduced a host of useful features that have enhanced how pictures and videos are taken – and how they are edited….
Auditor-General’s war on waste and corruption yields R4.5bn
164 But it’s a war that is far from won. Auditor-General (AG) Tsakani Maluleke says R4.5 billion has been recovered over the last five years after being flagged as irregular. Some of…
SharePoint zero-day attackers now using ransomware
204 A cyber-espionage campaign centred on vulnerable versions of Microsoft’s server software now involves the deployment of ransomware, Microsoft said in a late Wednesday blog post. In the post, citing “expanded analysis…
Inflation increases in June as food prices increase to 15-month high
177Beef continues to drive food inflation as foot-and-mouth-disease causes less stock for abattoirs, pushing up the price. Inflation increased in June as economists had expected, edging higher to 3% after holding steady…
Inflation still low enough for repo rate cut, but only in September
194 The inflation rate was 3% in June, with food prices the main contributor to the increase. The inflation rate only increased by 0.2% in June to 3%, but while this is…
VC funding in South Africa bucks international trend
227 Rapid growth in venture capitalist investments in Southern African – with early stage tech start-ups taking the lion’s share of the VC pot – is a sign of the region’s growth…
JSE All Share Index hit 100k points
281 The All Share Index is like a scoreboard for the JSE, displaying the performance of all the major companies listed collectively. The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) All Share Index (ALSI) hit…
Competition court in unchartered territory with Maziv deal
172 The protracted, multibillion-rand investment by Vodacom in Vumatel owner Maziv led an “unprecedented” legal challenge to the competition appeal court (CAC) at a hearing into the matter on Tuesday. The Competition…