SAPS already recognises the digital terrain however recognition should evolve into localised apply. Picture Delwyn Verasamy South Africa resides by a policing paradox: many crimes at the moment are first found on-line, but native policing stays largely offline. Assaults, robberies, bullying, GBV incidents and public dysfunction more and more floor on WhatsApp, TikTok, Fb and…
Many say they fear that others will monitor or steal their private information. Key findings On common throughout the seven surveyed nations, amongst adults who entry Web content material, a overwhelming majority (84%) say they accomplish that “daily” or “a number of instances per week.” Cell phones are the first mechanism for accessing the Web…
In 2025, Africa Verify investigated over 20 scams circulating on-line in Nigeria, from Fb pages impersonating fashionable industrial banks to pretend money-doubling funding alternatives. The dangers of falling for these scams embody dropping hard-earned cash or having private info stolen, which may then be used for id theft. In 2026, we anticipate scams to persist,…
The Worldwide Felony Police Group(INTERPOL) mentioned it has blocked over 720 financial institution accounts linked with on-line monetary frauds throughout West African nations. The group mentioned this was the result of its sting operation tagged ‘Operation Jackal III’, which ran from 10 April to three July throughout 21 nations on 5 continents. It added that…
Africa Newsroom2024-06-04 The Amilcar Cabral IT cable undertaking goals to attach Cabo Verde, The Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, and Sierra Leone via a submarine cable community. The targets of the undertaking are to reinforce worldwide telecommunications capability, enhance entry to digital providers and supply important redundancy to ensure broadband web resilience. Inside the scope of…
The present location of Orange Marine’s cable ship, the Leon Thévenin, which is attending to cable repairs off the coast of KwaZulu-Natal. Picture: marinetraffic.com Work was below manner on Thursday to restore the Eassy submarine cable that was broken off the coast of KwaZulu-Natal final week. Simultaneous breaks affecting Eassy and the Seacom system off…