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Amnesty International demands SA criminalise femicide to expose ‘hidden’ crisis

By: Thabi Shomolekae     Updated 3 hours ago Amnesty International South Africa is urgently calling on the State to recognise femicide as a distinct crime, warning that failure to do so leaves... 

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Massive E Cape climate tapestry heads to auction

Massive E Cape climate tapestry heads to auction

By: Thabi Shomolekae     Updated 4 hours ago A massive 5 m x 2 m tapestry stitched by 41 women and two men in Hamburg, a remote village on the Eastern Cape coast, has gone to auction at a... 

Egyptian deported by US to Equatorial Guinea held incommunicado for a week, lawyer says

By: Reuters     Updated 2 minutes ago An Egyptian man deported from the US to Equatorial Guinea who criticised the conduct of security forces there has been held for a week at a... 

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18th September 2026 Most South African manufacturers, besides those few companies benefitting from market tailwinds linked to the deadly conflict disrupting shipping... 

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AI has arrived in South Africa’s boardrooms – but company law hasn’t caught up

17th September 2026 AI is beginning to influence how boards of directors make decisions in South African companies. Directors use it to do things like assess financial... 

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Sacred springs of South Africa: pure waters or polluted? We found tiny bits of plastic in the samples we tested

17th September 2026 Across South Africa, natural springs are more than sources of freshwater. Some are places of healing, spiritual cleansing and rituals, where... 

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Instant payments outpace Central Africa’s anti-money laundering controls

17th September 2026 The region has joined an African cross-border payment system built for speed and trade – but it could accelerate financial crime. Sending money... 

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 Risk Management, Reimagined: Outlook to 2035

Risk Management, Reimagined: Outlook to 2035

Updated 2 hours 57 minutes ago Organisations face a new, more unpredictable risk landscape, marked by geoeconomic fragmentation, technological disruption, cyber insecurity,... 

 Chief Sustainability Officers' Outlook September 2026

Chief Sustainability Officers' Outlook September 2026

Updated 3 hours ago The inaugural Chief Sustainability Officers’ Outlook captures the perspective of 103 members of the World Economic Forum’s global Chief... 

 The New Global Security Stakeholders: How Public-Private Cooperation Can Advance Security and Stability

The New Global Security Stakeholders: How Public-Private Cooperation Can Advance Security and Stability

Updated 3 hours ago Global security is increasingly complicated by conflicts, technologies and geopolitical developments, underscoring the need for new models of... 

ASEAN Digital Economy Outlook 2026

ASEAN Digital Economy Outlook 2026

Updated 3 hours ago ASEAN is entering a decisive phase in its digital economy journey. Connectivity, digital trade facilitation, cybersecurity and digital payments... 

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DA reveals Municipality pays just R2 780 of R12m Eskom monthly bill

DA reveals Municipality pays just R2 780 of R12m Eskom monthly bill

Updated 1 hour 23 minutes ago Damning revelations have come to light, exposing how the Inxuba Yethemba Local Municipality completely disregarded several payment agreements put... 

Gauteng Community Safety confirms ninth body found in Dawnpark

Updated 1 hour 27 minutes ago Another body of a woman has been  discovered in Dawn Park. The incident will be added to the investigations into the deaths of women in Ekurhuleni.... 

Police condemns killing of two police officers in Libode

Police condemns killing of two police officers in Libode

Updated 1 hour 38 minutes ago The South African Police Service in the Eastern Cape has launched a manhunt after two police officers were brutally killed in the early hours of... 

Eskom’s tariff changes could hit lower-consumption households hardest

Eskom’s tariff changes could hit lower-consumption households hardest

Updated 1 hour 47 minutes ago As ActionSA Caucus Leader in the Gauteng Provincial Legislature, I have made a formal submission to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa... 

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Cybercrime across borders: Navigating Africa’s fragmented legislative landscape – Part 2

Updated 2 hours 35 minutes ago In Part one of this series, we detailed the disparity amongst the African countries in mainly Southern Africa and the various approaches to... 

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Cybercrime across borders: Navigating Africa’s fragmented legislative landscape – Part 1

Updated 2 hours 38 minutes ago By the time you reach the end of this sentence, a cyberattack will have been launched somewhere on the African continent. That is not an... 

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Invisible data collection through a privacy lens

Updated 2 hours 41 minutes ago More than seven-million pairs of Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses were sold worldwide in 2025. That figure alone should make any compliance officer... 

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When the clock starts ticking... Why cross-border data breach response demands more than good intentions

Updated 2 hours 43 minutes ago Picture this… A retailer with operations spanning southern and eastern Africa discovers on a Friday evening that a threat actor has exfiltrated... 

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