Tania Broughton

1 week ago | bizcommunity.com | Tania Broughton |Jarred Cinman |Saul Marquez |Karabo Ledwaba

2 days7 days30 daysBy Industry Show moreAdvertise your job vacancies Over one-third (38%) of South African executives rank business email compromise (BEC) among their top three cyber threats - exceeding ransomware concerns - PwC’s 2024 Digital Trust Insights survey shows. It's no suprise then with over seven million phishing attempts logged in South Africa during 2023 alone, BEC is one of the country's fastest-growing cyber-fraud risks.

1 week ago | sowetanlive.co.za | Tania Broughton |Alaister Russell

The lobby group wants the court to order the DHA to develop a clear and comprehensive plan to tackle the backlog and prevent future backlogs. At least 250,000 people have been waiting years for their applications for late birth registration to be processed. And this is a conservative estimate, the Children’s Institute says in its papers filed with the Western Cape High Court. The court application seeks to compel the department of home affairs (DHA) to act on the backlog.

1 week ago | techfinancials.co.za | Tania Broughton |Gugu Lourie

At least 250,000 people have waited up to seven years for Home Affairs to process their late birth registration applications. Without birth certificates, children face numerous complications in life and struggle to access schools and grants. The Children’s Institute wants the Western Cape High Court to declare the Department of Home Affairs’ delays unconstitutional. At least a quarter of a million people have been waiting years for their applications for late birth registration to be processed.

2 weeks ago | techfinancials.co.za | Tania Broughton |Gugu Lourie

Lekalinga, a Serbian-based company that teamed up with local partners to bid for the fourth lottery licence, has taken Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition Parks Tau to court. The company seeks to set aside the minister’s decision to award the fourth lottery licence to Sizekhaya Holdings. Lekalinga wants the minister to produce the reasons for his decision in 15 days.

3 weeks ago | groundup.org.za | Tania Broughton

The Minister of Home Affairs has failed in a legal bid to overturn an interim interdict, granted in favour of the Zimbabwe Immigration Federation. The interdict prevented the arrest and deportation of Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) holders. The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) ruled on Friday that the interdict must remain in place, pending further court proceedings by the Federation. The Federation is seeking a ruling that the minister has no authority at all to terminate the ZEP regime.