Social media rapist gets four life terms

Social media rapist gets four life terms

Victor Mokoena was sentenced to life imprisonment on each of the four rape counts. (Image source: iStock) In a case reminiscent of the Thabo Bester Facebook rapist saga, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has welcomed the sentencing of 26-year-old Victor Mokoena to four terms of life imprisonment. This, after the Gauteng Division of the High…

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Vodacom execs sell R9.9m shares to settle tax

Vodacom execs sell R9.9m shares to settle tax

Vodacom South Africa CEO Sitho Mdlalose. Five Vodacom executives and the company secretary have sold a combined 63 216 shares, worth about R9.93 million, to settle tax obligations arising from the vesting of shares awarded under the company’s conditional and forfeitable share plan. The transactions, disclosed in accordance with the JSE Listings Requirements, took place…

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Why this stock market is defying the critics

Why this stock market is defying the critics

European equities have historically struggled to ignite the kind of investor enthusiasm enjoyed by U.S. stocks and certain fast-growing Asian markets. The continent has fewer high-growth companies, shallower capital markets and is thought to have a less compelling long-term earnings growth story. A spike in governments’ fiscal spending at the beginning of 2025, however, brought…

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BlueVision expands behavioural analytics across three markets

BlueVision expands behavioural analytics across three markets

Christo Coetzer, CEO of BlueVision. (Photo: Supplied) BlueVision is expanding its use of behavioural analytics across SA, the UAE and Canada through a new partnership with security analytics company Fluency Security. The partnership will see Fluency’s behavioural analytics technology integrated into BlueVision’s Fusion Cloud managed service, with the aim of improving the detection of identity-driven…

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