Cyberattack hits South Africa’s biggest water utility

Cyberattack hits South Africa’s biggest water utility

Bulk water utility Rand Water on Thursday disclosed that it had become the latest institution to fall prey to cyberattackers. However, it said the impact on its operations has been minimal. Rand Water’s primary activity is the provision of bulk water supply services – potable bulk water and sanitation services — in Gauteng and neighbouring…

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SITA spends big on procurement from SMMEs

SITA spends big on procurement from SMMEs

SITA is developing a structured SMME training and supplier engagement model. (Image source: iStock) The State Information Technology Agency (SITA) has recorded an increase in the amount spent on procurement from small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs), in the first four months of the 2026/27 financial year. SITA sits as a central pillar of government’s…

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Uber in tactical retreat from key African markets

Uber in tactical retreat from key African markets

Uber is cutting about 3 300 jobs, roughly a tenth of its global headcount, in a restructuring designed to flatten its management hierarchy and concentrate resources on three things: ride-hailing, delivery and autonomous vehicles. The number of managers is being slashed by 20%. On the same day it announced the cuts, the company closed its operations…

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Uber slashes 3,300 jobs and exits Nigeria and Uganda

Uber slashes 3,300 jobs and exits Nigeria and Uganda

Uber Technologies is cutting approximately 3,300 corporate jobs, roughly 10 percent of its global workforce, as part of a sweeping operational restructuring designed to flatten management hierarchies and concentrate capital on ride-hailing, delivery, and autonomous vehicles. The retrenchment slashes management roles by 20 percent and reduces overall headcount to under 30,000, returning staffing to levels…

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Drones help nab smash-and-grab suspects

Drones help nab smash-and-grab suspects

The Cape Town intelligence-led drone operation resulted in the arrest of smash-and-grab suspects. Drone surveillance technology has led to the arrest of five suspects linked to multiple smash-and-grab incidents in Elsies River, Cape Town. This, after the city’s law enforcement and metro police departments conducted an intelligence-led operation, following a spate of smash-and-grab incidents in…

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