Muzi Langa, MD of ManTK IT Solutions. (Image: Supplied) Approaching data protection as a universal, one-size-fits-all exercise can prove overly costly, or worse, fail to adequately protect the organisation’s most critical data. The key to properly securing sensitive and critical data is proper data classification, says Muzi Langa, MD of ManTK IT Solutions, a specialist…
Uganda’s ratification of a new African Union protocol recognising social protection and social security as enforceable rights is a “historic milestone”, civil society groups said on Friday, while warning that major funding and coverage gaps threaten to blunt its impact. The government ratified the AU Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights…
Goldman Sachs Asset Management is making a big bet on defined outcome exchange-traded funds — also known as buffer ETFs, which use options to help protect against market losses. This month, Goldman Sachs agreed to buy defined outcome ETF provider Innovator Capital Management for $2 billion. The deal is expected to close in the first…
FAJ and its affiliated journalist unions and associations continue to document intimidation, arbitrary detention, online harassment, censorship and physical attacks against journalists across the continent. These violations do not only endanger individual media professionals. They also undermine the public’s right to information, which is central to human rights and democratic accountability. When journalists are silenced,…
The author, Rand Mutual Assurance’s Vuyo Mafata Local government is the frontline of service delivery in South Africa. It is where citizens experience the state most directly – through water, electricity, sanitation, housing and community services. It is also where the resilience of our democracy is tested daily, as municipalities balance limited resources with the…
CITES Secretary-General Ivonne Higuero. PHOTO/ National Committee on Ecology of Uzbekistan. By SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT [email protected] The 20th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) continued in the historic city of Samarkand, Uzbekistan, with a stirring speech by CITES Secretary-General Ivonne…
AI scams and fraud continue to evolve. Entersekt, which positions itself as a global leader in digital banking fraud prevention and payment security, today launched the latest enhancements to its modernised digital banking authentication platform. These include Entersekt Orkestrate, a pre-packaged, low-code integration solution that makes it faster and easier to add pre-orchestrated, AI-powered Context…
UN Women’s 16 Days of Activism campaign demands a world where technology is a force for equality – not harm. New York – The digital world promised connection and empowerment – but for millions of women and girls, it has become a world of abuse. Digital violence is spreading at alarming speed fueled by artificial intelligence, anonymity,…
The illegal trade in giant African harvester ants endangers local biodiversity and could spread invasive species in destination countries. Four men were convicted in May for attempting to smuggle 5 440 giant African harvester ants from Kenya to Europe and Asia. The suspects (from Belgium, Vietnam and Kenya) were ordered to pay US$7 700 each…
Windows 10 has been a trusted operating system for nearly a decade, says Microsoft SA. Microsoft South Africa has urged consumers and businesses still running Windows 10 to begin planning their system transition, as the company prepares to end support for the operating system on 14 October. After that date, Microsoft will no longer provide…
