The State Information Technology Agency (Sita) is responsible for much of the state’s computer systems including websites. On 24 May Sita published a statement denying social media claims that “Sita and government infrastructure” had been hit by a “cybera... See more
The workers who feed nine million school children - and earn just R2,300 a month The state is using the public works programme to avoid paying them the national minimum wage Nathan Geffen | - The National School Nutrition Programme feeds nine million scho... See more
A new bank, eNL Mutual (previously YWBN), took swift action to plug a data breach after an IT consultant contracted to GroundUp discovered it. eNL was granted a banking licence by the Reserve Bank in January 2024. It operates online; there are no branches... See more
New bank takes swift action after GroundUp alerts it to data breach But the Information Regulator is missing in action - GroundUp’s IT consultant, Joel Cedras, discovered that eNL Mutual Bank had inadvertently made confidential customer information, inclu... See more
Israeli settlers use Iran war as cover to commit atrocities “Israeli attacks on Palestinians have peaked in both frequency and intensity over the past several weeks” Nathan Geffen | Since October I’ve been on a WhatsApp group that reports attacks on Pales... See more