Tag: South Africa

The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) is reporting that at least eight South African sailors were swept off the deck of an unnamed submarine. At least two have been confirmed killed and several others have been rescued. However, at least one sailor is still missing as naval divers are...

What You Need To Know: Last week, the South African Department of Defense was hit by a hacker group initially thought to be SNATCH, which utilises ransomware to gain access to sensitive servers. However, with more information on the attack released, the group actually behind the attack is the...

What You Need To Know:  3 days ago, the ransomware gang SNATCH hit the computers of South Africa’s Department of Defence. Using the ‘double extortion’ method, the group utilises a payload comprised of ransomware and data-stealing components, after which the malware then employs brute force attacks against the ill-protected applications...

What You Need To Know:  South Africa: The small suburb of Lanseria, Gauteng province, Johannesburg was today the arena for a common tactic employed by criminals. A cash-in-transit vehicle (CIT) was hit with an improvised explosive device and while the owners of the vehicle scrambled for safety, locals descended upon...

BRICS, and the Summit: BRICS, a supranational organization consisting of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa respectively, is a cooperative alliance of five major emerging economies. It is commonly understood to have a number of aims, predominantly consisting of increasing member-states’ influence in global affairs vis-a-vis economic and diplomatic...

A Background: During an Economic Freedom Fighters rally on Saturday, leader Julius Malema led chants of "Kill the Boer, Kill the Farmer" to a 90,000-strong stadium of Johannesburg supporters. The contemporary usage of the Apartheid-era chant has been heavily criticized due to the exponential rise of brutal attacks against farmers...