Trevor Noah Reveals Parallels Between U.S. and South Africa – And It’s Frightening
Trevor Noah compares the United States to South Africa under apartheid and it has some people freaking out, and rightfully so!
August 29, 2020 No Comments
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Johannesburg Shuts Down Computers City-Wide After Bitcoin Ransomware Attack
Hackers have breached the computer network of South Africa’s commercial capital Johannesburg in an attempt to ransom the city for Bitcoin. Consequently, the city has
October 25, 2019 No Comments
Johannesburg Power Company Crippled by Devastating Ransomware
South Africa’s state-owned power company, Eskom Holdings, has become the latest victim of the crippling ransomware attacks that have roiled governments around the world. Eskom
July 25, 2019 No Comments
All-White South African Protest Community Launches Cryptocurrency
By CCN.com: The town of Orania, South Africa, claims it’s not racist, but it’s only ever allowed white people to live within its walls. Wholly
June 8, 2019 No Comments
South Africa Establishes a Consultation Paper to Regulate and De-Anonymize Bitcoin Transactions
By CCN.com: The South African Reserve Bank has released a consultation paper to regulate cryptocurrencies in the region. However, the government is seemingly introducing banking-like
January 21, 2019 No Comments
South Africa: Two Arrested for Kidnapping Boy, Demanding Bitcoin Ransom
By CCN.com: Two people have been arrested by police in Mpumalanga, South Africa in connection with the kidnapping of a 13-year-old boy in Witbank whose
January 19, 2019 No Comments
South African National Cricket Team Falls for Bitcoin Twitter Scam
Cricket South Africa (CSA) has been rocked by a Twitter scam, unwittingly offering a fake Bitcoin lottery to its followers, local Indian news outlets report. CSA
January 14, 2019 No Comments
Crypto to Get Regulatory Certainty in South Africa in Payment System Review
Authorities in South Africa are seeking comments on proposed policy changes that could, among other things, offer cryptocurrencies regulatory certainty. Per the South African Reserve
December 6, 2018 No Comments
Kidnapped South African Tycoon Released for 50 Bitcoins Ransom: Report
A South African businessman whose captors had allegedly demanded bitcoins as ransom has been freed. Liyaqat Parker, a businessman based in Cape Town, South Africa,
September 18, 2018 No Comments
Gartner Senior Executive: Blockchain is Being Over-Hyped
The fervent enthusiasm for blockchain technology among the banking and financial industry is a case of the innovation being “over-hyped” according to a senior executive
September 28, 2016 No Comments
South African Central Bank Open to Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain Tech
South Africa’s central bank is open to the innovation of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology, the bank’s governor revealed in a speech given in the cybersecurity
August 24, 2016 No Comments