CIPC Updates Deadline for SA Business to Comply with Beneficial Ownership
All South African companies and entities were required to submit beneficial ownership information to the CIPC (Companies and Intellectual Property Commission) before 1 October 2023. If you didn’t meet the deadline, you have a grace period until your next CIPC annual return is due, but then you’ll need to complete
Read moreNetwork International’s Local Payment Platform Delivers Sterling Results in 6 Months
Six months after Network International announced a R500 million investment in its locally hosted, integrated payment platform, the company confirms it has already achieved significant milestones. These include the successful deployment of its Network One technology stack with two blue-chip clients onboarded, a doubling of its local staff, and a
Read moreeZaga’s Impressive Results: Over 98% of Students Benefit from NSFAS Monthly Payments
eZaga Holdings (eZaga), selected as one of four fintech providers appointed by the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) to disburse monthly allowances to South African university students who qualify for funding support, has successfully onboarded 98.1% of students allocated to them. This allows all these students to receive their
Read moreAlpaca VC unveils two new investment vehicles, including its real estate roots
The multi-stage venture capital firm uses a research-driven approach and invests at the intersection of the physical and digital worlds.
Read moreEmpower Agile Teams: Leadership Strategies That Inspire People, Not Micromanage
Many agile and scrum teams want to be left alone so that they can do their work. The last thing they want is leaders looking over their shoulders and overseeing their to-do lists, even when they struggle to complete their sprint commitments. Whatever the blocks impeding their progress are, they’ll
Read moreToday’s star
The star-like image above is today’s exponential sum. The exponential sum page on my site generates a new image each day by putting the numbers of the day’s month, day, and year into the equation and connecting the partial sums in the complex plane. Here m is the month, d
Read moreCyber Security Today, Oct. 2, 2023 – How to create a cybersecurity awareness program
Advice for creating a cybersecurity awareness program. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Monday, October 2nd, 2023. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com and TechNewsday.com in the U.S.   ; October is Cyber Security Awareness Month for … well, for everyone: Youngsters, consumers, employees and management. But
Read moreIndia’s national logistics portal exposed sensitive personal data, trade records
India’s state-owned logistics portal has fixed misconfigurations and vulnerabilities that exposed sensitive personal data and various state and private trade records. Called the National Logistics Portal-Marine, the website made the sensitive and private data public due to misconfigured Amazon S3 buckets. It also carried a JavaScript file that included login
Read moreTop Keynote Speakers Anticipated at the Public Sector Cybersecurity Summit 2023
Building cyber resilient infrastructures will be the first step towards guarding all public sector departments from the ever-evolving cyber crime culture becoming more prevalent, incurring billions of rands worth of losses for the public sector. According to Interpol’s African Cyberthreat Assessment Report for 2021 cyber-attacks cost South Africa over R2.2
Read moreFNB Expands Investment Offerings with Capital-Protected Solutions
FNB has introduced a suite of structured investment solutions, traditionally reserved for institutions, to individual clients. This offers a balanced, risk-managed portfolio. Sizwe Nxedlana, CEO of FNB Private Segment, highlights the goal-based approach to helping clients achieve financial goals through structured investment products. Bheki Mkhize, CEO of FNB Wealth Investments,
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