By Sibahle Malinga for ITWeb First National Bank (FNB) has become the latest financial institution to introduce a virtual bank card for individual and business customers. Launched this morning, as part of its strategy to expand the big-four bank’s digital payments...
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Covid-19 peak expected late August
By Khulekani Magubane for News24 Business for South Africa says it expects the national Covid-19 infection rate to peak during August 2020. The business lobby group says South African businesses are likely to face additional job losses of about 1.5 million by the end...
Crimes that have decreased in Level 3
Speaking in a recent eNCA interview, police minister Bheki Cele said that there had been a notable decrease in crime in several areas during lockdown Level 3. These include: Cash-in-transit heists; Bank robberies; and House robberies. However, gender-based violence is...
2020 sees boom for online shopping in SA
Source: Supermarket & Retailer South African consumers have turned to online shopping in unprecedented numbers since the start of 2020, according to data released by Mobicred, the largest digital credit facility in this country. Even though local shoppers have...
8 tips to stay safe from tax scammers this tax season
Source: MyBroadband, ESET It’s time to file that tax return at SARS! Whilst many of us cannot wait for our refunds, this is also a time of the year where cybercriminals are waiting to attack. Sadly, with the tax season comes tax scams with cybercriminals seeking to...
BIC donates millions to support healthcare workers
BIC, a world leader in stationery, lighters, and shavers, has pooled its resources in support of healthcare workers across the globe. These efforts include manufacturing personal protective equipment (PPE) and donating more than R26-million worth of writing...
Message from the Chairman – July 2020
As I write this message, it is day 124 of lockdown and infections are rising exponentially. This, according to the experts, was expected. As an industry it is critical we adhere to the regulations to protect our staff and those around us. There is no room for...
TERS benefits extended – but who can access them?
Source: IOL; NEASA The South African government has decided to extend the Covid-19 Temporary Employee Relief Scheme (TERS) benefits to 15 August 2020. The benefit was initially meant to run until the end of June. Last week, in an attempt to stop the fraud that has...
270m user records leaked in latest hack
By Bradley Prior for MyBroadband HaveIBeenPwned has added a large data breach – involving popular writing website Wattpad – to its database of data breaches. In June 2020, Wattpad – a website that allows users to publish their own literary content and critique the...
R450m worth of eBucks spent during lockdown
Source: IOL While many people are still coming to terms with the financial difficulties caused by Covid-19 and the national lockdown, FNB customers have turned to eBucks rewards to help them extend and better manage their finances. Johan Moolman, eBucks Rewards Chief...
How to test your password strength
By Devon Delfino for Business Insider US Creating and maintaining secure passwords may seem like a hassle, but it’s a modern necessity if you want to keep your information safe. To help you understand what makes a secure password, and how to validate the...
Mobile networks may soon be able to build a 5G tower on your property
The Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams has gazetted a new policy on the deployment of communications networks in South Africa, according to a recent MyBroadband article. The policy aims to promote the accelerated deployment of...
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