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Health & Social Welfare

Children advocate for safe online environments

3 hours

When it’s you: Talking about scams, healing the shock, and taking action (A South African guide)

Cybersecurity

When it’s you: Talking about scams, healing the shock, and taking action (A South African guide)

Issued by Offernet 1 Sep 2025

Reflections on World Press Freedom Day amid rising online attacks on journalists

Media

Reflections on World Press Freedom Day amid rising online attacks on journalists

Issued by Media Development and Diversity Agency 3 Jul 2025

Source: © 123rf In sub-Saharan Africa, TikTok removed over 7.5 million videos in Q3 2024, rising to more than 8 million in Q4 2024—an increase of 14.06% quarter-on-quarter

Social Media

TikTok removes than 8 million videos in Q4 2024 in SSA, highlighting online safety

27 Mar 2025

Source: Freepik.com

Cybersecurity

Making child safety the foundation of cybersecurity strategy

Anna Collard 2 Dec 2024

It's time to prioritise customer security for Black Friday and festive sales

Security

It's time to prioritise customer security for Black Friday and festive sales

Caesar Tonkin 7 Nov 2024

Source: © 123rf TikTok has launched its inaugural Safety Advisory Council and the expansion of its #SaferTogether community education campaign

Digital

TikTok SSA Safety Advisory Council an industry-first

23 Aug 2024

Advertising

Major ad group GARM shuts down after Elon Musk’s X files lawsuit

13 Aug 2024

New guidelines for women safety in mining is a big step forward in the industry's fight against GBVF

Mining

#WomensMonth: South African mining industry takes big step in fight against GBVF

Lindsey Schutters 4 Aug 2024

Social Media

Kenya tells TikTok to show it is complying with privacy laws

Duncan Miriri 22 Mar 2024

TikTok and the African Union Commission Forge Multi-Year Partnership. Source: Supplied.

Social Media

TikTok and AU Commission launch #SaferTogether for digital safety in Africa

18 Mar 2024

Charting uncharted waters: A quintet of challenges for South Africa's built environment

Facilities & Property Management

Charting uncharted waters: A quintet of challenges for South Africa's built environment

Issued by Catchwords 28 Feb 2024

Crypto Fest 2022 panel: Managing Risk with DeFi Investments. Michael Jordan (Keynote Speaker): Business Development for Polygon Enterprise, Sebastian Stent: Product Marketing Manager for Web3 at Opera, Daniel Kimber: Co-founder of Bakari AG and Hannes Wessels (Keynote Speaker): Country Head for Southern Africa at Binance. Source: Crypto Fest

Technology

Crypto Fest comes to Cape Town in time for summer, focused on safety

24 Oct 2023

Technology and digital tools can improve overall literacy in SA

Education

Technology and digital tools can improve overall literacy in SA

23 Feb 2023

Google searches from South Africans reveal they are uncertain. Here's how tech can help

Technology

Google searches from South Africans reveal they are uncertain. Here's how tech can help

Alistair Mokoena 8 Sep 2022

Source: iStock.

Medtech

The opportunities of healthcare in the metaverse

2 Jun 2022

TikTok's digital safety guides for families

Social Media

TikTok's digital safety guides for families

13 May 2021

Reinventing the internet of trust

Internet

Reinventing the internet of trust

Wandile Mcanyana 26 Mar 2020

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Media Freedom

Media: How to protect your phone from spyware

11 Nov 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

Media

Unlocking the web's untold censorship stories

Madeline Earp 31 Oct 2019

Hamza Idris (left), an editor with the Daily Trust newspaper, sits with colleague Hussaini Garba Mohammed in their office in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, in February 2019. The office was raided in January by the military, who seized 24 computers. Credit: CPJ/Jonathan Rozen.

Media Freedom

Nigerian military targeted journalists' phones, computers with "forensic search" for sources

Jonathan Rozen 30 Oct 2019

Protect yourself against fraudsters

Cybersecurity

Protect yourself against fraudsters

1 Mar 2019

SA is at high risk for harmful online behaviour

Cybersecurity

SA is at high risk for harmful online behaviour

8 Feb 2019

AirAsia partners with Ideagen to enhance safety

Aviation

AirAsia partners with Ideagen to enhance safety

22 Sep 2017

Digital safety training for SuperTeachers at iWeek

Skills Training

Digital safety training for SuperTeachers at iWeek

14 Jul 2017

Free media expression vital for global sustainability

Government

Free media expression vital for global sustainability

4 May 2015

Mitigating risks to report safely, CPJ launches Journalist Security Guide

Media Freedom

Mitigating risks to report safely, CPJ launches Journalist Security Guide

30 Apr 2012