South Africa's Justice Minister Ronald Lamola has taken aim at another American leader, businesstech.co.za reports, in a development that forms part of the outlet's Monday coverage. The same report notes that attempts to block South Africa's new speeding fines have failed in court.
According to businesstech.co.za, the legal bids seeking to prevent the enforcement of the new speeding fine regime did not succeed. The outlet links both developments — Lamola's criticism of the American figure and the failed court challenges — in its Monday report.
The reporting does not specify which American leader Lamola directed his remarks at, nor does it detail the grounds on which the court bids were brought or dismissed. CYBEV.io has not independently verified further specifics beyond what businesstech.co.za published.
Separately, South African organisations are facing a worsening ransomware threat. TechCentral reports that a ransomware gang is threatening to release more data belonging to South African clients. MyBroadband reports that the same group has threatened to leak customer data from major insurance companies in the country, describing the industry as under attack with customers bearing the consequences.
The Citizen reports that South African firms are confronting ransomware recovery costs of around R17 million as attacks intensify. These figures come from The Citizen's reporting and have not been independently confirmed by CYBEV.io.
The cluster of stories points to mounting pressure on South African institutions on two fronts: regulatory enforcement and cybersecurity. Watch for further court filings on the speeding fine system and for confirmation from affected insurers on whether customer data has been published.
