South Africa

ADF STAFF “The Grey Zone” is the name of the Telegram channel affiliated with Russia’s Wager Group mercenaries — a name that also reflects the lawless space in which Wagner works. “The Grey Zone” is also the title of a new analysis of…

ADF STAFF A day after South African President Cyril Ramaphosa declared a national state of disaster over flooding that affected seven of the country’s nine provinces, the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) announced it will…

ADF STAFF To confront a host of cybersecurity threats in 2023, internet users and governments need updated technology, quicker reactions and greater transparency about attacks. That is the assessment of Cyber Security Experts Association…

ADF STAFF A suspicious vehicle was driving through the streets of Durban, South Africa, around 3:45 a.m. with water leaking out of the back. When police pulled over the red Toyota Condor they found eight bags of shelled abalone…

ADF STAFF In late October, hackers invaded the systems of Airtel Mobile Commerce Uganda Limited, a popular mobile money-transfer system, and made off with more than $2 million. Hackers infiltrated Airtel Mobile through one of its clients.…

ADF STAFF The mystery of a Russian cargo ship docking at South Africa’s largest naval base in early December did more than spark concerns of opaque weapons trading. It has renewed focus on the still-smoldering accusations of corruption…

ADF STAFF About one-third of Africa’s 1.3 billion people are online these days, with millions more expected to join them as mobile and broadband technology expands rapidly across the continent. With so many new users joining the internet,…

ADF STAFF The COVID-19 pandemic helped to accelerate the growth of digital technology across Africa, but it also led to an explosion of internet-related crime. The arrests in September of 75 members of Nigeria’s Black Axe criminal…

ADF STAFF South African officials are vowing to dismantle terror cells that have links to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). “We will not allow our territory to be used to fund terrorism in other countries,” said Mondli…

ADF STAFF Letta Nkabinde rises before the sun and worries about the rising price of the minibus she takes each morning to her factory job in Johannesburg, South Africa. A single mother of three, Nkabinde is among the tens of millions of…