Author: The Bulrushes

Entrepreneur couple Dwight and Angelique Morrison have created a new social media app “PS Remember” connecting students all across Africa. Its unique database and search engine allows students to connect and socialise like never before with students in other countries. PS Remember (www.PSRemember.com) is a new and exciting social media platform that connects students’ past, present, and future in over 2.5 million schools in more than 147 countries worldwide. Its unique database and search engine allows students to connect and socialise like never before with students in other countries. For example, a student currently attending the University of Ghana can…

Home Affairs Minister Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi has revealed how his department caught a kingpin and arrested several people including Pakistanis involved in a scam to unlawfully acquire South African passports. On Thursday night home affairs officials and law enforcement agency members swooped on the syndicate’s illegal operation in Krugersdorp, where 13 foreign nationals and 13 South Africans were arrested. Recounting events that led to the arrests, Dr. Motsoaledi said law enforcement officers took down the kingpin of a syndicate that had been fraudulently issuing South African passports, and other documents reserved exclusively for citizens to other nationals. “They were doing…

Mortuaries in Gauteng recorded nearly 900 unclaimed bodies last year, the Gauteng Department of Health (GDoH) revealed on Thursday. “There was a slight decrease in the number of unclaimed and unidentified bodies in the 2020/2021 financial year, which can be attributed to Covid-19 lockdown,” said GDoH. “In the 2020/2021 financial year, there were 898 unclaimed and unidentified bodies recorded, which was lower than 1 173 recorded in the 2019/2020 financial year, and 1 117 recorded in the 2018/2019 financial year.” The GDoH said it plans to finalise – by the end of the year – the development of an online…

Following the opening of registrations for this year’s annual Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) Investment Challenge, the bourse is calling for catalyst teachers to volunteer to mentor participating high school teams. The JSE Investment Challenge, which runs from March to September, is an educational programme designed to introduce pupils and students to the fundamentals of investing in the JSE. Teams that participate in this competition are given R1 million in virtual funds to invest in various portfolios, to outperform the portfolios of other participating teams. The challenge is open to all South African high schools and higher learning institutions. High schools…

You don’t have to wear a mask if you are outdoors in South Africa from today following the relaxation of COVID-19 regulations announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa. However, the wearing of masks indoors in public places is still mandatory, but “after tears” funeral gatherings remain banned, Ramaphosa said on Tuesday night. The president, however, encouraged people who have not yet vaccinated to do so saying it was the surest way to avoid severe illness and possibly death. Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA), Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has gazetted the amended Covid-19 Alert Level 1 Regulations making them…

Netflix is releasing a documentary on murdered Bafana and Orlando Pirates Goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa next month, on 7 April. Once a legend, always a legend, A Netflix Documentary Series Senzo: Murder of a Soccer Star premieres 7 April, only on Netflix.

The Information Regulator of South Africa has given TransUnion credit bureau until Tuesday to submit details regarding the hacking incident that may have compromised the security of personal information of an undisclosed number of people. TransUnion has confirmed that a criminal third-party unlawfully gained access to its South African server through “misuse of an authorised client’s credentials”. Hackers are thought to have gained access to millions of South Africans’ ID numbers, banking details, and credit scores. Reports suggest that N4aughtysecTU claimed responsibility and demanded a ransom in bitcoin.  The notorious Brazilian hacker group has reportedly given TransUnion seven day to pay the ransom. “We have…

The South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) on Wednesday night lifted the suspension of Comair Limited and its subsidiary, Kulula.com. SACAA suspended the operator certificate five days ago which resulted in Comair, Kulula, and British Airways flights being grounded. On Wednesday SACAA said it had concluded the assessment and evaluation of Comair’s evidence to close the Level 1 findings raised during the audit which started on 07 March 2022. The evaluation of the evidence was concluded on the evening of 16 March 2022. “The impact of this outcome paves the way for the Director of Civil Aviation to uplift the…

The Special Tribunal on Wednesday ordered German multinational software corporation – Systems Applications Products (SAP) – to pay back more than R400 million to the Department of Water and Sanitation. Most of the money must be paid to the department within five days. Wednesday’s Special Tribunal order follows an intensive investigation by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) in the affairs of the department in its dealings with SAP. The investigations revealed that the department irregularly concluded software license and support agreements between 2015 and 2016 with SAP. Armed with evidence, the SIU confronted the department and SAP and pointed out…

South Africa’s Competition Commission (the Commission) has referred social media giant, Meta Platforms Inc – previously known as Facebook Inc – to the Competition Tribunal for prosecution over alleged “abuse of dominance”. The Commission said Monday it had asked the Tribunal to impose a maximum penalty against Meta Platforms, WhatsApp, and Facebook South Africa which is 10% of their collective turnover. Last month Meta said it expects first-quarter 2022 total revenue to be in the range of $27 – 29 billion, which represents 3 – 11% year-over-year growth. The Commission referral for prosecution also includes Meta Platforms Inc subsidiaries, WhatsApp Inc, and Facebook South…