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Ports in SA Have Mostly Returned to Operations Following Transnet Cyberattack

Image sourced from News24. Ports in South Africa have mostly returned to normal operations, according to the country’s government. Last week, SA’s port operations authority, Transnet, was struck by a massive ransomware attack that crippled its digital systems leaving South Africa’s key container terminal in disarray. “The return to operations is good news for the economy, as the Transnet ports and rail system are the backbone of the economy,” the ministry for public enterprises shared in a statement on Wednesday. Transnet was left with no choice but to declare force majeure following the cyberattack on 22 July 2021. Force majeure is a legal clause that wavers any liability from Transnet for not being able to provide promised services for its clients. The clause is usually reserved for “act...

Harish Lala, CEO of Zensar SA, on Mindsets for Successful Digital Transformation

Harish Lala, CEO of Zensar South Africa. Harish Lala is the CEO of Zensar South Africa, a technology consulting and services company present in 33 locations globally. Zensar specialises in helping organisations with their digital business transformation, and the company has experience with firms in the banking, financial services and insurance, retail, hi-tech and manufacturing sectors. With more than two decades of experience in the industry, Harish is a wealth of insightful observations, and his knowledge of digital transformation runs deep. Recently, Harish revealed that Zensar SA is 100% digital, with employees mostly working remotely and daily business operations monitored through company apps on his personal mobile device. With this in mind, IT News Africa’s Luis Monzon had the oppor...

Jonas Bogoshi, CEO of BCX SA, on Digital Transformation & The Future of Work

Jonas Bogoshi CEO of BCX SA. Image sourced from The CEO Magazine. Jonas Bogoshi is the CEO of BCX South Africa, an ICT company based in Johannesburg that offers solutions to help future proof businesses. The company says, “We take care of your technology so that your workforce is free to focus on your customers’ needs, build productivity, grow profits, and embark on the journey to Digital Transformation.” In 2004 the company was listed on the Johannesburg stock exchange and has grown from strength to strength. Today, BCX works with businesses from new start-ups to JSE-listed enterprises and international corporations. Appointed to his current role in June of 2018, Jonas is a big proponent of digital transformation and the benefits it holds. One of his personal goals for BCX is to see the c...

Transnet Declares ‘Force Majeure’ After Crippling Cyber Attack

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BritBox – New Streaming Service Launches in South Africa

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Mango Airlines Placed Under Business Rescue as Bankruptcy Looms

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Vaccination Registrations for South Africans Aged 18 – 34 Announced

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South Africa Moves to Adjusted Alert Level 3 – Everything You Need to Know

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Transnet Undergoes Apparent Ransomware Hack

Image sourced from News24. South Africa’s logistics and port operator Transnet has been the victim of an apparent ransomware attack, with its IT systems, websites and Navis container terminal OS going offline yesterday morning. The hack was first identified when several stakeholders in the freight industry were not able to access the container terminals at the Durban port in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN). “There was a memo issued to staff on Thursday morning that their terminal computers had been hacked and it came from the Transnet IT system. They said that they were working on it, but by Thursday afternoon the system was still offline,” said one stakeholder, quoted by The Sowetan. “Some operations, including rail, has gone manual but the end result is that no import containers are able to be proce...

SA’s E-Commerce Surge to Benefit Small, Indie Retailers the Most

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New Virtual Career Expo Aims to Prepare SA’s Youth for the Working World

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Telkom Group CEO to Step Down

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