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Cybersecurity: six organisations affected in South Africa

By , based on Daily Maverick

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Six South African companies and organisations, including Hungry Lion, Bidvest Bank and Toyota South Africa, experienced cybersecurity incidents over the past month. The incidents are fuelling debate about digital sovereignty, as the country still has no national policy on artificial intelligence, according to Daily Maverick.

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