South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa, is a country located at the southern tip of Africa. It is divided into nine provinces and has 2,798 kilometres of coastline. To the north lie the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe; to the east are Mozambique and Swaziland; while Lesotho is an enclave surrounded by South African territory. South Africa is the 25th largest country in the world by area and the 24th most populous country with over 51 million people.
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Cape Town hones ambitions to become an African tech hub
Local investment behemoth Naspers has sparked the growth of a lively community of innovative entrepreneurs in South Africa. ...
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Here’s why South Africa needs solar-powered EV charging stations
South Africa has the highest emission intensity in the G20 group of industrialized and developing countries. This threatens ...
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Bitcoin ransomware locks 10 years' worth of government data in Argentina
Bitcoin-hungry hackers have attacked a data center in Argentina which houses local government files.
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Elon Musk testifies he wasn't calling the person he accused of marrying a preteen a pedophile
“I suggest that you call people you know in Thailand, find out what’s actually going on and stop defending child rapists, ...
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South Africa's central bank is setting up new rules for cryptocurrency
The central bank of South Africa is looking to introduce new rules to govern the use of cryptocurrency and digital currency ...
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'Gold-backed' crypto firm ordered to cease operations amid pyramid scheme claims
A German cryptocurrency company has been told to desist its blockchain-based business amid claims that it was operating ...
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Hackers give Johannesburg government 3 days to pay over $30K in Bitcoin
A group of cybercriminals calling themselves the “Shadow Kill Hackers” has reportedly attacked the City of Johannesburg ...
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Johannesburg's power supplier gets the better of ransomware attackers
A ransomware infection at City Power, one of South Africa's electricity providers, left some city residents of Johannesburg ...
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Furious Bitcoin scam victims torch alleged Ponzi mastermind's house
Angry victims have looted and torched the home of a man who reportedly operated an alleged Bitcoin Ponzi scheme in South ...
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South Africa targeted in $135,000-a-day Bitcoin 'Ponzi scheme,' thousands duped
Thousands of people in South Africa may have been duped in what's thought to be a Bitcoin Ponzi scheme.
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South Africa’s first legal online rhino horn auction totally failed
Private rhino horn owner John Hume, held South Africa’s first online rhino horn auction during 2017, a major event in ...
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Google helps South Africa combat fake news ahead of its general election
Can South Africa really hold a general election on the 8th of May in a way that it really represents the views of its people? ...
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Bitcoin ransomers arrested for kidnapping in South Africa
Police in Mpumalanga, South Africa, have arrested two suspects who demanded a Bitcoin ransom following the kidnapping of ...
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Moonday Mornings: Ethereum Classic hackers return $100K worth of stolen funds
It's another Monday and that means we have another Moonday Mornings for you. Here's what you need to catch up on from over ...
