Ignoring invisible threats invites disaster

Without full visibility into your IT systems, your organisation is basically blind to cyberattacks until it’s too late. By John McLoughlin, CEO of J2 Software Here’s the uncomfortable truth: without total visibility into your systems, you often won’t know there’s a...

Insurable interest: why it matters and how to get it right

An insurance concept that often gets misunderstood, despite underpinning every insurance policy, is insurable interest. While it might sound technical, Willem Coetzee, CEO of Zenith, says the principle itself is quite simple. “Simply put, you can only insure something...

The D&O laundry list

In today’s competitive marketplace, companies face mounting pressure to attract and retain investors. This can tempt leaders to overstate achievements, inflate projections, or engage in window dressing. While these tactics may help polish a company’s image, they risk...

When WhatsApp groups become serious cyber-risk zones

Despite their popularity among employees, informal messaging platforms pose significant risks to organisations’ cybersecurity. The 2025 KnowBe4 Africa Annual Cybersecurity survey found that 93% of African respondents use WhatsApp for work communications, surpassing...
Tackling the inside job threatening your bottom line

Tackling the inside job threatening your bottom line

28 August 2025 It is estimated that organisations lost around 5% of their revenue to employee fraud each year. Considering that South Africa consistently tops the list of Sub-Saharan African countries in terms of its high incidence rate of organisational fraud,...

Solar growth sparks safety concerns over fire risks

With solar power now firmly established as a mainstream energy choice for South Africans, ASP Fire cautions that poorly designed or badly installed systems are increasingly giving rise to dangerous fire incidents. CEO Michael van Niekerk notes that the rapid expansion...