Articles for Joel Cedras

How to fix government’s websites

This is an opportunity for Minister Solly Malatsi to show leadership (part 4 of 4)

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Analysis | 17 June 2026

Do you need something from a government website? Good luck!

We found duplicate sites, bizarrely-designed sites, and so much out-of-date information (part 3 of 4)

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Analysis | 12 June 2026

Wild goats and open gates: government’s websites are asking to be hacked

Government websites outside SITA’s network carry more than 4,400 security flaws. One in every five servers is vulnerable (part 2 of 4)

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News | 11 June 2026

The state says its computer systems are secure. We looked. They’re not

SITA’s internet services have more than 5,000 security flaws (part 1 of 4)

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News | 3 June 2026

New bank takes swift action after GroundUp alerts it to data breach

But the Information Regulator is missing in action

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News | 24 April 2026

SIM card provider dodges law

uConnect issues free SIM cards without verifying identity or address, as required by RICA

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News | 23 May 2025

me&you mobile removes eSIMs from its website

But action from government is needed too

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Analysis | 5 December 2024

This mobile provider is failing to implement RICA law

me&you mobile allows eSIMs to be activated within minutes using false information

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News | 11 November 2024

Social grant fraud: SASSA needs to act, not deny

Instead of wrongly accusing us of illegal hacking, SASSA should take urgent action to fix the extremely serious problems we described

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Analysis | 18 October 2024