buy this article By Annalise KempenImage created by CoPilot Many of us may have fallen into the AI trap, believing that the cute image or reel on social media is true. At the end of 2025, the BBC reported on one video of wild bunnies jumping on a trampoline that had more than 240 million
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buy this article By Brig Dirk LambrechtsPhoto courtesy of Freepik QuestionA reader reminds Pollex about the series of cases discussing unlawful arrests that were published in Pollex some time ago. The reader notes that, if his memory serves him correctly, the Minister of Police “lost” all those cases. The reader now wants to know from
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buy this article By Kotie Geldenhuys Photos/images courtesy of Magnific, Unsplash and Pexels A dramatic headline flashes across a phone screen. A shocking image appears in a WhatsApp group. A voice note claims to reveal breaking news. Within a few minutes, the information has been shared by various people, and with each share, it adds
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buy this article By Kotie Geldenhuys Photos/images courtesy of Magnific, Unsplash and Pexels A face that is not real. A voice that sounds exactly like someone you know. A video that never happened in real life. With deepfakes, it is increasingly difficult to separate truth from lies, and criminals are using these manipulations to commit
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buy this article By Kotie Geldenhuys Photos/images courtesy of Magnific, Unsplash and Pexels You point your phone at a QR code to scan: A menu appears; a parking payment page opens; a delivery notice takes you to a familiar-looking website. Everything seems fine, but it is not. This seemingly harmless black-and-white square of pixels may
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buy this article By Willie ClackPhotos courtesy of various industry role-players The previous article in this series, “When good laws are not enough: Livestock Theft Prevention Forums and the policy challenge,” considers why livestock theft remains a serious rural safety concern despite legislation, specialised policing structures and prevention forums. It argues that laws and policies
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buy this article By Annalise KempenImage and photo courtesy of Pexels and Unsplash Every year, as cellphone contracts in South Africa are renewed, hundreds, if not thousands, of these phones end up in drawers or are handed down to children, family members or domestic helpers. Many others become dysfunctional or broken and are simply discarded
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– S v De Bruin, Case no: 6359/2024, High Court Bloemfontein, dated 25 November 2024 (FB) buy this article By Brig Dirk LambrechtsImage courtesy of FreePik Introduction On Saturday morning 9 November 2024, Judge J P Daffue of the High Court in Bloemfontein, was on urgent court duty (on standby). He received notification of an
buy this article Compiled by Kotie Geldenhuys Photos courtesy of Pixabay and Unsplash From the fields where Papaver/opium or coca plants are grown to the factories where substances are processed, illegal drug production leaves a hidden footprint on the planet. Behind the global trade lies an environmental cost measured in rising carbon emissions, depleting water
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buy this article By Kotie Geldenhuys Photos/images courtesy of Pixabay, Unsplash and Pexels Behind every discarded cellphone, laptop and electronic device is a hidden global trade. E-waste has become a growing environmental crime, with criminal gangs abusing weak legislative enforcement to profit from the transportation and disposal of electronic items. Millions of devices cross borders,
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