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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

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

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

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

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

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

buy this article By Annalise KempenPhoto courtesy of Roman Odintsov, Pexels We live in a tech-driven world with an estimated 70% of the global population relying on mobile services for communication, commerce and access to digital platforms (GSMA Intelligence, 2026). Children are part of our tech-driven world, and in 2019 the first announcements about a