SOUTH AFRICA'S DIGITAL FUTURE HINDERED by RISING CYBER THREATS
- Bullion PR
- Mar 18
- 1 min read
South Africa has always held the acclaim of being one of the continent's largest economies and is still the most diversified economy in Africa. With the eyes of the world focused on South Africa in 2025 – owing to its G20 presidency – there are significant expectations that South Africa will resolve its economic issues and position itself as a digital economy from which the world can learn lessons. However, MANCOSA points out that this expectation may be more challenging to achieve than many believe.
"It is true that South Africa is a significant role player in digital connectivity on the continent. However, we are one of the most targeted countries in the world in terms of cybercrime, and while we have developed a legal framework that can deal with cyber risks, is this framework agile enough to pivot in line with growing trends?" asks Trisha Govender, Manager: MANCOSA School of Information and Digital Technology (SIDT).
