It is already clear that SA’s law enforcers, the police, are not fit for purpose, but now the courts themselves are falling apart. Cybercriminals have infiltrated and paralysed the SA court’s network systems, raising fears that the banking details of people and businesses dealing with the courts have been compromised, and may be made public. There have also been widespread outages from many of the government’s websites, after underground internet cables were damaged on Friday. At the same time, the Potgietersrus Magistrate’s Court and detective branch have been without power for four days, after the Mogalakwena local municipality cut off the power due to non-payment.
The ransomware attack forced courts to use manual recording equipment so that cases could proceed as scheduled, and a handwritten process was also used to provide the families of deceased individuals with the necessary documentation, to conduct funerals. Meanwhile, all cases at the Potgiete
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