Articles for Joel Cedras

DA to report e-Panic data breach to Information Regulator

A week since we reported it, the Gauteng government has said nothing

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News | 28 September 2026

How Gauteng’s new panic app exposed your data

Reports about domestic violence and assault, including images and locations, could be accessed by a tech-savvy computer user

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News | 23 September 2026

How police lent credibility to the Morita pyramid scheme

And so did the Forestries department and a municipality

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News | 5 August 2026

South Africans lose hundreds of millions of rands to Morita Forestry investment scam

Social media influencers helped make the scam possible - and were rewarded handsomely

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Feature | 31 July 2026

Exposing a syndicate — by getting scammed

And how we were let down by a bank and the police

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News | 27 July 2026

Five gambling myths that may bankrupt you

Social media posts, often by paid influencers, are coercing people into giving up even more of their money to betting companies

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Explainer | 20 July 2026

Explainer: How “money mule” scams work

We asked the banks what they are doing to combat this type of fraud

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Explainer | 8 July 2026

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