Articles for Joel Cedras

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

Do you need something from a government website? Good luck!

We found duplicate sites, bizarrely-designed sites, and so much out-of-date information (part 3 of 4)

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Analysis | 12 June 2026

Wild goats and open gates: government’s websites are asking to be hacked

Government websites outside SITA’s network carry more than 4,400 security flaws. One in every five servers is vulnerable (part 2 of 4)

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News | 11 June 2026

The state says its computer systems are secure. We looked. They’re not

SITA’s internet services have more than 5,000 security flaws (part 1 of 4)

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News | 3 June 2026