MOHAMED HASSIM | How lax SIM card security landed an innocent man in jail
It’s estimated that at least 60-million unregistered or fraudulently registered SIM cards, usually prepaid cards, are released in South Africa annually
13 June 2025 - 04:30
Spending a week in jail for a crime you didn’t commit is an extreme, but real consequence of South Africa’s lax enforcement of legislative provisions on SIM card security. ..
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