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Subscription Fraud Surges 307%; SA Telecommunications Sector Enters Systemic-Risk Phase

COMRiC, the neutral, not-for-profit industry body that brings South Africa's major telecommunications operators together […]

Subscription Fraud Surges 307%; SA Telecommunications Sector Enters Systemic-Risk Phase

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COMRiC, the neutral, not-for-profit industry body that brings South Africa's major telecommunications operators together […]

South Africa's telecommunications sector is facing a rapidly intensifying wave of fraud, cybercrime and interconnected operational threats, with subscription fraud cases surging 307% in a single year,...

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COMRiC, the neutral, not-for-profit industry body that brings South Africa's major telecommunications operators together […] South Africa's telecommunications sector is facing a rapidly intensifying wave of fraud, cybercrime and interconnected operational threats, with subscription fraud cases surging 307% in a single year, according to the new Communications Risk and Information Centre (COMRiC) Telecommunications Sector Report 2026.

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South Africa's telecommunications sector is facing a rapidly intensifying wave of fraud, cybercrime and interconnected operational threats, with subscription fraud cases surging 307% in a single year, according to the new Communications Risk and Information Centre (COMRiC) Telecommunications Sector Report 2026.

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