If you’re caught damaging water pipes, power cables or state infrastructure from 1st June 2016, expect to spend years in jail.

Demanding that customers produce a purchase receipt when leaving a shop with items bought from the store is not illegal and is a security measure within a shop owner’s right, the National Consumer Commission has said.

Directors face going to jail for collusion from next month, when new competition laws come into effect. "Competition law compliance will, and indeed should be, ranked as the highest regulatory risk by all company boards and executives. This also raises the importance of dawn raid preparedness," Werksmans Attorneys says.

The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries is keeping a close watch on food prices to determine if those involved in the food value chain are taking advantage of the drought by excessively increasing their margins, deputy-director-general Elaine Alexander said.

The South African Banking Risk Information Centre (Sabric) has warned bank customers to pay more attention to their mobile security.

Local bank customers must pay closer attention to their mobile security, the South African Bank Information Centre (Sabric) said.

The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) on Tuesday warned the public about a scam in which farmers were allegedly offered large drought relief grants in exchange for a lesser cash payment.

For criminals the Easter holidays is good for business. It is their time to be jolly, as they take advantage of the significant increase of cash in circulation. While our retail sector might be reaping the benefits of the Easter cheer, it’s over this period that they stand a greater chance of being victim of an armed robbery.

Over 100 Fin24 users say they have also been hit by a SIM-swap scam that pilfers up to hundreds of thousands of rands from victims' bank accounts.