News24 | Inside CrowdStrike, the cybersecurity firm behind the global tech outage

The infamous “blue screen of death” – caused by an update glitch from cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike – at Washington DC’s Reagan National Airport. (Photo by Andrew Leyden/NurPhoto via Getty Images) For more financial news, go to the News24 Business front page.Behind a massive IT failure that grounded flights, upended markets and disrupted corporations around the world is one […] More

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News24 Business | Home Affairs to consult over Zimbabweans it tried to deport

Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber. (Jan Gerber/News24) For more financial news, go to the News24 Business front page.South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs plans to start consultations over the fate of about 230 000 migrants from Zimbabwe and Lesotho after a court thwarted its attempt to deport them.  The department will now hold consultations without a “pre-determined outcome”, […] More

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