SPECIAL REPORT 6 September 2021 Hello, this is your government speaking: Rise of global surveillance practices during Covid has insights for South Africa Heidi Swart 8 min 4
SPIES UNLIKE US 4 August 2021 Pegasus and the NSO Group: The dark world of cyber mercenaries Heidi Swart 10 min 1
MAVERICK CITIZEN 3 March 2021 Face-off: South Africa’s population register is on course to becoming a criminal database – with your mugshot Heidi Swart 11 min 4
SPECIAL REPORT 168 7 December 2020 SA network operators are reliant on Huawei 5G products that are deemed ‘critically vulnerable’ Heidi Swart 13 min 2
CHINA-SOUTH AFRICA 10 June 2020 Are South Africans safe with Huawei? (Part 2): A different kind of virus Heidi Swart 12 min 0
China - South Africa 5 March 2020 Part One: Are South Africans safe with Huawei? It’s all about the risk Heidi Swart 12 min 0
SURVEILLANCE 21 July 2019 How China’s persecuted people are paying the price for Joburg's sense of security Heidi Swart 12 min 0
BUSINESS MAVERICK INVESTIGATION 26 June 2019 Video Surveillance and Cybersecurity (Part Two): Chinese cyber espionage is a real threat Heidi Swart 12 min 0
BUSINESS MAVERICK INVESTIGATION 13 June 2019 Visual surveillance and weak cyber security, Part One: When cameras get dangerous Heidi Swart 14 min 0
Op-Ed 15 March 2019 Intimidation, interception and break-ins: SA security forces and the threat of accountability Heidi Swart 13 min 0
Eye on Crime (Part 3) 5 October 2018 Controlling Cape Town: The real costs of CCTV cameras, and what you need to know Heidi Swart 11 min 0