Aon South Africa, released its 2023 Cyber Risk Survey for South Africa earlier this week providing insights on current trends in cyber risk governance practices being deployed by South African companies in various market segments. Furthermore, 67% of participants deploy a cyber risk management tool. One of the key findings of Aon’s 2023 Cyber Risk Survey is that companies are more likely to ‘beef up’ their cybersecurity following a cyber incident. “We question whether companies that have suffered a cyber-attack would have better cyber risk management practices in place, than those who did not suffer an attack. Companies Avoiding High Costs of Proactive Risk ManagementThe survey also found that only 43% of South African companies with revenue of less than R100m deploy a cyber risk management tool, as opposed to 80% of companies with revenue of over R100m.

Egypt’s trade balance deficit dropped by 47.7% year on year (YoY) to $2.32 billion in June, compared to $4.43 billion, MENA New Agency reported on September 9th, citing data from the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS). The value of Egyptian exports decreased by 27.6% in June, reaching $2.91 billion, compared to $4.02 million in the same month a year earlier. The decrease was driven by the drop in the value of some goods, including crude oil by 12.7%, ready-made garments by 20.5%, fresh fruits by 32%, and fertilizers by 39.5%. Copyright © 2022 Arab Finance Brokerage Company All rights reserved. Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (Syndigate.info).

Messages of condolences and support poured from around the world following a magnitude 6.8 earthquake that killed at least 1,000 people in Morocco late Friday. French President Emmanuel Macron expressed his condolences, saying: "We are all devastated after the terrible earthquake in Morocco. Charles Michel, the president of the European Council, meanwhile, expressed the EU's readiness to support Morocco "during these difficult times." "We stand ready to provide any assistance necessary if requested," Lenarcic said. "We stand ready to support the immediate health needs," World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on X.

Lahcen sits in the corner of the village dispensary in Moulay Brahim in Morocco's High Atlas mountains. Moulay Brahim is in the province and suffered more than a dozen deaths, with even more feared. Everyone lost familyHasna, a woman in her forties, sits by the door of her modest home in the village. Before the disaster, Moulay Brahim was home to some 3,000 people. "Everyone here lost family, in this village and in others."

By SAM METZ and MOSA’AB ELSHAMY, The Associated PressMARRAKECH, Morocco (AP) — A rare, powerful earthquake struck Morocco, sending people racing from their beds into the streets and toppling buildings in mountainous villages and ancient cities not built to withstand such force. People could be seen on state TV clustering in the streets of historic Marrakech, afraid to go back inside buildings that might still be unstable. People gather as they prepare to bury a person who was killed by the earthquake, in Ouargane village, near Marrakech, Morocco, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023. A man drives past a damaged wall of the historic Medina of Marrakech, after an earthquake in Morocco, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023. The collision of the African and Eurasian tectonic plates occurred at a relatively shallow depth, which makes a quake more dangerous.

RABAT: Morocco on Sat­ur­day declared three days of national mourning after a deadly earthquake overnight killed more than 1,300 people, an announcement from the royal palace said. Algerian authorities “have decided to open the airspace to flights transporting humanitarian aid and injured” from the quake, the president’s office said in a statement. All Pakistanis safe: FOPakistan has expressed solidarity with Morocco and expressed heartfelt condolences over the tragic loss of lives, APP reported. The PM expressed condolences to the government and the people of Morocco, PM Office Media Wing said in a statement. President Alvi expressed solidarity with the government and the people of Morocco and said in this difficult time, his sympathies were with the affected people.

When you hear about an earthquake’s magnitude in the news — like Turkey’s recent magnitude 7.8 quake — moment magnitude is usually the scale being used. 4) Sorry, your pets can’t predict earthquakes eitherReports of animals acting strange ahead of earthquakes date back to ancient Greece. This is a big part of why casualties are so high when earthquakes strike remote parts of the country. 8) The big one really is coming to the United States (someday)The really big one you keep hearing about is real. We don’t know when these earthquakes will rock us; we just have a rough estimate of the average time between them, which changes from region to region.

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A 6.8-magnitude earthquake has not been seen in the country and surrounding areas in more than 120 years. Here is what we know so far:How powerful was the earthquake? Moroccan media reported it was the most powerful earthquake to hit the country to date. The earthquake hit after 11pm local time (22:00 GMT) on Friday evening, according to USGS. The earthquake was felt as far away as Portugal and Algeria, according to the Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere and Algeria’s Civil Defence agency.

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The magnitude 6.8 quake, the biggest to hit the North African country in 120 years, sent people fleeing their homes in terror and disbelief late Friday. At least 2,012 people died in the quake, mostly in Marrakech and five provinces near the epicenter, Morocco's Interior Ministry reported Saturday night. The epicenter of Friday’s tremor was near the town of Ighil in Al Haouz Province, roughly 70 kilometers (44 miles) south of Marrakech. That quake prompted changes in construction rules in Morocco, but many buildings, especially rural homes, are not built to withstand such tremors. In 2004, a 6.4 magnitude earthquake near the Mediterranean coastal city of Al Hoceima left more than 600 dead.

AS IT HAPPENEDMorocco on Saturday declared three days of national mourning after a deadly earthquake overnight. 19:41 Rescue and search operations were underway following a deadly earthquake in Morocco on September 9, 2023. 7:44pm: Morocco declares three days of mourning after quakeMorocco on Saturday declared three days of national mourning after a deadly earthquake overnight killed more than 1,000 people, an announcement from the royal palace said. 1:52pm: Interior ministry issues death toll for different provincesMorocco’s interior ministry on Saturday issued a death toll for the country’s different provinces. — Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) September 9, 20238:48am: Death toll climbsThe earthquake has killed at least 632 people and injured 329 others, according to an updated interior ministry toll.

King Mohammed VI has given his instructions to expeditiously continue field relief efforts and provide care to the victims of the deadly powerful quake that hit Morocco Friday night, killing at least 1,305 people, according to an updated death toll. These emergency measures, subject to royal instructions and constant follow-up by since the first moments that followed the earthquake, witnessed the intervention of the Royal Armed Forces, local authorities, security services, Protection civil units as well as the ministries concerned. King Mohammed VI has given his instructions to immediately set up an inter-ministerial commission in charge of carrying out an emergency rehabilitation and aid program to reconstruct as soon as possible the destroyed homes in the affected areas. It was also decided to open a special bank account at Treasury and Bank Al Maghrib to receive the voluntary solidarity contributions of citizens as well as private and public instructions. With all its components, the Mohammed V Foundation for Solidarity will ensure full mobilization to support citizens in affected areas.

Philippe Vernant — a specialist in active tectonics, particularly in Morocco, at the University of Montpellier — answered AFP’s question’s on the devastating quake. – Was the Morocco quake a surprise? The Agadir earthquake (magnitude 5.7 in 1960) destroyed the entire city and killed almost 15,000 people, and more recently there was the Al Hoecima earthquake (magnitude 6.4 in 2004), further out on the Mediterranean. – Was the Morocco quake similar to the one in Turkey in February? – What explains the violence of the Morocco quake?

MARRAKECH, Morocco - A powerful earthquake in Morocco has killed more than 800 people and injured hundreds more, destroying buildings and sending residents of major cities rushing from their homes in the country's deadliest tremor in more than six decades. In Marrakech, the nearest big city to the epicentre, residents spent the night in the open, afraid to go home. Buildings in the old city, a UNESCO World Heritage site, suffered damage. A mosque minaret had fallen in Jemaa al-Fna Square, the heart of Marrakech's old city. Another Marrakech resident, Brahim Himmi, said he saw ambulances coming out of the old town and many building facades damaged.