👨🏿🚀TechCabal Daily – Jig is up for spam callers
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Good morning. The South African government is taking steps to crack down on spam callers in a bid to make unwanted calls more difficult for businesses. According to Truecaller, South Africans received around 25 spam calls per month on average in 2019, which was one of the highest rates in Africa. Efforts to address the issue previously included South Africa’s Consumer Protection Act from 2011 and data protection laws introduced in 2013 that restricted unsolicited electronic marketing.
However, the situation worsened in the first half of 2026 when Truecaller reported a surge in spam calls.
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