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ENCA's Checkpoint puts the fake email saga to bed.

MiWay has released the full independent forensic report on the social media post purported to show a racist and offensive email. Independent forensic auditors, Cyanre - The Digital Forensic Lab, launched an investigation after the offensive social media post was circulated on 20 July 2017. Download the full report here.

Hijacking statistics in our country are a sad reality. However, it may come as a surprise to you that recent events have shown that motorcyclists can also be a victim of this crime, and need to be as cautious on the road as drivers of cars. A hijacking can happen in the blink of an eye. What's even more alarming is that it's very difficult to communicate whilst wearing a helmet, or while your bike is running. This means that in a hijacking situation, bikers become even more vulnerable to injury

This saga exploded ten days ago as a story of a fake racist email (that caused untold hurt and anger among all concerned citizens, but more so among Black citizens) that eventually developed into a story of forgiveness, hope and reconciliation. It also led to massive personal growth for me and many of my colleagues. The easy part of the dilemma was to catch the perpetrator. The harder part was the decision on what steps to take next. The easiest option would have been to simply take legal actio

The author of the social media post purported to show a racist and offensive mail written by a MiWay staff member, has apologised. The writer of the post, former MiWay client Mr. Mondli Madlala, was identified in an independent forensic investigation into the incident. After having a claim legitimately rejected by MiWay and subsequently by the Ombudsman for Short-term Insurance, he used a MiWay mail to generate a false and defamatory mail containing racist remarks and making false allegations a

MiWay's Actuarial department plays an essential role in the company since the work we do is at the core of insurance - i.e. charging the right client the right premium. We are responsible for claims reserving (estimating how much premium we should set aside for claims that we still need to pay, including claims we don't know about yet) and calculating how much capital we need to set aside to protect MiWay against unforeseen events. In addition to the more traditional actuarial work in short-ter

Independent forensic auditors, Cyanre - The Digital Forensic Lab, have concluded that a racist and offensive email alleged to have originated from a MiWay staff member is a fake. MiWay launched an immediate investigation into the incident when a social media post emerged last week, purported to be a snapshot of an internal email containing racist remarks and making false allegations about MiWay's claims handling policies. MiWay CEO, René Otto said, "We have received the full report from

MiWay's CEO, René Otto, responds to the doctored email which has caused outrage on social media. Watch the interview on ENCA.

MiWay's CEO, René Otto, has been interviewed by various radio stations in light of the social media backlash which broke on 20 July 2017. Radio 702 (26 July 2017): Touch HD Online Radio (21 July 2017): Radio 702 / CapeTalk (20 July 2017): PowerFM (20 July 2017): CapeTalk (20 July 2017): Capricorn FM (20 July 2017):

Leading short-term insurer MiWay has investigated the origins of a snap shot of a supposed email sent from a MiWay employee, circulating on social media. MiWay can categorically confirm that the email is fake. MiWay CEO, René Otto said: "MiWay is a proudly South African company committed to diversity and transparency. We have been made aware of a racist email purported to have been written and sent by a member of staff. An urgent investigation was launched and we can confirm that the