Presidential COVID-19 Task Team in court over BSafe app

The applicants, Itumeleng Ditlhotlhole and Samuel Molaodi, who say are registered users of the application and identifies, as Information Technology (IT) gurus respectively in their court documents want the government interdicted for further availing the application for use until the security breaches are rectified.

Bsafe is the official digital contact tracing application, which records entry and exist of persons who have valid permits around the country. It was launched on June 14, 2020 through a media release and it was meant to improve contact tracing of those potentially exposed to COVID-19 through the use of innovative wireless technology at service points.