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South Africa is being urged to create a national quantum defence strategy to address potential cybersecurity threats posed by future quantum computers, which could compromise existing cryptographic methods. While the country has a quantum computing strategy under the South African Quantum Initiative, experts emphasize the need for national discussions on quantum readiness and the development of algorithms resistant to quantum attacks. Current limitations in quantum technology complicate predictions about when these computers might break existing encryption, leading to differing opinions on the timeline for this significant event, termed 'Q-Day.'