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Abstract: As a trending and interesting research topic, in recent years, researchers have been adopting the blockchain in the wireless ad-hoc environment. Owing to its strong characteristics, such as consensus, immutability, finality, and provenance, the blockchain is utilized not only as a secure data storage for critical data but also as a platform that facilitates the trustless exchange of data between independent parties. However, the main challenge of blockchain application in an ad-hoc network is which kind of nodes should be involved in the validation process and how to adopt the heavy computational complexity of block validation appropriately while maintaining the genuine characteristics of a blockchain. In this paper, we propose the blockchain-based trust management system with a lightweight consensus algorithm in a mobile ad-hoc network (MANET). The proposed scheme provides the distributed trust framework for routing nodes in MANETs that is tamper-proof via blockchain. The optimized link state routing protocol (OLSR) is exploited as a representative protocol to embed the blockchain concept in MANETs. As a securely distributed and trusted platform, blockchain solves most of the security issues in the OLSR, in which every node is performing the security operation individually and in a repetitive manner. Additionally, using predefined principles, the routing nodes in the proposed scheme can collaborate to defend themselves from the attackers in the network. The experimental results show that the proposed consensus algorithm is suitable to be used in the resource-hungry MANET with reduced validation time and less overhead. Meanwhile, the attack detection overhead and time also decrease because the repetitivity of the process is reduced while providing a scalable and distributed trust among the routing nodes. Keywords: blockchain; distributed trust; mobile ad-hoc network (MANET); optimized link state routing protocol (OLSR)

Brent Consulta has two offices in Mauritius, one in Grand Baie in the north and the other in Black River. This will enable Brent Consulta to offer services to the main markets for expats from South Africa and around the world.

Brent Consulta has a staff of more than 10, including three very senior and highly qualified key individuals with many years of experience in the field of company structures, setting up of trusts and relocation services for companies and individ-uals wanting to set up structures in Mauritius to benefit from the low taxes and lack of exchange controls, amongst other reasons.

Mauritius has become a major destination for South Africans either relocating and retiring or wanting to set up global company and trust structures for new business ventures or for housing existing global assets.

Post-Covid, the small island state has shown exceptional growth with property values increasing by between 20 and 40%, as pent-up demand from global buyers rapidly snapped up most property stock in the areas popular amongst South Africans, which include Black River, Tamarin and Grand Baie.

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Retha started her career in the financial industry in 1995 and has gained extensive and valuable knowledge and experience in her various roles throughout her career, both locally and internationally, while residing in England for 2 years.

Retha completed her Regulatory Examination for Representatives (RE5) and Investment Foundations Exam from the CFA Institute in 2019, as well as her Post Graduate Diploma in Financial Planning (NQF8) from Stellenbosch University Business School in 2022.

Michelle has been in the financial services industry since 2006, when she initially started with Brenthurst Wealth after obtaining her BCom degree in Financial Management at UNISA in 2005. She completed her Postgraduate Diploma in Financial Planning Law with the University of the Free State, and obtained her Certificate of Wealth Management with INSETA, and acquired her Certified Financial Planner designation in 2008. Michelle gained several years of corporate experience at Investec Asset Management (now known Ninety One), and was also briefly part of the commercial property industry. She has successfully completed her RE 5 and is therefore a fully qualified representative of Brenthurst Wealth Management, able to provide comprehensive financial advice.

Marise obtained BCom Investment Management & BCom (Hons.) Financial Management degrees from the University of Pretoria. She also obtained a Post Graduate Diploma in Financial Planning from the University of the Free State.

She joined Brenthurst Wealth in 2019 and has been in the financial services industry since 2015, working as a liaison between financial advisers and clients, assisting in all financial planning related duties.

She is responsible for planning and executing the marketing strategy of the company, coordinating the marketing activities, such as advertising, promotions, events, and online presence. She also analyzes the market trends, competitors, and customers to help the company achieve its goals and increase its brand awareness. She has been with Brenthurst Wealth since its inception in 2004.

Anelle joined Brenthurst Wealth as a Receptionist and Administrative Assistant to Brian Butchart in the Cape Town office in December 2023. She has a wealth of knowledge from working as a liaison between Financial Advisers and clients at TMA and Absa Investment Management Services (Aims) since 1998. She obtained her B. com degree from the University of Port Elizabeth in 1997.

Her diverse experience has afforded her a comprehensive understanding of administrative and sales operations. Over the years she has undertaken multifaceted roles, specialising in aiding companies in establishing businesses and structures. Ren entered the real estate industry in 2015 and qualified as a Real Estate Professional when obtaining her PDE4 qualification in 2018. She brings a unique blend of administrative, sales and managerial expertise to her work.

She has been in the financial services industry since 2012, working as a liaison between wealth managers and clients, assisting in all financial planning-related duties.

Tanita obtained her B.Com degree and a B.Com (Hons) in Financial Management at the University of Pretoria. She also completed her Postgraduate Diploma in Financial Planning from the University of the Free State in 2018.

Throughout her career, she brings a wealth of knowledge and experience having worked as PA and Office Manager to various senior executives and partners in Banks and Law Firms and is committed to enhancing client experience with Brenthurst Wealth.

She has had a long career with Edcon (previously known as Edgars Group Ltd) which included Centralisation of HR Admin, HR Manager, Managed the processing of payrolls for 25000 monthly and 45000 weekly paid staff, Training and upskilling staff and stores on policies and procedures and take on of new Acquisitions for the group

Mari has a diploma in Payroll administration and during 2011, she was tasked with the take-on implementation of Sage VIP Payroll for the Edcon Group across borders (RSA, Namibia, Swaziland, Botswana, Lesotho, Ghana, Zambia)

In 2013 she joined the ABSA collateral team and joined Investec in 2016. She moved to Mauritius in 2018 and spent some time at Barclays Bank Mauritius thereafter joining our Mauritius office, Brent Wealth Management as a Foreign Exchange Consultant.

She also assists our clients with opening individual bank accounts on the island and with the help of our Mauritius Management company, assists clients with permits, setting up business structures etc.

She has many years of valuable experience as a Legal Secretary to partners and senior directors of reputable Law Firms and has held key administrative, marketing and management positions throughout her career.

KERRY joined Brenthurst Wealth in March 2017 as an Administrative Assistant to Sonia du Plessis in our Stellenbosch office. In 1996, after a year as a high school maths and science teacher, she entered the financial services industry as a Pension Fund Administrator at Alexander Forbes, Windhoek.

Three years later she relocated to the Western Cape and joined Momentum for a short stint. She was then recruited by Alexander Forbes Financial Services in Stellenbosch where she spent the next 16 years; the first 6 years as a Senior Pension Fund Administrator and the next 10 years as a financial advisor assistant.

She joined the financial industry in 1982 and gained valuable experience working at several providers like Sanlam, Citadel, AIMS, PPS, Alexander Forbes and Graviton Wealth Management. She spent her last 4.5 years working at Graviton Wealth Management as an Executive Financial Assistant.

She spent her last 10 years working at Alexander Forbes Financial Planning Consultants where she was appointed as part of the Wealth Management team and had the opportunity to serve as the Administration Manager of the Western Cape Region for her last 8 years. She managed an administration staff compliment of 22 people and rotated between the Cape Town and Stellenbosch offices. She obtained her Advanced Certification in Financial planning in 2013.

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