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South African Cybercrimes Act is now law!

By Nerushka Bowan on December 3, 2021 Posted in General

This blog was co-authored by: Victoria Pillay, Associate The President has proclaimed that, from 1 December 2021, certain sections of the Cybercrimes Act, 2020 will come into full force. The Cybercrimes Act aims to: regulate and harmonise legislation in respect of offences committed using electronic mediums, and creates offences which have a bearing on cybercrime … Continue reading

Cybercrimes and Cybersecurity Bill to be tabled in Parliament

By Kerri Gevers (SG) on February 1, 2017 Posted in General

A revised draft of the Cybercrimes and Cybersecurity Bill will be tabled in Parliament in the first quarter of 2017. In a statement issued on 19 January 2017, the Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development confirmed that the public comments received on the first draft of the Bill published in August 2015 were taken … Continue reading

Medical technology initiatives announced in Health Minister’s budget speech

By Nerushka Bowan and Rakhee Bhikha on June 6, 2016 Posted in General

The use of technology in the health sector is on the rise. The intersection of these two industries leads to interesting legal questions relating to digital risk, including big data analytics, data security and privacy. In his budget speech on 10 May 2016, Minister Aaron Motsoaledi discussed the following interesting medical technology initiatives being undertaken … Continue reading

Cybercrimes and Cybersecurity Bill: Draft for public comment

By Nerushka Bowan on August 28, 2015 Posted in General

The Cybercrimes and Cybersecurity Bill [B-2015] has been published for comment together with a discussion document. The intention is to create 20 new cybercrime offences including data access and data use, computer-related fraud, terrorism and a number of other crimes committed by means of a computer, prohibited hate speech and incitement to violence, infringement of … Continue reading