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A brief overview of Small Claims Court procedures
5th August 2021 The Small Claims Court (“SCC”) was established by the Small Claims Court Act 61 of 1984 (“Act”) as a means of improving access to justice by... →
Social media and incitement to violence
16th July 2021 On 1 June 2021 we wrote an article about how President Cyril Ramaphosa had just assented to the Cybercrimes Bill to bring into law the Cybercrimes... →
Proposed Amendments to the Domestic Violence Act – Latest Developments
5th July 2021 As part of government's efforts to address the scourge of domestic violence in South Africa, a process to expedite the amendment of various... →
Don’t be deceived by rumours: POPIA is still coming into effect on 1 July 2021, no extensions
28th June 2021 "We have already said that on the 1st of July all responsible parties must ensure that the processing of personal information complies with... →
AFRICRYPT – yet another South African crypto asset scam 
25th June 2021 Many South Africans will recall the infamous MTI crypto asset scam that caught the attention of both local and international authorities at the end... →
Vaccination Policies for the Workplace
21st June 2021 The Department of Employment and Labour recently released an Amended Consolidated Direction on Occupational Health and Safety measures in certain... →
POPIA and social media posts
17th June 2021 A great deal of attention has been given to juristic entities' compliance with Protection of Personal Information Act No. 4 of 2013 ("POPIA"). With... →
POPIA and social media posts
15th June 2021 A great deal of attention has been given to juristic entities’ compliance with the Protection of Personal Information Act No. 4 of 2013 (“POPIA”).... →
