Home Affairs visa system bars 5 500 travellers

Minister of Home Affairs Leon Schreiber says SA’s new elec­tronic travel author­isa­tion (ETA) sys­tem has already pre­ven­ted more than 5 500 trav­el­lers from enter­ing the coun­try after detect­ing fraud­u­lent or sus­pi­cious applic­a­tions.

Digital evidence key in major judgments

Digital evidence is no longer the supporting material in SA’s courts – it’s now determining the outcomes in criminal and civil court cases.

Land Bank hackers demanded R5m

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana says the Land Bank was the target of a cyberattack in an attempt by criminals to extort more than R5m in cryptocurrency from the entity – but the matter was resolved without a ransom being paid, reports BusinessLIVE.

Home Affairs launches portal to reinstate citizenship

The Depart­ment of Home Affairs has launched a dedicated portal to assist South Afric­ans abroad who are uncon­sti­tu­tion­ally stripped of their cit­izen­ship, reports The Herald.

WhatsApp settles SA court case

WhatsApp has settled its court case against the Information Regulator. MyBroadband reports that the case examined WhatsApp’s practices in forcing users to accept a new privacy policy to continue using the service.

MTN's shares crash over grand jury probe

MTN shares yesterday crashed, wiping out some R30bn in shareholder value at one point, as investors digested the prospect of increased risk of a sizeable hit stemming from its venture in Iran.

SCA prioritises ‘Please Call Me’ case

The SCA appears to be moving with speed to hear the dispute over compensation between 'Please Call Me' inventor Nkosana Makate and Vodacom.

‘Please Call Me’ battle referred back to SCA

‘Please Call Me’ inventor Nkosana Makate and Vodacom’s legal battle over compensation has been referred back to the SCA, Business Day reports.

Service providers face subpoenas in child porn case

Fresh from its court victory against tech giant Meta, The Digital Law Company (TDLC) now faces another uphill battle – tracing who is behind the accounts and profiles linked to the online porn racket targeting local teens.

'Critical precedent' set as Meta avoids contempt ruling

A settlement agreement made an order of court on Friday sees Meta Platforms, the owner of Instagram and WhatsApp, required to release information about who was behind accounts to which graphic child pornography was posted.

Court orders deactivation of ex-MPs Facebook account

The Limpopo High Court (Polokwane) has ordered that former ANC MP Boy Mamabolo’s Facebook account be deactivated and that he refrain from publishing defamatory statements against Polokwane Mayor John Mpe and his family.

IT litigation surge exposes courts

Disputes over software failures, data breaches and intellectual property rights are clogging courtrooms and arbitration panels. This litigation boom exposes a critical gap in SA’s legal framework, argues Roger Wakefield, of Werkmans Attorneys.

Gigaba loses bid to halt tell-all Showmax programme

Former Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba’s urgent bid to halt the airing of a tell-all interview with his ex-wife, Nomachule Mngoma, on Showmax’s Untied has been thrown out, reports News24.

Judge addresses AI ‘hallucinations’

Faced with non-existent legal citations in a matter before the Gauteng High Court (Johannesburg) an acting judge asked counsel responsible for it whether the citations constituted artificial intelligence (AI) ‘hallucinations,’ to which the red-faced advocate confirmed that ‘it appears to be so.’

Top school rocked by 'sexploitation' scandal

A pupil at a top private boys’ school has been accused of using digitally manipulated photos of a 15-year-old female and linking them to a pornographic video, which he used to try to blackmail her into sending him explicit photos of herself.

Musk eyes Western Cape rocket launch site

Three weeks ago, behind closed doors at the White House, Elon Musk and US President Donald Trump found common ground in a much friendlier, extended lunch meeting, which followed an earlier public spat in the Oval Office.

SpaceX suspends illegal Starlink access in SA

SpaceX has suspended the service of Starlink users who were accessing the satellite Internet service illegally in SA, reports News24.

Makate still waits for ConCourt’s ‘Please Call Me' ruling

Nearly six months after the Constitutional Court heard the landmark ‘Please Call Me' case involving inventor Nkosana Makate and Vodacom, there is still no indication when the apex court will hand down its judgment.

Home Affairs and Sita square off over IT services

The proposed breakup between the State Information Technology Agency (Sita) and the Department of Home Affairs is getting messy.

Home Affairs moves to sever ties with Sita

Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber has moved to sever ties with the government’s lead IT agency, the State Information Technology Agency (Sita), reports BusinessLIVE.