Legal Articles and Guides
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.
Courts now have to decipher emojis
Judges and lawyers are increasingly being asked to decipher the hidden meanings of emojis, according to two University of Western Cape researchers on forensic linguistics.
Pam Golding probes data hack
The Information Regulator and SAPS have been informed by real estate giant Pam Golding Properties that it has been hacked, reports Fin24.
End of the road for OnDigital Media as StarSat flounders
StarSat SA marketing manager Jan Hendrik Harmse says OnDigital Media, the pay-TV broadcaster’s licence holder, has been liquidated.
Hefty fine for Cell C in roaming bill dispute
Cell C was fined R500 000 after a consumer received a R11 265 bill for just a few hours of international roaming in France.
Concern over criminal use of unregistered SIM cards
Airtime voucher manufacturer Securi-Tech has added its voice to growing concerns about the use of unregistered SIM cards in extortion attempts in SA, says a Business Day report.
Mobile networks request fair rules as Starlink looms
Just as Elon Musk’s Starlink is lobbying hard for a change to the ownership rules for mobile operators, SA’s mobile network companies, through their lobby group ACT, have told Icasa that there needs to be fairness in the licensing regime, TechCentral writes.
Prominent blogger arrested again
Blogger Musa Khawula was arrested again this week, less than two months after spending time in jail.
Over 2m view pirated MultiChoice offerings
MultiChoice has estimated that more than 2m people view pirated versions of the series and movies available on its platform, haemorrhaging billions of rands in annual sales and shining a harsh spotlight on pervasive copyright violations.
Global syndicate allegedly behind Facebook fraud
Financial journalist Maya Fisher-French's joint household account was last week cleaned out by what appears to be a global syndicate which uses stolen credit cards to pay for Facebook adverts, reports Fin24.
Please Call Me was ‘just a brilliant idea’ – Vodacom
Vodacom says Nkosana Makate's idea for the Please Call Me Service was ‘brilliant', but that it was ‘just an idea’, according to News24.
'Cryptoqueen' fugitive rumoured to be in SA
German police believe that ‘Cryptoqueen’ Ruja Ignatova whose high-flying life included a lavish yacht and several mansions across the globe, might be hiding out in Cape Town.
MTN, police crack OTP scam syndicate
MTN and police have made a breakthrough in the one-time pin (OTP) scam syndicate that swindled and stole from many local customers.
