CyberFOCUS
On the road to a single, cohesive digital state
To accelerate SA's digital journey, the Communications & Digital Technologies Ministry has presented a digital transformation roadmap aimed at more co-ordinated innovation efforts. This is part of the second phase of Operation Vulindlela, which will include a focus on ...
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CyberREPORTs
GenAI shakes up SA's legal industry
GenAI tools like ChatGPT are shaking up the legal industry, transforming everything from contract drafting, to legal research and challenging long-held notions of how legal work gets done. So says Nerushka Bowan, a tech law expert and founder of the ...
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Committee to decide draconian Information Bill's future
The Protection of State Information Bill could result in the abuse of power and unreasonable infringements of rights. In addition, it could undermine the principle of legality. News24 reports that Parliament’s legal services endorsed this view of President Cyril Ramaphosa ...
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Landmark ConCourt victory for the blind
In what a Cape Times report calls a landmark victory for the blind, the Constitutional Court has ruled for the creation of accessible format copies like braille of copyrighted works without needing permission from the copyright holder, specifically for the ...
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Scopa chair slates Sita's 'non-existent record keeping'
Naturalised citizens get access to smart ID cards
Minister favours digital device tariff amendments
NSFAS condemns online portal 'misinformation'
Ex-Telkom employees still fighting for their jobs
Makate awaits ConCourt’s ‘Please Call Me' ruling
Sisulu unhappy with police over social media slander
Crucial Mbenenge CCTV footage missing
Committee won't summon controversial podcaster
Tanzania purges 80 000 online platforms
Cameroon acquires 1 000 biometric voter enrolment kits
Trump axes head of US Copyright Office
Mexico sues Google over Gulf name change
UK's Legal Aid Agency hit by cyberattack
African workers building Russian drones – study
Councillor fails to have defamation ruling overturned
NSO fined $167m for hacking WhatsApp messages
UK Ministry turns to Big Tech to help curb crime
Misinformation rife in wake of Kashmir attack
Hawks nab two ATM robbers
HRW flags unfair gig worker algorithms
CyberANALYSIS
GNU holding back SA's digital transformation
The government of national unity (GNU) was meant, among other things, to herald stability and progress. ‘Instead, it has seemingly devolved into a cesspool of political infighting, legislative inertia and stagnation, particularly in the crucial realm of digital transformation,’ ...
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CyberBYTES
Four new councillors appointed to Icasa
* Communications Minister Solly Malatsi last week welcomed the adoption by the national assembly of the appointment of four new councillors at sector regulator Icasa. Malatsi said that the four candidates were selected based on a careful evaluation of their qualifications ...
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GPS-like navigation system for the moon
* Spanish technology company GMV has unveiled a GPS-like navigation system for the moon that aims to make lunar missions as intuitive as a drive across town with apps such as Google Maps or Waze. Called Lupin, the project is part ...
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SIDEBARS
Nigerian designs world's smallest GPS
World's smallest GPSYoung Nigerian tech genius Oluwatobi Oyinlola has developed the world’s smallest GPS tracking device, a prototype measuring just 22.93 x 11.92mm. Recognised by the Guinness World Records, the device was created at the Massachusetts Institute ...
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Case Law Briefs
Blind SA v President (Copyright)
Constitutional Court:
Blind SA v President of the RSA and Others
Judgment: 7 May 2025
Keywords: Constitutional law – Copyright law – Access rights for persons with disabilities – Reading-in remedy – Constitutional Court's power to grant just ...
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Consumer v LiquiFruit (Advertising)
Advertising Regulatory Board:
Consumer v LiquiFruit (Pioneer Foods Pty Ltd)
Judgment: 24 April 2025
Keywords: Consumer protection – Advertising – Misleading advertising – Claim of ‘100% Fruit Juice’ and ‘Nothing but Fruit’ not misleading given regulatory context and ...
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