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16 May 2025 Cyberlaw & Technology Watch

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 ... Read More

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 ... Read More

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 ... Read More

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 ... Read More

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,’ ... Read More

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 ... Read More

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 ... Read More

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 ... Read More

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 ... Read More

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 ... Read More

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