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
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
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
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
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
* 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
* 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
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
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
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
