Government has agreed to a re-think around the regulation of crypto assets, after months of resistance to draft proposals from the crypto industry, writes Legalbrief. Presenting the Medium Term Budget Statement (MTBS) last week, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana said new ... Read More
The Johannesburg Labour Court has called out a commissioner of the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) for relying on a fake judgment, presumably AI generated, to make an unlawful ruling. Acting Judge Sean Snyman recently heard an urgent ... Read More
FNB has been handed a R1m fine by the Information Regulator for failing to protect clients’ personal data. The fine is due to the banking giant’s failure to comply with several parts of the Protection of Personal Information Act (Popia ... Read More
Communications Minister Solly Malatsi has issued a directive instructing Icasa to develop new rules to accelerate fibre rollouts. A MyBroadband report notes that the Minister published a policy direction in the Government Gazette, instructing the regulator to review its Facilities ... Read More
In 1999, ‘I was completing my legal training,’ recalls Dario Milo, partner at Webber Wentzel, writing in News24, working for Peter Reynolds, who ‘was appointed to arbitrate a complex commercial dispute. I served as his assistant (and) did a ... Read More
* Paris Mashile, who chaired Icasa from 2005 to 2010 and served it again for much of the 16 years that followed, has died. Icasa did not say when or how he died. Icasa said he held master’s degrees in engineering ... Read More
* The SA Government is now among those affected by a cybersecurity flaw that has sparked concern and warnings across the world. On Friday, the Presidency posted on X: ‘Please be advised that The Presidency website is temporarily unavailable as a ... Read More
* Rand Mutual Assurance (RMA), which handles workplace injury and disease claims for SA’s mining and metals industries, is investigating a claimed data breach. A hacker says it has stolen 1.68m compensation claim records and is demanding a $95 000 ... Read More
AI Happy adsHappy Pay has launched an AI-powered advertising platform that only charges retailers when an advertisement results in a completed purchase. Called Happy Ads, the platform has already generated more than R100m in merchant sales during its pilot phase ... Read More
Western Cape High Court Sauls v Rossouw Judgment: 20 October 2026) Keywords: Rescission – default judgment – Magistrate's Court – powers of High Court – appeal and review – concurrent jurisdiction – inherent power – section 173 of Constitution ... Read More
Labour Court (Johannesburg) SA Post Office SOC Ltd (in business rescue) & Others v Fakude NO & Others Judgment: 23 October 2026 Keywords: Arbitrator relying on non-existent judgment generated by AI – Stay of CCMA arbitration pending review in medias res ... Read More
