In Makhanya v Vodacom Service Provider Company the Court ruled that callers making unsolicited calls from a private number were a violation of Makhanya's right to privacy. The judgment impacts the Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA) and a [...]
Press release from Altech: 31 October 2008 Altech announced today that it has been successful in opposing the Minister of Communications, Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri, in her application for Leave to Appeal against the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) / [...]
In the matter of Altech Autopage Cellular (Pty) Ltd v The Chairperson of the Council of the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa & Others ("the Altech Case") the Transvaal Provincial Division of the High Court of South Africa appears [...]
The Labour Court (in Jafta v Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife (D204/07)Â ZALC 84 (1 July 2008)) has recently confirmed that you can conclude a contract by email and SMS. You can contract electronically. This is not really anything new. Since the [...]
In National Media Ltd v Jooste, a magazine published an article about Jooste and her child without Jooste's consent. The Court held that a child's personal information was also a guardian's personal information. The Court also held that a person […]
In Financial Mail (Pty) Ltd v Sage Holdings Ltd, the Court extended personality rights to a corporation. This judgment is a significant development in our law and is the basis behind POPIA's requirement that responsible parties must protect the personal [...]
